it doesn't really sound like mellotron to me except that it doesn't have any attack like other mellotron soundsxpost
― na (NA), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 22:41 (four years ago) link
According to the ever useful Planet Mellotron site, it is a mellotron - strings. In fact, according to Rod Argent it's a mellotron:
... we wanted to do it by reproducing every single note that was on the original album. Things like 'Hung Up on a Dream,' 'Brief Candles,' 'Changes'—these all require extra harmonies which we overdubbed at the time, and extra keyboard parts which I did on the mellotron.
― Euripedes' Trousers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 22:54 (four years ago) link
Oh hold on though, on listening to the song, the high pitched tone, that could be a guitar!
― Euripedes' Trousers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
It's hard to tell. I'm listening to the Marquis Enterprises Ltd. version on Spotify and it says "Mono Version," but that ain't mono.
― timellison, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:47 (four years ago) link
Played as a lead guitar part here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at1rYffo8dw
― timellison, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link
thanks. it sounds more keyboardy than guitary to me on the original recording but it's also buried in the mix a little so who knows
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link