From groovecake@yahoo.com Fri May 14 12:36:16 2004
Subject:Roland EV-7 Expression Pedal for Sale

Hey all. Anyone interested in a Roland EV-7 pedal?
It's the step up from the typical EV-5 pedal. More
throw, hence more control.

Here is a link to what it looks like.

http://www.activemusician.com/market/items/EM_EV-7.asp

It's a great pedal and is in great condition. E-mail
me at mitchtowne@cox.net if you are interested.

Mitch

--- M T wrote:
> You all have made some great points on here
> regarding
> the XK-3 and gear lust and the "next big thing". Let
> me give you my perspective.
>
> I have always found that when an instrument sounds
> like what I am used to hearing on records that it
> inspires me to greater flights of improvisational
> fancy, so to speak. In other words, I am inspired by
> the sound.
>
> I am a picky bastard when it comes to my organ and
> Rhodes. I have the real deals. I know the
> difference.
>
> I had a VK-7 for a long time and had momentary gear
> lust for the CX-3 when it came out. However, for the
> good things it had, I thought the leslie was
> horrible
> and the feel was bad so I stuck with the VK. I
> really
> hoped the VK-8 would fix the problems with the VK-7.
> They added a lot of bells and whistles but didn't
> fix
> the basic sound issues.
>
> The quality of the leslie simulation means nothing
> if
> the organ sound is sub-par.
>
> I only heard the Electro online and was never
> impressed. So that was out.
>
> When I found the B4, I found it to be head and
> shoulders above the other clones. So, I made the
> investment of a Quattro and an Alesis Microverb (I
> had
> a laptop and controller boards). Of course...that
> thing was a HASSLE to take to gigs and had latency
> issues (not to mention the crash issues always
> hanging
> over one's head). But, it sounded so good it was
> worth
> the effort. But it was getting old.
>
> When I first heard about the XK-3, I was hopeful,
> yet
> skeptical. I mean...we are always searching for the
> Holy Clone Grail right? The initial reviews were
> mostly positive but there were issues. But when Tony
> posted about playing the new version side-by-side
> with
> the NAMM version and how much better it was...my
> heart
> started to race.
>
> As I told my fiancee and anyone else who would
> listen...it is so rare when something lives up to
> your
> expectations...and even rarer when something
> SURPASSES
> them! Dave said he has to decide if the XK-3 is
> worth
> a $1,000 upgrade. Well...it was a $2,000 upgrade for
> me and it was worth EVERY penny!
>
> I am INSPIRED to play this thing! It just sounds
> right. You could analyze why for days but let's just
> leave it at that. For what I play (jazz and R&B a la
> Chester Thompson), this thing sounds right. It
> sounds
> like Tony is a rocker and he seems to think it
> sounds
> right for his applications too.
>
> I know I sound like a Hammond plant and believe
> me...my pocketbook wishes I was. It's just that I
> feel
> like writing Hammond a love letter! I actually
> wanted
> to hug the damn thing the other day at rehearsal!
>
> Some people get attached to their rigs and I
> understand that. For me, however, more often than
> not,
> familiarity breeds contempt. If it's not the real
> thing, then mostly it's gonna get old.
>
> I don't see that happening anytime soon with the
> XK-3.
> (Especially through a real leslie).
>
> It's like Hammond finally came to the table and just
> messed up EVERYBODY with enhancements and parameters
> that no one had ever thought of making...things that
> most clone players only dreamed of having.
>
> I have never owned a Hammond clone before now
> because
> they were the also-rans. (I played a set the other
> night on someone else's XB-2 - what a piece of crap
> that thing is). Well...they have redeemed their
> reputation in spades.
>
> I am babbling. Someone stop me.
>
> Mitch
>
>
>
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