Tony Kaye's Hammond B3 Repaired by Freedom Studio

[yesfanstill]

nice



[dragongoff]

What was that you sprayed and for what?

[rocmaven]

I am going to see a new super group, Yoso with Tony Kaye & Billy Sherwood of Yes and Bobby Kimball of Toto. Have my tickets for August 17 at BB Kings in New York City.

[crisfer9999]

Hello what connection do this hammond organ has???

[HammondB3TipsDotCom]

It sounds good but the cabinet looks pathetic and doesn't have the charm and authority of the real vintage B3 cabinet. Just my opinion.

[zeppo20]

Hi, anyone knows how the tone generator was moved, how is supposed to enlarge the wires?

[G2G27777]

That is my old B3, a 1964, the best sounding b3 made.... i sold it to him when I quit playing Gregg Giuffria

[Keysmusic]

The first time i heart the awsome Hammond sound of Tony Kaye,was on the Yes song Yours is no disgrace.

[EyMeng]

LOVE that song!! i wonder what his drawbar settings were for that distinctive sound

[Keysmusic]

No special drawbar settings. Its a overdrive sound only possible with tube amplifiers.

[EyMeng]

i've gotten it close with my B3...I know its not all out...more like 888800888...but the distortion from his is different, less gravelly

[noel0768]

Really cool chop! I really like the styling! When you repositioned the tone generator did you have to make an entirely new wire loom for all the connections/ did you modify the original loom by adding to it? Any type of other cool mods on there...I couldn't see exactly what the switches in teh cheek block did.

cheers

[musiqD]

IT SOUNDS GREAT!

[19dt66]

A HAMMOND organ is not only the most awsome musical instrument in the world but also a work of art, seeing a Hammond B3 hacked up like that is very disturbing. It's like painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa.

[EyMeng]

have you seen what Keith Emerson did to his?

[19dt66]

No  I haven't, not sure if I want to.

[iloverush123]

@EyMeng Keith used an L-100, not a B-3, to throw around.

[lymph12]

The Yes Album's keys had a sound second only to early Genesis

[KokasIsland]

My C3 and 122 sounds better. Hint, If you have a Leslie, turn off the vibrato. Love Hammonds, hate the vibrato! Nice gear and room, thanks for video, cool!

[lymph12]

sure its not the recording quality?

[themilksnatcher]

nice heavey dopla sound from that leslie!!

[croke66]

tony is in a band with alan white and billy sherwood called CIRCA check em out on my space

[mcmiraclevalley]

WOW........I have not seen such an organ. I have hdammond B-3 with 122 and being Apostolic the B-3 is what they all want:

Rev. Michael Capps, D.D., Th.D, Ph.D

Bishop:

[TomE1123]

Use a tube Leslie.

[tehtube]

Great chopped, nice sounding ABC organ.

[zappatx]

All right - you can let us off the hook. What is Tony up to now??

[ZeBokinha]

SO NICE!!!!

[musicmaker85]

What was the loud hum when you turned the organ on? I've never had that happen before. Great video!

[fetze]

Thats the motor startup sound

[zappatx]

Tony - You are the best! You have been #1 in my book for years. Bought my A-100 to try to play with the feel and learn in your footsteps. Hope I have the chance to meet the great one someday! Tony gave YES it's flavor in the day and his fans know it!! Thanks for this video. Send my regards from S. Dakota.

[appypappy]

I've met him and he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

[B3Rock]

Yeah I agree...I think Tony's organ playing and sound were great on the early Yes albums. Rick and Patrick are super talented but I prefer Tony's organ playing/sound over theirs. IMO, Geoff Downes organ work on "Drama" sounds like a "tip of the hat" to Tony!

[Bluesmen88]

Tony was pretty awesome, never got into the whole synth era too much, mostly stuck with his Hammond and maybe just a bit of Moog.