Takes me back to the 60's where our keyboard player had the Vox Continental and on certain numbers, it was put through a Wem Copycat! Great times we had then where nothing seemed to matter, we just loved being in a band with the music of the 60's and life was great!!!
The classic Continental circuit is most flexible/warm sounding. The others sound either too tinny or churchy-over filtered except the jag which sounds great i think. The heathkit jag we had in here was a great sounding organ on some settings.
I agree. It's all about the smaller 'Continental'. I just sold my (broken) VOX Jaguar last month for practically nothing. They can be really fragile. People tell me Nord is the best at mimicking a VOX or a nice dirty Farfisa sound. Since a Nord is all digital it doesn't weigh a whole lot either but I'm not a professional and a Nord is big bucks (for me anyway). For now I'm looking at a Yamaha Reface YC.
The Continental really sounds most appropriate for this particular purpose. I'm wandering what kind of circuitry use all these? Are all these build around tubes, or the later ones use transistors/ICs?
@@454cassul9 all continentals use transistor flip flop with capacitors smoothing the transitions to form unique rounded saw/tri waves i guess is a good description.. the wurlitzer 7300 equiv. organ uses raw square wave generating flip flop chips. The us made cont, uses silicon instead of germanium in their redesign for similar result to uk and italian models but some claim to hear differences i think
@@sounddoctorin ha, interesting! So it generates sawtooth/triangle/square waveform, rounds the corners w/capacitors, for the output signal to be more sine-like, one rich of even, one of odd harmonics, and hence I guess the unique sounds they produce? I wish I could see a single note out the Continental on the scope already. The ICs you've mentioned, I guess some of the 74xx series (considering timeframe), or were they specialised? Thank you in advance!
This is truly the BEST demo of VOX on youtube, excellent job! btw, anyone with a Kronos can get these exact same sounds, 3rd party sounds will provide samples pretty much the exact same sound. I just bought a VOX sound set for my Korg, and to be honest, if my eyes were closed, I couldn't tell the difference between the sampled sounds and real thing. In fact, I dare to say the Kronos was actually much, much better because a) you can stack various settings, b) you can change the filter/EQ/compression, etc., and c) you can add fantastic effects including reverbs, echo's, chorus, flange, the sky is the limit. Wonderful demo! I just subscribed, I hope you do well, you deserve it!
Each organ serves its purpose. Obviously the Vox Continental is the classic 60s pop/rock organ. The Jaguar and the Corinthian wasn’t too bad for pop-rock. The last three would be appropriate for jazz. Love the sound of these organs!
All of these Vox Organs have the ideal medium between church pipe organs and ballpark and arena drawbar organs in the way they sound! Obviously, for portability, I would prefer a single manual, but really, with all of the single manual keyboards out here, I would have to have the two manual (with a decent pedal board as well, preferably a full 32 note AGO pedalboard), but theirs was most likely more like Hammond's with 25 (or even less)? Yamaha did an excellent job of recreating these organ voices in their 60s and 70s organ voices in their portable keyboards (of which I have two, a 2005 YPT 200 and a 2013 YPT 330, which has velocity sensitivity and these aforementioned organ voices).
What a great clip. Your playing is very nice. I love the Doors. For the lower price, the Jaguar was a good value. I still love the Continental. Hammond SK series and Nord have Vox and Farfisa emulations.
Thanks for uploading. Love them all, used to have a Vox Jaguar myself. I would have liked to have seen your proposed documentary, because this turned out great. Viva Vox.
Wonderful- Each model delivers when the player is engaged. Even the more muted one could be eq'ed at the board. What a great era where the major manufacturers decided to cash in on the combo organ. The Doors, The Animals Kudos to this fellow who put this presentation together. Thank you. John Poole
Cool Video! I appreciate the fact that somebody took the time to show the different tones of the different models of Vox combo organs. It definitely satisfied a long time curiosity I had. Thanks
ASTOUNDING VIDEO! YOU DESERVE A MEDAL! WONDERFUL ORGANS. MARVELOUS MUSIC. ...Sorry. I got a little carried away. Congratulations, man,congratulations! We are expecting for some more excellent posts like this. Peace!
Wow, excellent demo. I like the Corinthian sound, it seems to have more bite. But all VOX just sound great, very unique sound. GREAT DEMO!!! VERY WELL DONE!
