I really like the sound of an 'Active' Leslie and i've not seen one uncovered before, thanks. My Technics has an electronic one which is good, but having a real one one spinning next to you must add to the overall playing experience. Thanks.
So That's how they create that effect. I've been wondering for years how they did that, I thought it was vibrato on the keyboard. So they just put a mic in front of that and that's it just hit record and play the music.
Nice vid.Sorry to all of you tube lovers, but the 760/770's are the best factory Leslies, IMO: clear, voluminous, & more flexible w/the bass, treble, & main volume independently controls (plus three rotor positions!). I will never understand the love of distortion/overdrive & the "tube warmth" over shimmering precision. I sold my 145 to get a 770 & have never looked back.
@ThatsABiggon Yeah, all jazz guitarists are also split that way - clean, but 'warm' (tube) clean or 'precise' (solid state) clean? (The 'warm' group often calls the 'precise' party as 'dead'/'sterile' clean.)
Its been a while but as I recall the 122 was a tube amp vs the 760 being a solid state amp. They both offer awesome sound but for the purists and studios the 122 and 122a were always the choice. I had a 760 and it sounded awesome with my X5.
The song is "Girl Talk", composed by Neal Heafty (french title is "Dansez sur moi"). J McGriff plays it on his album "Worms" or A Ceccarelli on the album "Dansez sur moi' or Dee Dee Bridgwater in the album "J'ai 2 amours".
On Youtube, ask for girl talk hefti (other way to write heafty !), you'll find some nice songs.
Thank you for identifying the song for me JazzCharly. I searched for it on Youtube and I came across a nice version of it performed by lovely singer named Laura Fygi.
Can someone please identify the song being played here? I've heard it before and it is beautiful. I have some Leslie part such as the horn assembly and models 47, 50C and 51 Leslie Amps.
A Hammond never sounds weak! Jon Lord(in is prime time), Brian Auger, Don Patterson, Eddy Louiss never even used Leslie speakers, and they had one of the GREATEST, STRONGEST Hammond sounds ever.
Some of the best Hammond based songs were recorded without Leslie: Green Onions, Back At The Chicken Shack, The Cat, Lazy.
What you said is among the biggest untruths I've ever heard.
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WTF???!!! How can it be untrue??? im lot lieing!!! thats how it sounds. I dont like stopped leslies. To me it sounds weak. all them songs you have mentioned sound weak. Apart from john lords sound but he ran his through a marshall stack so it had a totaly different sound. Actually he dose sounds better without useing leslies
I didn't say that you were LYING,I just pointed out that what you had written about the sound of the Hammond is ridiculous.
You said that Jimmy Smith(the greatest Hammond organ player ever,grandfather of the B3,the master,inspiration for all Hammond players)sounds weak!That's a shame and a complete bullshit.I doubt that you even know the JS songs you just called weak-sounding.
I accept that you have an own opinion,but 99% of Hammond fans would disagree with you on this and call you dilettante.
You might be right. Im sure you know a lot more about Hammonds and Leslie cabs than i will ever know. as im not an organist but to me when you have a leslie cabnet on slow/chroal for some reason it dosnt sound as twee as what it dose when its stopped. That not bullshit thats MY opinion and im sticking to it
Alright, but you have to accept that if you call Jimmy Smith's sound weak(or the Hammond organ in general)you will offend fellow Hammond players/fans. The beauty of the Hammond is that it can sound in so many different ways, styles, yet it sounds great everywhere(for me, most of us).I think that no other instrument has such versatility. I hope you'll be open-minded for Hammond music in the future, and maybe some day you'll appreciate non/stopped-Leslie Hammond music. Cheers!
dont get me wrong I love Hammonds and I agree that they suit every style of music from blues to ska, jazz to rock and in no way am i trying to offend anyone but we all like different sounds from different instruments. And that a good thing because if all guitrists had the same sound and drummers had the same sound it would be pretty boring
the vibrato/chorus (C3 setting I think) that jazz players like Jimmy Smith used helps a lot, and with only three drawbars out it doesn't make that much of a difference--almost sounds Leslie-like. and of course the jon lord marshall sound as mentioned is a beast in its own separate way
FYI Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith and I believe Booker T always used Leslies. Just because you can't hear the Leslie on fast (or slow), doesn't mean they weren't using one. Until about 1964, all Leslies had only only the fast speed or stop. The slow chorale sound didn't become common until the late 60s. IMO nothing beats the tone of a vintage tube Leslie. Jon Lord and Auger were different and used Marshall Amps, partly to compete with the huge guitar amps of the 70s.
I really like the sound of an 'Active' Leslie and i've not seen one uncovered before, thanks. My Technics has an electronic one which is good, but having a real one one spinning next to you must add to the overall playing experience. Thanks.
lightlycrazed 1 month ago
So That's how they create that effect. I've been wondering for years how they did that, I thought it was vibrato on the keyboard. So they just put a mic in front of that and that's it just hit record and play the music.
coondogtheman1234 1 month ago
I really enjoyed this...especially the three speeds...awesome!!!
TrumpetSAE 6 months ago
Nice vid.Sorry to all of you tube lovers, but the 760/770's are the best factory Leslies, IMO: clear, voluminous, & more flexible w/the bass, treble, & main volume independently controls (plus three rotor positions!). I will never understand the love of distortion/overdrive & the "tube warmth" over shimmering precision. I sold my 145 to get a 770 & have never looked back.
