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amazing sound, - well for me it is!
anybody ever tried one?
Back in the Toronto show in April 2011.. I thought I saw a Leslie cabinet behind Rick Melick on UPstage Right
I could be wrong but it sure looked like a Leslie cab to me.
Why bother?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POT62kAa … re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kme8_EK3fyQ
can a digital pedal replace a valve amp with rotating tweeter and woofer? Nah, come on fight the digital revolution! 
We want tone, and more tone!
Sure can and have for years. Why haul a big cabinet around when you can have great tone right from your pedalboard? There's been some great Leslie simulators used for years that don't suck that produce great tone. Some of the best Leslie sims have been the Korg G4, H&K Rotosphere, and now the Strymon Lex!
The big ol cabinets look cool, but I swear out loud every time I have to carry my 2x12 EVM cabinet up stairs, into my car, into the gig, back into my car 
Until I can afford a roadie, I'm going to carry the least amount of equipment!
The big ol cabinets look cool, but I swear out loud every time I have to carry my 2x12 EVM cabinet up stairs, into my car, into the gig, back into my car
Until I can afford a roadie, I'm going to carry the least amount of equipment!
Amen!
And, for anybody to claim they don't use digital is pure bunk! If your using a pedalboard guess what!? 
And...All 3 of the pedals I mentioned earlier are still used a great deal today and are on many recordings. 
Later. I've got to go ship a amp out to a BonaBuddy.
Stay Safe Y'all
me
When I saw BCC in Washington, D.C. Joe had a rather large pedal on his board that I was not familiar with. Looked it up and it turned out to be a pre-amp and control pedal for a Leslie. It was a Trek II UC-1A.
http://www.trekii.com/mainindex.html#UC1A
I don't remember seeing a Leslie on Joe's side of the stage but it could have been behind his Marshalls.
Spider wrote:Why bother?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POT62kAa … re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kme8_EK3fyQcan a digital pedal replace a valve amp with rotating tweeter and woofer? Nah, come on fight the digital revolution!
I'm with you, an actual rotating speaker does and will always sound better than a pedal trying to emulate the same sound. Amount and size of equipment aside.
Besides, the speaker cabinet in the video wasn't even that big. When your rig alone consists of 2 large 4x12 cabs, a tall rack system, 4 heads and baffles/isolation risers, a guitar vault, then how much more of a pain is it to carry the above mentioned speaker cabinet? Yes, for the average person carrying and setting up their own crap, then it is best to probably go with a pedal.
When I saw BCC in Washington, D.C. Joe had a rather large pedal on his board that I was not familiar with. Looked it up and it turned out to be a pre-amp and control pedal for a Leslie. It was a Trek II UC-1A.
http://www.trekii.com/mainindex.html#UC1A
I don't remember seeing a Leslie on Joe's side of the stage but it could have been behind his Marshalls.
It was behind his Marshall's. He did get a Leslie for BCC
When I saw BCC in Washington, D.C. Joe had a rather large pedal on his board that I was not familiar with. Looked it up and it turned out to be a pre-amp and control pedal for a Leslie. It was a Trek II UC-1A.
http://www.trekii.com/mainindex.html#UC1A
I don't remember seeing a Leslie on Joe's side of the stage but it could have been behind his Marshalls.
Chris...remember after the show when we went up towards the front of the balcony and I pointed it out (behind the Marshalls...of course). He was definitely using it.
You spin me 'round 'round baby right 'round
CarljMD
cmadragon wrote:When I saw BCC in Washington, D.C. Joe had a rather large pedal on his board that I was not familiar with. Looked it up and it turned out to be a pre-amp and control pedal for a Leslie. It was a Trek II UC-1A.
http://www.trekii.com/mainindex.html#UC1A
I don't remember seeing a Leslie on Joe's side of the stage but it could have been behind his Marshalls.
Chris...remember after the show when we went up towards the front of the balcony and I pointed it out (behind the Marshalls...of course). He was definitely using it.
You spin me 'round 'round baby right 'round
CarljMD
Carl,
I do kind of remember it. I think I was still in awe after the show and my memory was kind of cloudy at that point.
Chris
I have a good 145 leslie that I just bought for BCC America.. It sounds great. But due to voltage restrictions I have opted out of bring it over. Its a Ken Rich Model leslie. He bullet proofs them.. Although I have a EV 15L in my coat closet at home that will be going in as soon as it returns from Carolina. I really like the Hughes and Ketner that I was using in the spring. Killer with the Jubilee. I have been using the Stymon that my friend Andy Aka Spider was too generous to give me in New Jersey for the BCC tour here in Europe. Bottom line it depends how far you want to take it. I suggest the Strymon or Hughes and Ketner. I got my ole G-4 back but that is rare and I don't want to destroy it on the road stomping on it all the time. The big piece of furniture is great.. but try fitting that into your car!! LOL
Joe B
I have a good 145 leslie that I just bought for BCC America.. It sounds great. But due to voltage restrictions I have opted out of bring it over. Its a Ken Rich Model leslie. He bullet proofs them.. Although I have a EV 15L in my coat closet at home that will be going in as soon as it returns from Carolina. I really like the Hughes and Ketner that I was using in the spring. Killer with the Jubilee. I have been using the Stymon that my friend Andy Aka Spider was too generous to give me in New Jersey for the BCC tour here in Europe. Bottom line it depends how far you want to take it. I suggest the Strymon or Hughes and Ketner. I got my ole G-4 back but that is rare and I don't want to destroy it on the road stomping on it all the time. The big piece of furniture is great.. but try fitting that into your car!! LOL
Joe B
I've bought the Strymon Lex, and I think it's great- right up there with the Korg G4 and better than the HK Roto (less noisy for a start). The only point I'd make is it has to go very last in the chain in stereo otherwise you're just missing the point. Also note that the Strymon has dual control features and you need to know how these work to get the best!!
Joe Bonamassa wrote:I have a good 145 leslie that I just bought for BCC America.. It sounds great. But due to voltage restrictions I have opted out of bring it over. Its a Ken Rich Model leslie. He bullet proofs them.. Although I have a EV 15L in my coat closet at home that will be going in as soon as it returns from Carolina. I really like the Hughes and Ketner that I was using in the spring. Killer with the Jubilee. I have been using the Stymon that my friend Andy Aka Spider was too generous to give me in New Jersey for the BCC tour here in Europe. Bottom line it depends how far you want to take it. I suggest the Strymon or Hughes and Ketner. I got my ole G-4 back but that is rare and I don't want to destroy it on the road stomping on it all the time. The big piece of furniture is great.. but try fitting that into your car!! LOL
Joe BI've bought the Strymon Lex, and I think it's great- right up there with the Korg G4 and better than the HK Roto (less noisy for a start). The only point I'd make is it has to go very last in the chain in stereo otherwise you're just missing the point. Also note that the Strymon has dual control features and you need to know how these work to get the best!!
I think Joe may have gone back to using his G4. At least that's what I saw from a pic that was linked in a recent thread. I know he now has a couple spare G4's so maybe he took one to keep with his European rig? When Joe likes something he tends to stick with it.
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