From sevush@rcn.com Thu Dec 06 15:07:03 2001
Subject:RE: Digest Number 463

Lon, I bought the new CX3 this summer and I love it. One of the reasons I
got was to be able to take something and easily setup/teardown and just plug
it in. Even in mono, the leslie emulation sounds good. I stopped by a blues
jam here in the Boston area (Johnny D's in Somerville) and convinced them to
let me plug it in. It took as little time as plugging in a guitar, no
tuning, and I was having a great time. Can't get much simpler than that.

I have not played the Nord Electro but all the reports are that if you forgo
the nuances (and the CX3 has a LOT of those), it sounds amazingly good. At
half the weight of the CX3 *and* the ability to do piano/rhodes sounds, I
would lean towards that right now if I had not already purchased a CX3.

Of course, it's all subjective, but I love being able to plug in and go
quickly. Other players are amazed by the sound. Going straight into a stereo
board is the best.

For amplification/monitoring, I use a pair of Mackie SRM450s. For
simplicity, I can bring just one, the CX3 and a few cables and I'm up and
running very quickly w/400 watts of clear clean power. A pair is, of course,
more gooder.

> What I still would like to do is be able to go to the local
> open jams and
> some (not all) rehearsals once in a while with an organ rig
> that is say at
> least 75% as good sounding as my XK2/Leslie 122, without
> bringing the 122
> (as you know it is just too big and too costly to be
> schlepping around for a
> few songs -- it is bad enough doing it for a whole gig).
>
> So, I'm ready to go try a few other keyboards and amp/speaker
> combinations
> to do this. What's your favorite? I know this is subjective
> as hell, but I
> need some ideas. Just showing up at the local keyboard store
> overwhelms me
> and I end up leaving confused (or buying something that
> doesn't work out).