fjzingo Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Playing a gig on a small Island and was thinking back and forth between my nord stage 2, nord electro4/lead4 combo but then ended up choosing to go with my Montage 61 only. The band is a soulband with some more modern songs like uptown funk, therefore needed some synt sounds etc. Then I came to realise that I havent played one single electric cover type of gig without at least one nord in my rig since I got my original Nord electro in 2001! Almost feels scary and weird...do I dare not to bring at least my electro.....perhaps I never look back. Anyone else with similar experience growing addicted to bring one particular kind of board or brand? I guess its similar for all you Kronos players?? /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I, too, sometimes have to gig without a Nord. Breaking such a habit since 2001... This summer i have two gigs in remote islands where i fly-in and probably my Electro 5 will stay home. Organisers will provide some kind of Korg Kronos or similar. Since i know the Korg panel, i guess i won't be having problems to call sounds. But i'll have with me my laptop/Mainstage, so i'll have a backup just in case I know for sure that i will not have a good time playing all these hammonds and farfisas for sure... Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Just bring your Rose-colored glasses; you'll be fine. AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Similar experience here, planning to play a show with my VR-09 and a Leslie 760, covering Grateful Dead material. Same problem: island venue, boat-only access. I am now having second thoughts and am thinking about bring the CP4, though. And maybe a spinet. Jesus, I'm broken. And I LOVE PLAYING HAMMOND. Wes Hammond: L111, M100, M3, BC, CV, Franken CV, A100, D152, C3, B3 Leslie: 710, 760, 51C, 147, 145, 122, 22H, 31H Yamaha: CP4, DGX-620, DX7II-FD-E!, PF85, DX9 Roland: VR-09, RD-800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Oh, that's easy... http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l538/e888000008/2DCC696F-FA5B-45B4-BD1F-245E147D2A56.jpg "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Hmmm, somehow I've survived all these years w/o ever having used a Nord product and managed to make great music. So, it can be done..... 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I always gig without a Nord. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 LOL I'll join the slap back echo... I've no idea how these whipper-snappers manage with these caveman clubs they were given. [video:youtube] Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I had an 18 month period without a Nord in my rig. I got a Lead A1 and solved that problem. Now I have an E5 as well, so I'm using 2 to make up for the lapse in judgement. I even used only Nords for a recent gig! http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/dan88z/allnords_zpsrxjegtxj.jpg 2 Nords and a Roland: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/dan88z/echoes%20rig%20nords_zpso7rsihuc.jpg Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Great pictures, Dan. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWW Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Is that Sellersville Theater? I've played there? Hammond C3, Leslie 122, Steinway B, Wurlitzer 200A, Rhodes 73, D6 Clav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Is that Sellersville Theater? I've played there? Yes, Sellersville. Nice venue, great people working there. We were sold out. Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Anyone else with similar experience growing addicted to bring one particular kind of board or brand? Yes. I'm running an all-Korg rig at the moment. It wasn't really intentional but it just evolved that way. I find I get along really well with Korg's UI, plus I like the way the things sound. The drawback is I probably have a more limited sound palette to choose from than I could have. I backlined a Nord once when I had another 'board in the repair shop. It was an Electro 3 I think. Very cool bit of gear but I struggled with it a little. I didn't really have long enough to get my head around the way the UI worked and although it sounded amazing to me when when I was familiarising myself with it in a quiet room, it sounded "strange" to me on stage. Fault of the user, not the instrument, I suspect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheels Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Had to look twice - that's my current gig rig, A1 on top of electro 5 sitting on a k&m 18880. Nord Lead A1, Nord Electro 5d, Yamaha S70xs, QSC K10s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 For years and years and years I had a Roland ROMpler as the heart of my setup. I have a JP-80 and Integra 7 but they stay at home. If I play out, I use two Kroni. (Or is that Kronoses? Kronos'?) This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Anyone else with similar experience growing addicted to bring one particular kind of board or brand? Yes. I'm running an all-Korg rig at the moment. It wasn't really intentional but it just evolved that way. I find I get along really well with Korg's UI, plus I like the way the things sound. +1 I only gig with Korg gear now... Triton, M3, and Radias. I have several other keyboards and still jam with them at home, but I'm most comfortable with Korg's way of doing things. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I feel the same way except it is not having some type of Yamaha KB in tow. My current KB rig is a Korg SV-1 and Roland System 8. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 So, did the gig on the montage only without even having a nord electro backup. It faired pretty good, the only things I kind of missed was weighted keys and the nord rhodes sounds. There is something organic about them. I also got the comment that fellow musician preferred the organ sounds onthe montage over the nord stage -interesting....Must say I really liked the live sets for changing sounds, the montage 61 is a great live keyboard. /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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