HammondDave Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 First, thanks to all of you who offered to loan me your rigs for my gig last night. What a great group of people on this forum! I ended up using Bobby's SK2 that he loaded with Jim A.'s tone wheel set. My impressions are below... Love the weight. Was a perfect balance between handling it at my age and being heavy enough to stay steady during palm glisses and smears. What a beautiful instrument! I was wrong. It reeks of quality. I love the glossy wood end blocks... Very nice . The keyboard is not as nice as my old XK3c, but I quickly got used to it. Jim was right... I did miss the two sets of drawbars that were on the xk3. Although I usually only use 808000000 for this band, I do change my lower registrations often when I play with some other bands. Yes, I could use presets, but I am old school... And love to use the drawbars... And the draw faders did not bother me too much. The Leslie sim was pretty damn good! Although I would have preferred a vent or burn, the sim does hold its own. Coupled with my new EV 12 inch monitors, the organ sounded fantastic. I had several people come up to compliment me on the organ sound. My guitar player told me that it was the best Hammond clone he has ever heard. I must agree, it sounded great. And those EV's stayed even with no booming... Even during the high DB's that we were pushing last night! I was clearly heard and could overpower the guitars with little effort. And I did not have to use a mixer! So thanks Bobby! And to all the SK2 owners out there... You chose well. '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Bobby rocks. He offered to loan me his keyboard when I was in LA a few years ago. I didn't need to take him up on his offer, but I'll never forget his generosity! Thanks for the photo, Dave. Tom "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 It is a really nice instrument. Glad you got a chance to play one on the job. Rumor is that Hammond will be tweaking the Leslie sim in an upcoming OS update and adding more variables to the C/V so people can dial it in to their heart's content. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_Chicago Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I also love my Sk2, the fact that I can have so much in a dual manual keyboard that I can carry with 1 hand, un believable whats around these days. The only thing Im not crazy about is the extra voices, sure, they work, they get me through the gig ok , but Im just not inspired by them. The wurli and clavs do sound good, everything else is average or below. Tossing up wether to add something like a Px5 or Sv1 73 to the setup ??? In hindsight, maybe I should have got a Sk1 and something else for pianos etc ( Xk1c wasn't around when I brought this) "Ive been playing Hammond since long before anybody paid me to play one, I didn't do it to be cool, I didnt do it to make a statement......I just liked it " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Rumor is that Hammond will be tweaking the Leslie sim in an upcoming OS update and adding more variables to the C/V so people can dial it in to their heart's content. You have my attention. Any details you can share? Dave, glad it worked for you. I, and I'm sure all the other SK users here, wouldn't even dream of saying we told you so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 It's ok.... I admit it when I am wrong. (Does not happen too often, thank god) '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harrison Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 ... Rumor is that Hammond will be tweaking the Leslie sim in an upcoming OS update and adding more variables to the C/V so people can dial it in to their heart's content. Will there also be an update with the C/V enhancement for the XK3c? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I don't think they'll update the XK3c. I can't really divulge much more right now. Sorry. But I will say that Hammond does listen to it's customers. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzkey Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 But I will say that Hammond does listen to it's customers. Halleluja!! gig: hammond sk-1 73, neo vent, nord stage 2 76, ancona 34 accordion, cps space station v3 home: steinway m, 1950 hammond c2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Well done Dave. I transferred to the SK2 a year ago from my XK3c and although as you say you miss the "authenticity" with full drawbars etc the sound is nailed. At our gig last week I had a great keyboard playing friend come up to me to say how "anally" accurate my Hammond sounds were (relative to those of Tony Banks on Foxtrot etc.). As well as thanking you guys for helping me with the L100 drawbar vs preset settings, I have to thank Hammond for reproducing the tonewheel sound so "anally" on the SK2/XK3c- that seems to be a compliment! R Alan Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_G Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I hope they'll update the Overdrive too ?! Studio: Hammond XK5-XLK5, Roland Fantom 8, Kurzweil PC3A6, Prophet 5, Moog Sub37, Neo Vent, HX3-Expander, LB Organ Grinder Live: Yamaha CP88, Yamaha Motif Rack ES, Hammond SKX Pro, Hammond XB2-HX3, Kurzweil PC3-61, Leslie 251, Roland SA1000, Neo Vent2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleston Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I hope they'll update the Overdrive too ?! That would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Glad it worked out Dave! I have definitely taken more than I have received in goodwill/real life help/advice on this forum so the least I can do is let you borrow the SK for a couple days. The fact that the SK2 is so small and light really ushers in a new era of easy organ gigging that was just impossible a couple years ago. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Well said, Bobby... And Jim's TW set was icing on the cake! Thanks again for your generosity... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I think it's time you change your username to Hammondsuzukidave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I hope they'll update the Overdrive too ?! That would be great! Ditto... it's the #1 thing that I hope H/S addresses in the near future. The SK2 is my primary stage instrument... it gets a lot of attention and appreciation from fellow musicians. And it has a small footprint which really helps. I find the extra voices adequate and I use the AP and Rhodes & Wurli patches a good bit. The SK2 is a good MIDI organ controller also... when using virtual organs such as Galileo on my iPad the SK2's controls (drawbars, percussion, leslie fast/slow) match up and respond well. I am using Galileo as my organ sound source in the studio primarily because it has a much better overdrive sim than the SK2 and it seems to have a lower noise floor too. But Galileo really needs a good controller to bring out it's best and that means the SK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm pushing hard for them to address the overdrive. It is definitely a weak link in an otherwise fantastic instrument. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Jim-will you be able to load your custom tone wheel set into a xk1c? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I don't know but I'm supposed to be receiving an XK1c soon in order to make a Tonewheel set for it. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I think it's time you change your username to Hammondsuzukidave. I don't think so..... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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