Bitchin! This was incredibly informative!! As it turns out I really do prefer the sound of the jaguar and the Connie over the others. I have never heard them all side by side so I was never sure what was just my imagination or misremembering. Thanks for taking the time to do this!!
In 1972 I bought a Continental 300H (made in Hastings, Sussex), and a Sharma Rotary cabinet. I had them adapted by a first class organ technician, and the sound was phenomenal! It sounded more like a Hammond/Leslie combo than a real Hammond/Leslie! I reluctantly sold the whole lot for £40 in 1987 - big regret. I'd love to know where they are now.
I wish there had been Rheem, Gibson, Farfisa included for comparison and even the RMI. But very appreciative of this fellow's contribution. There is something off putting with the Corinthian.
Well, the Corinthian actually has - nearly -the exact sound as the Jaguar. But in this video the microphone was a little closer to the amp when i recorded the Corinthian in comparison with the rest.
GREAT...just an AMASING video....it really worth all of your time "and money" to get all off those together....i didn't dream that there was such a tone difference between VOX's models Thank YOU: )
congratulations for this video and this Vox organs. The sound that I like the most, is that of Continental. The sound seems more balanced...from what I hear via TH-cam...
Amazing video! It is clear and it has no unnecessary talking. All of these organs sound lovely. I do prefer the Jaguar, and my last choice would be the Jennings J70. But it is a question of personal taste. Each person has it's own.
The first track is called A Little Game from the Doors In Concert CD1, and the second track is called Peace Frog, also by The Doors, from their Morrison Hotel album.
@Brad Wolf- It is not Break On Through. I heard a demo of a VOX Continental plug in that sounded the same as that. It is called "Double Fun" I do not know who wrote it though.
They all sound great, To better gauge the difference in sound of the organs they should all be at the same volume level. I believe there is some inaccuracy in the sound differences of each organ that occur as a result of not having the volume at the same level for every organ.
Thank you so much for this! I have a Italian Vox Continental that I bought when I was 13 years old and paid $19 a month payments on it to my older brother who bought it for me! So I am very prejudice. The best thing I ever did was keep it! Too bad I sold my original tube fender baseman amp! Has anyone ever played the Vox Continental through Leslie town cabinet?
The Continental and Jaguar imo sound the best for rock. The others have more of a church sound to them. Nothing wrong with that, but the Continental and Jag have that rock swagger. With the Jag having more kind of a 8 bit gaming tone to it.
Nice demo . The earlier ones sound brighter , rawer . The later double manuals sound smoother , more sophisticated .. I'd say which one is best depends upon what type of music you are playing .. Cheer's .
I've watched this 3 times in a row now... they're all good. I prefer the ones with the brighter sound, like the original Continental... but the more mellow ones are good too.. I guess I'm thinking in terms of playing live, with guitar, bass, drums.. and volume & tone could be adjusted, whether the organ would go thru an amp or the PA.. Ever heard the first Moden Lovers album? Or The Velvet Underground's Sister Ray (John Cale on organ)? Anyway, thanks for making & posting this, great stuff !!!!
I can't decide between the continental or the Jaguar. I'm in possession of an Italian continental right now :) . I can't even play piano but it sounds awesome!
If I had the power, knowledge, and influence to bring back the combo organ to modern markets, I would do it in a heartbeat, especially the Vox Continental, the single greatest instrument our world has ever seen! Nothing even comes close to its pizzazz and grooviness.
The last song that is played is called "Double fun". I heard it in a demo the other day and it was listed as that so I'm guessing that is what it is called. ;)
Man, I really wish I still had my 1964 Continental (UK Jennings w/wooden keys)! Anyway, great video. I think I like the Corinthian the least of all, and the Continental and Jaguar tied for the best.
Takes me back to the 60's where our keyboard player had the Vox Continental and on certain numbers, it was put through a Wem Copycat! Great times we had then where nothing seemed to matter, we just loved being in a band with the music of the 60's and life was great!!!
What a fantastic demo of the Vox models. Great work!! This should be in a museum along with the instruments...
Ray, is that you?!
He's hiding out in Queensland.
No! John Wayne.
The Continental is the King of the VOX organs.
Such a legendary and badass sound!
The sounds of ... 'Come on Baby Light my Fire' and 'House of he Rising Sun'... awesome
The classic Continental circuit is most flexible/warm sounding. The others sound either too tinny or churchy-over filtered except the jag which sounds great i think. The heathkit jag we had in here was a great sounding organ on some settings.
