From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Mon Jun 09 21:12:33 2003
Subject:Re: Chop vs. Clone

Hey Dan...

I have 2 chops....and I bought them both for gigging
with, but to be brutally honest, their weight and size
are still kind of prohibitive. I can get them in and
out of my van myself, but I need help going up any
stairs, and getting it on the stage...and of course on
and off its stand. They come out a few times a year
for special shows (meaning large and local). However,
I still take a leslie to EVERY gig I go to. Get the
Speakeasy pre and a leslie. I have a short boy very
similar to the Speakeasy road leslie, and you'll enjoy
the heck out of it. It's really not that big a deal
to take a leslie like that. And the guys in my band
like it so much they won't let leave it at home.

T
--- DanL wrote:
> I have a little dilema here and need some opinions.
>
> If the $$ didn't matter- taking all things into
> consideration such
> as portability, sound, maintenance, etc., would you
> prefer to get a
> real Hammond chop with a Leslie, like the ones
> speakeasy makes, or
> keep your clone and get one of the speakeasy preamps
> and possibly
> the leslie? It's about 10x the cost to get a
> chop/leslie combo vs
> the dual channel pre alone, and about 3x for a
> chop/leslie vs the
> pre and a leslie.
>
> Part of me says, spend the bucks and get the chop,
> part of me says,
> how the hell are you going to load it up that fire
> escape at the one
> gig you play every month? And still need to bring
> the Electro for
> the Rhodes stuff.
>
> The SE pre thats made for a clone on one side and
> keyboards on the
> other would probably be a great addition for 1/10th
> the cost of a
> chop and leslie. Or I could get the pre and the
> speakeasy road
> leslie with the 145 amp and really have a screaming
> sound.
>
> I imagine that one of those chops is still in the
> 300lb range, a bit
> too heavy for 1 person to move around easily, so
> it's not very high
> on the lugability scale. Add a 100lb leslie on top
> of that, I'm
> probably looking at a bigger truck and a helper.
>
> Opinions? I'm sort of making up my mind as I write
> this but I'm
> interested in everyone elses thoughts.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>

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