[HAM] Chopped Leslie and the xk-3

[maestroso at earthlink.net]

> Well, my XK-3 arrived and I played 2 gigs with it this weekend, running in 
> through my UNCHOPPED 145 (For all of those concerned, I decided against 
> chopping my Leslie)
>
> My first thought on the XK-3 is that is certainly is brighter sounding than 
> my 40 year old C-3. I know that there is EQ available, but I was wondering 
> if the "stock" brightness is close to what a new organ sounded like back in 
> the day. I've never recapped the C-3, and I know that when folks do recap, 
> they sometimes talk about the organs being to bright. I'll have to try and 
> tweak the XK-3 to recreate that old muddy sound. The brightness seemed to 
> step on the guitar parts more than my old organ.
>
> My other though is that the EXP-100F pedal isn't stable enough...it kept 
> sliding around and occasionally, I'd kick it over while switching the 
> Leslie.  Anyone else have this problem? I'm going to try and fasten it to a 
> board or something...
>
> No matter what, it's not a tonewheel, and I guess I shouldn't expect to 
> replace a real console.  But I did carry it in with one hand, which sure was 
> nice!
>
> Steve
>   
Congrats on the XK-3, and glad you decided not to chop the Leslie!
I also played a gig this weekend with my XK-3 and for the first time a 
real Leslie, in this case a 122 (actually a stock 147 with the amp 
swapped out with a brand-new 122).
For what it's worth, the organ, Leslie, a second keyboard (Alesis 
Quadrasynth), powered mixer, stands and JBL monitor all fit in my Toyota 
Matrix (36 or so mpg).
Regards,
Cort