"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc

Rob Adelman wrote in message ...
"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc

If you want to check out some cool B3 based trio stuff, you should
hear Niacin. Rythym section is Dennis Chambers and Billy
Sheehan...holy ****!

Analogeezer

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, Rob Adelman wrote:

"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc

Saw a performance last week with Tony Monaco, and he had a new B3 and a
pair of tall Leslies. He told me the B3 and the Leslies were brand new.
I was surprised they were making them again.

Looked and sounded great!

Doug

The reduction in weight must be good news to all those musos who hauled
their original B3's to gigs in years past. Digital tone wheels I'd expected
(weight saver too) but what about the Leslies - are they now digitally
simulated or do they still spin?

Mike

"crow" wrote in message
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"Analogeezer" wrote in message
om...
Rob Adelman wrote in message
...
"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

FYI: The new B3 uses Digital Tone Wheels. Mike Torsone tells me that it
sounds "right", though. I'm still not giving up my A100s.

jepp

"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message
...
The reduction in weight must be good news to all those musos who hauled
their original B3's to gigs in years past. Digital tone wheels I'd
expected
(weight saver too) but what about the Leslies - are they now digitally
simulated or do they still spin?

The leslies are real, spinny, and valve.
One interesting thing about it is that they still use 9 key contacts and bus
bars.
The 'key click' is real key click!

Rob Adelman wrote:
"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc



check out the full colour brochure in glorious pdf at:

http://www.suzuki-music.co.jp/en/pdf/newb-3.pdf

I can imagine:
"Yeah, they're okay. but for that REAL B3 sound you just
gotta have one 'a them old ones"




Hans

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In rec.audio.pro, Rob Adelman wrote:

"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc

"The new one is identical in look and feel, but is about 50 pounds
lighter!"

Just how much did the original weigh? It seems to me that 50 pounds
lighter would be barely noticable...

"Hans van Dongen" wrote in message
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I can imagine:
"Yeah, they're okay. but for that REAL B3 sound you just
gotta have one 'a them old ones"




Hans

Aye, back then the sun was brighter, skies were bluer. But if their speil
is right 'the new B3 and the old B3 indistinguishable in sound and
performance' then they've got a winner. A weighty responsibility though (no
pun intended) relaunching this classic. Sort of like remastering Dstm -
you've gotta make it better or you'll never be forgiven...ever

In article ,
"Mike Gilmour" wrote:

"Hans van Dongen" wrote in message
...

I can imagine:
"Yeah, they're okay. but for that REAL B3 sound you just
gotta have one 'a them old ones"




Hans

Aye, back then the sun was brighter, skies were bluer. But if their speil
is right 'the new B3 and the old B3 indistinguishable in sound and
performance' then they've got a winner. A weighty responsibility though (no
pun intended) relaunching this classic. Sort of like remastering Dstm -
you've gotta make it better or you'll never be forgiven...ever

I didn't see the "percussion" control option. And I don't know if I
could live without the tacked-on Leslie "swell" handle. But somehow, I'm
just itching to try these new ones!

"Check the oil, babe, we got a gig tonight!"

-- bill

philicorda wrote:

"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message
...
The reduction in weight must be good news to all those musos who hauled
their original B3's to gigs in years past. Digital tone wheels I'd
expected
(weight saver too) but what about the Leslies - are they now digitally
simulated or do they still spin?

The leslies are real, spinny, and valve.
One interesting thing about it is that they still use 9 key contacts and bus
bars.
The 'key click' is real key click!

Glad to hear that. I was rolling one across the stage at a festival this past
weekend, and it was flexing and wobbling so much I was afraid it
was going to collapse on me.

--Dale

Rob Adelman wrote in message news:

"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

Price is something like $20,000+ for the B-3 and $14,000+ for the
"portable" version.

--Erik

Erik Gavriluk wrote:

Price is something like $20,000+ for the B-3 and $14,000+ for the
"portable" version.

Ouch!

On 25 Jul 2003 07:18:20 -0700,
(Analogeezer) wrote:

Rob Adelman wrote in message ...
"On the album he plays a prototype of a new B-3, the classic stand-up
console the Hammond Suzuki company is starting to manufacture again
after a 25-year hiatus."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=768&e=2&u=/nm/20030725/music_nm/music_defrancesco_dc

If you want to check out some cool B3 based trio stuff, you should
hear Niacin. Rythym section is Dennis Chambers and Billy
Sheehan...holy ****!

Analogeezer
I saw them last year, and my head still hurts. They certainly are
virtuosi, but they win the prize for largest number of 16th notes
I've ever seen delivered in a 75 minute period. A tossup between Billy
(every bar is a solo) and Dennis (I can play faster rolls on the
double kick pedal than you'll play on snare).