From rockkey@sbcglobal.net Thu Jul 17 13:32:38 2008
Subject:Re: Are there members using the VK-7 anyway?

Woah Richard,

Hold on a second there...

I am a VK-7 user, and although I like my M3 and CV better, the VK-7
has some advantages like weight, size, good Leslie sim, various
overdrive modes, even a controllable ring modulator for some crazy
non-musical Jon Lord sweep effects.

Lately I came across someone giving away a lowly Model 130 Leslie. I
snagged it and to my delight, it has an 11 pin connector AND CABLE!!!
just perfect for the VK-7. I have run the VK-7 with a 145 thru a
custom interface but this is much cooler since I can switch the Leslie
speed with the on board switches. I usually gig with a Peavey KB300
amp and dont haul the leslies anyway. The KB300 has a line out I sent
to the FOH mixer when in a larger room. The only thing I don't like
about that is the line out is after the master volume om the KB300 so
if I nee a little more stage volume, turning up the master sends more
to the FOH. Someday I'll mod and re-route the line out. Anyone have a
schematic for the old style KB300, the one with the 1/4" insert on
channel one and no XLR?

And what else is cool is if I run the Model 130 off the 11 pin and a
straight amp off the 1/4", the VK-7 senses you have the Leslie
connected and internally re-routes to the 1/4" a non leslie sim and
full on reverb signal. Well, it's not what I thought would happen and
I don't like it but I guess it would work fine as an "echo" speaker
in the back or a church... but if you disconnect the wire to pin 11 (I
think), the VK-7 doesn't "know" the leslie is connected and the 1/4"
output works just like it did before. Which is what I wanted. Now it's
like dual leslies; one real (with no overdrive BTW) and one simulated
in the straight amp.

Art,

Sorry I didn't chime in till now and I'll bet there are a few more of us.

Cheers,
Rock