From ken@kenhall.ca Fri Apr 13 05:17:07 2007
Subject:RE: Electro 73 -disappointing

David,

I agree with you 100%. Given the option, I will always use my Leslie.
Sometimes the option doesn't exist for me and that's when the Leslie sim
becomes very important. Let's face it, all of the current clones sound
very close, so it comes down to user interface, weight and usable
features. We all have to make compromises somewhere - even if the
compromise is back damage! The bottom line to me is we should all just
find what works and get to making music. It's all good. You also make a
good point about the old CX3. I remember one night visiting two different
bars here in Kingston, at the first one a guy was playing a 1st generation
CX3 through a Leslie preamp pedal ( solid state! ) into a 145. He was
wailing and it sounded amazing. Great technique, savy drawbar
manipulation and avoidance of what the old CX3 did not do well. Then I
went to the second bar where a guy was playing a stock B3 connected to a
stock 122. He wasn't the player the first guy was, but more importantly,
he didn't understand how to get 'the tone' and 'the growl' from the beast.
It sounded dismal, and was a real eye-opener for me. That's when I
decided to stop fussing up so much about gear and get back to working on
my chops. You can never spend too much time on that.

Cheers, Ken

> First of all, it has so far been impossible to accurately simulate a real
> Leslie. Sorry, the physical qualities of real moving air cannot be
> simulated
> electronically. >
> Here is an interesting aside. I went over to my friend Austin's house a
> couple of weeks ago. He was playing an old analogue CX3 (1st generation)
> through his Leslie 145. It sounded pretty damn good! So the real Leslie is
> about 75% of the sound (IMHO)..
>
> DJ
>