Gear · keyboard
Unidentified Mellotron
Records it appears on · 3
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis · Album, 1995
- Mellotron and strings · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed by Bonehead using its cello sound, playing root notes in place of his usual strummed chords on Wonderwall.
- Vampire
Olivia Rodrigo · Guts, 2023
- Keys and piano · InstrumentVerifiedAdded a Mellotron part in the second verse.
- Rare
Selena Gomez · Rare, 2020
- Mellotron and synths · InstrumentVerifiedIts sampled guitar sound became the main bass of the song, and with the pitch knob it also made a part that sounds like slide guitar.
Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.
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Alternative
Mellotron Micro
The current maker's small digital Mellotron, which plays samples of the original tapes and has no tapes of its own.
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