My New Gig Organ is complete - 1957 C3 122/22H with effects loop!

[Bluzplayer]

Just shared my new rig's pics in an album...so happy I had to share with some folks that would appreciate it...my wife said.."That's nice dear.". Waiting for "Man that's FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!" Go ahead make my day. :O)
Al

[8painting]

Dude.

Nice Setup.

[torea]

Man that's FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!

^^^ That.


Got some details for us?

[Bob-i]

That looks awesome, but I hope you have roadies, that's a lot to haul around.

[Bluzplayer]

As far as moving it...it's in a walkout basement and I have a great set of Roll & Kari's. I don't take this to the gig if it's got stairs :O)

The effects loop is wired into the amp where the tone control was...no need for it the Real Tube II has more than enough tone control. The noise gate is a perfect addition to keep it as quiet as possible. The midiverbII is just a nice touch to add a tad bit of room to the sound.

The Real Tube II has two channels that are stackable...three sounds in one box. I set up two footswitches. The two switches adjust the speed control (big toe) and the preamp channel (baby toe). There's a full range of sounds available...church to Deep Purple...If you can't tell I'm VERY Happy.

I mic the 122 with three SM57s (stereo on top and one on the Bass rotor) so I can add some volume to the mix if I need it.

The Nord Electro 3 on top handles what it does best...midi controller and piano sounds. The Hammond sounds on a Nord are Terrible. Feel free to quote me.

I also have a XK1 and and XK3-c which I can use if I have stairs to climb. I have a 147 for the XK1 and a 3300 for the XK3C Traditional set up I have. They are very good...just not a real console!

The B3 in the background was already wired this way with the effect loop and foot switches...different Leslie setup. The B3 has a pair of 251 and a PR40.

[podswell]

The effects loop is wired into the amp where the tone control was...no need for it the Real Tube II has more than enough tone control. The noise gate is a perfect addition to keep it as quiet as possible. The midiverbII is just a nice touch to add a tad bit of room to the sound.



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are you talking about the amp in the leslie?

[Bluzplayer]

No the Hammond Amp...the tech just removed the tone control (actually stuck the wire into the hole left)...wired in two 1/4 jacks and she's done...easily put back to original if ever desired and the output isn't tooooo hot for the effects rack. The hammond amp tone control is passive and most folks have it turn all the way up , in effect taking it out of the sound stream all together. I don't miss it at all. The Real Tube II has great trim and tone controls to keep the inputs and outputs from overdriving everything and sounding really full. My B3 is wired this way too.

Just recorded it with me noodling over a jam track...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIQebkp9_8w

[Brendon Wright]

Yeah, that's cool!
I love a decent keyboard fortress.
Rackmounts even!! Ahh, the days of YES and Wakeman!

All that extra space inside the console body.... I wonder if the racks could... ah, never mind. Head running away with the possibilities. One set of ROKs and everything could be moved in one go.


A little bit more contemporary than Wakey and YES, but this is an interesting look thru Don Airey's current Deep Purple rig.
It's kept fairly simple and useable, which is an interesting study in getting your set up just right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRFQnHY5EWg

The Steve Morse one is even more interesting, the way he runs the FX through a separate amp and controls them with volume pedals instead of on/off switches.

I was going to say heaven might be like one big keyboard fortress, but then I had a sudden image of the old black and white Dr Suess movie "The 5,000 fingers of Doctor T," did anyone ever see that? There were endless keyboards winding around the walls like model train tracks. Spooky!

[CEB]

Just shared my new rig's pics in an album...so happy I had to share with some folks that would appreciate it...

You have my condolences. :D