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Lindaru - You have mastered the art of saying so much with very few notes. The underplaying focused on the subject matter but sounded optomistic at the same time. Quite moving.
Tucktronix - I'm a lot like you - never satisfied with my playing - but it sounded like you were on fire with that solo - nicely played!
Simon98 - Really nice to see the Hammond legacy being carried on by you younger guys. My biggest fear is that the Hammond/Leslie experience will be boiled down to a silly preset on some rompler someday without any understanding of how powerful that combo is. Keep it goin'!
Jake
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4 old guys having a ball!
Sometimes I just step into $hit with both feet - I've never worked with better musicians in my life - and they managed to make even me sound good. Jim DeAngelis on guitar, Tony Signa on flute, the legendary Don Williams on drums, and me and Lefty on a cover of Charlie Earland's "More Today Than Yesterday". This was recorded at Paul's Bar and Bowling (yes, 4 lanes upstairs and 4 more downstairs in the back) in Paterson, NJ, this past Saturday (October 3rd, 2015).
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I'm totally impressed Jake. I've never seen anyone play bass and keyboard at the same time. Great sound too!Jake wins!
Thanks guys! Way back in the Dark Ages (before keyboards that split) I saw a guy do this, and I said "Beats carrying around a Hammond and Leslie on club dates". So, even though the new Electro 5 will split, I don't really need it
Jake
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I forgot a mic stand for my Zoom Q3HD recorder, so I used my Gorilapod hanging off one of the wall sconces to get this from last Friday:
Jake
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Nice tip! I just grabbed one of these as a backup (along with my iPad running Garage Band) for my rig, and felt weird using the box.
I'll def look into this.
Jake
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I thought I was in search mode when I opened up the site and saw this post on the first page. Sean, I'm glad your RVS is giving you good service. Traynor over engineered their amps and I never thought I'd still be using mine this long. I'm also glad my pack rat background made me keep the paperwork for the amp... it's almost like a history book compared to the non existent manuals of today.
We should now put this thread to bed.
Jake
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Q: Whats the definition of Endless Love?
A: Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder playing tennis.............
Jake
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The RVS I was an all-in-one unit: the smaller brother of the RVS II. They did offer an extension cab to make the sound wider and the RVS effect more pronounced. I never did see one in real life, though.
Here's a link for a picture:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/RVS-Yorkville-Sound/2758671
Hope this helps.
Jake
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Sean,
Congratulations! I used to nickname the head "Mercury" because of the weight, which you've already found is considerable. If/When your tech does pull it apart make sure he vacuums the inside: 30+ years of flow thru ventilation without a filter can trap some pretty interesting things inside (mostly dog hair in my case). The sound is solid - Yorkville really did a great job engineering this amp. You'll get lots of use out of it, I'm sure.
Now to see if I can locate my manual..........
Jake
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Glad to help, but I can't offer much because I basically didn't use them.
Mono/Stereo: I didn't ever use this because I never bought the 2nd cabinet. IIRC engaging this switch with 2 speakers (the max; the back panel is a power toggle, fuse holder, and 2 - 1/4" jacks)allowed you to split your signal and the RVS channel pot became a L/R pot....not true stereo, but helpful if you had a second cabinet located some distance away.
Reverb - Built in spring system. Decent and natural sounding. The reverb channel pot became an amount pot when using the effects send/return subsystem.
Noise gate - Basically a non-adjustable on/off if you had a system buzz or hum inline - helped a lot with my Clavinet.
I believe I have the owner's manual someplace in my house (I moved here in October, and coming from a 2 family 2 story full basement full attic house to a bi-level with a small crawlspace and no basement has been a challenge to locate many things). If you score it I'll photocopy it and send it assuming I do get my hands on it.
Jake
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Wolvesparade,
I've had this rig for 33 years, and it still serves as my main studio amp. I bought it new in 1979 at Long and McQuade's only USA store in Parsippany, NJ. It's a beast to move(head is 85lbs, cabinet is 60 lbs), but it still cranks tons of clean power. Sure, the pots are scratchy and the cooling fan gets noisy, but if you can score it for a buck fifty you're stealing it
Some pics:
Entire Rig
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL96/792815/4063775/403259376.jpg
RVS II head
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL96/792815/4063775/403259377.jpg
The Rotating Vibrato Synthesis was really ahead of it's time for the late 70's. You could control fast, slow, and ramp speeds, but not upper and lower. It does pale compared to current sims, but it never sounded "chirpy". I ran a Univox Organizer through it and later on my Korg CX3.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL96/792815/4063775/403259378.jpg
Your channel controls
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL96/792815/4063775/403259382.jpg
Finally, your inputs (5 channels)
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL96/792815/4063775/403259379.jpg
The head is packed with an aluminum heatsink the size of Delaware, which explains the weight. There are a pair of intake screens underneath the head, and the fan exhausts out either side. Do Not Block These! There were some large (maybe 2") rubber feet adhered to the chassis bolts on the bottom of the head, but these disappeared long ago, and I never found replacements. If you look at the full rig picture you can see that there are raised moldings around the edges. I've been careful to sit the head on these and the gap is large enough to allow enough air to enter the intakes. The fan is a replacement from the original, but it started rattling almost as soon as I installed it. It works, but the noise will let you know it's switched on. The only other item I've replaced is the master level slider, otherwise it's been trouble free for over half my lifetime.
This rig is also the reason I bought my Yorkville Blok 100 keyboard amp. That's been bulletproof since 1989, and is my main gig amp.
Hope this helps.
Jake
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The 20 lb.(total) B-3 Killer
Nah, not really, but I was wondering what my refaces (YC and CS) would sound like on a battery only gig (no 110V juice), so I dragged out my Roland Cube Street, plugged 'em in, and was pleasantly surprised. No audio processing or eq, just the Cube sound being picked up by a Zoom Q3HD suspended overhead. Here's the result:
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Enjoy or Destroy
Jake