From acantralto@yahoo.com Mon Oct 11 12:55:56 2010
Subject:Re: SPEAKING OF JON LORD

Bruce

I think you read my mind ..as how to get that JON LORD sound from a NE3 or any
other Clone was to be my next question ...

As I recall on my first big Hammond 3 which was a C3
( my first Hammond was an M3 which had a lovely sound)....but getting back to
the C3...there was an output on the preamp in the back of my C3 ..Is this the
output that could be used to connect to a MARSHALL
??
There was also an output or was it an Input on the metal box covering the
Swell pedal mechanism that rose into the back of the C3 ....I know i will be
corrected if wrong ...with all the long time Hammond players minds we have here
in this group ..feel free to help me out here guys

Mike
gator9t9



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From: Bruce Wahler
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 7:07:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] SPEAKING OF JON LORD


Hi All,

In answer to the original question ...

As mentioned, by the time Deep Purple got to Machine Head -- which was
their 5th or 6th album, by the way -- the organ was being sent to a
Marshall amp, and later, Acoustic amps (the company; not acoustic guitar
amplification). To get the Jon Lord sound out of a Leslie or
Ventilator, you need to muck with the tone and add a LOT of overdrive.
Boost the midrange at least 6dB, maybe more, and use whatever onboard
distortion is available in your clone to add to the grind. Roll off the
bass to taste. You may have to roll the treble off a little to ward off
the 'fizzy' sound that most clones' internal distortion makes.

Also, remember that at those levels of drive, the subharmonic drawbars
tend to really create a lot of intermodulation, so a setting like 57
8884 468 is probably better than using say, 88 8884 468.

Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
Ashby Solutions.com™
bruce@ashbysolutions.com
http://music.ashbysolutions.com
877.55.ASHBY (877.552.7429)

On 10/11/2010 9:19 AM, Donald Watson wrote:
> During the summer 1972 US tour, Jon was using what looked like a Bill Beer
>chop. The covering laminate was something like white Formica. He had a ring
>modulator taped to the top of the organ, but I can't confirm that it was a