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Offline ABMJ

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Hammond B3P Portable B3
« on: October 02, 2007, 10:02:37 AM »
Does anybody know how this organ sounds before I buy one for travel.

And if it doesn't sound good, what is a great portable organ to get?
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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2007, 11:12:35 AM »
They say it sounds exactly like a real B3. I dont think i've ever heard one in person, but Ralph used one on his album and it sounds just a little wierd. If i were you i'd get the XK system :   
http://www.tonewheelgeneral.com/searchmenu_results.php?searchterm=Hammond+Proline&searchtype=Menu
it would probaly be half as much as  a new B3 and if you have a small gig you can just take one manualinstad of a whole  organ . and it does look better than the b3 portable which  is probaly too ugly to be in a church or living room.

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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2007, 11:38:21 AM »
get the hammond xk1 or xk2 or the roland vk8
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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2007, 02:57:30 PM »
The Hammond B3P is nothing more than the Hammond New B3 in a different shell. I've been using the XK-3 for almost a year now and I still love it. I'm also playing the XK3 through a Leslie 122 which is being driven by a Speakeasy Vintage Tube Preamp. I think you can pre-order the new XK3c at some places. I'm not sure if you can through Tonewheel General Hospital, but you might want to ask because he is a Hammond dealer. The XK-3c is due to be shipped mid-November.

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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2007, 06:18:32 AM »
NORD C1  check it out on Youtube!!!!  better than a B3!!!!

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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2007, 08:38:01 AM »
I'd go with a XK setup. If you're gonna run a leslie with it...I'd go with the XK 1, 2, and 3. If you wont have a leslie....the XK 1, and 2 actually have "better" leslie simulators than than the XK3 IMO. But like someone said earlier, going with a XK setup/system you'd save a bunch of money and get 95% of almighty B3 sound!
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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2007, 08:48:48 AM »
Seriously check this link out!!!!  this is NOT run through a LEslie!  only regular acoustic speakers!  This is the perfect travel B3 sound and a lot less expensive!    NORD C1



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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2007, 09:30:08 AM »
only thing i dont like about Nords, is im aggressive when it comes to the drawbars, and its a drag pushin buttons....

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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2007, 11:01:21 AM »
only thing i dont like about Nords, is im aggressive when it comes to the drawbars, and its a drag pushin buttons....
+1 Push button drawbar control?!?  That's a negative for me, too.  I like pulling and pushing my drawbars on command!  Part of getting your sound while you're playing is being able to literally feel how your drawbars are arranged.

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Re: Hammond B3P Portable B3
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2007, 11:38:39 AM »
MAN THE NORD SOUNDS SO GOOD TO ME AND ITS CHEAPER BUT SOMEONE TOLD ME IT HAS ROLLOVER BASS THATS WHY I NEVER BOUGHT IT BUT THAT DIDNT SOUND LIKE ROLLOVER BASS TO ME.I WAS GOING TO GET THE NORD61
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