From gregg@69cents.com Tue Oct 19 07:20:12 2004
Subject:Re: "Korg G4- Lesliesimulator"

At 04:59 PM 10/11/2004, you wrote:

>Hello there !!!
>
>This is my first post here so bare with me...
>
>Can anyone tell me more about this "Korg G4- Lesliesimulator"
>product from "Toneworks".
>How does this simulator sound compare to others?
>Where can i find a manual for it.

I own two G4's- one for gigging, and one for a backup should the first one ever die. It is much easier to throw that pedal in a gig bag than to haul around a leslie or motion sound...

Granted, it is not "moving air", but I have been very pleased with it, and use it as a replacement for the internal leslie on my XK-2 (and other synths). I also pipe the (stereo) output into a Digitech Quad-4 for a bit of light chorus and reverb, to add a bit of realistic fullness/detuning to the final sound.

The overdrive on it absolutely screams. I would recommend running it in full stereo, however, even if FOH is running mono. Having both the L/R out creates a much better separation.

Do yourself a favor and get an external pedal for the leslie speed jack, to save on wear and tear to the microswitches under the pedals. Repeated stomping on the switches will wear them out over time. The CC pedal jack is pretty picky about which pedal you use with it, so you can't use any old volume pedal. I found a Roland pedal that works, but it took a while. (it is the one they recommend in their manual)

Just so that you are aware of what you have, Korg G4's are also getting to be a cult classic among Guitar players. They still demand at least a couple hundred bucks.

-Gregg