The 5 Best Drawbar Settings for Hammond Organ

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[@Retroboxmedia]

Best teacher with the best humor. Thanks, Jack!

[@godisbollocks]

8:00 Third drawbar is the actual note being played (fundamental), while the first drawbar is one octave below that. Second drawbar is a fifth above the fundamental, then the remaining white drawbars go up in octaves. Middle drawbar is a fifth, second drawbar from the right is a fifth also, and the third drawbar from the right is the only third.

[@frankierandazzo1]

I've used the settings for years on my Nords and B3 but never took the time to think about the settings in terms of guitar pickups and cutting. These videos are absolutely awesome! Thank you.

[@jackduxbury1632]

Cheers Frankie, hope this helped my man. Thanks for taking the time to watch the vid bud Xx

[@margix1172]

The sound of Hammond is a magnificence,one of the most powerful and FAT sound in history of Music.

[@npartridge12]

Thanks Jack, you have just inspired me to dig out my Yamaha Reface YC and all those settings rock, really useful and so musical. You play beautifully sir and your chops are fab! Really enjoying your tutorial style, thanks for passing on your Hammond secrets, got to get back to rocking’ with my YC now! Keep up the excellent work.

[@wdwnutjm]

I've been playing piano all my life - bought a Nord Electro a few years ago and the organ part feels like trying to pilot a spaceship! After watching a few videos, I've started using the first 3 drawbars as my go-to but your explanations of where to go from there are EXCELLENT! Thank you - I'm adding these to my list!

[@wdwnutjm]

Had a fun jam session this past weekend & used some of your variations and it made such a difference!! YIPPEEE and thank you!!

[@philnorris1405]

what a refreshing approach to music equipment tutorials... loved it.

[@ReedRock115]

I'm a bass player/producer, I just love watching your videos for the stellar sounds and playing. Always wonderful on the ears. Thanks for making my nights comfy.

[@jackduxbury1632]

Reed my man, thanks so much Broseph, thanks to you for letting me in to your bed bud!! X

[@warrendoris9669]

Dude,you had me cracking up the entire vid. And you got some chops too. 😂😂😂😂👍🏽👍🏽

[@DaveTherrien]

Excellent demo!! You are very fun to watch!!!

[@jeremythornton433]

We've needed this video for a long long time! Thank you!

[@denzouk]

Excellent tutorial. Really helpful. Thanks.

[@torbenanschau6641]

Hey this is exactly the kind of video I currently needed, thank you for that one

[@AllegoryofPatrick]

Love these keyboard videos! I just got a Nord Electro 6D, and I'm super excited for exploring the organ ❤🎉

[@AJL200]

BEST EVER explanation I've had on drawbar settings, thanks :-)

[@danmatthews3102]

This is the vid I've been looking for! AWESOME!

[@lisacrawleymusic]

A great help thank you, and even better banter!

[@christianvanhorn8446]

Jack, this may have been the most entertained I've ever been while being informed! Fantastic presentation! The B4000+ sounds great now too... how are you feeling about vs. the Nord now?

[@don4476]

Excellent and quit helpful. Thank you.

[@adrianfundescu5407]

Great video,great humour.

[@Dobroz99]

This is so great for us non organ players that have a portable keyboard organ. Thank you.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Great info!

[@craigbrowning9448]

80 0000 000 & 00 8000 000 are basically the same sound an octave.

[@jml7916]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@yogiblair22]

Thanx for the vid, great stuff!

[@earsonlyaudio887]

I've played guitar through big stacks. I've played drums with subs under the drum risor. I've played pretty solid Hamond sims, but the only time I've really dug in to an instrument and felt like it just might choose to fight back, was on a Hamond through a 147, mashing that expression pedal down with all bars out. One of the best musical experiences of them all.

[@cwelchgrapes]

Love it man.....good information and demo.......

[@anthonysilva5312]

Dude. You make my day.

[@Gudiksen82]

Great vid! Very informative, and funny, love the humor :-D

[@benmurphy7654]

I've just been experimenting with them and guitar tones making room for both. It's the only way that I've found to make any sense of them.

[@hapibeli]

Thank you!

[@desmondb43]

Love...love your videos

[@IDoStuffPHYSCHE]

wish i knew about the ferrofish before i bought the yamaha yc. the yc sounds good but this setup is more for what i need.

[@KozmykJ]

Like it. Where's Jake & Elwood ?

[@godders7594]

Great vid Jack

[@jackduxbury1632]

Thanks so much Gary, glad you dig it bud X

[@eedleate]

Fun and educational I might say!.....I might.......OK. I will! Excellent job mate!

