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Gear Porn: 1957 Hammond C3

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In my opinion, there's no finer sound in music than a Hammond C3/B3 and here's why.

I realise that the recent '40 noises...' feature included the Hammond bubble but there's something about the sound of the Leslie cab spinning up.

AND it makes a nice but of furniture as well

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Not far wrong. I've always loved them.

And it's an instrument and a sound which fits in so well with so many different forms of music. One of my favourites is in Ribcage by Elbow where it sounds like they've got the Hammond at the bottom of a stairwell and the mic at the top with everything wound up to the point where you can smell smoke coming off the transformer windings. A fabulous, fabulous sound.

And that's me in that clip up there.

Honest.

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Lenny Law | 6 September 2011 - 4:55pm

Good to see

you're well enough for some gear porn Stimpy. Hope it made you feel as good as it did me when I watched it. Should help the recovery no end.

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el toro calvo grande | 6 September 2011 - 5:01pm

Platform 2

of this rainy station has just brightened immeasurably

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Count Grassi | 6 September 2011 - 5:40pm

The Godfather of Soul's

weapon of choice. Play the organ Mr Brown.

Love the bum notes on the horns.

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TedLoaf | 6 September 2011 - 5:42pm

Bum notes ?

Does that have anything to do with the fact that the still of that video is a candidate for Pop Stars Breaking Wind ?

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Locust | 6 September 2011 - 5:47pm

B3 heaven

I'm with this one all the way.

Here's another:

Georgie Fame -plays a mean riff and tells great stories!

Check out the stickers on the back that stretch way back:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahurdle/5722173000/

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southstokie | 6 September 2011 - 6:00pm

I saw

that guy in concert a few weeks ago..he was FUCKING AMAZING!

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Jim M | 6 September 2011 - 6:04pm

Nice footwork!

Fab!

I think I just jazzed.

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TreyRoque | 6 September 2011 - 6:10pm

Jimmy da MAN

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Vulpes Vulpes | 6 September 2011 - 7:35pm

Organ Joy

Great clip Stimpy and nice to see you back. I agree, next to the sound of a good brass band, the sound is unbeatable. Great work with the feet on the pedals too. Sometimes, one tends to forgot that organ players have some tricky pedal work to master with their feet.

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David Wright | 6 September 2011 - 7:46pm

Stimpy

Welcome back.
The Massive have many Gods, and all our prayers to them, in whatever form they may take, have been answered.

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geacher53 | 6 September 2011 - 7:56pm
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