From groovecake@yahoo.com Thu Sep 05 14:43:44 2002
Subject:RE: Digest Number 781

For me...it's the other way around. The looks don't
inspire creativity in me.

The sound does...and the B4 sound inspires me way more
than the CX-3 did.

--- "Previte, Peter" wrote:
> I agree. When I get to a gig, I'm so proud to open
> up the case and remove
> the CX3 from it. Then when it's up there on stage
> with the lights
> reflecting off the wood surface..... Mmmmm.. I'm in
> Hammond Heaven. To me,
> when I grab a bunch of drawbars, hit the leslie
> switch.... every gig's a
> great one. God, I love that thing. You want the
> incredible rush of sitting
> at and playing a B3?
> Spend the extra bucks and get yourself the real
> deal... the Korg CX3.
> You're there, man... you're there!
>
> > PETER PREVITE
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: daveoakleyuk2002 [SMTP:DAVIDO@LYNXFS.COM]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:39 AM
> > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [CWSG] Digest Number 781
> >
> > Agree totally.. the CX3 thaws out real nice with a
> Speakeasy preamp
> > and with an M/S or a real Leslie it's very sweet.
> >
> > I've acutally never heard the B4, but for me the
> look and feel of the
> > instrument matters too.. i just can't feel like
> i'm playinmg
> > a 'Hammond' using a MIDI controller and a module
> of any kind, and as
> > for a laptop, i won't even go there! Even though
> in reality this is
> > exactly what i'm doing on the CX3 as it's simply a
> MIDI controller
> > with in-built firmware, at least playing this
> instrument does fool
> > you into feeling like your playing the real
> thing...
> >
> > it depends i guess on what your trying to achieve.
> For recording i
> > might even consider using a B4 as sound is the
> only concern, but for
> > live work the appearance of the rig is all
> important for me. I play
> > retro music, that's why i need a good Hammond
> sound, but i also want
> > the audience to have the illusion that the
> instrument that i'm using
> > is authentic. (of course anyone with an ounce of
> knowledge can tell
> > that they are not) For most people a wood grained
> organ with
> > drawbars, such as the Cx3 or the VK7, is near
> enough.. a Yamaha MIDI
> > controller and a Laptop PC is not going to have
> quite the same
> > impression. In a live situation i'd argue that the
> look can be almost
> > as important as the sound. We clonewheelers after
> all are in the
> > business of creating an illusion of a Hammond,
> stick a laptop on the
> > stage and the games up already. The extra cost is
> justified for this
> > alone.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > > The CX3 sounded great, but was not quite as
> "warm" sounding as the
> > B4. The
> > > leslie sim was far superior on the CX3. With a
> little tweaking I
> > could get
> > > the CX3 to be "warm" enough. All the tweaking in
> the world could
> > not make
> > > the B4's fast leslie horn acceptable to me.
> > >
> > > Regrettably - I would have to spend
> significantly more to get the
> > CX3 than
> > > had been spent on the B4 (I already had the
> laptop). After great
> > internal
> > > and financial debate I took home the CX3.
> > >
> > > Over a year later I would not hesitate to make
> the same decision.
> > When every
> > > factor is weighed I believe the CX3 comes out on
> top.
> >
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