I agree. It's all about the smaller 'Continental'. I just sold my (broken) VOX Jaguar last month for practically nothing. They can be really fragile. People tell me Nord is the best at mimicking a VOX or a nice dirty Farfisa sound. Since a Nord is all digital it doesn't weigh a whole lot either but I'm not a professional and a Nord is big bucks (for me anyway). For now I'm looking at a Yamaha Reface YC.
Buy a Nord Electro 3, 4, 5 OR 6, they are the cheapest, is the best similar Vox Continental sound that i have heard.
The Continental really sounds most appropriate for this particular purpose. I'm wandering what kind of circuitry use all these? Are all these build around tubes, or the later ones use transistors/ICs?
@@454cassul9 all continentals use transistor flip flop with capacitors smoothing the transitions to form unique rounded saw/tri waves i guess is a good description.. the wurlitzer 7300 equiv. organ uses raw square wave generating flip flop chips. The us made cont, uses silicon instead of germanium in their redesign for similar result to uk and italian models but some claim to hear differences i think
@@sounddoctorin ha, interesting! So it generates sawtooth/triangle/square waveform, rounds the corners w/capacitors, for the output signal to be more sine-like, one rich of even, one of odd harmonics, and hence I guess the unique sounds they produce? I wish I could see a single note out the Continental on the scope already. The ICs you've mentioned, I guess some of the 74xx series (considering timeframe), or were they specialised? Thank you in advance!
This is truly the BEST demo of VOX on youtube, excellent job! btw, anyone with a Kronos can get these exact same sounds, 3rd party sounds will provide samples pretty much the exact same sound. I just bought a VOX sound set for my Korg, and to be honest, if my eyes were closed, I couldn't tell the difference between the sampled sounds and real thing. In fact, I dare to say the Kronos was actually much, much better because a) you can stack various settings, b) you can change the filter/EQ/compression, etc., and c) you can add fantastic effects including reverbs, echo's, chorus, flange, the sky is the limit. Wonderful demo! I just subscribed, I hope you do well, you deserve it!
you can also do most of the effects on a VOX of the 60s, too. you just need envelopes.
Hi, the part at 3:49 is just something i did in the vid. It's nothing from the Doors.
Is it a song or did you make it, if you made it. Impressed I am I like it a lot
Each organ serves its purpose. Obviously the Vox Continental is the classic 60s pop/rock organ. The Jaguar and the Corinthian wasn’t too bad for pop-rock. The last three would be appropriate for jazz. Love the sound of these organs!
yes~
the first one is clearly the best
It certainly hits a sweet spot.
Loudest
The continental 300 (UK) Is my favorite! Sounds warm and classic!
All of these Vox Organs have the ideal medium between church pipe organs and ballpark and arena drawbar organs in the way they sound! Obviously, for portability, I would prefer a single manual, but really, with all of the single manual keyboards out here, I would have to have the two manual (with a decent pedal board as well, preferably a full 32 note AGO pedalboard), but theirs was most likely more like Hammond's with 25 (or even less)? Yamaha did an excellent job of recreating these organ voices in their 60s and 70s organ voices in their portable keyboards (of which I have two, a 2005 YPT 200 and a 2013 YPT 330, which has velocity sensitivity and these aforementioned organ voices).
What a great clip. Your playing is very nice. I love the Doors. For the lower price, the Jaguar was a good value. I still love the Continental. Hammond SK series and Nord have Vox and Farfisa emulations.
Thomas Pick Humpable, clean it up.
I was going to sell my Jaguar but I just can't. I love the sound of these VOX keys too much!
The Continental has such a great full range balance. The bass, while still quite boomy, doesn't overpower the higher notes when played together.
Thanks for uploading. Love them all, used to have a Vox Jaguar myself. I would have liked to have seen your proposed documentary, because this turned out great. Viva Vox.
Wonderful- Each model delivers when the player is engaged. Even the more muted one could be eq'ed at the board.
What a great era where the major manufacturers decided to cash in on the combo organ. The Doors, The Animals
Kudos to this fellow who put this presentation together. Thank you. John Poole
I like the sound on the Corinthian. It's so bright it borders on harsh.
