VISCOUNT LEGEND ORGAN - Unboxing, demo & review 

Love it...that's what electricity sounds like when it sings.

0:48 - Italiy actually has a long tradition in building electronic keyboard instruments, think about brands like Farfisa, Elka, Crumar, Generalmusic, etc. Most of these factories were located in the region of Marche. Also Vox outsourced for a period the making of its Continental line of organs to Italy, I don't remember the factory which with they did the agreement tho. If I remember correctly Ray Manzarek's Vox Continental was an italian model. Roland also has his arranger keyboard production in Italy, but unfortunately they recently closed that branch. Today most famous Italy's keyboard makers are Fatar, Crumar, Viscount, Dexibell, Ketron and other makers that right now don't come to my mind.

Literally the first thing I noticed was the light wood color on the end cheeks. I thought, "Now there's a modern looking organ that I wouldn't mind having in my home!"

This video has a gloriously Woody thunk to it. 😀

Absolutely beautiful instrument! Sounds so authentic! Looks like it feels authentic as well.

It sounds really good. The organ feeling seems right and you offer, as usual, an enjoyable performance. Thank you for sharing the joy of playing!

I used to play Yamaha electone organ since 4th grade. Bring back memories 😀

Congrats, Woody! That Legend is an awesome organ system indeed, I've been wanting one since I played one at a music fair. Being from there, I noticed since I was a child that italians love the sound of the Hammond jazz organ for some reason. Count me in as well! :D You play it beautifully. Also this Viscount has an excellent Leslie simulation - no need for external / big cabinet...

It’s such a joy to watch how much joy you’re getting from playing this!

Welcome to the club Woody..I bought my black Joey D model in 2018 from Hammond Organ World...came complete on a pallet..organ...legs..bench..bags..Hurricane 210...I run a 147 Leslie and the Hurricane 210 together... and the 210 is chained to my Roland KC 900..2x12's and horns in stereo just for a monitor for myself...I bought the Lounsberry Tall and Fat Pedal..run it thru my effects loop although the down side it is noisy...but it gives the Viscount a most agreeable throaty B-3 feel....a real must actually ... that Roland amp, although costly..is really a killer addition to the overall sound..it has plenty of bass..I rebuilt my Leslie for this organ..replaced all the old caps...new Jensen replacement speaker instead of the Utah..all new tube set...my 147 started life as a 51C in l958......then I had it modded to a 147/122 basic configuration....I'm happy...and at 73 years young after hauling around a B-3 from the 60's forward to 2018 I'm glad I made that transition...I can get my whole rig in my old Range Rover...with a little help with the lifting...

Beautiful piece of kit right there! Sounds just like a real one. :) The low end is just immense, in a good way, gave me chills even!

I’m glad for you Woody - who doesn’t want a dual-manual organ? Looks marvellous too (the Viscount i mean). 😉

Italian engeneering pride, thanks to the inventor Elvio Previati of Keyb Organ. I purchased one of the last KeyB Organ MKIII made in his factory near Reggio Emilia (Italy) before the new Legend brand acquired by Viscount

I noticed the rotary switch bears more than a passing resemblance to a Telecaster selector switch.

“Every organ should have some wood on it.” 😏

Yeaaah! A Viscount in action!! finally!! COngrats, Woody :-)

You play very well bruh-a real musician..seasoned with detail…thnx 4 sharing..with such patience and attention to clear detail

Wow! Nice one Woody. Sounds awesome!

Love my legend. Wonderful demo

That instrument and making the videos works as a great motivation to practice! You have a real audience and gig! But do not stress too much, this is a gear channel. I really enjoy the channel and your light style of presentation. People need fun during these times!

I owned 2 hammond A100's in my career and this sounds as close as you can get. I like the visual with the wood and all and the waterfall keys are kind of supposed to feel that way and not like a synth. The hammond keys have a spring back thing going on as well which makes it able to do trills and such. The sound is off the hook and it doesn't kill your back to move it around to gigs.

Your smile at the beginning says it all

I'm in love with Crumar Mojo Classic.

Love this demonstration of yours. Sounds great and you swing!

The joy on your face my friend, priceless!!!

Don't know much about these beasts! Very much but looking forward to watching this vid. All those drawbars 😍😍😍

Now THAT is how an instrument should be built. Wonderful video.

No need to judge harshly, that is some proper 'groovy' organ playing right there! So good to see you review a Hammond type instrument, it really suits your style of playing. Looking forward to your next uploads with this!

You’re the best, Woody!

You are beaming playing that. Great demo

Hey Woody I really enjoyed this mate. You showcased this so well and it made me want to go buy one. Good on you mate 🎹

Great impresive

Sadly no room, but I can dream. Looking forward to an exploration of the front panel.

Fantastic demo, great instrument and brilliant playing 👍

I have the same, I rediscover the sound of a hammond organ, it gives me great joy.

