From djacques@csulb.edu Tue Sep 17 14:29:00 2002
Subject:Re: nord electro question

See. I knew I would offend someone. Really, please don't take offense,
but I can't imagine how you can adjust the drawbars using those two
silly buttons. The mechanical ergonomics are just too important to me. I
need to be able to grab the drawbars without looking and Pull or Push!
How do you push in the top four drawbars with one quick movement on the
NORD without looking? Or even harder, how do you slowly fade in just the
white drawbars-all at different intervals... It all depends on how you
play, I guess.

I tried the Nord. The sound was good, the Les sim OK. but it was a bit
clunky for me to play... and it just feels like. well.. PLASTIC!

Believe me, if I could afford to have someone move one of my B3's and
Leslie to every gig, I would..But in this imperfect world one must
compromise. And I hate to compromise..

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HMMMmmmm......

I don't really agree with the sentiments expressed here. I own a B3, I
play
many 100% Hammond gigs, and I don't feel the Nord is any more a
compromise
onstage than the CX3. The CX3 is a great instrument, don't get me
wrong,
but if you want a perfect ergonomic duplicate of a Hammond, play a
Hammond.
There is no key click or Leslie sim adjustment on a Hammond. All of the
releveant adjustments used while playing a Hammond are present on the
Electro, with a few enhancements like distortion and tone adjustments
available. I tweak the Nord all of the time on dark stages. It's so
simple
that you can't really get it wrong. Yes, it's lightweight, but I see
that
as a good thing. The keyboard feels great, the controls are great, the
weight is great, the EPs are fantastic, the Leslie Sim is the best, and
for
US Hammond players, it really is the best option out there. Did I
mention
the red color? I love this thing - can you tell?
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