From djacques@csulb.edu Mon Jul 21 09:00:39 2003
Subject:RE: Hammond/Roland - Need Advice

If you want balls and a good Leslie sim, forget abut the XK2 and the
VK8. Buy a used Korg Cx3. You should be able to get one for around
$1300.

-----Original Message-----
From: jlawrence@tacenergy.com [mailto:jlawrence@tacenergy.com]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 7:50 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Hammond/Roland - Need Advice

Hello to all,

I'm looking at picking up my first hardware clone sometime in the next
couple of weeks. I've used the B4 and love it's sound, specifically how
dirty and ballsy it sounds, so that is what I'm looking for in a clone.
I
live in a smallish town that does not have a GC, so I would be buying
sight-unheard - with a good return policy, of course :) I thought I'd
throw
my options out to the group and see what you guys think.

I'm trying to stay around or under $1300 for a complete package
(something
that includes a leslie sim). I figure that limits me to the Hammond
XK-2
and the Roland VK-8M (I considered the VK-8, but it is a couple of
hundred
dollars more). Both have their obvious points (Roland is a module, and
the
Hammond has a keyboard). I'm looking for comments on the sound,
specifically the "guts" or "balls" of the sound, the quality of the
percussion, and most importantly, the durability. I would like a decent
overdrive. I'll be running mono most of the time, so the leslie will
need
to sound reasonable in that context. I realize to get a really good
sound,
I will probably need to buy a Speakeasy pre, which I intend to do later,
so
no need to mention that :)

Anybody who as played these two instruments feel free to chime in. This
group has been great in the past, so I look forward to your answers.

Josh Lawrence

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