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Yes.

Thank you John. I agree, I think the Hammond is the most expressive instrument ever created.

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The organ was recorded using the direct outputs into a mixer. In the room, the mixer is feeding an amplifier and 4 Carvin 15 inch two-way speakers. These are lightweight portable speakers. Unfortunately, Carvin went out of business a few years ago. A single mic was used to record the drums. That mic picked up a little bit of the live sound of the organ.

That is an Italian-made solid state Viscount DB5. I purchased that in 2005. I played it through a stereo PA system and 99% of the audience thought I was playing a B3 through a Leslie. It's still a very good instrument but the new clones do a much better job.

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We all do. My kids called him Uncle TJ and still do.

Grazie!

Thank you Tom. I really appreciate your feedback.

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Thank you very much! Those are a great bunch of organists you listed.

I was a professional keyboard/organist at one time.I can appropriate a good muso.

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This is a 15 year old Viscount DB5 using its built-in rotary sim. No external Leslie.

I own a 1968 B3 and a 1963 A100. I started playing professionally on a BV running through a 122RV many years ago. There is nothing like the real thing. Unfortunately, the Hammond organ company went out of business in 1985 so your only option, if you don't want to haul around one of the heavy originals, is one of the many clones. There are many that come close including those from Suzuki who purchased the rights to the Hammond and Leslie names around 1989. Personally I prefer the offerings from Viscount. The Legend, for example, has stayed true to the original offering a very similar playing experience to my B3/122 Leslie combo with the added feature of an independent output for the bass. It's also much more affordable. I won't ever sell my B3 or A100 but most likely will never again play them in public. The Legend is that good. Definitely not perfect but really really good.

Thank you. The instrument is a 15 year old Viscount DB5 using the built in rotary sim. Not a very good sim by today's standards but still useable and passible for most ;listeners.

No Leslie! The instrument is a 15 year old Viscount DB5 using the built in rotary sim. Not a very good sim by today's standards but still useable and passible for most ;listeners.

Thank you. Like all recording on my channel, these are all head arrangements. Whether I'm playing with drummers, vocalists or horn players, you're hearing musicians carefully listening to each other and "arranging" the piece on the fly. Good or bad, you'll never hear any song played the same way twice.

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Maybe too loud in thé mix

Unfortunately, no time was spent balancing the mix prior to recording. We were just recording a jam to listen to ourselves never intending to have others listen to it. Most of the recordings posted so far were recorded that way. My apologies to listeners and to TJ the drummer who was playing and old drum set someone gave me for my son to learn on.

@@guitariste47 the drummer made it sound like a combo, while the solo organ is fine the drummer adds another dimension. i love it when wurlitzer theatrical organists use percussions to augment their sound.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank YOU Phillip.

I agree. Synths are fun and can sound great but nothing beats the pure "organic" sound of a Hammond and Leslie combo.

@@MrTreppeda Same goes for the Fender Rhodes, iconic in every way. Often simulated (quite well on some keyboards too) but never emulated exactly the same.

Unlike my B3 and two Leslies, I sold my Rhodes years ago and I'm sorry about that. People don't realize that each one of those instruments was unique. I've played many B3s, A100s and C3s and no two ever sounded alike. The Rhodes was the same type of instrument.

I had to look up the clonewheel to find out what it was. Sounds very convincing. The Leslie effect is good too. The player probably covers for inadequacies in the system 👍

Hi Pat. Having played the B3/ Leslie 122 combo professionally for many years, the Viscount DB5 definitely sounds different. However, nearly 100% of the audiences thought I was playing a B3 with Leslie. The sound was that convincing. The Viscount legend that I use now is an order of magnitude better than the DB5. I don't have to make any compromises when playing because it is exactly like sitting at my B3. In some respects it's better then playing my B3. Primarily because I play bass with my foot and not my hand so the ability to route the bass pedals to a different output is a big plus by eliminating the Leslie and vibrato effects from the bass.

Thank you Gary. I've always been a big band fan and try to emulate the sound of the various horn sections with the block chords.

