Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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Hello folks,

I'm a big fan of the crunchy/overdriven organ sound heard in this brief track from Breakestra's 'Live at Winston's' live recording, available from Archive.org:
Note that it's quite a different sound to that heard on the 'original' version used on their 'Live Mix album' (from around 22 seconds):

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Which is actually a cover of 'Passin' Me By' by The Pharcyde:

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Which originally sampled 'Summer in the City', covered by Quincy Jones:

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Anyway...

Can anyone suggest a crunchy Hammond tone to match the live version in the first MP3 preview, please?

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Re: Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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I havent sat down and tried to match what is here but maybe just a ingle drawbar of even footage 8,4, 2, and crank up the drive and Leslie. Not sure about Chorus as I'm not listening to it right now.
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Re: Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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Thanks, I'll give it a try.

I'm pretty sure the Breakestra keyboard player uses an Electro2, but it's probably connected to an amp and mic'd up.

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Note that there's a Korg beneath the Electro2...I wonder what that's for...?

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Re: Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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For this tune I use:
Rotary Speed: Fast
Chorus: C3
Percussion: Soft, Third
Drawbar setting: 438687077
EQ: Treble +5
Rotary with 7,5 Drive
Reverb: Stage Soft (2)
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Re: Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

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Thanks!

It's close, but now quite 'bang on'... or perhaps I'm not playing the correct notes?

Maybe because the guy is playing an NE2, not an NE3?

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Re: Organ setup for crunchy Breakstra live tune?

Post by AnEarthquake »

I have made correction of setup. It's a bit closer :)

Rotary: Fast
Chorus: C1
Percusion: Soft, Third
Drawbar settings: 678000007
Drive: 8

Try this with swell pedal.
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