Hammond Organ 101: Top 5 Drawbar Settings For Any Organ

/ @nickfoleyuk What are my goto settings on the organ?
This works for any organ or clone!
Have fun

[@B3-R]

Thanks and happy New Year Nick🎉

[@nickfoleyuk]

Happy new year!

[@shahryartaherkhani5299]

❤❤ Happy new year, Nick. Thanks so much

[@nickfoleyuk]

Happy New Year!

[@bjornagaintobywilde]

Happy new year, loving your videos. It was me that tapped you on the shoulder at the birthday bash. Looking forward to learning more and playing more keys!

[@nickfoleyuk]

Oh Hi mate, great to talk to you (shame it was so loud - I had my ear defenders in!). Thanks for getting in touch!

[@dkainer]

Brilliant, thanks Nick! Can’t wait to try these on my SKx Pro 😊

[@patricko6707]

Great video, very helpful. Thanks. I am just learned about these settings so I can learn some DP songs.

[@nickfoleyuk]

Great!

[@matthewszymanski7037]

You can’t really get a bad sound no matter where the drawbars are. Amazing instrument and playing!

[@nickfoleyuk]

Thank you

[@drumstudiomonchengladbach8131]

Hi Nick,although it's a little late, I wish you a very happy and successful 2024! As a newby organ player I love your your vids. THIS video is pretty interesting showing the various sound one can achieve by using the draw-bars, BUT... what I'm really missing are some REAL close-up pics (showing the draw-bar numbers) of these draw-bar settings bc a picture tells more than 1000 words.Thanx from Germany

[@nickfoleyuk]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. My top 6 drawbar settings are over at my Patreon: www.patreon.com/nickfoleyuk

[@unclemick-synths]

I only have a humble Reface YC but it's still fun playing along 👍

[@nickfoleyuk]

Nothing wrong with that mate

[@jorgernestevzzor8835]

Happy new year from Mexico City...hi Nick

[@nickfoleyuk]

Hi mate

[@WAGSU2BE]

Nick, unfortunately your 8 stops look like 4s on the video.

[@nickfoleyuk]

@@WAGSU2BE poor angle right? Gonna work on that.

[@WAGSU2BE]

@@nickfoleyuk , thanks Nick! Happy New Year!

[@luiscardozo2182]

Excente..!!!

[@KyleWhitlock-Music]

Thanks Nick, this is awesome! I would love to see this demo done with a Hammond SK Pro, which is my clone of choice. I am searching for a better amp-Leslie sound in my SK. Any tips are much appreciated! Btw I’m too old to drag a real Leslie to my gigs so I have to make do with the SK alone. I’m digging all your videos!

[@nickfoleyuk]

I did an SK pro demo on this Chanel too :-)

[@Blues.Fusion]

Two channels I follow interesect. The Real Music Observer just gave a shout out to the Atack CD in his video about Bruce Kulick and Grand Funk. It's not Rolling Stone mag but it's something.

[@nickfoleyuk]

Wow! Nice one

[@chrislee1907]

Hi Nick New to your channel, I'm no great player, but dabble a bit. Always loved Hammond - Lord, Airey, Lanzon, Emerson et al - and had an old Hammond 30 years ago until it had to make way for kids. Since then I've had to make do with whatever organ settings were available on an inexpensive electronic keyboard. Used to use a Korg M1 and now use a Yamaha MX61. An H&K Rotosphere helps to get vaguely close to a Leslie and to add drive. My question: you did the Perfect Strangers riff. Do the 5th drawbars allow it to sound as it does just by playing octaves? With my inferior setup I have to play the 5th below the root on the right hand to get close. Thanks, and looking forward to going through your back catalogue of videos! Chris

[@nickfoleyuk]

This may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp-7oItjnLOjh5Ysi=WBwMkwzvH2-NBsuV

[@chrislee1907]

@@nickfoleyuk Well that answered the question! Thanks Nick!

[@ronaldbonilla494]

Hola! somos de Costa Rica. Necesitamos comprar un pedal de volumen externo para un Órgano Hammond XB3. Quisiera ademas asesoramiento de donde y como se instala correctamente. Este va al puerto "in" MIDI? Debo traerlo ya que en mi país no hay distribuidor. Quisiera saber si ustedes tienen a la venta o me informen de algún distribuidor, restaurador o venta de accesorios para Hammond en sus localidades Gracias.

[@zenica12]

I see you have Jon Lord poster. Nice!!

[@nickfoleyuk]

The maestro

[@zenica12]

@@nickfoleyuk Indeed, btw one question. Since I am a guitar player, and do not play keys bar chord arrangments, what drawbar settings would you recommend for organ sound, for example found in Wright`s Another Brick in the Wall?

[@nickfoleyuk]

@@zenica12 I think I did a video on exactly this the week before last

[@zenica12]

@@nickfoleyuk Ok, I will check it out.

[@ummagumma7826]

How are you getting the smooth overdrive at seemingly low volume?

[@nickfoleyuk]

See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ual4icfbSeiZYsi=fMnQr2oeLWLuVNHT

[@ummagumma7826]

@@nickfoleyukAh thank you! Sounds great

[@shahryartaherkhani5299]

Please what year and modle your Hammond is ? Thanks. Sounds nice 🍺🍺

[@nickfoleyuk]

The C3? June 1960

[@commonrock]

Pictures of Home from Deep Purple the last 40 seconds, mainly the last 30 seconds of keyboard played by Lord. Would you show the setup and sound. Da da da ta da. Da da da da ta da . Some thing lake that. Thanks !

[@nickfoleyuk]

yeah I could do, its mainly fast 4ths in time with the drums isn't it? Lord was unique in that speed of repetition but if you have a dual manual you CAN cheat 🙂

[@louiscornale5667]

Which setting is best for wholly bully watch it now 😮

[@ryanthepianoman27]

8008000

[@jasoncuri113]

whats your go to portable hammond?

[@nickfoleyuk]

My portable Hammond is the XK-5

[@jasoncuri113]

And how about the SK Pro vs HK 4? Which would you prefer?

[@nickfoleyuk]

@@jasoncuri113 SK4 for me out of those two

[@chrislangley2017]

You have a wire loose that's why

[@nickfoleyuk]

Yup. It came off!

[@jaredini]

Is it only me who can't stand 8000 00000 with percussion? So predictable.