I have the Roland clone VR-09. I have always wanted to emulate the "classic" Jon Lord or 70s rock organ "Attitudes". You really helped me with some great little tricks to make that happen. Thanks so much!
Super helpful! Thanks so much! I'm just getting started on organ after being a lifelong fan, and immediately have been taken in by the expressivity and versatility of its voices. My first clonewheel arrives Friday, and you can be sure I'll try all of these slides!😊
Great video, thanks!! Could you make a video explaining about that percussion you do with the left hand on the keys (around 4:40 minutes in this video).
I'm glad I discovered your channel (whilst browsing through some Deep Purple videos) - thank you so much for your informative and easy-to-understand videos! Having gone through more than a decade of classical piano training and being an active hammondist for nearly 20 years I can still learn a lot from you - and besides that your videos are just fun to watch (loved the Jon Lord episode). Concerning the slides I got a slightly different situation - lacking a bassist I get to play a piano bass with my left hand which means I'm left with my right hand to do slides. In addition to that the keys of the spinet organs I usually play on stage are much more fragile than the decent waterfall keys of a B/C/M-3. So every once in a while a key breaks during a concert (mostly Bs, strangely) - it's a good thing Hammonds have a backup manual 😉 I'll definitely try to modify my (alas, right handed) sliding technique according to your explanation and see how it works out. I'm curious.
Excellent overall! It might be useful to add a bit talking about the waterfall keyboard design and how the shape of the keys and the "early on" nature makes slides much easier versus synth (or expecially piano) type keys.
I have cut my hand doing slides on piano and Hammond slides. Bloody keys. You are right about the callouses for sure. Piano slides have been rougher on my hands than organ slides. You gotta toughen up your hands to slide a Rhodes. Been banging keys with bands since 1966 and still enjoy playing.
Thanks Larry :) I appreciate you checking the video out. I am curious to know about the "tropical breeze sound" as well. Do you have an example in a specific song? Sounds awesome!
@@UniverseofKeys i don't have a Hammond, I have a Casio ctk 3400, but still I'm not gonna do agressive slides. I've tried your recommendations and it sounded good
I'm gonna have to try that slow slur. I've been trying to figure out the sound Bobby Whitlock makes at the start of Anyday off the Layla album forever.
Great video, thanks! I find that slides sound best using scanner C2 or C3 (organs vary, C2 on some sounds like C3 on others -- use whatever sounds good to you.) While I played a number of Hammonds back in the bad old days, I never owned one so never became an expert. I didn't really learn to play Hammond until my first clone (Native Instruments B4), which I played on a hammer-action keyboard. (Not ideal, please avoid this if you can!) The main slide technique I used was to use both the heel and outer edge (karate-chop edge) of my left hand. Hand almost parallel to the keyboard (almost flat like you show here, but with the thumb side angled up say 30 degrees at most), and with fingers raised (to keep them out of harm's way.) After upgrading to a Nord, I didn't find any reason to change. And now (thanks to a home fire -- beware living in CA) I'm back to a single hammer-action keyboard, so I'm glad I didn't change my approach. Trying yours now, it also works, but the outer edge seems easier and less likely to hurt my hand. The waterfall keys of a Hammond make slides a lot more comfortable than piano keys or synth diving-board keys, but you can make it work regardless.
I have to ask. Have you ever damaged any of your black keys doing any of these slides. I have a friend who gets really aggressive with my organ and he makes me kind of nervous, he does it on my acoustic piano too and I get worried he's going to pop off some of my black piano keys key tops or snap one of my black plastic organ keys.
Great question!! Well I have broken many white keys (not from sliding) I have never broken a black key! I am quite aggressive in my playing style but it does not seem to damage black keys, have a great day!!
I am a guitar player, trying to pickup tricks to help mimic B-3 sounds, using a Strymon Lex Leslie pedal. How many white notes/keys roughly; are you pressing, simultaneously in your slide-ups and slide downs. This is tricky on the guitar, cuz you can’t play adjacent notes/frets simultaneously. Might be possible using a short delay. I’ll let you know, haha!
