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Hot-Rodded Leslie 400 watts!
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| adrian User Info... | This is a Leslie 771 (idential cabinet to the Leslie 122) that has been professionally modified to become a 400 watt Leslie with a classic tube sound. If you're a organist tired of competing with loud guitars etc. you've come to the right place. This thing howls - in fact, the sound man at one club we play at once asked me to watch out because it can easily overcome the the club's PA system. I have never cranked this thing anywhere near full! The entire package is (a) the modified Leslie, (b) a 400-watt Hafler Transnova P3000 amplifier (it sits on the Leslie) (c) a classic Speakeasy tube preamp (d) the 11-pin chord that goes with it. I have been using this system with my Korg CX-3 keyboard (not for sale, sorry). It would also work with other Hammond clones or likely could be modified to work with a real B-3, A-100 etc. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN 122/147 AND LESLIE 771: The 771 was specifically designed to model the sound and operation of a classic 122 or 147 Leslie to the greatest extent possible. The 771 cabinet is identical to the 122 Series and 147A cabinet, and it's horn driver, 15' woofer, motor operation, etc. are essentially similar, as are the original design upper rotating horn and lower rotating rotor. With the tube Speakeasy, you're essentially getting a hot-rodded 122/147. My Korg CX-3 plugs into the Speakeasy with a regular guitar-style patch-cord, with the Speakeasy then linking directly the Leslie with the 11-pin Leslie chord. The Leslie goes from slow to fast by tapping a foot switch on the Speakeasy. The tube in the Speakeasy gives this solid state set-up that desirable warm tube sound. The Hafler powers the Leslie. Gain from the Speakeasy easily creates that Hammond organ growl loved by all. It can just as easily be altered for a "clean" sound. THE LONG STORY - A couple of years ago I purchased a brand new 150-watt Leslie 771 (cost $2,500 U.S.) to use with my Hammond XB-2. It still wasn't halfway loud enough to play in the noisy seven-piece R & B band I perform with. So I contacted Bruce Wahler of Ashby Solutions (he has a site on the net). He suggested I modify my 771 according to his specifications. The work was carried out by a professional Hammond organ/Leslie technician here in town. Under Wahler's guidance, Leslie has been carefully and professionally altered to handled the extra power, for instance, the main speaker was replaced with a new sturdier one (don't ask me the brand, I could get in touch with Bruce to find out. He suggested the Hafler. The Speakeasy (cost me about $450 U.S. new) as you may know, is the Cadillac of preamps for this sort of set-up. (if you don't know the company, check out their site). I am the second owner of the Hafler, but it came to me in beautiful shape from a studio (I think my cost was around $300 U.S. for this) The Leslie was purchased new. There are some very minor nicks and scratches, but it's still nice enough to be displayed in your living room. I have only gigged half a dozen times with this locally. The Speakeasy was purchased new about a year or so ago. It is in fine working shape (as this entire setup is). It does makes a audible hum when plugged in, but I believe this comes from my Korg, which also does this with my brand new Barbetta amp, too. So why am I selling this if it's such a great set-up. It's too heavy for me to lug around. Regretfully, I have to admit I'm getting a little old to be hauling around a Leslie. That's why I bought the light-weight Barbetta. Believe me, the Leslie sounds better. Serious queries only. Please. I need $2,200 for this set up. [email protected] - Sun, 3 Apr 2005 9:18pm | ||
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