From pcaiken2000@yahoo.com Tue Nov 04 07:41:12 2008
Subject:Speakeasy AMA saves the day!!!

Spent last week in the studio owned and run by a pretty well known
Boston based producer (Mixed Radiohead's The Bends, among many other
things).
Unfortunately (and surprisingly) - the Hammond/Leslie at this studio
is
an M100 - into a preamp pedal, into a solid state Leslie 865 (I
think).
I have actually recorded there before, and it sounds pretty, good,
but I brought my Speakeasy AMA to insert between the Organ and the
Leslie.
It was indeed a game changer. BUT....there was an electrical hum
coming from the Leslie, with or without the Speakeasy inserted, that
rendered it unusable.
I did have my Muse Receptor and Nord Stage with me to do some
overdubs we were planning, so I set up Nord Stage->AMA->VB3 Leslie on
Receptor (with the drive off).
I had done something similar before with my XK-3, so I knew it would
be OK, but once again this combo blew us away. I was able to sit in
the control room, with the Producer asking for more or less grind and
distortion, and was able to dial the desired tone right in. You miss
absolutely NOTHING from a 122 in terms of tone. It is not LIKE a 122
amp, it IS a 122 amp.
I have no affiliation w/ Speakeasy, but I feel compelled to rave
about this box. This is the single biggest step towards clonewheel
happiness that I have found. Unbelievable - or I guess I should say,
extremely believable...