They sound very close. It's very convenient that we can carry the SKX Pro by yourself.

Thank you Bill!

Thank you!

If you use the Leslie with the SKX Pro, it sounds very close to the real thing. I have done it. I was a happy camper.

Real thing is the big mama and the clone is just the kid.

Of course, the weight is different.

The SKX Pro can sound very close to the vintage one. I cannot move my B3 for gigs, so it's very convenient to use a good clone like the SKX Pro. I have been using it for two years and love it.

Thanks Gustavo!

Thank you Elder! It took time, but it was worth tweaking it.

My pleasure. It sounds close enough to my B3.

Thanks Patrik!

Thanks Marco!

Actually on this video, it's very difficult to tell. I did play the all the drawbars out. Of course, restored vintage Hammonds are the best, and I have two of them. But, seriously clones sound a lot better than vintage ones in a bad shape. The Leslie is another important factor.

@@HalTsuchida Right...every organ in bad shape sound bad - electro-magnetic or clones. During the last 46 years I played on some hundret different electro-magnetic full size Hammonds on tour worldwide. There were a lot of good ones but also some bad ones. Most of the bad ones were far away from original condition: chops, organs with extra guts like string bass and some other unneccessary stuff built in. My own B3´s are #56104 (manufact. on Dec. 31, 1954 - right 1954!) and #67911 from 1957. The Hammond factory made some test models before regular sale to customers started in Jan. 1955 and shipped them to US-Hammond Studios / dealers in Nov. & Dec. 1954. Most of them were C3´s but also a handful of B3´s. My #56014 is one of them and the oldest known B3 in full working condition. Still works with the old wax caps and still sounds wonderfuI. Some restored organs with new caps sound too sharp and glassy - not my choice! I would not sell #56014 for a Million bucks!

Hi Jay! Would you send me email through my website? It's haltsuchida.com.

Thanks! It's not that simple. The real B3 has different keyclick on each note. Thus, the higher and lower notes have softer keyclick. However, on the SKX Pro, the keyclick is the same. If you turn the keyclick, that affect other ranges. Therefore, I made the keyclick sound similar to the higher-range. Also, the timbre of the keyclick is different. It is one of the hardest components to emulate. It's not simple as you say.

@@HalTsuchida I will like it better, but that does not mean it is a simple matter. On my XK5 the keyclick is turned down a bit and it sounds great.

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad to hear you like it.

Thanks! I will make my tweaked setting available for sale soon.

Hello Hal! I have been following your work for a long time and with pleasure, I love it very much. Have you made these changes to your SKX Pro settings available for purchase? Where and how can they be purchased from you? Health to you, success and well-being!

@@HalTsuchida We are about to purchase the SKX Pro and would be interested to purchase your configuration. I checked your website and don't see anything yet. Do you have a timeline for availaility?

I don't know... It really depends on many settings, so I cannot tell without looking at all those settings.

I do too. That's why, the vintage Hammond has something special.

Thanks for contacting me!

The Leslie makes the overall sound different. It's another key.

They are different. In fact they sound different. After I tweaked both to my B3, they sound very close, but there are some differences like the keyclick and some others.

@@HalTsuchida that’s so interesting. I saw another comparison video where the SK Pro and and XK5 sounded very different totally - with the XK5 having a more open almost hi-fi sound while the SK Pro sounded muffled and compressed. I can help but wonder if it’s something about how the video was recorded but I see other people saying the XK5 has more “punch” and “sparkle”, so I’m not sure what to think.

I have both and posted a comparison on both to my B3 somewhere. Maybe on Facebook... It's all about tweaking. Out of the box, none of the clones satisfy me, so I always tweak all the parameters. The XK5 and the SK(X) Pro offer so many.

@@HalTsuchida I will check out your comparisons. Thanks Hal.

I totally agree. There is nothing sounds like a real Leslie. Honestly the Leslie sim is useable. I do use a full range speaker with the Leslie sim sometimes. It has been improved, however, I prefer using the Leslie or the Tornado 115. There is nothing like the cabinet resonance and moving air.

The SKX Pro sounds good, if you compare the direct Sound with no Leslie. The internal Leslie of the SKX Pro is weak. So a real Leslie is a must. This means weight. So Viscount and HX3 do a better job with their internal Leslie. I only use a Leslie at home. So what is the solution, if I don‘t want to carry a Leslie around?

@@thomaskorthals5894 I disagree. After you tweak the onboard Leslie sim on the SK(X) Pro, it sounds pretty good. Sometimes I play gigs with the sim. I often use the Leslie 2101mk2 or the Tornado 115.

Hi Hal, my problem is, that I found up to now no video clip, which convinced me about the internal Leslie simulation. In the meanwhile I find no music shop in South West Germany, where I can check the SKX Pro.

@@thomaskorthals5894 There is no comparing a real Leslie to an emulation, get yourself an 11 pin Leslie, you won't turn back

Derek, ありがとう！

They use the Fatar keybed for the SK Pro and the SKX Pro. I like it.

Let me know after playing the real thing in a bad shape. You might have a different opinion. My B3 has been restored, so all the B3 doesn't sound like this always.

I can turn it down, but the keyclick is something difficult to emulate. This is why, the vintage Hammond organs are special.