Corrupted Wish

dar512 · 10-26-2005, 11:30 PM

You find a B3 in beautiful condition available from a widow lady who doesn't know what it's worth. She sells it to you cheap. While you and your buddies are hauling it to the truck you drop it... on your hands. The doctor who is trying to put your hands back together thinks you might be showing some signs of arthritis too.

I wish my memory was better.

(aside for the unmusical - the Hammond B3 organ produces a beautiful and unique tone. Really good for jazz and rock. They were out of production for quite some time, but Wikipedia says that Hammond has started making them again, so you might look for a new one, smooth.)

Tonchi · 10-27-2005, 12:08 AM

You have your wish! Your memory is so much better that in fact you remember everything you see, hear, or read. You remember all the lyrics to every Barry Manilow song ever written, all the 3 Stooges dialog, and the complete text of Myra Breckenridge. Soon your brain is so loaded that you are unable to sleep, you don't dare turn on the television because you will remember flawlessly everything you see, and you do not dare sign on to The Cellar because you now will remember every single word written by Urbane Guerrilla.

I wish my internet connection was DSL.

smoothmoniker · 10-27-2005, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

(aside for the unmusical - the Hammond B3 organ produces a beautiful and unique tone. Really good for jazz and rock. They were out of production for quite some time, but Wikipedia says that Hammond has started making them again, so you might look for a new one, smooth.)

the new ones are for shite. i've already got a mid-60s B3, I'm looking for another one that I can chop up and turn into a road rig.

dar512 · 10-27-2005, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

the new ones are for shite.

I dunno.
Legacy sounds pretty fine to me. Listen to dot com eyes.

Elspode · 10-27-2005, 01:17 PM

Tonchi wakes up one morning to discover that she has miraculously gotten DSL overnight. Unfortunately, she left her computer on and had never bothered with a firewall, so her machine is groaning under the load of viri and spyware it contains. The only thing worse is that her hard drive is completely filled with spam emails and adult anime featuring Sailor Moon.

I wish I had any self-discipline.

Elspode · 10-27-2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

I dunno.
Legacy sounds pretty fine to me. Listen to dot com eyes.

But is it recorded on newly manufactured B3? I mean, how do we know it isn't a vintage unit he's playing, here?

dar512 · 10-27-2005, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

But is it recorded on newly manufactured B3? I mean, how do we know it isn't a vintage unit he's playing, here?

Not proof positive, but wikipedia says it is. Look down to the bottom.

Elspode · 10-27-2005, 09:23 PM

Well, I'd be willing to bet it sounds great, but it ain't a real B-3.

Digital recreations of old analogue electro-mechanical/electronic musical instruments are truly impressive, but they are *not* the real deal. Sampling and modeling do not a B-3 or a Moog make.

Ask anyone who plays them. Most working musicians will shrug and say something like, "Hey, it sounds close enough, and it is a lot easier to road; more reliable." But ask someone who is into the devices themselves and they'll tell you...it ain't the same.

SM, feel free to jump in anytime.

dar512 · 10-27-2005, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Digital recreations of old analogue electro-mechanical/electronic musical instruments are truly impressive, but they are *not* the real deal. Sampling and modeling do not a B-3 or a Moog make.

Ah. Should have read more carefully. I went right for the part that said Jimmy Smith used it. And he was able to get some good sound out of it, if that is a new model on the album.

footfootfoot · 10-29-2005, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Well, I'd be willing to bet it sounds great, but it ain't a real B-3.

Digital recreations of old analogue electro-mechanical/electronic musical instruments are truly impressive, but they are *not* the real deal. Sampling and modeling do not a B-3 or a Moog make.

Ask anyone who plays them. Most working musicians will shrug and say something like, "Hey, it sounds close enough, and it is a lot easier to road; more reliable." But ask someone who is into the devices themselves and they'll tell you...it ain't the same.

SM, feel free to jump in anytime.

You were saying?

dar512 · 10-27-2005, 09:28 PM

Els learns to sing the blues with skill, range, power, and feeling. Especially with feeling - because the real reason he sings the blues so well is that he he made a deal for it. And he knows that eventually he will have to pay the price the Robert Johnson paid.

I wish could afford to put new windows in this old house.

10-26-2005, 11:30 PM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	You find a B3 in beautiful condition available from a widow lady who doesn't know what it's worth. She sells it to you cheap. While you and your buddies are hauling it to the truck you drop it... on your hands. The doctor who is trying to put your hands back together thinks you might be showing some signs of arthritis too. I wish my memory was better. (aside for the unmusical - the Hammond B3 organ produces a beautiful and unique tone. Really good for jazz and rock. They were out of production for quite some time, but Wikipedia says that Hammond has started making them again, so you might look for a new one, smooth.) __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller Last edited by dar512; 10-26-2005 at 11:35 PM.

10-27-2005, 12:08 AM	#2
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	You have your wish! Your memory is so much better that in fact you remember everything you see, hear, or read. You remember all the lyrics to every Barry Manilow song ever written, all the 3 Stooges dialog, and the complete text of Myra Breckenridge. Soon your brain is so loaded that you are unable to sleep, you don't dare turn on the television because you will remember flawlessly everything you see, and you do not dare sign on to The Cellar because you now will remember every single word written by Urbane Guerrilla. I wish my internet connection was DSL. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

10-27-2005, 01:17 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Tonchi wakes up one morning to discover that she has miraculously gotten DSL overnight. Unfortunately, she left her computer on and had never bothered with a firewall, so her machine is groaning under the load of viri and spyware it contains. The only thing worse is that her hard drive is completely filled with spam emails and adult anime featuring Sailor Moon. I wish I had any self-discipline. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-27-2005, 09:23 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, I'd be willing to bet it sounds great, but it ain't a real B-3. Digital recreations of old analogue electro-mechanical/electronic musical instruments are truly impressive, but they are not the real deal. Sampling and modeling do not a B-3 or a Moog make. Ask anyone who plays them. Most working musicians will shrug and say something like, "Hey, it sounds close enough, and it is a lot easier to road; more reliable." But ask someone who is into the devices themselves and they'll tell you...it ain't the same. SM, feel free to jump in anytime. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-27-2005, 09:28 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Els learns to sing the blues with skill, range, power, and feeling. Especially with feeling - because the real reason he sings the blues so well is that he he made a deal for it. And he knows that eventually he will have to pay the price the Robert Johnson paid. I wish could afford to put new windows in this old house. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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