[@DaraM73]

perhaps, some advice on recreating an actual Hammond instrument but with modules and pedals? Yes, I’m now your commissioning editor for these vids.

[@modalmixture]

Fantastic, my new Nord Stage 3 has sent me down a rabbit hole with exploring B3 sounds. I’d love a video on B3-specific technique and riffs, the best ways to smear, chord voicing that work well, screamers, the works.

[@torbenanschau6641]

The best kind of thing for that purpose yet used to be a channel of a guy named Keith Appleton, like this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3SWoWVobt-fetE Unfortunately he changed his subject to steam. I'd love to learn more about hammond licks as well

[@Mattkeys_88]

I will say that I was invited to play at a festival this year, and had never played a real B-3, I have only used my Nord, at the time 4D. Nord is so close to the original that I knew within a few minutes how to get the tone I was looking for out of the real deal, although it can't prepare you for how the preset keys work.

[@oskarileikos]

I would always choose the 3rd bar only -setting over the 1st bar out -setting, since those two settings give exactly the same sound and harmonics - only that the 1st bar out is one octave lower than the 3rd bar out. So if I want to visualize the keyboard the same way the whole time, I want to hear the notes I play. Then if I want to play one octave lower, then I can just move one octave down on the keyboard instead of transposing the whole keyboard one octave down by using only the 1st drawbar.

[@mellowords]

I've always wondered if there's any actual differences between playing the lowest drawbar 8va vs playing the fundamental drawbar at the same pitch. I do think there might be some more gain or low-mid buildup on the lowest drawbar

[@alheath3374]

I am rebuilding a Leslie cabinet for a B3000. This B is a look alike to the B3. It is totally electronic. Could I use the 147 amp with tubes you show in your video of the differences between the Leslie's for my electronic leslie.. great video. Very informative

[@yuricomrade563]

Awesome thanks! Now do this for Vox and or Farfisa

[@keithmurray9241]

Recap had 4, not 5. LOL! I thought I was 'losing it' until I went back and counted. Anyway very good video! Love watching your demos!!

[@nickweeks195]

Great video; I’ve recently bought the Yamaha Reface YC, just to experiment with Drawbars; this has has given me plenty of inspiration for tonight...one question jack, were there any percussion settings you were playing with too, as I’ve noticed these change the flavour of some of the bars....oh, and also, love your work on these shows, and the new tutorial style vids have been awesome. Cheers

[@jackduxbury1632]

Hey Nick, thanks so much for watching and the kind comment mate. In short answer to your question, no. I tend to only whack percussion on if I was in a traditional Organ Trio style setting or if I was really not cutting through on stage and need the extra. Always found it quite a hard strident sound and didn't suit my playing. Much love and thanks again X

[@dennisristow2102]

Only on the H (Hammond) style, the 1' first drawbar becomes inactive when you turn on percussion. This is a correct emulation of a real Hammond B3/C3 and could account for the "flavor changes" you mentioned. Other Hammonds use different drawbars to drive the percussion. The YC also does the full Hammond foldback on the higher drawbars. That is, if you pull out only the higher stops, once they reach their highest C, they will repeat the last octave as you go higher. Example: if you pull out the lowest two drawbar stops along with the highest 1' stop, the effect up the keyboard past the 1' high C max will become apparent and is also part of that great Hammond "flavor."

[@jackduxbury1632]

Niiiiice Dennis, thanks for that, didnt kmow about the YC having the foldback - appreciate you chiming in Sir and wish you all the bestest Xx

[@nickweeks195]

Dennis Ristow cheers Dennis, great Hammond knowledge there buddy...ok, more noodling needed to find all the hidden gems...

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

This is great Jack. I'm buying a Hammond B100 later on today so I'll be trying these settings on the drawbars. Looking forward to it :-D

[@philfisher8962]

Please can you do a comparison between the Ferrofish B4000+ and a Yamaha Reface YC.

[@antoniosoares1972]

Excelente vídeo!! Quais as tuas configurações de Hammond do Nord Stage 3 para a música Cocaine de eric Clapton ? Podes ajudar-me?

[@anthonysilva5312]

Brill!! Sick playing, bruh! Stupid question: could this (ferrofish) be used with Yamaha P121?

[@herbertbland2861]

what are the settings on that ferro fish man !!!

[@AntonioGallo73]

Do you have any suggestions about bar settings that are used by Deep Purple on non ballad songs like Perfect Stranger.

[@craigbrowning9448]

I've got all of these wired into the Upper Manual preset keys on an actual Hammond.