Greetings and thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to improving my skills.

So very very nice Woody!! Thank you so much for this fantastic demo...

Great playing Woody !!! Love it !

Awesome demo! "Rotary lever stick thing" 😄 that's the first time I've heard a Leslie switch referred to this way. Those knobs are definitely the same found on the old M-Audio Keystation Pro. This thing looks solid and beautiful. KeyB has always been at the top of my list in the clonewheel game along with GSI/Crumar/Hamichord. KeyB is responsible for quite a number of great organs; the Viscount, the defunct Voce V5, the old Diversi organs, and the Numa organ engine. My only gripe would be that I've read that there is no velocity sense in the manuals themselves, which, to me, is crucial for percussion, busbar simulation, key click variation, and MIDI. That Leslie is... Not quite right. I would definitely need a Neo Ventilator. Again, thanks for the indepth review. I can wait to see the editor video.

Great Woody. I play the Legend JDF since over 2 and a half year. I still lobe it. Thomas

Also got this wonderful instrument 2 days ago, it really feels and sounds amazing. I must admit that keys much tighter on Legend then on Nord Electro ( I have also Electro5 ). I have bought Legend live with foot pedals and expression pedal that have rotary switch on it + bags for organ, pedals and stand. Congrats Woody, you have nice demo, may be I'll share also my unboxing and my review, for now I just enjoy the sound.

That review and also your playing was awesome!!! How lucky for me to find this video since I am thinking of buying this great instrument..

Nice one woody, good to see ya enjoying yourself. That last piece you played was interesting

Woody! I am very happy you got it. It's a real masterpiece. I own a Legend, the full version with black octave. I think it can improve a lot with a better Leslie simulation. At home I use it with IK Multimedia Leslie on Amplitude. Really juicy and satisfying. I was told by a friend that with Ventilator is extremely good too. Anyway, I love it. Two years ago I sold a Nord Stage 3, with the cash in my pocket I had a chance to try the Legend on a real Leslie and I said immediately "It's mine". It was used but only from a gospel band on tour in Italy (3 dates). So it was a real bargain. Italians has a long tradition of craftsmanship in musical instruments, we are good engineers too... Have fun (and buy it...)

Fun video Woody! Playing the organ is fun. You have some good organ chops. After decades of not being able to play, my wife had my 1964-1968ish Hammond B3 restored for me. I'm having to learn to play all over again. Have fun with your clone wheel. It sounds good.

Nice to see you getting back to the roots, Woody, it realy sounds very close to a real Hammond organ. If you ever need to bring it for a gig, it will weigh a lot less than a real thing (ouch!)

I Love this Organ! Wish I had One!

I got a viscount solo because of this video with a vent 2 thanks for the video

Local man becomes organ harvester

This one is the Legend Live.... The Legend has the black octaves for the presets, the half moon switch for the Leslie speed and the white buttons for the percussion & the vibrato as the b3..... I have one since last year and is fantastic instrument.....

A little Steve Winwood would be great? Spencer Davis, Blind Faith or Traffic !

Always a pleasure watching your honest reactions to these products. Well done sir. I might get the desktop version just to save some space for now but eventually I want the full blown dual manual +pedals exp...it’s what I started on yrs ago b4 I fell in love with piano.

Love you to try Legend '70s next. That would be amazing. From all the clip videos around there, odd enough, none of them have played the organ sounds (I assume they're extracted from the Legend organ), and just a bit of the other sounds. Love to hear them. Cheers.

Oh, that’s a beauty. Sounds amazing. You’re giving me ideas!! 👌👍 I reckon synths sound better with a bit of wood incorporated in them as well (Jupiter 8 is the exception off course).

Can you do "Magic Carpet Ride" for your next demo? That would be sweet!

What a glorious sound! I love it! You are becoming quite the organ player. It is nice to see you having so much fun with it. Please connect the expression pedal you used on the YC61 or the Naultilus. That helps to make it sound even more authentic. I am looking forward to more demos. Keep 'm coming!

I really have to stop watching your channel ...I'm running out of room everytime you demo something I just have to have it Thanks Woody my dining room table will be replaced with this lovely Viscount organ 😂

This is nice,, My Hammond c3 is 60 yrs old still going strong

I did played a Viscount model for a couple of seasons in the 90s, and another one recently in a church for a wedding (it was Viscount Sonus). That brand produces great organs, so cool! You can go with Viscount without fail. Top class. Thank you Woody!

Enjoyed your organ playing, Woody! Glad to see organ videos on your channel. Keep up the good work!

This organ sounds really nice, with beautiful crosstalk and a pretty nice overdrive. I don’t like the Leslie simulation though, on fast it sounds like a vibrato and not like a Leslie.

So cool!

