Legend One 61 or Neo Mini Vent II

[MrLeoMadrid]

I just changed bands and I need to play Hammond B3 parts intensively. Currently, I have an NS4 73HA and a MODX7+; the 73HA’s keyed, as has been mentioned before, is not optimal for playing Hammond properly, but what really worries me is the sound of the Leslie emulation. On the other hand, the Yamaha’s keyboard is much better for that, but the sounds (even with external libraries) for the B3 leave a lot to be desired.
I’m considering two options: buying a Legend One 61, which I like because of the waterfall keyboard and its weight, or buying a Neo Mini Vent II to add to the Nord.
About the Legend One... I used to carry the Nord and the Yamaha because my previous band played a very demanding style, but now it’s just rock (piano, but nothing subtle... and mainly Hammond). I’m getting older, and just the other day I hurt myself transporting both keyboards, the Spyder Pro, expression pedals, DI boxes, etc., which makes me consider using only one keyboard from now on. That’s why I was thinking about the Legend One 61 for being lightweight.
I also don’t need complex sound splits. Does anyone with a Legend One 61 have any advice for me? I'm not considering the One 73 because of the non waterfall keys and the weight.
One other thing I’ve always thought about is using an external MIDI controller along with the Nord, but it would need to have a waterfall keyboard and I’ve never seen anything like that.
Thanks in advance to everyone for your comments

[cphollis]

The Legend One is currently the hot ticket in the clonewheel category. My perspective is that Nord has yet to respond to the Legend One via an updated Electro. The only reason I'd get one is if I had a Hammond intensive gig as you suggest, e.g. an organ trio or similar.

I can get B3 sounds out of the NS4C that are 95% of the way there to what a Legend One can do and that's good enough for the material I'm playing. I also own a Vent II but never use it as -- again -- the internal sim is good enough for what I do. I would not want to play organ on the HA keybed for long, though ...

Just make sure you're OK with the current limitations of the board (there's a great thread over at the Keyboard Corner forum https://forums.musicplayer.com/topic/193389-legend-one). Expectations are good for continuous updates.