Lachy Doley - My Hammond Organ and Leslie Speaker SETUP in depth
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2021
- I get so many questions about my Hammond Organ and Leslie Speaker setup ( Rig Rundown ) that I've finally made a detailed video showing exactly how it all works. Any questions.... please let me know in the comments.
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Cheers
Lachy
Great run through on your rig! Not sure how you are getting the awesome overdrive (Jon Lord-ish) sound? Are you running though an overdrive pedal somewhere in the mix?? I am on a 1967 B3 with a 122 and get awesome sound - but I don't think I can get that overdrive sound without running through a Marshall or an overdrive pedal?? Thoughts?
Yeah it's all in the TREK 2 UC-1A Leslie preamp pedal. It produces a louder output signal than the usual Leslie kits which are installed most Hammonds. This loud output will start to distort the 147/122 style valve Leslies. The more you feed the Leslie the more it will distort and nothing beats that Valve Leslie Distortion.
that's another thing our keyboard player (who had a B3 back then) always wondered about. Obviously it can't be done without some kind of overdrive unit or pedal of some kind. Great example is "Heavy Church" off of one of 3 Dog Night's albums (I think the album with them all set up in a drained in-ground swimming pool...great album cover). Very over-driven organ, but it definitely works, tone-wise.
@@LachyDoleyHow would it sound without the rotor effect, only with overdrive (without a Marshall amp), when you got to play Speed King for instance? It does also worked with the preamp pedal right?
@@bluarcher5941 Generally, a good Hammond tech should be able to fine-tune a Hammond/Leslie combo so that it would deliver a great (overdriven) tone without having to deal with additional devices. After all, the original tube preamp of a well-maintained B3 will provide a signal that is easily strong enough to push a tube-amp driven Leslie for a nice overdriven tone. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't dare mess with what's already there and buy all sorts of things to get it right. However, adding a simple line-out jack to an old Hammond is always a good thing. With that, one can basically build a pedal board with all sorts of things in addition to a Leslie preamp pedal like the TrekII UC-1A.
great info....thanks for sharing : )@@hammondvoodoo9555
Jon Lord would be proud 👏
Dude. You have any clue idea ? Just how damn good you are ? You probably do. !!! I loved the organ sound since a little boy. Would give anything to have acces to one. It was impossible were I came from. Could not touch it. Eastern Europe … just heard of them. Mean while I grew up in the USA. Was to old to get learn. Gone foreaver. I’m 64. Now. But hey. A pleasure seeing you mastering that machine
Wow you are very kind. Thanks so much :-)
I have been a Hammond fan all my life, and UA-cam helped me discover Lachy only yesterday ! Well... I am only 65 !!! Lachy is awesome, and it is lovely to get this tour of his fabulous instruments ! Oh... by the way... my Aussie nickname is 'Speedy' ! I got it when I was at sea years ago, cuz I saw the punchline of jokes a little bit after others did ! I am only 65.... I think I said that.
👋 me too
Lachy, you have to be one of the most talented, intelligent and humble musician I have ever seen on UA-cam, thanks for sharing your talents, I'm definitely a fan, Dan
So very kind Dan. Cheers
God. That simple.
I was born in 1957. It is amazing to think this amazing instrument is as old as me, and producing such great Hammond sounds!
An excellent year
Me too 🎉
Just don’t exist. Can’t exist. A player. Like this dude. Impossible
Besides being a top musician and performer, you also know a lot about the instruments. And you talk about it with enthousiasm and respect. This really touches the heart of a musician and vintage instrument lover. Hope you will be playing concerts soon ... and we will be able to be your audience. I will be in the first row. Thanks UA-cam as well. It was just hazard that brought me to you...
Thanks Erik. It's easy to be enthusiastic about such an awesome instrument :-) Glad you enjoyed the video
There’s Nothing quite like a Hammond+Leslie on full tilt 🤘
Absolutely
My C3 is 1958. I really enjoy your videos. Rock On!