Hi Tom :) Mayber 4 or 5 notes simultaneously.... To be honest I don't think too much about it so I had to consider that for a minute lol. Good luck with your playing, Danny Gatton really incorporated a lot of organ stuff in his guitar playing. love that stuff! Mike
Hi Jim. It is not necessary to have a Hammond. You could call it a general organ course :). There is also a piano section. Thanks for checking out the videos!!
Great information ! Can anyone offer how I get this same "sound" ( not the technique ) from my M3 that I have running directly into my board / PA system ? ( i.e., I'm not using a Leslie. ) I just can't seem to get the "beefy" sound no matter how I set the drawbars, Vibrato, effects, or EQ on my board. ( It's a 1958 . . of course w/ tone wheel generator / same "guts" as B3. ) In objection to a majority of B3 enthusiasts . . . I've inserted guitar pedals ( i.e., phaser, distortion, etc. ) but it ain't happenin' . P.S. I only use it in my garage . . personal pleasure . . . not playing "out" . Is it all about the Leslie ? Thanks in advance.
The Leslie is a huge part of it. in my opinion that is ;). You might wanna try a Neo Ventilator Leslie sim. I have had one for about ten years and it is the closest thing to my leslie that I have ever found. I really love it! Second hand models come up every once and a while, I think the original grey one sounds the best. Having said that I find something i like and then never want to change lol!! Thanks for watching the vid man. All the best, Mike
Thanks for the video! Very informative and to the point. I often see players doing what appears to be very short slides, unfortunately in most cases they are buried in the mix and I can’t really hear what the effect really sounds like. Another technique I have not found much info on. Is the use of the swell pedal in general and or incorporated it with a slide. A future video on that would be beneficial (or should I say swell ; )
Thanks for checking my page out!! I agree the swell pedal is a huge part of organ technique and definitely something I could do a video about. It really would be swell hahah!!
Hi John. That’s a great idea and I will consider making a video about that. In the meantime the first four drawbars pulled out is a great place to start!! Thanks for watching!
Subscribed to your channel and I'll definitely check your website. May I request making a video run down of some well remembered organ comping tracks such as that of Joachim Young in "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller band?
That is one of the greatest organ tracks ever recorded. I used to teach it to my private students. A classic and would be a GREAT video. Thanks for the suggestion!
I have the distinction of being one of the few that has sliced the heal of his hand open when aggressively playing. There may also have been some "substances" involved. Slam the bottom keys on the board and without looking run a slide up the board and you will magically have blood everywhere on your beloved Hammond. Betcha never heard that story before. Play safe ... (Just kidding - really. Drive fast, take chances.)
I have done it, and what is amazing is how quickly it happens and I did not even notice until I felt something wet and realized the keyboard was covered in blood. I have a picture of it, looks like it could have been a murder scene. Love the "there might have been substances involved" hahahaha. Thanks for checking out my channel. All the best, M
Hey my dude! Can you please share witn me the chords you used in that funk groove? I tried putting the video on half speed to look, but I still couldn’t tell. I would really appreciate it!
Hi :) It is a funk groove that goes between C9 and B9 Chords. C9 has the notes E G Bb D and B9 has D# F# A C# . The descending chords that I use are Eb and Dm chords that descend in inversions. Hope this helps? Have a good one! Mike
@@UniverseofKeys it was only a friendly suggestion, you are an awesome musician! It is an awesome instrument, and you can make it sound fantastic. I mentioned the upper and lower stop felts change because the same thing awaits me on my 1960 C3.
I have to ask. Why so aggressive hitting notes on a non velocity keybed? Seems like these techniques would be murder on the combs and mechanics of the keybeds.
Hello :). Well…. A B3 technically is a velocity sensitive keyboard… not like a piano but still sensitive. There are multi contacts and the harder or softer you hit you get completely different sounds and the organ reacts in a totally different way. I have been playing that organ everyday for over 30 years. No issues with combs or mechanics of keyboards. Hammonds are built to take it. They don’t make em like they used to ;). Have a great day!
Tons of information and a very entertaining presentation !!! Many thanks.
Thank you Marc!!
