Hammond M3 And Leslie 145: Mixing And Matching Speakers With The Deadstring Brothers
We caught up with Pat Kenneally of the Deadstring Brothers where he talked about his Hammond M3 Organ as played through a Leslie 145 and a Wurlitzer through a Fender Pro Reverb. For Pat, these combinations get him the loud, natural, ballsy sound that he craves.
Check out this video to hear more about Pat's setup, and stay tuned for more from Deadstring Brothers.
PAT KENEALLY: [INDISCERNIBLE] [LAUGHING]
PATRICK OGLE: [LAUGHING]
PAT KENEALLY: My name is Pat Keneally and I play for the Dead String Brothers. I play keyboards. I play a Hammond M3, a tonewheel valve organ, through a Leslie 145, and a Wurlitzer through a Pro Reverb, a Fender Pro Reverb.
PATRICK OGLE: Wow. You know, those are older keyboards.
PAT KENEALLY: Yeah.
PATRICK OGLE: One of the things I was wondering about when you have something like that you worry about getting it smashed and your --
PAT KENEALLY: Yeah. I mean that is delicate stuff. I don't think I can get the overdrive, the natural overdrive sounds or anything from a Hammond simulator. You got to have the real thing.
PATRICK OGLE: Yeah. You don't think they compare. They don't compare well at all.
PAT KENEALLY: Not very well, no. You get dirty ballsy sound. [LAUGHING] How that --
SPEAKER: Balls out, right?
PAT KENEALLY: Balls out. Balls out sound.
PATRICK OGLE: But what about the amps? Do you use different amps with the [OVERLAPPING]?
PAT KENEALLY: I use the Leslie 145.
PATRICK OGLE: For both of them?
PAT KENEALLY: For the Hammond, because it's the rotating speaker, and I use the Fender Pro Reverb for the Wurlitzer.
PATRICK OGLE: Why do you use it? Why would those amps be for those [INDISCERNIBLE]?
PAT KENEALLY: Well, the Leslies is like made for the organ, so, and for the Wurlitzer it just gives the Wurlitzer a nice sound with a little bit of distortion but not too much, that's why you can crank it up louder and it still sounds good. It doesn't break up too much, so.
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