Leslie 3300

[Mooser]

Glad you like it. I don't take it out gigging often and find I miss it. Have Fun!!

[Mooser]

Thanks! I am liking it, but mostly I just sit kneel in front of it and wail "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!"
I looked around and found a Hammond 12AU7 among my possessions. and it's much better than the Sov-Tek.

EDIT: Sunday, I put the Sov-tek tube back in, and it failed! Which, made the Leslie stop working! After screaming for two hours, punching holes in the wall, kicking the dog, sobbing to my wife, and threatening self-conflagration at the Hammond-Suzuki building to show it didn't bother me a lot. I turned the tube pre-amp to "off" and the Leslie worked. So I put a vintage tube back in (a 12AX7 this time) and the tube circuit worked again. I'm still shaking. Hammond owes me a tube, and ten years off my life back.

Edit: Hammond immediately, upon being notified, sent me a tube. And I picked up a vintage "Main-Echo-Ensemble" halfmoon for $65.00 and will wire to a TRS plug.

So I'm pretty much set, with C2 and 3300. I do have one question, tho. How the hell do you play this friggin thing?


Okay, it's May 25th, I've had it a week or two, gotta tube, gotta halfmoon. I love this thing! Now I remember why I wanted to do this. And wow, this Nord C2 is a whole lot better than I thought! Why did I wait so long? What a box!

Edit: If a Leslie is really good, it doesn't need to be on "chorale" all the time. In fact, it also sounds good, sometimes even better, on "stop".

[Mooser]

And here's the end of the story: After I had my 3300 for a couple of weeks, I began to feel like I had a shot at learning more. So I got in touch with Tony Monaco, and I'm taking lessons-by-Skype. Had one so far, have one coming up this weekend, and I'm loving it! It takes a little getting used to, but once things (video, audio, connection) are running right, it's a great way to take lessons. Like being a kid again! I'm taking an organ lesson in my own house, on my own instrument. Never thought that would happen again.

[Mooser]

Moved my 3300 to a gig for the first time. With the cover, straps and a handtruck, it's not hard. With a little help, it's a breeze, but my wife claims she could do it all by herself, and I'm mostly in the way.

[bboyjamin]

Hey mooser how's the 3300 coming along? It is a total pain carrying that 3300 up and down stairs all alone, but worth every pulled muscle.

I find I don't hear the key click as well in the 3300 as I do when I play with headphones. I have max keyclick volume in the nord settings. Anyone else notice this?

Another thing I think I would like to experiment with to slow the acceleration of the rotary motors. I think it's possible.

[Mooser]

<i>"Another thing I think I would like to experiment with to slow the acceleration of the rotary motors. I think it's possible."</i>

All of those are adjustable (high and lo speed, and rise and fall time! For top and bottom) from the front (back?) panel, and there's a slick built in program to return to factory speed and ramp settings (40 rpm and 400) if it gets out of hand. See the manual, which is posted on line, too. A loooong bottom drum slow-down is possible, like the old single-speeds, but with a quick spool-up.

BTW, don't forget there's a separate "horn volume" control, as well as a "treble" control.

[Mooser]

"It is a total pain carrying that 3300 up and down stairs all alone, but worth every pulled muscle."

My wife didn't have any problem. Here's a tip: The casters make it difficult to handle the 3300 with a hand-truck. A piece of 4x4 lumber (which is actually 3 and 5/8 or something) about a foot long between the casters is just right to take up that gap, and the cabinet rests flat on the handtruck. Strap the Leslie to the handtruck with woven straps, away you go.

And do buy the cover from Hammond. It's actually a real bargain at $79. Thick, padded, fitted with cut-outs for the handles, and "Leslie" logo in iridescent thread.

[Octopus]

When you play the nord c2 in a real leslie it is a good idea to raise the level for keyclick in the settings in the nord.

Do you use to transport the leslie 3300 laying on its back or standning up?

[Michael Wright]

Do you use to transport the leslie 3300 laying on its back or standning up?

I have transported it on it's back in a flight case with no ill effects.

[Mooser]

"Do you use to transport the leslie 3300 laying on its back or standning up?"

When I got my 3300, it came in a box from the warehouse, and was probably trucked and flown interstate. I was very surprised to find no lock-down mechanisms or even packing material to pad the rotors for shipment or secure them. Nope, nothing, just take it out of the box and plug it in. I think you could transport it laying down, or standing up. I just tip mine up into the SUV, and move it on it's side or back.