From rafael2pop@yahoo.com.ar Tue May 21 09:20:45 2013
Subject:Re: Which clone has the best combo organ sounds?


Despite that consider my first combo, a Farfisa Fast 5 and a bundle of an actual CBS Pasadena Leslie (R) 
(low rotor like in Fender Vibratone), I should be consider a Philicorda portable tube-organ as my first one

btw is there any standards to say when an organ is combo and when not, eg. regarding chops ?

From the late 60s didn't get more Vox or Farfisa sound until bought a VOCE MicroB-II without drawbars
but with a decent hardawre performing of both plus in words of forum members the most underrated clone
in terms of flute quality despite is didn't came with drawbars, just V/C , Vibrato and Leslie sim (bypassed with 
my actual rotary for my own ear's sake)

In the late 90s, with Yammy Electones, carryying, EP, 2n upper manual with portamento for electric guitar , vibraphone,
bass guitar, etc. etc. the interest for flutes wasn't central.

Now from a distance think I shouldn't have sold my Farfisa, unless regarding  the vintage world of today.

Let me say : I've working in the SQL programming field, but if possible , love anything being 'preset' on stage  rather than think and re-think  on the fly.

Just my 2 cents as contribution to the combo thread.

Glad to hear about new comparisons and reviews.

Rafael

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Which clone has the best combo organ sounds?
Tue May 21, 2013 5:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Craig" ccmacdon@rogers.com
Given the sad news about Ray Manzarek' s passing, my 11STEPS band is going to be performing a couple of Doors tunes at this Saturday' s gig; "Love Me Two Times" and "Light My Fire", both of which we've never played before, and we're doing so without a rehearsal (yikes). 

I know very little about combo organs, and it's not a topic that we discuss here very often, but a lot of our new clones seem to be coming with supplementary sounds, often including combo organ voices. The new Hammond SK's, Nord C's, my Mojo and even my new VR-09 all have combo organ voices/engines, so it's on-topic as a differentiator. 

I thought it might be timely to pose the question, which clones have the best combo organ sounds..? and how often do members use these sounds...? (this will be a first for me)

Anyone have any real knowledge or experience to share on this topic? What organ/tones were used on Light My Fire? (I don't think that Love Me Two Times is an organ, it's a pianet or something that sounds more like a harpsichord? ).

Craig