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Thanks Frank. I agree, working the drawbar changes are annoying to watch but I think it make some sense sonically. Listen to "Tenderly" and "My Romance" that I recently uploaded. There's no video and even more drawbar manipulation but lots of subtle changes. I was influenced primarily by big band arrangers and not organ players. I like to move the music among the "horn" and "string" sections. I'm not a big fan of using just two or three drawbar setting through out a song when the Hammond offers a multitube of colors and timbers. I do appreciate the comment because there are times when I definitely overdue it. This is because these are unrehearsed recordings and I don't always find the exact sound I'm looking for at the first try.

@@MrTreppeda Working the drawbars is definitely part of mixing your sound options. My comments' relate to touching you? your drawbars as you perform for no apparent reason, nervous twitch? Your playing is'spot on', lovely sound

@@frankhurley674 I'll have to look and listen. I'm unaware of just touching the drawbars but I maybe. I often make subtle changes such as pulling out the 1 and/or 2 foot drawbars only one notch. That subtle change can be heard live but not always picked up on a recording. Thank you for the nice comments on my playing and sound.

I don't feel the "doodling" with drawbars as annoying. It's part of modeling the sound and belongs to the presentation as a unit. The result is fantastic, just close Your eyes and listen. 😊

Thank you Jurgen.

I wasn't exactly sure what you were referring to because "Cute" was played in C and "Shiny Stockings" in F. I just checked the KZbin playback and noticed both were a half step down. I did a little research and found a post dated March 24, 2017 as part of a discussion of this issue. It stated that KZbin makes money on the amount of time spent watching videos so they slow them down slightly. I'm not sure if this is true but I'm going to check out some other videos. I do know that at least for my recording of "Cute" the playback key is one half step lower than what I posted.

Thanks Ezra. I can only play in the key of C.

Ezra, I wasn't exactly sure what you were referring to because "Cute" was played in C and "Shiny Stockings" in F. I just checked the KZbin playback and noticed both were a half step down. I did a little research and found a post dated March 24, 2017 as part of a discussion of this issue. It stated that KZbin makes money on the amount of time spent watching videos so they slow them down slightly. I'm not sure if this is true but I'm going to check out some other videos. I do know that at least for my recording of "Cute" the playback key is one half step lower than what I posted.

Wow that's crazy! Thx @@MrTreppeda

Thank you for the comment!

Thank you Don. Aaron-Noel is an exception singer and incredibly versatile. I hope to get more recordings of her posted soon. Listen to some of her interpretations of the Christmas standards I uploaded.

Thank you Danny!

Thank you for your kind words. I've been fortunate to have worked with some great guitarists over the years and would love to have you sit in and noodle if you like.

Thank you for your comment. I wish TJ, the drummer, was still alive so I could show him your comment. He would have gotten a big kick out of it. We were longtime friends and often worked together for many years. I always teased him him about how old he looked. We were the same age. (Don't ask)

Thank you Nicky.

Thank you Nicky. I agree with you. If you're not playing bass pedals you're giving up 1/3 of the capabilities of the Hammond organ. The pedals on the Viscount do have a sustain. You also have the ability to run them through a separate output so you can EQ them independent of the organ and bypass any effects such as the Leslie simulation and vibrato. This gives you a pretty clean bass sound.

Thank for responding to my question so quickly. I was planning to buy a Hammond SK 2. But you have convinced me to buy The Viscount. Keep up the good work. Keep on kicking those pedals. I’m so glad that I’ve found you. I will definitely be following you. Many blessings.🙏🏾

You'll absolutely love the Viscount. I still have my B3 with two Leslies but hardy play it any more. I purchased my Viscount from Hammond Organ World. Try them. It's hard to beat their prices and service. BTW....I have no affiliation with them. Thanks again for the nice comments.

Thank you Eric

Thank you. Listen to her on some of the Christmas recordings here. www.youtube.com/@MrTreppeda. She's incredibly versatile

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Thank you. This was the day we unboxed the Legend. The kids had a ball with the boxes and I got my first chance to hear the instrument right out of the box.