I like the pink top Vox sounds the best… Big fan of vintage Vox instruments wish I had some to play…☮🔥
They all sound so cool.....I really dig that reverse black and white key look 🤓
4:50 Best part of the video in my opinion
Cool Video! I appreciate the fact that somebody took the time to show the different tones of the different models of Vox combo organs. It definitely satisfied a long time curiosity I had. Thanks
I think the Jaguar actually sounds better than people give it credit for. It's not a Continental, but the uniqueness is kind of cool.
This video is incredible, thanks!
Can we all send the guy $20. Give me his name and I'll send a check.
I would put $50 in his brandy glass if he would do a demo of the Velvet Underground's 'Sister Ray'. I'm serious! Watch this space!
That Doors organ sound is so sweet.
I wish they still made these beauts! Got too love the sound of a Vox always dreamed of owning one! :P
ASTOUNDING VIDEO! YOU DESERVE A MEDAL! WONDERFUL ORGANS. MARVELOUS MUSIC.
...Sorry. I got a little carried away. Congratulations, man,congratulations!
We are expecting for some more excellent posts like this.
Peace!
Wow, excellent demo. I like the Corinthian sound, it seems to have more bite. But all VOX just sound great, very unique sound. GREAT DEMO!!! VERY WELL DONE!
They all sound damn good. I think Ray Manzarek used the Vox Continental. And a Fender keyboard bass.
Correct!
Missy Victoria up until late 67. He eventually went to a Gibson Kalamazoo organ because the Vox organs weren't very road worthy.
Nice video !!!! Great organ collection!!!
To my ear, the first one sounds most "Doors-like."
I just bought the VOX sound set for the Kronos, it sounds just like this demo, amazing!
Hi, Light my fire, When the music is over, own creation.
Great comparison, enviable collection, excellent playing. Cheers!
Bitchin! This was incredibly informative!! As it turns out I really do prefer the sound of the jaguar and the Connie over the others. I have never heard them all side by side so I was never sure what was just my imagination or misremembering. Thanks for taking the time to do this!!
Slanky Jeez man, I was stoked to hear someone else talk like me then I realised I wrote this from my abandoned TH-cam account 2 years ago.
Slanky/Diego: Now that's funny right there!
In 1972 I bought a Continental 300H (made in Hastings, Sussex), and a Sharma Rotary cabinet. I had them adapted by a first class organ technician, and the sound was phenomenal! It sounded more like a Hammond/Leslie combo than a real Hammond/Leslie!
I reluctantly sold the whole lot for £40 in 1987 - big regret. I'd love to know where they are now.
I loved your video, I like all of those transistor organs very much.
I had a Crumar Traveler 1.
An amazing instrument for it's day.
Defining sound of the 60's IMHO.
Wish you'd do another You Tube & play Light my fire.
This is a beautiful comparisation, perfectly demonstrated. if only every video on youtube was like this. thank you
Very good demo and playing I found my self going back in time, for me the continental is the best sound
I wish there had been Rheem, Gibson, Farfisa included for comparison and even the RMI. But very appreciative of this fellow's contribution. There is something off putting with the Corinthian.
John Poole
Well, the Corinthian actually has - nearly -the exact sound as the Jaguar. But in this video the microphone was a little closer to the amp when i recorded the Corinthian in comparison with the rest.
thank you for doing this!!!!!! Great playing btw!
Most definitely, man. This guy is awesome! I am always gonna be a huge fan!
GREAT...just an AMASING video....it really worth all of your time "and money" to get all off those together....i didn't dream that there was such a tone difference between VOX's models
Thank YOU: )
The 'Conny' still sounds best 🤘😀
Wow! Fabulous collection! Great playing!
I think I like the sound on the pink one best
Csodálatos Hangszer! ❤️🎶
Cheese all the way, nice playing and a nice demonstration of the differences. I cannot pick a favorite.
Absolutely the Vox Continental is the one on all those early Doors records and the best sounding in my opinion.
congratulations for this video and this Vox organs. The sound that I like the most, is that of Continental. The sound seems more balanced...from what I hear via TH-cam...
My God these instruments are in good condition, amazing!
Such a beautiful instrument
The Doors for eternity ✨
i like the first one the best!
You can play DOORS riffs all day and I'll stay here & listen to them. It's music to my ears!
My favourite out of this lot is the original single manual vox continental. I've always wanted to play on one too.
oh, thanks Peace frog I didn't know that. I guess ya learn something new every day. Thanks again for clearing that up!