Great video. If you haven't already, I'd love to see a rundown of the different drawbar settings you use. Maybe with some insight on why you use them, what makes them sound like they do and how you manipulate them to get the sounds you and other artists love.
Still the best keyboard in the world even after all these inventions
Great overview. Lots of Hammond techs take a line out from one phase of the AO 28 preamp balanced output like this, but for anyone looking to “line out” one of these another approach is to take the G-G and a ground connection through a matching transformer to go balanced-unbalanced. That seems to get the best signal out of the organ for me (found the tip on one of the tech forums). Another way to protect the transformer if you can’t get a gold top rectifier is to fuse the primary AND secondary windings. Great work Lachy, hope to see a gig soon!
We have a Hammond B3 day here in Syracuse NY.
This guy's freaking dope... He needs more international exposure!
Too kind. Thanks so much :-)
Lachy has been talking Leslie amps since he was at least 12. Trust me, he knows his stuff! Sounds amazing!
Hah cheers mate! Would love to catch up again when things are some what normal. Whatever that is
I’ve been waiting for this for years!
Thank you so much.
Beside your play, I love your tone!
Yay thanks so much. Yeah it's a great Hammond :-)
@@LachyDoley man thanks for talking about your gear . I play a Hammond and many of my friends do also. We are gear heads and love learning about our equipment and new ways of doing things.
Much appreciated !!!!!!
Wish I had one! I’m in America
You are a fantastic player of the Hammond organ. I hear a lot of the late great Jon Lord (Deep Purple) in your playing style and sound. Also you have a Hammond sound that is very similar to the great Lee Michaels (his early music). I am a Hammond player myself. I use a early 60s B3 with a 145 Leslie near me on stage and a pair of 760s on the back line. I also use the 760s in conjunction with my Marshall full stack when playing guitar. Love that totally unique guitar sound that I get. I hope to get a chance to see you perform when you get to the USA. Keep on rocking. Peace brother!
Wow what an awesome rig. That would sound MIGHTY
Hi Lachy, I really enjoyed your video, thanks a lot for showing us your Hammond gear! A guy called Kon Zissis (who, to my knowledge, lives in Melbourne) should be able to replace the oil waxpaper capacitors in your Hammond if you ever want to do that and even beef it up a little with his 12AX7-based EQ/overdrive. By coincidence, I'm also the proud owner of a '57 Hammond C3 and I just had the generator capacitors replaced. The dullness is completely gone. The organ sounds fresh, runs very quiet and it's much louder too - an overall improvement. IMHO, the entire waxpaper capacitor mysticism is utter nonsense - from a technical point of view anyway - and replacement can only be recommended as long as it's done by a technician who knows what he's doing.
I’ve long held the idea that when people die and go to heaven, they get their own vintage Hammond organ.
If someone is sent to Hell, they have to be the ones to move them. 🙂
Anyway, thank you for sharing this cool look at your Hammond setup.
I absolutely love the flat-out rockin’ sensibility that you bring to the instrument! 🤘
Awesome I love it!!!!!
So glad to see/hear you my friend........All thru Covid, I have been listening to you and waiting for the time when I can see you in person once again! Keep your chin up.....we will RAWK together again!
Yeah hopefully it won't be too much longer. Cheers mate
Finally a Hammond Rig rundown YES !
How many guitar player does it take to screw in a light bulb ? ......None ! the Hammond player got it with his left hand. LoL
Awesome, thanks for showing!
I'm '57 generation and I'm your fan last couple of month...Marinko Baljak
Killer sound and chops. Come and tour the US, we're not in hyper lock down like OZ. I love your 145 (I have a shell that I'm going to rebuild....have all the twiddly bits and amp collected...), but I would recommend putting a cloth cover on the bass rotor. Uncovered, the motor is working harder in FAST mode...in my experience, it doesn't reach the same terminal speed w/o the cover.
Wow! I always wondered about this as a teenager. Makes sense IMO.
Amazing !! Thanks for sharing!!
