From PHILLH@TOWERS.COM Thu May 09 14:33:58 2002
Subject:Re: Budget Leslie sim

I'm going to echo this advice, because if you're not gigging, and if
you have the room, you'll never regret having the real thing.
However, this is a significant investment - a used Leslie 122/147
seems to go for around $1000, plus $200 for a used preamp pedal.

I think that this would give you more pure enjoyment than a new
Electro or CX3. I've got both, and I know I enjoy playing the real
thing a lot more.

I would forget the MotionSound - they close enough in price to
Leslies that if you're not gigging they're not worth it. I do have
MotionSound equipment, so I'm not knocking them - but their
application is gigging musicians.

However, you said $200, not $1200.

I've haven't listened to the Rotosphere, but a friend of mine who is
one of the best Hammond players I have ever heard (and who plays with
some real names) uses and likes it a lot.

The old CX-3 was a nice organ to play - it had a real sound all of
its own. I had a BX-3 a long time ago and I wish I had kept it.

--- In CloneWheel@y..., Eamonn Flynn wrote:
> Hi.
> My first suggestion would be to save your money for a leslie. If
you think
> you're having fun now...
> Because in the long run the more you play - the more you'll get
dissatisfied
> with any simulator. That's been my experience. Might as well buy it
now and
> get it over with!
> However, if you don't want to go that route the first thing to say
is that
> you shouldn't have any compatibilty problems as long as you turn
the internal
> sim off and that either of the following products will improve your
sound:
> (1) Motionsound Pro 3 or Pro 3T. I used this for a while with a
Peavey KB100
> actually - and that combination was really nice. I was playing a
Roland VK1
> which came out around the same time as the original CX3 and sounded
fairly
> similar. Find out about it at Motion-Sound.com
> (2) Dynacord CLS222. Haven't used it but a lot of good players do.
> (3) H and K Rotosphere. Same as above.
> Hopefully others will comment on these two sims.
>
> The option of upgrading your keyboard would probably be a lot more
expensive.
> Some of the newer ones like the new Korg CX3 and the Nord Electro
have good
> built in simulators. But in my experience nothing will improve your
sound
> more than a real leslie and you won't feel the need to upgrade that
the same
> way you would any keyboard when the next generation of clones come
out. And
> since it's for home use - the hassle of carrying it around isn't an
issue.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Eamonn
>
> alenhoff wrote:
>
> > A few months ago, after years of not playing organs, I bought a
> > vintage CX-3 and a used Peavey KB-100 amp. Having a great time
in my
> > basement with this (I love cranking it up and playing along with
> > Santana CDs!). It's pretty much all I want/need, given that my
> > musician days are long over, but I'm wondering whether for a
> > relatively small investment in a used Leslie simulator (maybe a
> > couple hundred $$), I might greatly improve the sound.