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Another question. I am on the verge of getting this amp. But just saw a 1974 760 being offered (on Facebook), along with Leslie Combo Premo 2, for total of $450.

 

I realize the 760 is solid state (and appearance much less attractive), but should I consider it? Might end up being about half what I would have to pay for the 22 (and necessary preamp pedal).

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I think you should get both. :D

 

The 760 is a great speaker. I really like them for certain flavours of rock, R&B. They are basically a 147 that gets really loud before it breaks up....and then it goes HARD. And nice even-order distortion from the interstage coupling transformers. Same basic amp design as a Rhodes piano.

 

One of these days, I'm going to throw a 760 into a 145 cabinet.

 

FWIW - they use the exact same motors, rotor, horn driver, and horn as a 122/145/etc. Different woofer, different amps, ugly cabinet. But the cabinet is very durable and pretty much a 122/147 cab if you ignore the skin.

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

 

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Same horn in a 760? I thought they put Atlas drivers in the pro line cabs. My 860 has an Atlas. The 860 screams. Break up isn"t there but it"s friggin loud.

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The 860 has an 8-ohm Atlas, but the 760 is absolutely a V21. Although if I were taking one on the road, I'd sub in an Atlas PD-5VH. 30W into a V21 makes me a bit nervous.

 

If I had to make a guess, I'd venture that they may have wanted a beefier driver in the 860 so that they could lower the crossover frequency a bit and take some pressure off the bottom amp for the 12" speaker.

 

 

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

 

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One of these days, I'm going to throw a 760 into a 145 cabinet.

 

FWIW - they use the exact same motors, rotor, horn driver, and horn as a 122/145/etc. Different woofer, different amps, ugly cabinet. But the cabinet is very durable and pretty much a 122/147 cab if you ignore the skin.

 

I would be more inclined to throw a 145 into a 760 cab. Loved my 760 and it's gobs of bass. It had a brutally LOUD Altec horn driver, patrons at the house gig where I pressed it into service encouraged me to rent it out for a tornado siren lol. No mic-ing necessary, even at a 400- seat club. I did manage to blow the driver out trying to keep up with twin guitars who were impersonating ABB. Replaced it with a 2006 Ham-Suz driver and it improved the tone, as also did (not surprisingly) a Speakeasy preamp. But it still wasn't a tube Leslie- I checked into converting it to tube, found that for that I needed another woofer, amp and X-over. Had to unload my vintage gear before I could follow through.

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But, but, that's just at 147 in a tolex cab! :)

 

I really like the shorties, I mix from stage a lot and they are just the right height for my X32. Not ideal, sonically, but space is at a premium most places.

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

 

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