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#487924 - 01/27/20 11:59 AM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: abacus]
Bachus Senior Member Registered: 03/02/06 Posts: 7143	Originally Posted By abacus Originally Posted By Dnj Originally Posted By cgiles Maybe it's just the choice of registrations or maybe it's just the player, but I was grossly under-impressed with the (Hammond) sounds of the SKX. I do agree with bill about having sustain on the bass pedals. I don't remember the exact number but I think I paid about $5-600 to add that (aftermarket) feature to my old C3. That was a lot of money back then. In summary though, this would not be my first choice in a organ-oriented keyboard. This is based strictly on my impression of the overall SOUND of the instrument. JMO. chas good points chas......seeing him reach and search underneath the yamaha for drawbars is whay I hate a double tier setup...so annoying and in the way of my playing and singing....I'm a single kb man !! at least we agree on the SKX now I can eliminate it from my list ..lol Combine this with an sd90 and you are set to go... Sadly setting up midi espesciallly with splits is a pain in the, no flexibility.. _________________________ Yamaha Genos, Roland Jupiter 80, Ipad pro. http://keyszone.boards.net
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#487945 - 01/27/20 03:02 PM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: cgiles]
Bill Lewis Senior Member Registered: 11/12/08 Posts: 2447 Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA	Originally Posted By cgiles Yeah Bill, and it took a gazillion years for Hammond to figure out that was a feature most organists wanted. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't it appear on spinet organs (and other brands) before it was added to modern B's and C's? Unless you're a classically traind heel and toe guy on the level of a Barbara Dennerlein (who strangely plays all 'toe' - at least when playing jazz), it is almost impossible to play a nice 'walking bass' with just pedals (with no sustain). chas Good Barbra Dennerlin story. She used to travel with a custom pedalboard and midi unit to get better sounds and sustain. Came to the US to do a concert and couldn't get it thru customs. They had no idea what it was. I can (or used to) play heel/toe with my LF but still liked the sustain and click the Nova gave me.ran it thru and Ampeg B4 amp into 2 JBL 15" speakers. Leslie sat on top of the bass cabinet. The good old days. _________________________ Bill in SC --- Roland BK9 (2) Roland BK7M, Roland PK5 Pedals, Roland FP90, Roland CM30 (2), JBL Eon Ones (2) JBL 610 Monitor, Behringer Sub, EV mics, Apple iPad (2) Behringer DJ mixer
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#487950 - 01/27/20 03:40 PM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: Dnj]
cgiles Senior Member Registered: 09/29/05 Posts: 6703 Loc: Roswell,GA/USA	Ha, how much could you benchpress then; how much can you benchpress NOw? . I love stories about the 'good ol' days', and old B3 players have more than their fair share of them. chas _________________________ "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]
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#487967 - 01/27/20 06:30 PM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: cgiles]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Originally Posted By cgiles Ha, how much could you benchpress then; how much can you benchpress NOw? . I love stories about the 'good ol' days', and old B3 players have more than their fair share of them. chas I'm up to 12-ounces. Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#487982 - 01/27/20 07:48 PM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: cgiles]
Bill Lewis Senior Member Registered: 11/12/08 Posts: 2447 Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA	[quote=cgiles]Ha, how much could you benchpress then; how much can you benchpress NOw? . I love stories about the 'good ol' days', and old B3 players have more than their fair share of them They were great times and I,m glad I got to live them. Even then that stuff was heavy and I couldn't imagine trying to do it now. Last Hammond. I moved was my studio Cherrywod B3 and I struggled with just the dollies! _________________________ Bill in SC --- Roland BK9 (2) Roland BK7M, Roland PK5 Pedals, Roland FP90, Roland CM30 (2), JBL Eon Ones (2) JBL 610 Monitor, Behringer Sub, EV mics, Apple iPad (2) Behringer DJ mixer
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#487983 - 01/27/20 08:17 PM Re: Jobim - Look To The Sky - Hammond SKX [Re: Bill Lewis]
cgiles Senior Member Registered: 09/29/05 Posts: 6703 Loc: Roswell,GA/USA	Originally Posted By Bill Lewis Even then that stuff was heavy and I couldn't imagine trying to do it now. Last Hammond. I moved was my studio Cherrywod B3 and I struggled with just the dollies! Those solid oak dollies weighed as much as a full modern-day rig. Remember how quickly the other band members could disappear when it was moving time ....and PLEASE LORD, PLEASE, NO STEPS (or high stage). Plus, I don't remember getting paid any more than the sax guy.....and WE had to buy a van. So tell me again how much fun we had . Wouldn't take a million dollars for having gone through it but wouldn't give a plugged nickel to go back. chas _________________________ "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]
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