From pcaiken2000@yahoo.com Fri Apr 07 06:22:39 2006
Subject:B4 vs. B4II first takes....


I'm cross-posting this from the Muse Receptor group in case it is
over interest to any B4 users...

--- In MuseReceptor@yahoogroups.com, "pcaiken2000" wrote:
>
> I just installed the upgrade and played with it a little bit.
> Some very nice additions - the different cabinets, verb, different
> tube emulation, dual leslies.
> A couple of my first impressions...
> THe presets are a little more agressive sounding , but they also
give
> me the impression more of hearing a RECORDING of an organ as
opposed
> to being in the room with it than the original B4 presets. That's
> probably a function of the verb being used.BTW, you can choose to
> have the verb pre or post Leslie. I think my first move when I have
> more of a chance to mess around, is to create one or two very basic
> organ templates that approximate what I use B4 for. After I do
this,
> then I'll consider replacing B4 in my multis.
> The overdrive is quite aggressive in that pretty low settings are
> still pretty overdriven, and high settings are off the chart. When
> set correctly (whatever that means) it responds well to
> being "played" with the expression pedal. It is possible that the
> drive amount is working in conjuction with some other level setting
> (s) that I haven't sussed out yet, and that is why I am finding it
so
> agressive.
> All in all - my first impression is that it is well worth the
upgrade
> price, but if you own B4, and you want to hold off on upgrading to
> allocate your funds elsewhere, it is not like B4II is in a
completely
> different league. I reserve the right of course to completely
change
> my opinion after playing with it some more. I will A/B the two at
> similar settings as well.
> Oh yeah...a huge bonus for Receptor users, and one that is
proabably
> worth the price of the upgrade alone, is that B4II can be loaded
into
> an effects slot, allowing you to run other things through the
Leslies.
> I am not sure yet if it goes through EVERYTHING other than the tone
> production. Maybe everything post-organ? So that chorus and vibrato
> aren't available, but drive, cabinet choice, and rotary sim are. I
> will try this out and post. I'm looking forward to running my XK-3
> through the B4 FX. Could be sweet.
>