fisheye Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 There is a Hammond B300 for sale in my neighbourhood. It comes with a Leslie H822. Pretty steep price: 1750 Euro.I only know this is a transistor Hammond and don't know if that sounds like anything. Any opinions on transistor Hammonds? Is only the amp made of transistors or are the tonewheels replaced as well? The seller has the weird saying 'playing is buying', so he doesn't let me play if I don't buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 The B-3000 is also a transistor Hammond and it sounds as close to the original B-3 as a Pianosaurus sounds like a Bechstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheye Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Thanks Cydonia. Question is then, how does a B300 compare to a B3000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Never heard about the B300, but believe me, the transistor B-3000 only had the look. I would never buy this without hearing it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheye Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 You're right and I wouldn't. I went for a look and it was already sold anyway.This is how it looked in the ad: http://www.drfisheye.nl/other/b300.jpg I'm still interested to know if this was a B3000 like organ or more a B3 kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcM Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Hi, Hammond did produce a couple of portables named B200 and B300.Both models had: 2 manuals (upper manual 44 notes F-C / lower manual 39 notes C C). 2 sets of 9 drawbars for upper and lower manuals 13-note detachable bass pedals with 16 and 8 drawbars. Presets (more on the B300) Vibrato Percussion Sustain Reverb Keyclick and NO TONE GENERATORS ALL TRANSISTOR Dave Wm. David McMahan I Play, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheye Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Thanks for the info Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 That's a pretty beast. There is no such organ as a B300 on the Hammond FAQ pages but I can well believe this is indeed a B300. Check out the B200 at The Hammond FAQ - Models and you will see its basically the same unit in a fancier case and with more buttons. Looks like its a "church" or (furniture case) version of the B200. The 44 keys on top with 49 on bottom is common in their transistor organs, but the space to the left of the top manual usually has a bunch of rocker switches. I think the presence of the drawbars marks it as a B200 derivative. These transistor Hammonds sound like carp, so you basically missed out on buying a piece of furniture. Was the cabinet next to it part of the deal? I have no idea what that is. Perhaps its a Hammond tone cabinet. I have not seen any of them so cannot say one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 The cabinet next to it looks like a road-modded Leslie, and yeah, any modern clonewheel, or an old-school Korg CX-3 for that matter, is closer to the desired B3 sound than a transistor-based Hammond. Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheye Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Luckily I already have a L112 as furniture. The cabinet is a Leslie H822. According to the Hammond faq a transistor 215 watts with two speeds. I'd like a portable hammond, but apparently I need no worries on passing this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 If you need a true Hammond, the XK-3 (really portable but just one keyboard) and B3P (somewhat "lighter" than a B-3) both deliver the true original sound, although they're quite hard to find on the used market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Very pretty. Playing is buying? I'm surprised he was able to sell it... Daf I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Byrdman wrote:>>These transistor Hammonds>>sound like carp ...maybe it's because they had too much "bass"...or drifted out of tuna ;-) "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 HA HA HA HA I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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