Very informative! I think my first dual manual might be a Crumar because of the overall value, but I feel like if money was not a limiting factor the top-of-the-line Viscount is the way to go.

wow that was great playing I love this thing but its too far away for my skillset. man that thing rocks

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Nice to hear Maceo's 'Southwick' getting an airing here. I was playing the melody here on my piano along with your comping at the start.

There it is. Lot of people like this one. Akiko Tsuruga plays it on gigs.

Do I understand well : all other major brands (Yamaha, Hammond, Nord) have switched to sample based tone generators for their Hammond sound, but this Viscount Legend actually uses a physical modeling of the tonewheel generator ?

Isn't the Fatar keybeds made in Italy? Organ is where my music started when I was 10 years old. 4 limb performing, two arms on two manuals, an octave for the left leg and volume control with the right leg. A great way to begin training, all four limbs.

You said these drawbars don’t ratchet, but when I heard the drawbars go in, I could swear I heard them giving haptic feedback, somewhat like the click I felt on drawbars of vintage B’s & C’s I’ve played in church. So… do these actually give haptic feedback like on the vintage organs? That’s a necessity for me since I feel like I was raised on them…. And I’m only 37!! ☺️

Nicely done, and you really looked like you were enjoying it, even more than usual; I'm looking forward to the additional videos on the Viscount. I considered Viscount, but decided on the Hammond A-3 as I'm very pleased with my SKx. Joey DeFrancesco has a signature model Viscount, and uses it; which shows it's the real deal sound and feel IMO. I will guess it's going to be tough for you to return it, time to find a permanent spot in your home for it, then add the pedals, in a future video. ;) Cheers and great video!

Many, many years ago I had a Hammond organ, gave it up 'cos I couldn't multitask adequately. Looked forward to 'hearing' your video, but found it was dissapointing. Don't know what was going on but I wasn't able to appreciate the bass, which you were so enthusiastic about. All I could hear was a key clicking produced by your left hand. Quite unusual, I normally don't have any problems with my quality sound system. However, I certainty appreciated the superb sound produced by ypur right hand and your musical talent.

Woody you have to add that Lounsberry pedal to your rig...it will make the experience even more awesome...you can't go wrong...

12:15 Sounds fantastic Woody! It comes down to make music, be inspired. It sounds fine. Looks good too. I like how clean the controls look compared to the Hammond XK-5.

Finally someone does this

wooooo amazing review as always woody my newport friend!

Nice tasty playing and fantastic sound!

Congrats.... Looks good and sounds like a Hammond!!

Great demo thnx woody.

I have a Legend Solo organ. It's a beautiful, well made instrument! Would be cool to see a video about Viscounts Legend 70s piano on you channel one day, Woody.

Organ itself sounds great, leslie isn’t as good as Id like. I wish theyd start just pre-installing a Neo Ventilator system. On-board proprietary stuff from any organ company is always not great.

Very good! 👍

Great stuff, Woody - I think Tony would approve! Look forward to future organ videos from you. The top end tends to be a weakness on clones, but this sounds pretty good so far. Does it have reverb?

Thanks for the video! can you turn off the blue lights? they look strange to me in my opinion.

Nice, also my dream. But where is the pedal? This is no real organ without pedal. ;) Wow and the song Southwick by Maceo Parker!! Very good choice.

that's lovely. In most places in the world you can get an actual tonewheel organ for free if you have a truck and a well-built friend who can help you lift the 1970s monsters out of someone's basement.

Smiling from one ear to the other :-) I have a GSI Gemini sound module (VB-3) and a Doepfer controller, of course with woody sides :-) This organ looks and sounds fantastic.

Bello il Viscount leggend caro Amico musicista, sappiamo fare anche noi In Italia degli ottimi strumenti musicali...lo vedo dal tuo entusiasmo...Buon Divertimento,Amico Musicista...

Viscount is the update of the Oberheim OB3Squared? They've always had good sounding clonewheel keyboards. Great video!

We love you in America woody

Having fun at intro😅👍🏾

Hey Woody, these organs seem to look pretty amazing but I've found little info on the Viscount Legend Expander, which seems to be a smaller module rather than a large keyboard. Do you have any idea if it sounds at all similar to the bigger organs or if it's a massive downgrade to cut costs? There doesn't seem to be much info out about these devices and I'm really curious.

great sound, and way ahead of my Hammond Suzuki SK1..

Bor I NEED THIS STUFF MAN. I'm a music student with no money, It's my dream to have a hammond organ but they're always like 3,000 pounds or something

Do they have bass pedals available?

Italy has a long history of making organs! So it does not come to a surprise at all. Farfisa (1863), Bontempi (1932), Crumar and Viscount have been around for many years.

Great addition my man! Makes me miss my church organ days. Cheers :D

You do well as a Hammond player :)

Nice!

Excelend video, excelend instrument, i see one happy vourteen year old kid on his first date ;)