From brianfores@hotmail.com Thu Mar 20 11:00:22 2003
Subject:Re: VK88

I've seen several A-100s going for in the neighborhood of $1500. A chop
seems interesting, still heavy as hell, but i can fit it into my car at
least... -b

>From: ynottnaro
>Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CWSG] VK88
>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:35:33 -0800 (PST)
>
>Actually, the double manual clones are not nearly as
>expensive as a real Hammond. A real PIG Hammond at
>this point will still generate up to $4k, and if you
>want something nice....look at $8-10k. A decent
>CHOPPER will set you back nearly $5k. Then you have
>weight and transportation issues.
>
>T
>--- brian fores wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm a groover and i've been thinking of buying a
> > nice clone for years, and
> > been saving too...
> > I used to lust after the vk77, and now i know that
> > there are some flaws to
> > it. I awesome moment was when i ran into Dr. Lonnie
> > Smith the store, even
> > HE thought the vk77 was too expensive!!
> > I'm really interested in the vk88, has anyone played
> > it? I demoed a vk8 at
> > sam ash, and, at least with headphones, i really
> > wasn't all that impressed. This has got me thinking,
> > b/c the dual manual
> > clones are as expensive as actual hammonds.
> > Haven't tried a bx3, but i don't think it has
> > waterfall keys, that's a big
> > downer for me. I'm interested too in the key5, but
> > seems like the thing will
> > never see the light of day. Also, such a small
> > company, if anything ever
> > goes wrong, and they go under, i'd be sol. let me
> > know folks, brian
> >
> > >From: "fast5us"
> > >Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: [CWSG] CX-3 vs VK-7 vs B-3
> > >Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:16:35 -0000
> > >
> > >Prior to owning my CX-3's, I had a VK-7. The
> > benchmark was (and is?)
> > >my B-3, 2 Leslie 122's, and M-100. Blues Revue
> > Magazine reviewed my
> > >2nd CD in December of 2003 and stated that the
> > Hammond on this album
> > >was "miked much better than the B-3 on Seth's
> > previous album". I used
> > >a VK-7 on all but 2 songs on the first (others were
> > a B-3 and M-100)
> > >and used a CX-3 (v-1) and B-3 on the second. If
> > they only knew. I
> > >think default mike postions on the CX-3 right out
> > of the box (either
> > >version) have surpassed the VK-7 and sound better
> > than many attempts
> > >at miking the real thing. Jimmy Pugh has stated
> > that he likes to use a
> > >Shure SM-58 about 6 inches away from the horn and
> > another one 8 - 10"
> > >away from the rotor of a typical 122 to get his
> > sweet sound. Factor
> > >that into the way the CX-3's are "miked" at the
> > factory and you have
> > >some super colors right out of the box. I have a
> > version 1 CX-3 that
> > >was recently upgraded by Bruce Wahler of Ashby
> > Solutions plus I have a
> > >new version 2 CX-3. So far, I can tell no
> > difference. Both are eerily
> > >close to the B-3 and 2 Leslies I have in my studio
> > and in most cases
> > >surpass the performance I can get from the real
> > deal on record.
> > >Seth.
> > >www.seth-allen.com
> > >
> >
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