[@mope7647]

Hi, complimebt for you tutorial. A good sound, but i've a confution for assign chanell between m-audio controller and ferrofish. How done you? Please help me for implement or setup assigh ch lower, upper, and pedal vass? Regard. Modesto

[@travisbaiera7961]

I see you are using an Arturia Keylab 61 with the Ferrofish. How does the B3-V midi plugin from Arturia compare with the Ferrofish? Btw big fan love your videos!

[@jaredini]

My fallback is always 6888 0008 pushing the last 8 in for less bite.

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

hi andertons after 2 years ive finally bought the unit lol. only thing is set up. my now keyboard Native instruments Komplete 49 doesn't have a midi in/out .only usb how am i going to control the B4000? and another thing ive connected the usb lead that came with it to my mac and there was no instant plug and play aas i was. hoping but im asuming the keyboard needs to "talk to the Module"

[@FlanMangler]

Holy moly. I need that keyboard setup in my life! How do I get it? What IS it? Amazing...

[@vanessajazp6341]

Arturia Keylab 61 (great controller keyboard - I have one), and a Ferrrofish B4000 organ module. Great way to add B3 sounds to an existing set-up without having to buy an entire new board.

[@FlanMangler]

@@vanessajazp6341 Thanks!

[@felixsablon4218]

Hello, Great demonstration! Wow! I own the B4000 + ferrofish and the Arturia. I'm having fun like crazy with all this since I added a Neo Ventilator as a Leslie. So there is the total. However, I still have a question because I can't seem to find an answer. Indeed, during my research on the net to find the restration configurations of great organists like Jimmy Smith or Eroll Garner, I saw that we were talking about taste. For example, I read a registration setup that said: "adjust 1 'to taste for whistle". I don't understand how should I set drawbar 1 'to set "taste for whisle". If you have any idea what this is let me know. I thank you in advance.

[@f.ziegler9950]

'set to taste' means 'set as you like it', and drawbar 1' ('one foot') is the nineth drawbar in the row - which will indeed may make the B3 sound like a whistle. Does that make sense in your context?

[@felixsablon4218]

Yes I understood. I suspected a little. Thanks for answering me.

[@cjpardenilla9010]

From 4:30 to 4:36 are those just random voicings on your left hand?

[@armstronglance]

Low 4 out with percussion is pretty standard. You never mentioned percussion. Have you tried the VB3-II yet? Ive owned 6 Hammonds in my lifetime, and the VB3-II is the closest. Best Leslie simulation too.

[@JeanSuki]

Isnt that the software that runs the new Crumar Mojo's?

[@aaronbarber6238]

I think you’re right, Jannis de Reu. The VB3-2 is great. I bought it twice, but there’s a bug in the software that removes your registration after some time. The sound despite the software issue is perfect. 👍👍👍

[@panicraptor2837]

10:00 great impersonation of BieberGomez

[@000AllLitUp000]

I wouldn’t mind a little video breaking down some of those licks you busted out here.

[@tunamusic6540]

👏👏

[@justinbouchard]

Finally a break from watching all these guitar videos. Your playing is also the bomb. And you're awesome. Don't let that beard push you around either. Tons of love from Canada :)

[@jackduxbury1632]

Oh maaaan, really appreciate the kond comment mate. Got a lotta love for Canada bud, doing things right out there!! Much love and thanks again Xx

[@justinbouchard]

@@jackduxbury1632 My six year old and I have been playing with your C chord lessons and loving it :) Thnaks right back at ya :)

[@danielcolfer4671]

Hey Jack how do you like that B4000+ organ module? I purchased one a couple of years ago and never opened the box. Does it cut it in a live gig situation? I get that you used it to demo the drawbar settings but does it stand up to other clones? I was thinking about selling it without opening it. Thoughts?

[@smoak2024]

the scanner vibrato/chorus sounds absolutely awful in the demos ive listened to

[@particular_noise]

Yamaha reface yc or the ferrofish?

[@Iamcurt114]

What’s the first song called?

[@mmhcreates]

Chears Jack, might have £15 coming your way. Stay with Joy!

[@desmondb43]

What is ths brand of emulator

[@jemmykolb]

I just need that peter bardens- camel sound

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

Hi there.are there reggae settings?.i need an authentic reggae sound but can't afford a Hammond right now

[@Skamanda]

Not sure if KZbin would let me link it, but if you Google for "Hammond B3 reggae drawbar settings", one of the first links should be at a site called Hammond Today. They've got a whole list you can try.

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

@@Skamanda cheers mate 👍

[@jonnylennox2504]

Where would you start to learn to play like this???

