Please understand that I am not speaking negatively about Toby's playing because he is amazing. What I want to know is why every demo of this and even the older Hammonds like the XK1 and 3 that they always play the same jazz music with the same voicings? I want to hear how this sounds in rock, prog, blues, and Muscles Shoals/Stax soul style music. I want to get one eventually to replace my XK3, and my group does music in those styles. I want to hear how it sounds at full tilt, with some overdrive, kind of like Jon Lord's tone for Deep Purple. Does anyone have a video showing how this instrument sounds in those styles? And what I mean by that is how does the onboard overdrive sound, how does the internal Leslie simulation sound, and whether or not I would need to apply external effects for that purpose? Thanks
Agree. Any $100 Casio through a real Leslie or even a Vent can sound as "accurate" as this keyboard in this video--and other--brands in various videos online. There's a common thread of using limited drawbars (usually the first 2 or 3) with percussion during demonstrations. IMO full organ--with all the drawbars out--tells me a lot more about the ability of a clonewheel to replicate the real deal than those other settings that every demonstrator seems to want to use. And quit with the sounds being run through a Leslie or similar device. If someone who listens to these is drawn to buying one based on an assumption that's what it sounds like, it's not entirely true, unless you already have the speaker or intend to buy that as well. Some of my best recollections of the real deal were from the years I spent touring with a 1936 Hammond model A and two "phonebooth" 31H Leslie cabinets. The Hammond was pre-percussion, yet I was able to effect that sound to some degree through a combination of drawbars, although most of my playing (rock bands) involved the drawbars full-out. Based on my investigations and test drives on recent equipment that attempts to emulate the Hammond (and Leslie), there's not one out there that has the guts and "thickness" of the real deal--at least not yet.
Great playing and sounds!!!! I have a B-3, Sk-1-61, Sk1-73 and Skx and love them all. Band members in the three bands I play in are amazed at the amazingl Hammond sound!
Every time I want to buy a cheaper keyboard... I see a Hammond organ demo and I can’t make myself do it. I must save a little longer... it will be worth it... great playing... awesome. I am counting the months until I have an organ in my house. Can’t wait.
Hearing this I'm imagining what a pristine, flawless, 'fresh off the line' tonewheel organ and rotary speaker might have sounded like back in the 1950s. Very nice indeed.
Great playing Toby! I have had my XK5 for about a month now, I love it, been using an old bass amp saving up for the Leslie. I decided on the the studio 12W since i am not a giging musician, the 12 is more than enough for my home use. ordered it three weeks ago, unfortunately no one has them in stock, and they are not expected to ship until mid march. As for the critics, people get what they can afford and what suits their musical tastes, the Nords and Crumar Mojo's sound really good, so its just a matter of personal preference. All the work that went into developing the XK5 and how it sounds make it a Hammond in name playability! Remember when photography went from film to digital cameras? the critics and naysayers they will never be as good as film well, the same is happening with the clone wheel v digital organ, in the end digital technology can meet and will surpass the old standard. It's inevitable! P.S. The key click can be adjusted!
Did the Studio 12W arrive? I want one very much but I can find very little content on the Leslie! I too want it for home use- don’t need the wall shaking bass as I don’t even play pedals... are you still a fan of this Leslie or do you have other advice?
There's many organs out there that sound good. What they should push is the bass pedals. Without those bass pedals this would sound like many others. Just a thought.
A Casio can sound good through a Leslie. The critical factor is how a portable clonewheel can sound as a free-standing keyboard, without auxiliary "help".
Now with pipe, vox, and farfisa! Too bad the wooden end caps are designed that way, instead of like the older XK's. It's more true to the original hammond, but it hurts the portability.
I can find very little coverage on the Leslie Studio 12 and many forums of research deep I find that many others are also are surprised at the lack of content available on the studio 12 and studio 12W. Any chance you have any other footage that could be posted online to help us make an educated purchase decision? Steven
Appears to be an 11 pin to quarter inch jack that they put out. I see that big circular plug on the back of the XK5 which appears to be the 11 pin connection which on the Leslie end is a quarter inch.
Those pedals are bass notes. Same shape as the keyboard except you touch with your toes/heels to press down a deep bass note. skilled players can pull off bass runs with their left foot and keeping both hands free to comp / solo over the bass notes.
Great playing! But, this still has an artificial, digital tone that plagues many modern Hammonds. Crumar and Nord have managed to eliminate such artifacts in their clones, and emulate analog warmth. It's too bad Hammond hasn't been able to do the same.
@chief tp Yes, obviously it's digital. Tonewheel organs haven't been manufactured for ages. However, the lack of analog warmth is more apparent, to my ear, compared to other emulations. Suzuki purchased the Hammond name, therefore this organ is a Hammond; the fact that it's not analog doesn't change that fact.
@@samuelthorogood3878 I have, and I have yet to hear one that's satisfactory. That being said, there are several factors to consider, and the good thing about an organ such as this, is that it's reliable, and much more portable.