Awesome setup
I’ve always wanted a B3 and Leslie. You do them justice! Thank you for this and your great music!
Very, very nice!!!!!
Wow, see you soon in Zoetermeer.
What a great musician, love the Hammond. 👌👍👍👍
Excellent video of your setup. So cool that you took the time to explain it all. Such a giving/generous thing to do for us musicians. Thank you :)
Very cool
Thanks for the tour of your babies!!! These Hammond's and Lelie's are so cool!! I don't play but my son does and I'm on the lookout for one of these beauties in a church basement somewhere.. lol. Take care, rock on!!
i just realised i need a hammond lol........ as a kid i always was messing around with organ sounds on my keyboard for hours straight.. sounds i like the most is that rotary effect coming from that leslie, never knew its because of real rotating speaker parts xP awesome
Absolutely mate. You gotta grab one :-)
Fantastic thank you sir
I look forward to experience a live gig love what incredible talent and sound thankyou Lachy
How wonderful! Love the overdrive!!!
Cheers
Thank you for showing this excellent configuration. You have given me some ideas! :)
Glad I could help! Cheers
Thanks for sharing.
Solid setup.
My pleasure :-)
Thanks Lachy, sounds fierce and yet somehow clean!!
Yeah It has quite a low rumble almost fuzz distortion. Top end still has a relatively pure tone
Awesome and fascinating vid. Mad respect for your talent man 👍
Thanks. I love it.
Cheers
Beautiful machinery!
Sweet! What a great sound.😎
Cheers
THANK YOU.
Thanks Lachy for the SQC upgrade idea! I had a problem on pitch with a old generator for the next gig, it's cleared now!
Interesting video Lachy. Loving your set up on the Leslie speaker..
Cheers Philip
Super rig and run-down and brilliant tone, Lachy. We used an M100 + 147 (wood) with volume/swell pedal - combo amp escapes me. Two Leslie hand switches, one mounted on the front of the lower manual, other on the side, plus one on the floor by left foot. This was for studio work. OTR, a Korg BX3, old Leslie 145, as Hammond was too darn heavy doing the stairs. I was running a 9-10 piece soul band touring UK...
Great video, great musician. Thanks for your music and video..
My pleasure. Cheers
Went to your blues shows a Woodford folk festival years ago and loved every moment :) Great to see a detailed look at your amazing old C3 and Les - thanks!
Those shows were so much fun!
You are absolutely my favorite HAMMOND
player. As I said in another message I am a HAMMOND
player also.
I have a 1960 a 100 and a 1972 Leslie 147.
And thanks for sharing your equipment.
Wow thanks so much
Great playing! I also had a Trek two combo preamp which I had a friend install a second foot switch to stop the rotors. Also I think the pedal and output control allows one to bring distortion to the tubes /valves, with out maxing out speaker load as is the case with the standard Leslie kit. Keeps you from damaging drivers and speakers and still play LOUD!
Thank you very much, i admire your way of playing and your sound as well.Your video is a precious help to achieve this regard to sound. Your considerarions about capacitors also make me think that maybe i shouldn't change them on my Hammond M3. Once again, thank you very much.
Greetings from Portugal.
It all depends on how far they've gone. You could always just replace the individual capacitors that have really gone wonky and keep the rest.
@@LachyDoley Thank you :-) i'll take your advice. Cheers Lachy.
Awesome rig. Love the sound.
Thanks so much
Excellent modulation machine! 😁
hi, i just discovered you, yesterday.
you rock!
I nearly bought a C3 around 20 years ago. I kinda regret not doing it.
Long may your Hammond live mate, after all these years it's still a must have organ with certain keyboardist who can play.
