From breynold@usc.edu Thu Nov 20 08:38:19 2003
Subject:V5 vs. B4

I've heard such praise for both the V5 and B4 lately. Has anywone compared them side by side? I'm especially interested in raw tone without Leslie sim, because I'm so loving the sound of my FrankenLeslie 142. My impression from the b4 demo is that the b4 has way better drawbar tone authenticity than either my CX3 or Electro. My guess is that B4 chorus is better than V5, but is the V5 warmth and balls or authenticity better than b4???

So I'm not asking for anyone to tell me how much they love V5 or B4! I'm asking if there is someone who has owned both or A/B'd them at the same time and could comment on comparitive tone? Most of us already know about the feature comparison.

I'm currently using Electro (Rhodes & Clav) atop a CX3, into mixer, into speakeasy stereo rack, into 142 Leslie and Mackie 450 (or 2 Mackies).

For home recording, I'm just about to get an Edirol pc-80. I've got a Dell 8200 and both Echo Endigo and RME Multiface with Laptop card, so I could go laptop without much additional expense on gigs. I could also go software rhoads and acoustic piano, but I think I prefer Scarbee Rhodes over Lounge Lizard, so that would mean using Halion too!

Barry

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