From chipster_@mac.com Wed Sep 22 06:52:44 2010
Subject:Re: Selling a Leslie 145 to buy a Ventilator, am I nuts?

I agree with most of what you say here. It's funny when I think of the
60's and 70's when some of us played in bands that thought nothing of
moving Hammonds and Leslies. It was the part of the gig you all kinda
dreaded if there were stairs involved but it was just something we all
accepted. The dollies with fold-up handles made it a touch easier.
Those things are selling for almost 400 bucks these days! I'll have to
admit it would not be popular in the group I am in today though. The
vents are around 500. I would try and keep the Leslie and still buy
the Ventilator
>
> I don't think you're nuts at all, although I realize that this may
> not be a popular opinion!
>
> I sold my A100 and 122 about 5 years ago for the simple reason that
> the Clonewheel technology has gotten so good that it is relatively
> easy (and cheap!) to get an excellent Hammond sound these days. With
> Nord, Roland, Korg, etc... you can get all the reverb, leakage,
> click, and distortion for less money and more portability. Years ago
> you had little choice to get a good hammond sound (remember the
> original Korg CX-3? No C/V, and questionable sound? I had one of
> those...) Now, I bring my VK-8M to a jam and get "that sound"
> whereas before I couldn't bring my A100 or Leslie.
>
> I'm not sure where people are playing these days, but I never moved
> my Leslie (or Hammond). It's almost unfeasible, unless you have a
> road crew or something. Having the Ventilator (or a Nord, or a
> VK-8M, or whatever) just makes plain sense to me.
>
> I was able to sell the Hammond and Leslie for a fair bit of money,
> and spend a fraction of that on a module that grinds at listening
> volumes. I agree, there's nothing like a real Leslie, but that
> appears to be a rich-persons game these days. I don't know anyone
> who can afford to move a giant organ and Leslie to play
> music...maybe BB King or Maceo Parker or something?
>
> I like the new technology with it's portability! Hang on the the
> Leslie if you can afford it, but it sounds as if you have to sell it
> to finance the Ventilator.
>
> (**Another note, just how much are they asking for this Ventilator
> pedal? It can't be priced anywhere near the cost of a real Leslie,
> can it?)
>
>

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