From organbarry@gmail.com Wed Aug 04 07:22:01 2010
Subject:Re: module recommendations? VK8m ( again)

I had a VK7 for a lot of years, and I liked the Leslie Sim and also
played it though a couple of Motion Sound rotary amps. The VK7 had great
'leakage' and distortion and made the best 'beat up and filthy dirty B3
through an overdriven Leslie' sound ever!

MRK7421@aol.com wrote:
>
> Tonysounds was asking something to the effect of ...if I bypass the
> leslie
> sim on the VK8m, then what would I use?
>
> The answer is
> A) nothing or
> B) a real leslie.
>
> I often run the VK8m using just chorus vibrato, with no spin ala Brian
> Auger, Jimmy Smith or a multitude of classic jazz guys.
>
> As far as the Ventilator blowing away the VK8m sim, that was not my
> experience. I have spent a lot of time with the VK8m, and have gotten
> it to the
> point that I am happy with it. I played a Ventilator and just did not
> feel I
> had to have it.
>
> Did I misunderstand, or is the Ventilator a mono unit? I really like a
> stereo sim and as far as they go,the Key B and Diversi is the one that I
> have really liked the most. If I buy an outboard sim, I am waiting to
> see if
> Key B comes out with one. Till then, I don't need to switch.
>
> As far as my rig beating up your rig... a lot of it has to do with who is
> behind it and how it is used.
>
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