Electro Harmonix MEL9 and SYNTH9 - $185 (san leandro)

MEL9 $185

SYNTH9 $160 or both for $335. Trades considered. Prices firm. Phone # appreciated.

Now any electric guitar player can have access to nine magically quirky, dark and unique Mellotron® sounds. No more extra devices such as special and cumbersome 13-pin MIDI pickups! In addition to electric guitar, you can trigger the MEL9 with any instrument that produces an electrical output, such as a keyboard or a bass, down to 55 Hz or A1. The polyphonic EHX MEL9 has superior tracking; you can create single notes or chords with ease. The MEL9 will follow guitar bends, dive bombs, slurs, and any other guitar expression/performance techniques you can throw at it! Pays homage to nine of the coolest Mellotron® sounds: Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir and High Choir Works on guitar without modifications, special pickups or MIDI implementation and tracks bends, slides, even whammy dive bombs! Also works with bass guitar down to the open A string as well as keyboards within the limits of its polyphony (5 notes) and range (A1 to A5) Includes independent Effect and Dry volume controls so you can create the perfect mix at the Effects output Dry Output jack outputs your input signal at unity gain Attack control sets the volume swell speed. As it’s turned clockwise the notes fade in more gradually Sustain control adjusts the release time after a sound is stopped. As it’s turned clockwise, the fade out time increase Power adapter included

The polyphonic EHX SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine transforms your guitar or bass with 9 presets that were precisely tuned to emulate the most sought after, vintage synthesizer sounds ever! From searing lead synths to spacey synth pads and deep, funky, synth bass grooves, it’s all accessible. The SYNTH9 is also super easy to use with DRY volume, SYNTH volume, CTRL1 and CTRL2 knobs that provide precise control over each preset’s parameters. If you dig the kind of classic synth sounds made famous on recordings by groups like ELP, EVH, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, P-Funk, Peter Gabriel and more, we think you’ll love the SYNTH9. Transforms the tone of your guitar or bass into that of a vintage synthesizer 9 presets that were created to emulate many of the most popular synthesizer sounds ever Works on guitar or bass without modifications, special pickups or MIDI implementation The SYNTH9’s usable tracking range extends up to about the 23rd fret on the high-E string of a standard guitar and down to the open A-string on a bass guitar Use the SYNTH9 with a B9 or C9 Organ Machine as well as the KEY9 Electric Piano Machine and MEL9 Tape Replay Machine to create your own mega-keyboard setup Power adapter included