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Hammond Digital Leslie Pedal ?

Discussion in 'Live Sound [BG]' started by shoot-r, Dec 20, 2014.

  1. Dec 20, 2014 #1
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois
    Our keyboard player is getting one of these to try for the Leslie sound without the big Leslie cabinet to haul.

    I believe it's originally made to be used with a guitar.

    Just wondering if anyone had heard one of these Hammond Leslie Pedals and do you think this will work?
     
    Last edited: Dec 20, 2014
  2. Dec 20, 2014 #2
    s0c9

    s0c9 Supporting Member

    Jan 9, 2014
    Ft.Worth/Dallas
    1964 Audio artist, Fractal Audio Beta Tester
    My guitar player has one.. they actually sound pretty good... tho' I believe the input levels have a lot to do with how good..
     
  3. Dec 21, 2014 #3
    seamonkey

    seamonkey

    Aug 6, 2004
    These things sound as good placing a mic on a real Leslie, or a couple of mics if you use stereo.
    With a Pittman Centerpoint Stereo cabinet it is amazing.
     
  4. Dec 26, 2014 #4
    xk49w

    xk49w

    Apr 13, 2008
    Have him also chek the Neo Inst Ventilator II. All the rage on the organ forums.
     
  5. Dec 27, 2014 #5
    SurferJoe46

    SurferJoe46

    Feb 22, 2010
    The Bitterroot Mounts, Montana
    They are superior to the way huge real Leslie cabs and make a wonderful effect ---- but not good on a bass where the directional variation is lost in the low frequency of a bass-anything, especially a bass guitar.

    I don't think one could actually hear a Leslie used on a bass, certainly that's been my experience.
     
  6. Jan 11, 2015 #6
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois
    O.P. here.....

    Our lady keyboardist's Leslie pedal came in two weeks ago, so we now have three gigs and one rehearsal on it.

    One word.....WOW!

    It truly does a "great" job of simulating the old wood cabinet Leslies.
     
  7. Jan 26, 2015 #7
    PJSShearer

    PJSShearer

    Mar 1, 2009
    Woking, Surrey, UK.
    But do you still have to hump the Hammond organ ? :).
     
  8. Jan 27, 2015 #8
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois

    No sir.......thank the Lord!

    Her (small gigging set-up) keyboards sounded good through her G.K. amp and JBL P.A. cabinet, but now they sound "GREAT"!
    Big, full, and rich, I can't believe the difference that pedal made in her sound.
     
  9. Feb 16, 2015 #9
    TimmyP

    TimmyP

    Nov 4, 2003
    Indianapolis, IN
    I second the Ventilator. The old Motion Sound R143 rack unit is pretty good. For guitar the Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere is very nice.
     
  10. Jun 28, 2015 #10
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois
    O.P. here.........

    I wanted to up-date this post on the Hammond Leslie pedal and "WARN" off anyone thinking of getting one of these.

    It truly sounds GREAT..........when it works!

    Functioned perfectly for the first couple of months, then started cutting in and out, a few weeks back it quit mid gig.

    Our lady keyboardist contacted M.F. and then Hammond.

    Got nothing but the super run around.

    She finally got them to "allow" her to send it in to Hammond here in Illinois to take a look at it.

    That was a couple weeks ago, to my knowledge, haven't heard anything back yet from them.

    I guess Eden and Ampeg aren't the only company's dropping the ball when it comes to customer service!
     
    Last edited: Jul 5, 2015
  11. Jun 28, 2015 #11
    s0c9

    s0c9 Supporting Member

    Jan 9, 2014
    Ft.Worth/Dallas
    1964 Audio artist, Fractal Audio Beta Tester
    My guitar guy has had his on his pedalboard for about a year (or close to it) and it still works fine. He actually kicked it in (by mistake) during a solo at out gig last night.. strange lead, but it worked.

    Being electronic, there's always the chance that the internals failed.. they DO have a habit of doing that, even with good QC. Bad batch, etc.

    I bought an SVT7Pro amp that was DOA due to failed electronics... I figured out that it was a dead pre-amp tube and replaced it.
     
  12. Jul 5, 2015 #12
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois
    O.P. here..........

    Still no word back from Hammond on our keyboard players Leslie pedal.....they've had the pedal for 3 weeks.....
     
  13. Jul 5, 2015 #13
    superchicken_VI

    superchicken_VI

    Jun 8, 2015
    Monroe, NC
    I have an old Fender Vibratone Leslie cabinet. If she's hauling an amp and cab to gigs, try one of these. They're smaller than the Hammonds and sound great. I've used it in my guitar rig for years.
     
  14. Jul 18, 2015 #14
    shoot-r

    shoot-r

    May 26, 2007
    Illinois
    An up-date on this thread.

    Still no response from Hammond.

    Word of advice..........avoid Hammond's effect's products.

    Worst C.S. I've seen.