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Topic: Rotary pedal recommendations |
Ron Epperson
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Riverside,Calif. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Jun 2022 4:49 pm |
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| Anyone have a recommendation on a good rotary pedal. I was thinking about electro harminex Lester K |
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Chris Brooks
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 17 Jun 2022 6:13 pm
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That was a new one to me Ron, so I just checked it on SW Sound. Looks good, great recommendations.
But I wonder how it tracks steel . . .
I play an H & K Rotosphere but that is not made any more. |
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K Maul
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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 17 Jun 2022 8:46 pm
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Strymon Lex or Line 6 Roto Machine(no longer made but can be found).
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 18 Jun 2022 4:44 am
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| K Maul wrote: |
| Strymon Lex or Line 6 Roto Machine(no longer made but can be found). |
I have been using the Line 6 Rotochoir for many years. It doesn't really sound like a B3, but I have fooled many to think it was an organ, including the keyboard player that sometimes plays with my band.
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K Maul
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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 18 Jun 2022 4:49 am
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| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| K Maul wrote: |
| Strymon Lex or Line 6 Roto Machine(no longer made but can be found). |
I have been using the Line 6 Rotochoir for many years. It doesn't really sound like a B3, but I have fooled many to think it was an organ, including the keyboard player that sometimes plays with my band. |
TECH 21 Roto Choir?
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Mike Bacciarini
From:
Arizona
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Posted 18 Jun 2022 5:29 am
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I would say that the Neo Ventilator is the absolute best for emulating a Leslie rotary sound. I use it with a remote “half moon” speed control switch that I can hit with my right hand.
Quite apart from the “Leslie” thing is the voice of a real B3. I’m using the EX B9 pedal to get the rich harmonics of the organ. The B9 uses compression for its sustain and so the volume pedal should be after it. This complicates things for us Steelers who need the volume pedal early in the chain. I went to a stereo volume pedal so both my “steel” and “B3” chains had its own. Also using a “tone control” pedal to emulate the B3’s drawbars.
My rig is more complex than most, but it gives me what I need...
Examples:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQZg6jxZA0
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpNOgS1u50
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 18 Jun 2022 11:05 am
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Time out. Just to clarify......
Do you want the sound of a rotary speaker?
Or do you want your (I assume) steel to sound like an organ?
The two are not the same. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 18 Jun 2022 11:36 am
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Strymon Lex with the footswitch to change rotation speeds.
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