B3 Organ with a Leslie

I thought this was a cool little article on how to mic up a Hammond B3 with a Leslie Speaker. I have had the opportunity to mic a B3 a few times, most notably The Coasters and B.B. King. I never got to be this thorough and can't wait to try these techniques out in the future. This post from ChurchnTech Arts gives a nice look at the B3.

Three Ways to Mic a B3 Organ — ChurchTechArts


 

The Hammond B3 is one of those iconic sounds of modern music. And by modern I mean since about the 1950’s or so. The Hammond B3 was the invention of Lawrence Hammond. A serial inventor, he figured out that the synchronous motor he used in the first electric clock could produce musical tones. In 1934, he unveiled the Hammond model A. They were originally sold to churches as a substitute for pipe organs.

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