I have the Roland clone VR-09. I have always wanted to emulate the "classic" Jon Lord or 70s rock organ "Attitudes". You really helped me with some great little tricks to make that happen. Thanks so much!
Great to hear!! Thanks for checking out my channel :)
This is great stuff..
You just keep me hanging on
LOL Awesome!! Thanks for watching :)
Super helpful! Thanks so much! I'm just getting started on organ after being a lifelong fan, and immediately have been taken in by the expressivity and versatility of its voices. My first clonewheel arrives Friday, and you can be sure I'll try all of these slides!😊
Perfect!! Good luck with your Organ journey!! Thanks for watching :)
In addition to the great stuff, I really love atmosphere of your room, lighting and yes, your outfit :)
Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words :). Thanks for watching!
The slides in Hush made me a Jon Lord fan forever.
Great playing on that track!!!
thanks for the great slide lesson . 'the cat' I caught that on the fly like an eagle track - many tones & some nice fast cattin goin on in there
Fly Like An Eagle is such a great organ track!! Thanks for watching :)
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I'm enjoying your channel, thanks. Will try this out on my A100 today!
Perfect have fun!
Your an A1 Cat Sound Teacher, exactly what i was lookin for! Got an Acetone GT7 and she s about attack! 😸
Thanks man appreciate you checking it out :) Mike
Champ! Thanks for those tips!
Thanks for watching!!
Great video, thanks!! Could you make a video explaining about that percussion you do with the left hand on the keys (around 4:40 minutes in this video).
Hello :) Check out my video on 16 note funk patterns. I think it may help! th-cam.com/video/DXdD112vZbM/w-d-xo.html
I'm glad I discovered your channel (whilst browsing through some Deep Purple videos) - thank you so much for your informative and easy-to-understand videos!
Having gone through more than a decade of classical piano training and being an active hammondist for nearly 20 years I can still learn a lot from you - and besides that your videos are just fun to watch (loved the Jon Lord episode).
Concerning the slides I got a slightly different situation - lacking a bassist I get to play a piano bass with my left hand which means I'm left with my right hand to do slides. In addition to that the keys of the spinet organs I usually play on stage are much more fragile than the decent waterfall keys of a B/C/M-3. So every once in a while a key breaks during a concert (mostly Bs, strangely) - it's a good thing Hammonds have a backup manual 😉
I'll definitely try to modify my (alas, right handed) sliding technique according to your explanation and see how it works out. I'm curious.
Hope some of it works for you, thanks for checking out my channel :) Mike
Excellent overall! It might be useful to add a bit talking about the waterfall keyboard design and how the shape of the keys and the "early on" nature makes slides much easier versus synth (or expecially piano) type keys.
If my hands are sweaty or keys get sticky, sometimes I use Finger Ease on the keybed. Wipe with cloth or too slippery.
Thanks again Mike.
Good tips.
Thank you for watching!!
I have cut my hand doing slides on piano and Hammond slides. Bloody keys. You are right about the callouses for sure. Piano slides have been rougher on my hands than organ slides. You gotta toughen up your hands to slide a Rhodes. Been banging keys with bands since 1966 and still enjoy playing.
Slides can be tough on the hands!! Glad you are still playing, awesome!!
Great tutorial! Aloha from.
Aloha! Thanks for watching :)
Great tutorial. I made my slides intuitiv and it works but to see the classic and usual way is very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed, thank you!
Easy to understand, great video. Would like to know organists produce the tropical breeze sound using both hands.
Thanks Larry :) I appreciate you checking the video out. I am curious to know about the "tropical breeze sound" as well. Do you have an example in a specific song? Sounds awesome!
Dig your videos, thanks for posting them!
Thanks for watching!!! Glad you like :)
Thank you! Could doing slides on a keyboard like the Casio CTK 3400 harm the keys?
Slides don’t need to be aggressive so just don’t hit it too hard ;). Hammonds are extremely tough 👊
@@UniverseofKeys i don't have a Hammond, I have a Casio ctk 3400, but still I'm not gonna do agressive slides. I've tried your recommendations and it sounded good
Good to hear!!
