From dfibraio@comcast.net Tue Jul 01 02:15:37 2003
Subject:Re: organ clone and amp question

Where can I go to read about this amp? And how much does it cost? I am
thinking of selling my mackie ppm808s with two jbl speakers to pay for
this. Unfortunately, one speaker's tweeter is blown, but that should be
easily replaced.

At 01:35 PM 6/30/2003, you wrote:

>I have played the Roland KC500, the Barbetta 41, the Mackie SRM 450 and
>now the Motion Sound KP200s. If you are going to run your keyboards in
>stereo into a single amplifier and want stereo outs to the sound board or
>want a full sound from a single amp when not going through the sound
>board, I think you will be happiest with the KP200s. It has a stereo
>expander built in and the speakers are angled away from each other. In
>addition, it is relatively light, compared to the KC500 and Mackie. You
>can put casters on it which can be ordered from Motion Sound along with a
>"map" which tells you where to put them on the base. I have done this and
>the amp is incredibly easy to get around.
>
>BB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Damon Fibraio
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:41 AM
> Subject: [CWSG] organ clone and amp question
>
> OK, here are two questions for you.
>
> 1. I currently use a VK7 and want to upgrade to the Electro. I
> know this has been asked on this list, but first, is the Leslie simulator
> cuilt in good enough. I am not a die hard hammond player, but I want an
> authentic enough tone, as long as it equals the vk7's or better, I am
> happy. I don't want to haul a lot of extra gear, I am trying to cut back,
> actually, due to my blindness and the fact that others have to drag my
> stuff around for me. I am tossing around between the electro and vr760,
> mainly because I want my second keyboard, (my first is a motif6, and I
> also
> use a jp8080 for analog sounds) to not just be good for organ, but to do
> organ and some other stuff to make it more functional on my stand. I want
> to avoid workstatin keybaords, as much as I could use the extra sounds,
> because they don't always do organs well and give me the control I have
> with my vk7. I am looking at the electro mainly because of its organ, but
> also for its electric piano and clav sounds. So, is this a good way to go,
> and if not, how about the vr760? Aside from its organ, what other sounds
> does it do and does it do them well?
>
> 2. I am using a mackie ppmj808s as a power amp that drives a JBL
> sr series speaker, forget the model number, but it is a 15 inch woofer and
> a horn. I was tossing around the idea of consolidating this into a
> keyboard
> amp for portability. Since I use three keyboards, this should probably
> work
> fine, but the question is, which amp do I buy? I hear good and bad things
> about the KC500, and I know this group has debated amps for some time, but
> with my needs, I can't afford to deal with shipping back the amps,
> which is
> why I am shying away from Barbeta. I am using it for stage monitoring
> of my
> keyboard sound, mostly, but it still needs to sound good enough for that,
> since I need to hear what I am doing. I like the idea of the Roland due to
> its direct line out to a mixer, the ability to chain it to another KC amp
> if necessary, its ability to take outboard effects and its three stereo
> inputs. Do other amps do this? How good do they sound?
>
> The band I play in is a classic/progressive rock cover band. These
> questions will go a long way to getting mygear manageable again. As I
> said,
> I am not a purist, but I want my organ keyboard to do a little more than
> the VK7 does. Between the electro and the vr760, one of these have to do
> it. I am a little leery about the vr, mainly because Roland is horrible
> with putting their manuals online and everything I have read suggests that
> the vr760 is not as good, but it does do synth sounds, and can take an srx
> board, so I am kind of not sure which way to go. Maybe you all can help.
> Thanks in advance.
>
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