Should I change my hammond organ?

[csh4324]

Hi. I'm newbie for hammond organ.
I just started and practicing by myself. So I need advice.

I have 'Hammond Sk2' and 'Hammond XPK-200GL' foot pedals. I know this is good instrument and have many other sounds(rhodes, clavi..), but there is only one drawbar on the keyboard panel and foot pedal has 20keys.
So I'm curious that is it real big difference with practicing 2 or 4 drawbars and 25keys foot pedal like real hammond organ?

[enor]

If you play what most people do on your Hammond (jazz or gospel predominantly) You're likely not going to need the top 5 pedals. However, 2 or 4 sets of drawbars is an absolute must!

[tiredoldgeezer]

The SK2 is a great piece and plenty good enough for practicing and playing. It's "not a B-3", but then who says it has to be? Hammond doesn't.
So you're set in that regard, basically for good.
The XPK-200GL is a set of pedals, sure, but they're not AGO standard by any means. They're meant for lots of different pedal applications including providing some pedals for a sit down player or providing pedals for a stand up player (like an old Prog Rocker guitar/bass might use). So you could look into upgrading there, someday.
But not necessarily today. First you have to learn how to play with three appendages (or four, eventually). When you get that going, you can transfer easily to AGO setups. (Those are the fan-shaped pedal arrays.) And those are about as dependent upon the bench as they are the pedals, so if it matters by then, you might just start collecting whatever you want and you'll know what best suits your needs.

[Larason2]

I have the Hammond XPK-200L foot pedals, and I think they are a good pedal set. The pedals are long enough to practice heel-toe technique, and that's how I got my start playing organ. It depends on what kind of repertoire you are thinking of playing. For jazz or rock, you probably don't need anything else, but for classical or theatre organ, you will probably want a bigger pedal board some day. The extra draw bars are great if you want the full Hammond experience, but they are not necessary. If you buy an older instrument, you are also committing to maintaining and repairing it. Hammond has the new XK-5, which is a lovely instrument, Has the full draw bars, the traditional contact set, and for which you can add the lower keyboard. However, it is expensive, and the SK2 has most of the features of the XK5. I would agree it is good to stick to what you have for now, and consider your options based on where you want to go in the future.

[csh4324]

Thank you for your advices everyone! It helps me a lot. :-)
I'll keep my organ and pedal for now, and then i'll change my organ to 4 sets drawbar organ someday.