Leslie with bass guitar?

[scottbass]

If you ask "what's the point", I'm assuming you've never tried it...

I actually own a Leslie 122. I use it with my B3. Yes, I know lots of guitarists - including Jimi - played through a Leslie occasionally. No, I don't run my bass through my Leslie. I was just never interested in that kind of wobble on my bass lines, I guess. Not to say it wouldn't be "interesting", but then again the spoiler on my minivan could be called "interesting" too, I guess.

 

[narcopolo]

a really good trick for recording a leslie is to put a roll of masking or gaffing tape on top of the cab, and rest small diaphragm condenser (pencil mic, sm81, etc) on top of that.

 

[Bassflute]

a leslie organ has much lower notes than a bass guitar. I see no way that you can harm it.

Lower notes with 1/100th the dynamics of an electric bass. If you use back pickup soloed you will waste the speaker almost instantly. Been there, etc...

FYI, the 15" speaker doesn't rotate. It fires straight down into the rotating drum.

Tee-hee

It would take quite a motor to get a 15" speaker spinning that fast.

No kidding.

It will sound OK, but the Leslie power amp is something like 15 fluffy, distorted watts.

Children....


Cameron

 

[arcaidy]

It will sound OK, but the Leslie power amp is something like 15 fluffy, distorted watts.

Actually, the amp has two sides with one being 14 watt and the other 44 watts. It can get up there in volume if you want it to. Plenty loud enough for anything I'd ever do with it.

 

[JimmyM]

i'd rather buy a univibe or phase shifter. but i would record with one if i had it....just wouldn't bring one on gigs.

 

[funkateer86]

Pretty sure Chris Squire used to use them live and in the studio for a vibro effect. Think he used to use it in his solos sometimes. I've done it a couple of times in recordings, worked fine for a thick vibro, never used one as a standalone. I have, however, seen a guitar player use one as a standalone, but that's another ballgame.

 

[seamonkey]

Squire used one - but mic'd - every picture you see of classic rock bands have the mic'd.
The field coil speaker is part of the power supply filtering. 60hz. It's either got to roll off so you don't hear the hum, or it hums.
It's not going to be "great" but it work just to goof with.
It's a good collectors item, you could sell it and get a good bass amp.

 

[D.M.N.]

JPJ used one on Heartbreaker supposedly. I've been wanting to try one out for a long time, think it's be a pretty sweet augmentation to my sound.

 

[arcaidy]

It's a good collectors item, you could sell it and get a good bass amp.

I have no plans on getting rid of it. Its a neat piece and looks nice just about where ever I put it. Besides, I have my B-15Nf for bass and I'm happy with it.

 

[seamonkey]

Yeah - those things are beautifully built wood cabinet. Built for churches and living room use. Real pretty.

 

[dalkowski]

It would take quite a motor to get a 15" speaker spinning that fast.

I bet the motor from a 2000 Dodge Caravan could do the job.

 

[GreggBummer]

I know very little about a Leslie.

How fast can the speaker spin? Doesn't the motor make some noise?

 

[oggdawg]

Bassflute--if you're going to be that condescending, you should really make sure you know what you're talking about.

 

[arcaidy]

I know very little about a Leslie.

How fast can the speaker spin? Doesn't the motor make some noise?

I don't know the RPM, but the pieces that spin do so with a bit of speed. I wouldn't want to stick my hand in one.

Neither speaker spins. The is a dual horn set up that sits on the high driver and a single large baffle type of thing that sits below the woofer that spins.

Here is a picture of the spinning horn and the woofer. The spinning part sits under the woofer.

 

[azureblue]

I tried it long time ago. The woofer won't take bass well, becasue it is essentially an open back cabinet design, but if you play at low volumes, it will be OK. But remove the drive belt for the rotating drum for the 15- you'll get clearer bass that way.

 

[xk49w]

It will sound OK, but the Leslie power amp is something like 15 fluffy, distorted watts.

Standard Leslie (122/142/147/145) is forty undistorted Watts. Anything over that, like forty-one Watts, will clip and will sound like crap.

I don't know the RPM, but the pieces that spin do so with a bit of speed. I wouldn't want to stick my hand in one.

Treble horn: ~400/50 RPM tremolo/chorale, Bass rotor: ~340/40 RPM tremolo/chorale. Trem speeds can be slightly changed through pulley selection.

Neither speaker spins. The is a dual horn set up that sits on the high driver and a single large baffle type of thing that sits below the woofer that spins.

The treble horn looks dual but one side is a dummy - plugged up.

I tried it long time ago. The woofer won't take bass well, because it is essentially an open back cabinet design

It is not open back. It does however have bass response like one.

Stock drivers are quite prone to burnout. I burned out the 15" in a stock 142 by having an open ground in the umbilical cord. HUUUMMMMMMMM. Then it didn't sound so good anymore.

They really aren't very good for bass and were designed back before TS params, filter synthesis and all the rest (the crossover is M-derived).

I have heard them modified with different drivers, active crossover and 1000W and then they sound pretty good.

 

[JimmyM]

i'd like to hear a leslie with a neo and 1000w capability!

 

[xk49w]

i'd like to hear a leslie with a neo and 1000w capability!

This is one of two that belonged to Link Removed (not the space cowboy). They were modified in the early days for touring with the southern rock band Grinderswitch. Horn drivers are Altec 290 "Giant Voice". [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] plays them and Steve Miller's B3 regularly around the Florida Space Coast.

 

[JimmyM]

i knew stephen a little bit. not the most together guy in the world, but man he could play some organ! i forget the name of the band, but dave fiester from the henry paul band was the guitarist. dave kind of pissed me off by being mr. bigtime to me, but stephen was cool.