In the 70's I played with a band and we played a Vox Continental thru
a leslie. Thought we were the only ones that would do that...but I
guess not. The old sound of that "Paul Revere" Vox thru the Leslie
was very cool.
Lee
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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Wallis"
<markstuartwallis@...> wrote:
>
> Absolutely!
>
> I missed these gigs and I wish I hadn't, Hugh Banton is one of my
biggest
> influences as an organist. The sound he gets from his modern gear
is what
> you'd hope for from a 'classic' rig. Especially the bass rumble.
What a
> fantastic racket! They're on such good form now, probably better
than when
> they were 'lads'. That in itself is inspiring. I hope they do more,
it would
> be daft to stop now when they have no difficulty filling nice
venues with
> appreciative fans and are producing material that stands up with
anything
> they've ever done. Outstanding.
>
> You're right about the effect of a real Leslie on a clone. I used
to think
> that a Leslie amounted to 50% of the 'classic' sound- it's more
like 80%. I
> ran my Nord Lead through my Leslie 145 and the organ patches came
to life.
> Try a Vox organ through one, it's magic.
>
> So why do Mellotrons always sound crap through them then? I never
did work
> that out.
>
>
> >From: "David Jacques" <djacques@...>
> >To: <CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com>,"Hammond XK3 Group"
> ><Hammond_xk-3@yahoogroups.com>,"Hamplay List"
> ><hamplay@...>,"Mellotron List"
> ><Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>,<speakeasyvintage@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [Mellotronists] Hugh Banton
> >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:11:29 -0700
> >
> >See what a real Leslie will do to the sound of a clonewheel? Even
a VK7 can
> >sound great!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >From the VDGG website:
> >
> >
> >
> >Hugh <http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/hugh.htm> Banton was
playing a
> >two keyboard and pedals setup that behaves exactly as though it
were an
> >organ. The keyboards are a Roland VR760 and a Roland VK7, both of
which
> >have
> >'virtual Hammond' generators and organ drawbar control. On stage
though
> >there was more elaborate amplification and volume than on Present
> ><http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/present.htm> , plus FX
pedals. Also
> >a
> >real Leslie was included at the back, and Hugh's personal sub
cabinet.
> >
> >
> >
> >For those who did not get the link for this incredible concert:
> >
> >
> >
> >http://www.fabchannel.com/van_der_graaf_generator
> >
> >
> >
> >Click on "Man-Erg" and listen through headphones... LOUD....
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> ><< winmail.dat >>
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