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Organ into bass amp?

#61
Ross W. Lovell said:
Without taking a meter to it and knowing this has its own speakers, it's likely an extension speaker jack as the built in isn't very powerful.
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The built in speakers are actually surprisingly powerful. It can get pretty bass heavy on it's own especially when the actual bass floor pedals are working :roflmao:

It has a 12" 10" and 6" speaker which is an interesting set up, not sure if they are all always on though as one is an acoustic trem speaker or something. The 9500 has an extra speaker too, the 9000 and 9100/9200 only have 2 speakers and I believe the 9500 has the extra 6" which may not be much of a difference but it helps.

The output is a headphone jack for sure, I wish it had an extension jack too. I guess the power out and leslie out are extensions though.
 
#62
Sunset Shalom said:
The built in speakers are actually surprisingly powerful. It can get pretty bass heavy on it's own especially when the actual bass floor pedals are working :roflmao:

It has a 12" 10" and 6" speaker which is an interesting set up, not sure if they are all always on though as one is an acoustic trem speaker or something. The 9500 has an extra speaker too, the 9000 and 9100/9200 only have 2 speakers and I believe the 9500 has the extra 6" which may not be much of a difference but it helps.

The output is a headphone jack for sure, I wish it had an extension jack too. I guess the power out and leslie out are extensions though.
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They might be powerful by themselves but being pointed at your legs with you facing the crowd the speakers are not pointed at the audience.
 
#63
Ross W. Lovell said:
They might be powerful by themselves but being pointed at your legs with you facing the crowd the speakers are not pointed at the audience.
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Honestly I will probably never gig with this beast as it weighs nearly 170 pounds and I have decent analog and digital synths which can both pull off organ patches.

I would just mic it for live use most likely anyways. When I had it mic'd into my PA one time the bass pedals literally shook my whole livingroom, it was obscene. I really need to get them fixed up as they only rarely work... They aren't the nicest floor pedals anyways and are pretty limited but still enough to have some fun with.

Also it works alright through my bass amp. Breaks up early and is a bit noisy when turned up but sounds good overall. I am going to try it in stereo now and through some more effects. I was just trying it through an envelope filter which was very interesting to say the least.
 
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As someone said before, this is not one of Hammond's more popular or successful models. It's really only the tonewheel organs (B3/C3/A100/L100 and the like), built between 1930-something and 1975 that are of interest to most pop/rock/jazz/gospel organ enthusiasts. And the more recent portable digital organs are also of interest and have good value among musicians, but they don't have that vintage vibe.

I hate to say it, but among organ enthusiasts of tonewheel, digital or 1960's "Combo" organs (I'm in the first and 3rd camps), what you have is typically referred to as a "Granny Organ".

But if it sounds good, that's awesome - you got you a usable instrument for cheap!. I bet if you run it through that Line6 Leslie sim it'll sound awesome. The Line6 may have a distortion feature, but I've found that the distortion built into Leslie sims often don't do a very good job of creating that classic Hammond "growl", so you might experiment with different distortion pedals, and see if you can get that "Jon Lord" sound.

Looking forward to a Youtube video demonstrationg what you come up with!
 
#66
rodak said:
As someone said before, this is not one of Hammond's more popular or successful models. It's really only the tonewheel organs (B3/C3/A100/L100 and the like), built between 1930-something and 1975 that are of interest to most pop/rock/jazz/gospel organ enthusiasts. And the more recent portable digital organs are also of interest and have good value among musicians, but they don't have that vintage vibe.

I hate to say it, but among organ enthusiasts of tonewheel, digital or 1960's "Combo" organs (I'm in the first and 3rd camps), what you have is typically referred to as a "Granny Organ".

But if it sounds good, that's awesome - you got you a usable instrument for cheap!. I bet if you run it through that Line6 Leslie sim it'll sound awesome. The Line6 may have a distortion feature, but I've found that the distortion built into Leslie sims often don't do a very good job of creating that classic Hammond "growl", so you might experiment with different distortion pedals, and see if you can get that "Jon Lord" sound.

Looking forward to a Youtube video demonstrationg what you come up with!
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I did some research before buying it and knew it wasn't one of the ones with a lot of resale value. But it also came out around mid 70's and believe before they started making cheaper stuff, when researching it I saw they went for just under 1500$ new so I am pretty happy. It doesn't sound amazing but I dig it overall and it does some stuff better then others. It has 2 reverbs that can be used independently or stacked which is cool as well as vibrato and "acoustic tremelo".

If I ever manage to get it fixed up so all the features work consistently I think it will make a good studio piece until I get a nicer organ one day perhaps. It sounded alright through the leslie sim, I didn't spend much time as the organ was acting a bit strangely which it does from time to time. It sounded really cool through my line 6 aqua Flanger though.

I may have to make a video eventually as it definitely sounds interesting, the envelope filter was especially cool which I wasn't expecting.
 
#67
Meghans Dad said:
The last 2 digits of your model number indicate the trim and finish of the cabinet. Its an all transistor model of the "DOLPHIN" series I think. I'm doubt that the 1/4" jack in the back is factory, but with a little perseverance, you should be able to get a schematic on line.
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Its not actually in the back but on the underside of the front, below the keys. The back just has a leslie out in the bottom corner and the power cord.
 
#68
Cool find! I went though a phase a few years back where I felt the need to 'rescue' every free vintage organ on Craigslist. I still have two. After running out of friends that would agree to help me move them I gave up the hunt. They're fun to play and did inspire me to learn some keys.
 
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#69
gbazinet said:
Cool find! I went though a phase a few years back where I felt the need to 'rescue' every free vintage organ on Craigslist. I still have two. After running out of friends that would agree to help me move them I gave up the hunt. They're fun to play and did inspire me to learn some keys.
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I wish I had the space, I was tempted to try and fit a second one into my house but space is limited. If I could I would have like 5-10+ organs.

They are really fun to play and have such a unique beautiful sound. So many people are getting rid of nice old ones dirt cheap these days...

If only I could find a clavinet for 50-100$... That would be magical.
 
#71
rodak said:
I'd really like to see a picture of that "mystery jack" and that label. If it's physically a 1/4" phone jack, and the organ's manual indicates it has a headphone jack, but doesn't specify it's location, that's probably it. I can't imagine a 1/4" jack being used to deliver AC power - that would just be silly. The Leslie socket will look like a tube socket. Any other kinds of jacks/sockets/connectors that might be present, I could only guess at without a picture.
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I learned theater lighting on a system that used patch cables with 1/4 inch plugs for connecting lighting outlets to fader channels on the desk, so it's not unimaginable.
 

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