[@jackduxbury1632]

Hey Jonny, thanks for stopping by mate, Jimmy Smith is a great place to start for all the bluesy jazzy organ stuff. I might put up a fee lessons soon with this style too mate. Xxx

[@kingstumble]

I'm just a very average guitar and sometime bass player but have always been fascinated by the sound of a B3 and would love some simple lessons to get me going. BTW Jonny, Jimmy McGriff is another player well worth checking out. Similar to Jimmy Smith but a bit more blues than jazz.

[@jonnylennox2504]

In the exact same boat, guitar and bass player that just loves organ! 🎹 Get a beginners series done Jack!!! 😉

[@awaken77]

Drawbar combination is not something static. The "best" combination depends on acoustics, volume output, and other instruments in the mix (especially in the band with electric guitars ). Because Hammond organs don't have velocity-sensitive keyboard, manipulating drawbars is also the way to add dynamics.

[@elwoodblues9215]

Is all that sound from the ferrofish?

[@jackduxbury1632]

Yes my man X

[@elwoodblues9215]

@@jackduxbury1632, im lookin' into pickin' one up. It sounds great!

[@DaraM73]

...and a like for the wedding band scenario. All too familiar.

[@numerousattention103]

9:16 Peter Bardens from Camel?

[@oldschoolchartist]

88 8888 888 Reminds me WAY too much of trying to get heard over guitarists with Marshall 100's and hearing loss. Might should have mentioned 78 8800 000 with C2 or C3 chorus and percussion on the 3rd harmonic (fast) for a good solid lead a la Emerson

[@raymellee7655]

He said hit that ish 🤣

[@spacewalden8358]

Not only in England xD

[@troublesomecorsair]

No Squabble setting? 16' out with last four? No? Okay okay. I won't _squabble_ over it.

[@adleeman]

That's a nice hammond you got there, buddy :(

[@griefknot3381]

All these old dudes crying and flexing like their opinions matter on "real Hammonds". We know it's not a real Hammond. This isn't a town hall meeting either. It's educational.

[@therealmrfishpaste]

...and those old dudes who have "70 years experience playing a REAL Hammond" should know all to well how much of a mission it would be to get a REAL Hammond upstairs into small studio in the middle of Guildford for an hour of filming....

[@jaredini]

I'm 45 so not really old but yeah, I agree. Nothing is like an actual Hammond but today the clones and plug ins are amazing. Same thing with a Rhodes. I own a Rhodes and of course the real thing is the dogs bollocks, but for versatility and portability the plug ins really do open the sound up to the world, Rhodes even do their own plug ins from their new Mk8

[@Flavum]

Turn off the C3 so we can hear the pure tone.

[@benitoramosvargas9949]

Como hablas hermano.. Toca el pinchi teclado....

[@vanessajazp6341]

8888-00000 is the penultimate blues/rock sound.

[@oldschoolchartist]

I have a '58 B3 and I have to pull that first bar back a tad. Also... add percussion and C2 or C3 chorus for a lot of Emerson's sound.

[@fatwillie7854]

Well, pardon me for stickin' my face into this shindig, but...that thing (module) doesn't sound all that much like a Hammond. Kinda squeaky and shrill, especially at the high end. I suppose if you need "a Hammond sound" in your rig - and you're not an organist - it would suffice. No tactile feel, though, since you'll be playing it with a MIDI controller that has diving-board keys on it. I'm 71, been playing the Hammond since I was 13: 58 years experience. (I was also a factory-trained Hammond repair technician for many years, since I hadda EAT, too...) THIS is what a Hammond sounds like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXilYYmVZ5trrK8 Any questions?

[@Blueguitar007]

30 quid on the weekend...that's about it allright. Funny

[@horowizard]

That is the lamest Rotary Speaker simulation I've ever heard.

[@Mattkeys_88]

Agreed, and who is anyone to say what the definitive draw bar settings are, it depends on the feel of the room, it depends on the groove, sometimes I'll pull all bars to start a solo just to shock the room and then move it back to a more groove tone.

[@rolfjohansen5376]

pulling out all the stops? , these are not "stops" but drawbars .....

[@mickypoo4622]

This isn't helpful at all. It's just too vague and simplistic. What you are basically saying is just pull out more drawbars and then mess about. AND not all drawbar organs have the same drawbars anyway, so you are just showing how you play the organ you have in front of you. Your commentary is therefore pretty irrelevant. Too much waffle and showing off.

[@jml19221]

OMG the excessive commentary!!! Please man!!

[@brentvalleywhag3477]

George MiLo It’s a tutorial. Not a demo. Titles are your friend.