Thanks for the lesson, I own a Hammond XK-3 and want to learn how to play blues and rock better. The cat sounded more like a growl to me.
Thanks
:)
Thanks again.
I'm gonna have to try that slow slur. I've been trying to figure out the sound Bobby Whitlock makes at the start of Anyday off the Layla album forever.
Love Bobby Whitlock!!!
Great video, thanks! I find that slides sound best using scanner C2 or C3 (organs vary, C2 on some sounds like C3 on others -- use whatever sounds good to you.) While I played a number of Hammonds back in the bad old days, I never owned one so never became an expert. I didn't really learn to play Hammond until my first clone (Native Instruments B4), which I played on a hammer-action keyboard. (Not ideal, please avoid this if you can!) The main slide technique I used was to use both the heel and outer edge (karate-chop edge) of my left hand. Hand almost parallel to the keyboard (almost flat like you show here, but with the thumb side angled up say 30 degrees at most), and with fingers raised (to keep them out of harm's way.) After upgrading to a Nord, I didn't find any reason to change. And now (thanks to a home fire -- beware living in CA) I'm back to a single hammer-action keyboard, so I'm glad I didn't change my approach. Trying yours now, it also works, but the outer edge seems easier and less likely to hurt my hand. The waterfall keys of a Hammond make slides a lot more comfortable than piano keys or synth diving-board keys, but you can make it work regardless.
You do have a coaster under that coffee cup, right?🙂
I like to live dangerously ;). Yes to the coaster. 35 years and still havent spilled on that B3 lol.
I have to ask. Have you ever damaged any of your black keys doing any of these slides. I have a friend who gets really aggressive with my organ and he makes me kind of nervous, he does it on my acoustic piano too and I get worried he's going to pop off some of my black piano keys key tops or snap one of my black plastic organ keys.
Great question!! Well I have broken many white keys (not from sliding) I have never broken a black key! I am quite aggressive in my playing style but it does not seem to damage black keys, have a great day!!
@@UniverseofKeys Thanks for replying, that's good to know.
@@Deluca-Piano Anytime!!
I am a guitar player, trying to pickup tricks to help mimic B-3 sounds, using a Strymon Lex Leslie pedal. How many white notes/keys roughly; are you pressing, simultaneously in your slide-ups and slide downs. This is tricky on the guitar, cuz you can’t play adjacent notes/frets simultaneously. Might be possible using a short delay. I’ll let you know, haha!
Hi Tom :) Mayber 4 or 5 notes simultaneously.... To be honest I don't think too much about it so I had to consider that for a minute lol. Good luck with your playing, Danny Gatton really incorporated a lot of organ stuff in his guitar playing. love that stuff! Mike
I am using a keyboard (because i am new and broke), is this course specific to hammond organs, or can it be taken as a more general organ course?
Hi Jim. It is not necessary to have a Hammond. You could call it a general organ course :). There is also a piano section. Thanks for checking out the videos!!
You can also spray the keys with a glide solution. Makes it even easier. However it builds up a little and you have to wipe it down.
Interesting!
Great information ! Can anyone offer how I get this same "sound" ( not the technique ) from my M3 that I have running directly into my board / PA system ? ( i.e., I'm not using a Leslie. ) I just can't seem to get the "beefy" sound no matter how I set the drawbars, Vibrato, effects, or EQ on my board. ( It's a 1958 . . of course w/ tone wheel generator / same "guts" as B3. ) In objection to a majority of B3 enthusiasts . . . I've inserted guitar pedals ( i.e., phaser, distortion, etc. ) but it ain't happenin' . P.S. I only use it in my garage . . personal pleasure . . . not playing "out" . Is it all about the Leslie ? Thanks in advance.
The Leslie is a huge part of it. in my opinion that is ;). You might wanna try a Neo Ventilator Leslie sim. I have had one for about ten years and it is the closest thing to my leslie that I have ever found. I really love it! Second hand models come up every once and a while, I think the original grey one sounds the best. Having said that I find something i like and then never want to change lol!! Thanks for watching the vid man. All the best, Mike
Thanks for the video! Very informative and to the point. I often see players doing what appears to be very short slides, unfortunately in most cases they are buried in the mix and I can’t really hear what the effect really sounds like.