Enjoyed the video 👍
Absolutely mate :-)
fantastic - best hammond player
Too kind mate. Cheers
love the vid. thank you
Man you play old school and you’re young...keep it up. I love percussive B3 playing and you nail it
Not so young anymore 🤩 Glad you like my playing
Just discovered you and your channel…outstanding! I have a 1965 A105 with a 122 and a ‘65L101 with a 147, and the TrekUC-1A as well. I got the trek as a way to run everything else in the studio through a Leslie if I want to, but wasn’t clued into the Trek line out mod for the organ. I’ve had my XK3 through two Leslies, but never the A. I’ll be sorting that out, thanks for the inspiration! I play all kinds of styles, but what you do is very much the core of what I love. Can’t wait to catch a show someday!
Brilliant stuff. Yeah the TREK stuff is really great. So glad you like what I do :-)
Great!!
Great video about the best sounding Hammond rig since early 70:s Jon Lord! Amazing that you still have the old wax paper caps. The Hammond organ and Leslie speakers are so wonderful. Like Jim Huss at Keyboard Exchange say, they are like Stradivarius violins. Cant wait to se you live when the Covid shit is over.
Cheers Jan. Yeah 57 it's a great year alright :-)
Can't wait to start playing again
Thanks for this presentation, Lachy! Interesting to see what you are using. After a long brake of at least 10 years, I took on playing again when the pandemic started. I have a poor man's organ, the Roland VK-7, which been with me for 20+ years already. Still happy about the weight being only 15 kg. A few months ago I got a good deal on a VK-77, which has the same engine, but two manuals, more options and actually sounds better for some strange reason (thought I imagined it, but my band mates tell me the same). Still only using the internal sim, but now been thinking that at some point a Leslie would be great to add to that, since it would bring the sound to a whole new level. The VK-7/77 has a built in 11-pin connection so I would not be needing the Trek 2 UC 1A pedal (depending on the Leslie model), but maybe it would be a good add-on - interesting anyway, because I was not aware of this pedal before. Thanks for the walk-through!
I've been follow you for a while now, since the Glenn Hughes' Resonate album and at some point ordered a bunch of CDs directly from you! Keep it up! Hopefully you'll come to northern Europe to play some gigs soon!
Awesome! I have a B3
Great stuff. Incredible instruments
Awesome video. I have a 1960 145 and a 1960 B3 . I’m always looking to learn and this is a great video.
Huge thankyou
Glad you enjoyed it
Where do I buy the solid state rectifier and also the box that maintains your 50hz signal.
I’m in the USA so I need 60hz.
Hope you come to the US sometime.
Showing and explaining your gear is great. Also videos on playing technique would be amazing . Feed the gear heads 😉
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thanks for the detailed explanation of your Hammond/Leslie setup, it is informative and invaluable! maybe you could make a similar video about your drawbars settings on both manuals as well as vibrato/chorus and percussion settings. Thanks for the upload and take care.
I may release something like that someday :-)
Saw you shred it up at Harmonie German Club this week - it was great to meet you! You've definitely inspired me to up my organ game a lot, so I'm researching like crazy - Im playing there next month, I'll try to sneak in a tribute if I can muster the skill for it by then, haha!
Thanks for this video, it's really awesome to see the setup, I rarely get to see these beauties in person these days - organs are all digital now - they can sound pretty great but nothing beats the real thing. Keen to see you play again next time!
Awesome. We had the best time :-) yeah a real Hammond through is pretty magic! Have a great gig there
That C3 is a lovely beast!!!
Frequency converters are essential - I've got one in my '61 A100 chopper, and no matter where I play and whatever the power source: I'm in tune 😎
I did add a few things: an additional FX-loop that also allows me to crank up the signal in the AO28 preamp, to get that much beloved roar! But also a more powerful Atlas high end driver in my Leslie, as those old Jensens won't endure our style of playing for very long (you're lucky there mate! 🤣🤣🤣🤣)
I simply love Hammond organs... I firmly believe that my A100 plays me as much as I play her, an absolutely visceral experience.
Always wondered about modifications to Lord's organ ( Deep Purple.) Wasn't sure if the Deep Purple sound was partly due to changes to the organ, or post effects.
