From ferranrobuste@yahoo.es Mon Aug 27 09:24:35 2007
Subject:clonewheel recomendation

Hello,

I'm not introduced in the "Hammond world", and I've never played a B3
or any other original Hammond organ, so I have no experience in this
matter.

I'm planning to buy a clonewheel to start playing organ sounds with my
band (the organ sounds of my old Korg N364 don't sound bad, but
nothing compared to these actual clonewheels...).

I'm between these 2 models: the Hammond XK-1 and the Nord Electro 2.
Here is very difficult to find a store that has both in stock to make
a side by side comparison, so I will have to test them separately.
The price is not a factor, because I can find both at a similar prive
here.

I've read many threads in many forums, and I think these are the 2
better options for what I need.

By one side, I like very much the demos of the Hammond XK-1 I've
heard, and I've found very good opinions and reviews in the forums. I
like the real drawbars, and I've read that the leslie sim is one of
the most reallistic.
I think that the XK-1 has more tweakable parameters, and I've read the
manual and I've found many configurable parameters, to adjust
everything you want (leslie speed, acceleration, percussion,
effects...), and maybe more MIDI control

By the other side, I've also read very good opinions about the
electro. Maybe it has less configurable parameters than the XK-1, but
all the electro owners are very happy with it.
I have the EP's covered, so I wouldn't need the other sounds of the
electro, but they really sound amazing...

Which one would you recommend me?
Has anyone made a comparison of these two clones?

To start I will use the internal leslie sim, connected to my Roland
KC-500 amp. Maybe in the future I could upgrade the system with a real
rotary speaker, like the PRO-3X.

I know that I have to test both and choose the one that I like more,
but I wanted to know your opinions and recommendations.

Sorry for my english, it's not very good...

Thanks very much!!
Ferran