Hey Hammond Lovers,
Here's a question for all of you technically
skilled and experienced Hammond folk....you
know that big, phat distortion sound that makes
a Hammond / Leslie sound so thick and dense?
I mean like the early Santana recordings ( Greg
Rolie on " Abraxas" , or perhaps Steppenwolf
etc. ) you know what I mean.
Do any of you know of a way to get that big
distortion " on command " out of a B-3? My
rig has a great tone and I CAN make it scream at
high volume by cranking the Leslie and standing
on it. Sounds great but is also pretty damn loud
at that point mic'd up through a sound system.
I'd love to find a way to switch into that mode
instantly....to go to a rich distortion without
substantially raising the overall volume output
of the organ / Leslie. In-line " Tube screamer" or
perhaps some other device?
Goff professional suggested turning up the
pre-amp level using the control on the swell box
inside a small push in cap, removing the cap and
turning the screw counter-clockwise. Haven't yet
tried locating that but even then they said the
control could not be moved to the endblock. So
I'm still left with NOT being able to have this more
distorted sound available to me instantaneously
and at nominal volumes.
If any of you kind folks have ever heard of
such a customization done on a console Hammond
I'd sure love to hear about it! I played a rented
B-3 at a festival show a couple weeks ago and it
was that rich distorted sound....problem is that's
ALL it could do and I'd really like to have the
option. Thanks for your thoughts on this and it's
sure great to be in with such a friendly and happenin'
group of Hammond people!
Keep it spinnin',
Jimmy Lange
