good!

Yeh...one talented dude.

They are hammond's of course. If you haven't we under the hood yet, be surprised. The designer was all over the place with these A100s with too much icing. They certainly wasn't meant to be moved around. Almost twice as heavy as a B3. I've seen them in churchs. Ive seen a few that's even busier with 2 ranks of tabs and such. The mid 60's early 70's were a very tacky period but Laurens still built quality. Enjoy Sir and watch the cables and dust

It is my pleasure to give you miles of smiles......Thanks for enjoying my music..... :0)

hi Brent! Yup.....Janice is the very best...and she's an ANGEL! How about that. She keeps me going, and she obviously keeps you going, so that rates Angel status!!! I'm glad you like my music......I've been playing organ for 58 years, and drums for 67 years. I just wanna make music...that's all. Thanks again, my friend, and do take care (and listen to Janice!) :0)

He recorded with one. They still had recieving tubes or valves back then. Even that shorts thing for bass note was heavy put out a Lot of heat. It seems he switched to a sample based sound later on. I like the round sine wavy tube sound myself

@@thepricillove5244 What's funny is the piece of crap synth/organ Ray had at the HOF induction. Good lord. Someone there had to have an old M1 or DX7 in their trunk or something. In 5 minutes I could have had a decent Vox patch created. I got a kick out of how the bass player contributed wrong notes or at the wrong time. If ya dont know the song, dont be there. Rock music died as early as 1971. Yes, there were some good groups after that of course, but the easy success formula's took over along with radio stations not taking requests to shape the play list. Big money usually screws up most things. The thinking since early 1970's has been "stop the real creative music because people will get use to that standard, which is hard to supply." If you can get them all eating a cheese burger, a coke and fries at the drive through window, it's easier to make " cookie cutter country stars and hit songs". Guys like Mike here wing it and dont give a rat so real entertainment still lives on. If he missed a note, he'd probably leave it there for us and not worry. If ya hit that note twice, it's " jazz".

@@allareredeemed regretfully you are correct. Now the folky stuff: Jim croce, CSN and on occasion Y, Seals & Crofts were coming into their own. That ain't rock. Those that didn't join the 27 club or joined another number later on just went commercial or even worse. I agree like virtual particles in a vacuum they go as quick as they came( sorry I'm a physics fan). I The Doors god damnit. Where the hell was the mans rig. It's not like he was arrayed with keyboards like that Emmerson fellow. He didn't use a Hammond so what played was moveable, after a fashion. Pitiful thought I I'm a keyboardist at a church. That playing along without knowing the song doesn't agree at all. If you weren't at rehearsal, crack off. I have my reputation to consider. Having garnered a reputation for being picky, hard on drummers and expensive; I'd just as soon retire with the comment well he was a bastard on good days but he delivered the parcels. Like M. Morrison

@@thepricillove5244 With all the great synths now days and many good ones being very affordable, the Vox, Farfisa, Rhodes, and Wurly did more for music back then than all these new synths do. You could not miss that 1960's organ sound and even with their lack of versatility, they spoke powerfully and sounded fresh on every recording. The musicians had a huge part in how important the keyboard contribution was but when you look at the basic " 96 Tears " organ parts, a Hammond would never have been as good, nor would someone's cool synth pad. We were part of the most creative and best quality music time in American music.

Jose’PV .. Jose ,yes this song has always been Super Cool. Love 💕 it. Don’t know how Mike can retain all of these notes?🎶♥️🎶 Chris 🥀

Mike Reed did a fab job on Night Train. Curtis Knight's theatre organ rendition is still my first choice, Mike does great on the Hammond, too.

I also would buy some CD's

I buy too ! 20 CDs set anthology please !

This is a Hammond Grandee Organ from 1974, with a Leslie 700 speaker, and another inside the organ itself.

So awesome. Thanks Mike 😃💯❤️🙏🏻😇

1974 Hammond Grandee , leslie 700

1974 Hammond Grandee with a 700 Leslie!

Fucking good man