house07 Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Hi I am new at this keyboard thing so i need any one's help. I am wanting to replicate the classic hammond b3 sound as heard on steppewolf, allman bros, ect. I dont have the money or muscle to take an actual hammond organ to gigs...so is there any good affordable keyboards out there that will give me the tone and that i can plug a rotating speaker into? keep in mind im wanting to save some money...please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Hammond has the XK2 clone. Korg has the CX-2. I think both are good Hammond clones. Kcbass "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Find a used Voce V3 on eBay (they come up.) Be sure to get one with the drawbars. Most authentic B3 sound in a box, way better than the Hammond XM, IMO (I have both, plus 2 A-100s.) Dasher It's all about the music. Really. I just keep telling myself that... The Soundsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Irok Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Beat me senseless, but I use the E-Mu B-3! It's a rompler - no drawbars - but it sounds real sweet. It's biggest negative is the leselie simulation, more specifically, when it goes from a non-leslie to a leslie sound wave, it cross fades the 2. But for what I use it for, it hits the spot just right. And for less than $400, it was the right price for me. Some day I'll upgrade to a Nord Electro, Korg CX-3 or something, but till then, I'm happy with the E-Mu! Check out my band's site at: The Key Components! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Try a voce v5 with either a spinII stomp box, or motion sound rotary amp. I think that's about as close to the real thing as it's possible to get that is portable. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fiala Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Agree with Dave - The V5 and a motion sound amp is hard to beat for the b3 sound. I use these, too However, this is outside of your budget. I'd keep searching for used gear that you like the sound of. Tom F. "It is what it is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVegas Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I have both the Korg CX-3 and the Voce V5. Both are awesome. I have been thinking about selling the V5 so I can buy a digital piano. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Kronos 88, Korg CX-3, Motion Sound KBR-3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMan035 Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 For the type of music you're looking to play, I'd check out Roland VK-8 or VK-8m (module). Strengths are the 1) four types of amp simulation with dial in overdrive/distortion 2) three tone wheel simulations (vinatge 1, vinatge 2, clean) with dial in leakage 3) drawbars 4) very good V/C simulation. Weakest point (compared to Korg, Hammond, and Voce spin) is the leslie, but it's very passable in a live situation and more than compensated for by the organ sound. For classic rock, I chose the Roland above all of the others. It's got more balls - and with the right amp sim with overdrive, you can pull off Stepenwolf, Deep Purple, etc. and sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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