@@michaelbauers8800 Well, Jon Lord used his C3 straight into a Marshall amp to get his level of distortion roughly to the same level as Ritchie Blackmore's. Which explains why you hardly hear that lovely Leslie 3D "whoosh" on earlier Deep Purple records 😉
Later on he still did that, but he also ran a lineout from a Marshall into a Leslie cab, and thát got him the tone you hear on, for instance, Perfect Strangers (1984).
I've taken that particular tone as my goal, and since a Marshall lineout is basically just a tube preamp: that's what I built into my Hammond 😎👍
nice video i changed all capacitors on my a100 and i promise it sounded a thousand times better,almost like a new organ, but still had the raw sound we all like,it took me 20 hours to do
That's great. Yeah there would be a lot of cases like that. Especially if they are really far gone. I guess the only other way to go would be to isolate and only change the capacitors that are really faulty.
Yeah man !
Crank it up and keep on Rockin’ 💪🏻
Stay safe ! 😄
Always! Cheers mate
Hi Lachy, thanks! I think the 145s have a passive frequency crossover. It is amazing that you haven't yet blown the old Jensen treble driver! You could experiment with a bi-amping setup. I did this with my old 900. This can protect the treble drivers (yes, I use 2, with a 'Y' adapter), and an active crossover, to separate Bass and Treble amps to get maximum output from each range. But, I can get maximum efficiency, without stressing any of the drivers. I use two 15" woofers on a wedge baffle, over the lower rotor. Usually, bass drivers need 2 - 3 times the power of the treble drivers. Very inefficient! (As you can guess, I hate miking - because it destroys the reason for rotors, in the first place!
Most of the sound still has to do with the drawbar settings.
Just a thought. I very much enjoy your work! ❤
Yes, this will affect the sound of the Leslie. But, for me, it makes the sound more malleable, adaptable.
AWESOME SOUND MATE !!!!!
Thanks so much
Killer B3!
thank you for your reply,the reason i changed all capacitors was that my organ was old and battered had been standing in a garage for fifteen years in a cold garage so it was corroded all over, then we got it going and cleaned up anyway,and things broke from time to time, then i finally decided to exchange every loose end,all tubes and risky capacitors,some capacitor broke once and i got and extra strange sound,now its more reliable and i got a more beefy sound all the grit and everything is better,love your playing hope we will see you in scandinavia sometime when the pandemi is over
Yep sounds like it was right choice! I really hope to get back to scandinavia soon
Great 😎
Excellent video and thanks for posting! I have been a fan of your style from the first time I heard you play so hope your videos get out to every Hammond fan on planet earth. Your use of TREK II products is spot on and especially the OBL-2. We install OBL-2 units on all the B3's and C3's that we sell since it can add so much and at the same time take the strain off the speakers in the Leslie. Mainly we use the low pass output. I personally do not suggest running the Leslie on 11 and am amazed that your V-20 speaker has lasted so long. It's working for you so carry on, and you are the BEST, hard playing Hammond player around. (Maybe be on the lookout for a spare V-20?) Most V-21's would not handle the 11 setting. We have had to recone dozens of V-21's in the last year so I am hypersensitive about pushing them too hard. We have several 1957 B3's and some 1957 C3's in our store along with most of the other years as well. Something about a 1957 Hammond and a 1957 Chevy that speaks to the quality of what was manufactured in the USA in those days. LONG LIVE VINTAGE HAMMOND ORGANS (and the people that play and listen to them) Great Job!
Hey Jim. Nice to see you on here :-) Yeah I think the Trek 2 products are great. Yeah I would love a few more V20's in my back pocket. My tech Geoff Williamson is always telling me off for running my Leslie so loud. Interesting you think V21's are not as strong. I had suspected that.
I would love a 1957 B3. Not many B3's here in OZ. Probably less than 30. One day I hope to afford to get one shipped from the US.
Man !!! this is sooo cool ! This is better than Jay Leno showing off his nicest antique cars. Had so much fun viewing this video, almost as much as listening to you and your shows :) This is the ultimate gear porn for a rock/jazz old school keyboardist like me ! Right under the skirt ! pleasure and admiration I feel. You made my morning ! Thanks Lachy !
