From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Thu Oct 31 17:56:23 2002
Subject:Re: BX3/CX3 vibrato

Hey Chuck...

Having owned all kinds of clones (XM1; XK2;
CX3-vintage; CX3 2.0 -for 2 weeks- VK7; VK8 -tried it
for a week- and Voce V5) as well as 2 real Hammonds, I
can tell you that if you check out the Electro, the
chorus vibrato unit on that will F R E A K you
OUT. It's amazing.

tony
--- Chuck Hasley wrote:
> I'm sure this will open up an excited round of posts
> BUT...
> I'm really not happy with the vibrato on the BX3.
> Especially the
> chorus vibratos. In a word it SUCKS.
> I didn't care for the vibrato on the VK7 either.
> I alos don't care for the HS products at all but I
> did like their
> vibrato because it was somewhat programable.
> I realize the vibrato on the Korg is not adjustable
> so I'm wondering
> what other folks on the list have done with respect
> to vibrato. Love
> it or leave it?
> I used it last Sunday and when I switched on the
> chorus the sound guy
> made a funny face. It sounded almost like a really
> cheesy ball park
> organ. So, I don't use it. I used it on the B3
> mainly to boost the
> 888000008 settings when the Leslie was on tremolo.
> As a rule the
> stuff I play these days doesn't require vibrato or
> chorus. The B4
> chorus is the closest I've heard on a clone to the
> real deal.
> I wonder if there is a fix available? Probably not,
> I'd guess. I've
> also thought of throwing an old Yamaha digital delay
> into the mix on
> one of the stereo split settings to get that nice
> tight chorus.
> I can see it all now. Buy a clone and add three or
> four racks full
> of gear to get it to sound right.
> Where does it end?
> Sell it all and carry a B3!!!
> Chuck
>
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