From bruce@brucemattson.com Sat Jul 05 04:24:33 2003
Subject:Re: Questions as I ready new BX3 for gigging
Thanks for all the responses to my BX3 questions regarding stands and Leslie
settings. Very helpful indeed.
Some news to share - it looks like Tony at BT has convinced Korg that they
need to offer the BX3 stand as an available part. Japan will be shipping
over some stock soon. I guess it won't be cheap, but at least it will be
available.
My original thought was to procure one of these and modify it to collapse. I
may pick up a QL WS550 for now and see what develops with the original
stands. It's just that I'm convinced that the cool esthetic vibe of this
instrument deserves a dignified set of wooden legs on the gig. Maybe I'll
get over it.
No responses to the question of favorite registration programs/archives for
CX3/BX3 instruments, I noticed. Still curious if anyone wants to share.
Bruce Mattson
--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "bmattson2002" wrote:
> Hello, group. My name is Bruce Mattson - old player/new CloneWheel
> member from Massachusetts.
>
> I've just replaced my XK2-based gig rig with a brand spankin' new
> BX3, and so far I'm extremely pleased. Great tone, and as one
member
> recently noted to my amusement, it actually fights back when you
> play - an unexpected benefit of its dual-manual heft. LUV - IN -
IT!
>
> Some questions for the BX3 (and CX3) vets...
>
> I've decided not to put the included stand on the road. Too cool
to
> trash. What solutions have other BX3 players found for gigging?
Tony
> LaBrasca tried to get Korg to sell me a second stand, which I
planned
> to modify for gigging, but they can't figure out how to sell just
the
> stand. Seems Japan never expected anyone to want just the stand,
so
> they don't even list it as an available part. You go, Korg. And
> although it sort of works, a BX3 on a scissor stand looks a lot
like
> an eight-year-old girl bench pressing a Crown Victoria. Unsettling.
>
> Before I start building a hinged reproduction, are there any
simple
> yet elegant solutions I've overlooked?
>
> Also, are there any helpful guidelines for programming Leslie
spool
> up/down times for maximum musicality and realism? I'm trying to
get
> the onboard Leslie to behave more like my beloved 147, which has a
> quicker response overall than most of the presets I've
encountered.
> Trial and error works to a point, but I wonder if veteran
> clonewheelers might not have identified some ratio or formula over
> the hundreds of man hours of painstaking research that has
preceded
> my membership.
>
> One more thought - is there an archive of user-created presets
> anywhere that I might exploit? I find registrations that are
tweaked
> ad nauseum by gigging players to be the very best. If no archive
> exists, I'd love to see some in the jazz/blues/rock categories
from
> anyone willing to share.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Bruce Mattson
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