Another technique I have not found much info on. Is the use of the swell pedal in general and or incorporated it with a slide. A future video on that would be beneficial (or should I say swell ; )
Thanks for checking my page out!! I agree the swell pedal is a huge part of organ technique and definitely something I could do a video about. It really would be swell hahah!!
We love to hear more about draw bar settings that are best for these sounds.
Hi John. That’s a great idea and I will consider making a video about that. In the meantime the first four drawbars pulled out is a great place to start!! Thanks for watching!
Subscribed to your channel and I'll definitely check your website. May I request making a video run down of some well remembered organ comping tracks such as that of Joachim Young in "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller band?
That is one of the greatest organ tracks ever recorded. I used to teach it to my private students. A classic and would be a GREAT video. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@UniverseofKeys Thank you Mike, looking forward
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Now all I need is a B3… lol …. Very cool man
Thanks Ken!
Is it alright to get (very) little scratch or skinned thumb (left hand) or a callus in The begining?
Yes your skin will get thicker and stronger. just like playing guitar :)
I have the distinction of being one of the few that has sliced the heal of his hand open when aggressively playing. There may also have been some "substances" involved. Slam the bottom keys on the board and without looking run a slide up the board and you will magically have blood everywhere on your beloved Hammond. Betcha never heard that story before. Play safe ... (Just kidding - really. Drive fast, take chances.)
I have done it, and what is amazing is how quickly it happens and I did not even notice until I felt something wet and realized the keyboard was covered in blood. I have a picture of it, looks like it could have been a murder scene. Love the "there might have been substances involved" hahahaha. Thanks for checking out my channel. All the best, M
Hey my dude! Can you please share witn me the chords you used in that funk groove? I tried putting the video on half speed to look, but I still couldn’t tell.
I would really appreciate it!
Hi :) It is a funk groove that goes between C9 and B9 Chords. C9 has the notes E G Bb D and B9 has D# F# A C# . The descending chords that I use are Eb and Dm chords that descend in inversions. Hope this helps? Have a good one! Mike
I saw a Hammond player use the skipping stone technique up and down... Do you employ that?
Hi Kevin, I think I know what you are talking about and yes I use that a lot! All good tricks when used in the right places :). Have a great day!
It’s like bagels and lox, topped with gefeltafish and lobster thermador.
I see an Acetone Top 5 organ on the shelf…. That was my very first organ.
I love the Top 5, I use it on recordings a lot. Great sounding compact organ!! Thanks for watching :)
Oh man. 20 minutes of your videos have filled in a lot of gaps for me. You've gotta stop this before the kids find out how cool Hammonds are. 😆
Awesome!!!
Great playing as always , but both manuals need a change of upstop and downstop felts.
Lol, thank you!! I am aware, I will put it on the long list of repairs that need to be done! This poor B3 gets hammered!! Thanks for the feedback :)
@@UniverseofKeys it was only a friendly suggestion, you are an awesome musician! It is an awesome instrument, and you can make it sound fantastic. I mentioned the upper and lower stop felts change because the same thing awaits me on my 1960 C3.
@@MrKersey All good!! I need the reminder and appreciate it :) Good luck with the C3!
@@UniverseofKeys thanks, to you too! And until then, eagerly waiting on your next video👍
How can you tell when the felts are in need of replacements? Meaning, what should I be listening (or feeling) for?
I have to ask. Why so aggressive hitting notes on a non velocity keybed? Seems like these techniques would be murder on the combs and mechanics of the keybeds.
Hello :). Well…. A B3 technically is a velocity sensitive keyboard… not like a piano but still sensitive. There are multi contacts and the harder or softer you hit you get completely different sounds and the organ reacts in a totally different way. I have been playing that organ everyday for over 30 years. No issues with combs or mechanics of keyboards. Hammonds are built to take it. They don’t make em like they used to ;). Have a great day!
I was getting tense. I thought one of those keys is going to fly off at any moment and take someone's eye out.
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Tasty. Makes me hungry for chicken
Yeah, fried chicken!!! 🎹🎹🤟🤟