ThatsABiggon 1 year ago
@ThatsABiggon Yeah, all jazz guitarists are also split that way - clean, but 'warm' (tube) clean or 'precise' (solid state) clean? (The 'warm' group often calls the 'precise' party as 'dead'/'sterile' clean.)
ultrabot90 1 year ago
god, i love leslie speakers :)
tetavo 1 year ago
That is awesome! I have always been interested in how the Leslie looked when operational..Thx
nnahler 1 year ago
nice!
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fabrikk60 2 years ago
awesome leslie!!! It gives me excitement
chenwenhua2269 2 years ago
760 was a great cabinet. I used to work on this stuff years ago. Electronic trem can't compare.
lmorrow4 2 years ago
Have you ever worked with a Leslie 720? if so how do they compare with a 122?
angie4josh 2 years ago
Its been a while but as I recall the 122 was a tube amp vs the 760 being a solid state amp. They both offer awesome sound but for the purists and studios the 122 and 122a were always the choice. I had a 760 and it sounded awesome with my X5.
lmorrow4 2 years ago
Hi,
The song is "Girl Talk", composed by Neal Heafty (french title is "Dansez sur moi"). J McGriff plays it on his album "Worms" or A Ceccarelli on the album "Dansez sur moi' or Dee Dee Bridgwater in the album "J'ai 2 amours".
On Youtube, ask for girl talk hefti (other way to write heafty !), you'll find some nice songs.
JazzyCharly 3 years ago
Thank you for identifying the song for me JazzCharly. I searched for it on Youtube and I came across a nice version of it performed by lovely singer named Laura Fygi.
hootinouts 2 years ago
Can someone please identify the song being played here? I've heard it before and it is beautiful. I have some Leslie part such as the horn assembly and models 47, 50C and 51 Leslie Amps.
hootinouts 3 years ago
For it not being a Hammond organ, the Leslie make the Wurlitzer sound hammond-like. I enjoyed your playing.
shawnr26 3 years ago 4
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just goes to show you how week a hammond sounds with a stopped leslie!!
themilksnatcher 3 years ago
Hi,
I think you mean "weak", but you know, it's not a B3 Hammond, it's my Wurlitzer. That's why it's not the Hammond sound !!
JazzyCharly 3 years ago 3
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I didnt mean that it sounded weak because it wasnt a Hammond. I think Hammonds sound weak when the leslie is stopped.
themilksnatcher 3 years ago
A Hammond never sounds weak! Jon Lord(in is prime time), Brian Auger, Don Patterson, Eddy Louiss never even used Leslie speakers, and they had one of the GREATEST, STRONGEST Hammond sounds ever.
Some of the best Hammond based songs were recorded without Leslie: Green Onions, Back At The Chicken Shack, The Cat, Lazy.
What you said is among the biggest untruths I've ever heard.
Sycsa 3 years ago 5
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WTF???!!! How can it be untrue??? im lot lieing!!! thats how it sounds. I dont like stopped leslies. To me it sounds weak. all them songs you have mentioned sound weak. Apart from john lords sound but he ran his through a marshall stack so it had a totaly different sound. Actually he dose sounds better without useing leslies
themilksnatcher 3 years ago
I didn't say that you were LYING,I just pointed out that what you had written about the sound of the Hammond is ridiculous.
You said that Jimmy Smith(the greatest Hammond organ player ever,grandfather of the B3,the master,inspiration for all Hammond players)sounds weak!That's a shame and a complete bullshit.I doubt that you even know the JS songs you just called weak-sounding.
I accept that you have an own opinion,but 99% of Hammond fans would disagree with you on this and call you dilettante.
Sycsa 3 years ago 2
You might be right. Im sure you know a lot more about Hammonds and Leslie cabs than i will ever know. as im not an organist but to me when you have a leslie cabnet on slow/chroal for some reason it dosnt sound as twee as what it dose when its stopped. That not bullshit thats MY opinion and im sticking to it
themilksnatcher 3 years ago
Alright, but you have to accept that if you call Jimmy Smith's sound weak(or the Hammond organ in general)you will offend fellow Hammond players/fans. The beauty of the Hammond is that it can sound in so many different ways, styles, yet it sounds great everywhere(for me, most of us).I think that no other instrument has such versatility. I hope you'll be open-minded for Hammond music in the future, and maybe some day you'll appreciate non/stopped-Leslie Hammond music. Cheers!
Sycsa 3 years ago
dont get me wrong I love Hammonds and I agree that they suit every style of music from blues to ska, jazz to rock and in no way am i trying to offend anyone but we all like different sounds from different instruments. And that a good thing because if all guitrists had the same sound and drummers had the same sound it would be pretty boring
themilksnatcher 3 years ago
the vibrato/chorus (C3 setting I think) that jazz players like Jimmy Smith used helps a lot, and with only three drawbars out it doesn't make that much of a difference--almost sounds Leslie-like. and of course the jon lord marshall sound as mentioned is a beast in its own separate way
redoctoberff 2 years ago
FYI Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith and I believe Booker T always used Leslies. Just because you can't hear the Leslie on fast (or slow), doesn't mean they weren't using one. Until about 1964, all Leslies had only only the fast speed or stop. The slow chorale sound didn't become common until the late 60s. IMO nothing beats the tone of a vintage tube Leslie. Jon Lord and Auger were different and used Marshall Amps, partly to compete with the huge guitar amps of the 70s.
bluegroove65 2 years ago
@themilksnatcher Not only Hammond. It shows generally, how weak is... no, how muuuuch beter everything sounds on low speed spining.
Gryszaq 6 months ago
Good Ol' Wonderful Leslie...
zenithbay 3 years ago 2
nice job
lesliekeepsonspinin 3 years ago 2