From brianfores@hotmail.com Wed Jan 08 18:22:38 2003
Subject:RE: Medeski and the old BX-3


thanks to everyone for their great tips, and eric, man, effin' cool. I'd
seen one keyboard interview with medeski, but i've never seen this one. Btw,
he did use the single manual cx3 sometimes, there's a pic of it out there on
the web, try typing in "downtown music" or something. I guy has a website
with pics of all those cats. But, i hear what you're saying, medeski gets to
make demands that most of us would never dream of. It's all good, perhaps he
did something to deserve it in a previous life... Naaahhhh! ;-) -brian

>From: Eric Lawson
>Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [CWSG] Medeski and the old BX-3
>Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:10:12 -0500
>
>I enjoyed reading all the nostalgic postings about Medeski and the original
>Korg organs (CX-3 and BX-3). As far as I know, Medeski only used a BX-3
>because heaven forbid he would lay hands on a single manual clone when
>playing a clone in the first place was such a major compromise for him.
>
>I owned an original CX-3 for several years and liked it a lot. The
>keyboard
>action was not so great and Leslie sim was pretty sad, but it was pretty
>amazing for its time. I had mine in the late 80's prior the Hammond XB-2,
>which set the new standard starting in 1991.
>
>Someone asked about the weight of the BX-3. I pulled out my Korg catalog
>from 1983 and it states the BX3 is 22.5 kg, which translates to just under
>50 lbs. That's a lot less than the new BX-3, if I remember correctly.
>
>I also dug up an old interview with Medeski in the Nov 96 Keyboard
>magazine.
>Here is what he had to say about his use of the BX-3:
>
>[EXCERPT FROM NOV 1996 KEYBOARD MAGAZINE]
>"...Actually, when I record I've also used the Korg BX3, because there's
>certain things it does that you can't do on the B3.
>
>Like what?
>
>Well, there's a certain smoothness to the stops. I've used it on recording
>session where I've done a lot of stuff while moving the drawbars -- you
>know, while holding a chord you vary the tone. Some B3s make an
>intermittent sound when you move the drawbars. The Korg BX3 has a smoother
>drawbar action. Also, you can detune the two manual from each other, and
>you can also pitchbend with the little tuning knob. I like to do that, and
>I actually did it on the title song on Friday Afternoon in the Universe. I
>used the Korg BX-3 on that tune because I can hold stuff down on one
>keyboard and play the other with the same hand because the manuals are so
>close together.
>
>They're closer than on the B3?
>
>Yeah. With one hand, I can play chords on the top and bottom manuals, and
>then detune one from the other. It really gets psychedelic."
>[END OF EXCERPT]
>
>Regards,
>Eric
>CloneWheel Support Group Moderator
> -----Original Message-----
> From: holubtone [mailto:holubtone@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:46 PM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Medeski and the old CX-3
>
> Re: Original Korg organ CDs
>
> I believe Medeski played an original BX-3 on his "Lunar Crush" CD on
> Gramavision with guitarist Dave Fiucynski. An intense CD. He's also
> pictured carrying one in the MMW "It's a Jungle In Here" CD booklet.
> Also, try the Jonas Hellborg Trio CD "e" on Day Eight Records with
> Jens Johansson playing a CX-3. I think the keyboard player in 10,000
> Maniacs used an original CX-3 in the late 80s early 90s, but that's a
> far cry from Medeski's or Johansson's style...
>
> Happy listening,
>
> Bob
>
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