From alenhoff@hotmail.com Sun May 12 06:34:18 2002
Subject:Re: Budget Leslie sim

Thanks to all for the many excellent suggestions. Another question:

A nearby music shop would sell me Leslie 125 or 225 for roughly
whatit would cost for a simulator ($250-$325). I believe both have
exactly the same guts -- 1 twelve inch rotary speaker; no horn (or
at least no rotating horn).

Do these sound okay if they're in decent mechanical shape?

Also, what would I need to do to use them with my old Korg CX-3?
(Special connectors/adaptors? I know this is a dumb question, but
they have built-in amplifiers, right? Would I need any sort of pre-
amp to boost the signal?

Thanks,

Alan

--- In CloneWheel@y..., "Barry" wrote:
> For a couple hundred bucks you should be able to find an older
Voce Spin or Korg simulator. A bunch of the older multi-effects
units by people like Boss, Ensoniq, etc. had Leslie simulators built
in (as well as reverb and tons of other things). I'll bet you could
find one of those pretty cheap. If you are just playing in your
basement, go to some Piano/Organ stores. There are tons of those
little Leslie speakers with one rotor around cheap. But, if I
remember, the old CX-3's simulator wasn't all that bad itself!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: alenhoff
> To: CloneWheel@y...
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:10 PM
> Subject: [CWSG] Budget Leslie sim
>
> 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.
>
> A few questions:
>
> Since the old Korg is analog, would it be incompatible with some
> simulators?
>
> Given that I'm not going to gig with this, I'm not looking for a
> setup that would fool a B-3 owner in a blindfolded test. I'd
just
> like something that would sound significantly better than the
Korg's
> built-in simulation. Any such products to recommend that could
be
> had for a few hundred dollars? (And anyone have one for sale?)
>
> Or would I just be wasting my money trying to improve the
vintage CX-
> 3 sound? Am I better off saving my money for a new CX-3 or
something
> else more modern?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Alan
>
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