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Anybody use a Leslie simulator with guitar? I've had a Korg G4 for a few years (for organ sounds) and tried it a couple of times with guitar and never got on with it. It seems to me that the slow speed is a bit too subtle, and with the fast speed, the warbling effect is too dominant.
Am I missing something?
Nomad
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Lex is OK< Ventilator OK but the G4 is the daddy if a little big.
However, if you really want to do this cheaply, get a Yamaha RA50 Leslie Amp off eBay. They are often up at silly prices but genuinely if you wait you'll pay about 100 quid. And they're excellent. Ask @HarrySeven who bought mine.
And, they're brilliant as a clean amp too.
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I'm not questioning the quality of the sim, and I'm not about to buy any others.
If anything, maybe I'm unsure about how the sound might be used. I'm not a big user of modulation effects in any case, but I do find myself wondering what I could do with this.
Any recorded examples? YouTube clips?
Nomad
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The only thing it doesn't do accurately is the physical rotor noise...
I have a G4, which is on permanent loan to a friend with a real Hammond, so he can play it quietly in the house, through a small amp - the Leslie is just too noisy.
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Folks, I'm not asking about which one to buy - I already have one. It sounds very good indeed with an organ, but I've been left a bit bemused when I've tried it with guitar.
I'm looking for advice and suggestions about how it might be used with a guitar. Some recorded examples to listen to would be good.
Nomad
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Hi @Nomad, as a keys player really, I might have an idea were you are coming from, leslies sound great with organ, they add texture to what is normally a 'fairly constant' tone, and flipping between speeds even during held chords adds dynamics to the sound.
I find the effect a bit overwhelming when combined with everything else that comes with strumming/ touch sensitivity and dynamics of the guitar, although I have no doubt that some use em with guitar with success.
On the other hand I might be completely wrong! in which case I'll get my coat :0)
I used to own a Hammond c/w Leslie, t'was a lovely, if big/heavy thing, have since tried pedals with modern keyboards and guitar.
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googles - try Cold Shot or Couldn't Stand the Weather.
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I used to know someone who had an original Leslie and it just is this dominant sound, I suspect a lot of the pedals aren't as dominant in the mix and we've got used to that sound. When SRV wanted something subtler he used a chorus pedal.
There must be some JoBo examples as well as he used a G4 for quite a while ( and was largely responsible for them becoming collectible I think).
for both of these they were often running multi amp set ups, IIRC Joe always has two amps going so he might have been running one amp dry and the G4 through another; I don't know.
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googles - you could try his version of Reconsider Baby, apparently that's the G4
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