Unreal Hermes. So glad you enjoyed it.
Great video! Very nice rig 🤘🏻😎
Thanks Scot :-)
Great video here. Covers everything. I also have a 1957 Hammond C3 at home haha, a blonde version though :)) Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Uhta woofers way to go any of the old Flat wound coil transducers should be able to respond to fast & transient signals no problem.That classic Leslie Growl🤘
Great setup !!! P.S.- Merry Christmas 🎄
Cheers Karen
Yeah dude! Loud noises!! I've been so spoiled to feel that rig wailing next to my drums, nothing will EVER compare.
Permanently imprinted in your left ear :-)
Great stuff. You're a nice guy and I'd never heard of you an hour ago. Binge-watching... 👍
Unreal mate. Cheers
@@LachyDoley Wow. You replied! 🤯
Very cool, thank you. Yeah, woofers (cone speakers) wear out and get sloppy. Interesting that the Leslie volume is maxed. In semi conductors the input (pre) is maxed. I might have to play with my tube amp and try upping the amp out. I can't believe how the vibrato has lasted through the beatings and moving. Cheers!
Yeah I don't think vibrato has failed at all since I've had it. Yeah the Tube amps react great with some volume
Nice setup! About those Leslie horn drivers.... over the years I went through quite a few JBL & EV high power drivers. Every time one of those blew I would always stick the stock Leslie driver back in. Finally I just stuck with the stock driver. I have never blown on e of those. Oh, BTW, I powered my Leslies with 50 watt Marshall heads, 120 watt Orange heads, or 100 watt Traynor heads. Yep, those stock drivers are beasts! Good to see you're doing well. Stay safe!
Wow!! That's some serious wattage. I've blown original drivers before when I was using seperate amps heads like you in the past. Luckily without a guitar player. I great condition stock Leslie is the perfect volume for me :-)
Traynor... man does that bring back memories!!! Before I went in the AIr Farce late at 23 years old, I had a 100 watt Traynor with a 4 12" cabinet. The problem was... I also had a Sunn 100 watt with a 4 12" cabinet... and a Fender Six (a 6 10" speaker combo amp (can you say HEAVY!). Add to that a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic, a Gibson Byrdland electric, a Guild electric, a Rickenbacker electric, and about a zillion pedals. And to think I used to cart all that around for $25.00 a man... and all the drinks you could drink. Of course back then... I could drink $25.00 worth of drinks in one night :( Sold the Hummingbird to a friend's daughter back in 1976 when I went in for $200.00. I was an early 1960's... and is worth around $12,000 to $15,000 now, depending on condition. And considering she stores it in the velvet-lined hard shell case, I'm guessing it is in fantastic shape. If I had all that stuff now, I could sell it all and my retirement would be 300% better :(
SOUNDS KILLER MATE !!!
Cheers Scott
Nice set up mate
Cheers Spud :-)
Love that lick at 8:47 - will be stealing that one for sure :)
Cheers
Genius
Keep up the good work :-)
Thanks mate
very nice rig run down .. just the right amount of detail :) Let us know when u r coming to the states?
Back in the '70s when we played on The Belle of Louisville the power would fluctuate and I'd have the same pitch issue with my B3. :)
Yeah it's pretty annoying
Thank you very much to make the magic understandable, however, what you got between the ears stays magical without any way to be understood, then, that is GOOD.
Thank you so much
i wish jimmy smith was still alive to see you play, he would love you. i think you would inspire him!
I'm not sure he would have liked my crazy style. :-) But I hope he would have
I think the Red Compacitors would be a good upgrade cause it'll give it more character than ever.
My ‘58 C3 had a lot of crosstalk, hum and was dull until I replaced all the tone generator, vibrato delay line and AO-28 caps. After that it was significantly quieter and much brighter, and essentially much more like it would have sounded fresh from the factory.