Amazing video! It is clear and it has no unnecessary talking. All of these organs sound lovely. I do prefer the Jaguar, and my last choice would be the Jennings J70. But it is a question of personal taste. Each person has it's own.
Thanks a lot for this one !!
I'm looking forward to the documentary you're planning to make.
Vlaamse groeten
That Vox Jaguar sounds amazing... and dude, YOU ROCK!!
Excellent job.Very good demo, good sound,good variety...Great!
When the music's over, perfect
The first track is called A Little Game from the Doors In Concert CD1, and the second track is called Peace Frog, also by The Doors, from their Morrison Hotel album.
@Brad Wolf- It is not Break On Through. I heard a demo of a VOX Continental plug in that sounded the same as that. It is called "Double Fun" I do not know who wrote it though.
They all sound great, To better gauge the difference in sound of the organs they should all be at the same volume level. I believe there is some inaccuracy in the sound differences of each organ that occur as a result of not having the volume at the same level for every organ.
The Continental is fantastic! :)
Thank you so much for this! I have a Italian Vox Continental that I bought when I was 13 years old and paid $19 a month payments on it to my older brother who bought it for me! So I am very prejudice. The best thing I ever did was keep it! Too bad I sold my original tube fender baseman amp! Has anyone ever played the Vox Continental through Leslie town cabinet?
Sounds like the early ideas for Michael Jacksons 'Bad' ... can also hear Terry Rilleys 'Rainbow on Curved Air' ...
zedster911 Finally someone who actually knows that Riley tune. God bless you sir.
awesome organs and very good playing!!!
Great video and great playing !
YEAH THE DOORS!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that 'Lurch' from the Adams Family playing ??? LOL
The Continental and Jaguar imo sound the best for rock. The others have more of a church sound to them. Nothing wrong with that, but the Continental and Jag have that rock swagger. With the Jag having more kind of a 8 bit gaming tone to it.
Nice demo . The earlier ones sound brighter , rawer . The later double manuals sound smoother , more sophisticated .. I'd say which one is best depends upon what type of music you are playing .. Cheer's .
That is really awesome! Nice organs there.
What a fun channel!
Are you in vox heaven or something? This video really did it for me today thanks.
Hard to compare with the different output levels, but this a really great source. thanks!
Awesome video man! Very interesting! Thank you for this great work. I WANT A VOX CONTINENTAL!!!!!!!
Awesome playing and sounds!
It's very rare, there were about 500 built, and yes it would be great to hear it through the Gyrotone too!!
Holy shit, look at all them Vox beauties!.......but where's the Riviera?
I've watched this 3 times in a row now... they're all good. I prefer the ones with the brighter sound, like the original Continental... but the more mellow ones are good too.. I guess I'm thinking in terms of playing live, with guitar, bass, drums.. and volume & tone could be adjusted, whether the organ would go thru an amp or the PA..
Ever heard the first Moden Lovers album? Or The Velvet Underground's Sister Ray (John Cale on organ)?
Anyway, thanks for making & posting this, great stuff !!!!
That is quite the collection
very inspiring instruments. Great video!
I can't decide between the continental or the Jaguar. I'm in possession of an Italian continental right now :) . I can't even play piano but it sounds awesome!
they all sound great - I could use any of them.
best vox organ demo i've seen :)
The best video on youtube
If I had the power, knowledge, and influence to bring back the combo organ to modern markets, I would do it in a heartbeat, especially the Vox Continental, the single greatest instrument our world has ever seen! Nothing even comes close to its pizzazz and grooviness.
superb demo, thank you very much
The last song that is played is called "Double fun". I heard it in a demo the other day and it was listed as that so I'm guessing that is what it is called. ;)
Man, I really wish I still had my 1964 Continental (UK Jennings w/wooden keys)! Anyway, great video. I think I like the Corinthian the least of all, and the Continental and Jaguar tied for the best.
The Vox is the best, I hate the scratchy sound on the Jaguar and Corinthian. Love this video!
They're all in great condition too!
The Corinthian sounds the best... it's the fullest and most "harpsichord-like"
Corinthian is louder in the video, I Think continental has better bass
That and the Jaguar have this kind of "harsh" sound I like
Love love love love this sound
Well, it's actually a post-Vox, created by Tom Jennings (one of the Vox founders). Last year i saw one on ebay that was sold for $1140,-
That first continental, the one with the pink top, definitely sounds like the one on early doors songs.The sound is distinctive.