DRAWBARS!! How do you work these things?! HAMMOND LESSON WITH MIKE LITTLE and Crowded House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2021
- Drawbars are ENERGY in a song.
In this lesson using the classic pop song "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House, I'll show you how to use the drawbars in a track!
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As a beginning church organist I am so grateful for this video 🔥
So happy to hear 🎹🎹❤️❤️
My favorite organ sound is "Whiter Shade of Pale", makes me love the Hammond, 6886.
Excellent demonstration of Hammond Organ drawbar technique.
This is why the Hammond is one of the most versatile instruments ever produced.
Thanks Scott :)
Wow, you are a legend! I'm finally understanding where to kick on the leslie and how to use the different drawbars. You and your organ have a lot of soul.👍
Glad it helps!!
Excellent! Well done musically as well as technically... The Hammond sound is such a gift to music.
Thank you so much, the Hammond is a gift for sure!!
That´s why the organ sound is so awesome and have a great value for the music.
Thanks for watching! I agree :)
Brilliant lesson Mike...shows that LESS can be MORE when it comes to drawbars...Even one by itself creates a mood that is intimate.
Thank you so much! Appreciate the comment :)
This is a FANTASTIC VIDEO! Drawbar settings tutorials only ever show you places to start and end, I've never been able to find a video that taught how to use them dynamically like this. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Hi Roland, Thank you so much for the positive feedback. Made my day :) Mike
Really nice! So refreshing to see/hear more than just the 888000000 registration. I think there are 253 million possible drawbar combinations. Let's use 'em! Also, give a close listen to Joachim Young's playing on Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle". He's a master of tone-shaping on the Hammond.
Thank you :) I am doing a full break down of Fly Like An Eagle for my online course. I consider that to be one of the greatest B3 tracks of all time.. It was a HUGE influence on me as a young player. Thanks for watching!!
@@UniverseofKeys I just discovered this, but I'm sure you're already aware of the isolated Hammond track. It's here: th-cam.com/video/9GBFqHbD1aE/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely brilliant video and demonstration Mike.
As a piano player who just bought an organ, this is invaluable since it’s an overwhelming jump to make.
Glad it worked for you!!
In the mid 70s I played in a band for a living for a couple years. One day Ray Charles came to our town and they needed an organ for the show. Our keyboard player had a B-3 at home and he let them use it. Don't know if Ray actually played it at all but your Jon Lord story reminded me of this. Too bad our keyboard player didn't get Ray to sign his B-3 like yours. As a big Deep Purple fan, I really enjoyed your Jon Lord story.
Thanks for sharing, that's really cool!!
There are keyboard players.....and there are "Hammond" players. There are things the Hammond does that can't be done on anything else. When I try to explain this to some people they don't understand.......till they hear it. Thanks man.
Yjank you so much! Appreciate it!
It's my dream to play the Hammond! I really like your videos! Thank you so much, my friend!
Thank you so much Louis!!
@@UniverseofKeys It's my great pleasure! You're a great inspiration to me!
That was a perfect approach for this style. 100% I have gotten a lot of mileage out of 16’ or 8’ in exactly the same way. Thank you for demonstrating this approach in a real-time application. Great job.
Thanks for commenting!! 16 and 8 are the secret sauce ;)
Thank you very much for this wonderfull lessons. Greatings from Switzerland.
Thank you for watching!!
Thank you so much for giving the best examples of drawbars.
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Playing organ since mid 70’s and still love learning from guys like Mike. Drawbar settings can make or break a track. Great video and haunting vibes. Thanks so much
Thanks for watching Gary, appreciate the comment! Mike
This was beautiful man
Thanks Jack!! Have a great day!! Mike
Wow wow wow!!! That was an incredible explanation! Thank you so much!!
Happy to hear, thanks for watching!
The best tutorial i've ever seen on drawbars. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Pierre!!
Thanks, Great video !!! 😎😎😎
Thanks Larry 🎹🎹🙏🙏
Love this video , the song that made me fall in love with the Hammond was “ id rather go blind “ on Rod stewarts Never a dull moment album . Ian Mclagan was my hero. I also love his Hammond work on Reason to Believe . He got the high notes to whistle up top. And of course who doesn’t love Billy Preston. I do love crowded house as well . The organ on “ Dont dream its over “ is legendary .
I travelled all the way from Canada to Austin to see Ian play. He was one of my heroes for sure!! Don't Dream It's Over is the reason I started playing Hammond. Mitchell Froom is a master. Thanks for checking it out!
Mike, I think that was the best example of the drawbars I ever seen! Thank you so much!
Awesome!! Glad it helped :) Thanks for checking it out!!
Marián Varga from group Collegium Musicum was the master in use of drawbars!
Working that Leslie with the drawbars. Cool
Thanks Malcolm!!
well done my friend.. thank you. Using a cx org plug in on a kronos and while it's not "the real thing" it's close enough for me!! fun!
That is a great sounding plug I have used it! Thanks for checking out the channel!!
Thanks, Mike! As a curious guitarist who occasionally bashes at the keys & loves the B3 sound, I finally understand the drawbars -- after asking a couple B3 players. I'm thinking about adding 'virtual B3' to a recording, so the Crowded House playthrough was invaluable (also picked up a few tips from your Jon Lord video).
Man I learned this when it came out…unfortunately pre-A100…. Wow what a difference!! Thanks for this. Beautiful!!
Glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you :)
Thanks I occasionally play a Korg cx3 and Gregg Allman was good with drawbars to go along with his understated playing with the guitars in the Allman Brothers Band
Big fan of Gregg!! Thanks for checking out the vid :)
Such an awesome video! I'm not an organ player but I use the B3 all the time in my songs with simple chords and fills. I've never actually thought about using the drawbars with more finesse like this. Being primarily a guitar player I've had a habit of adding more drive to the amp when I wanted more energy, but this is also an excellent way to going about it. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching Henrik!
Well done! I also will never listen to that song the same way ever again!
Thanks, that was a good way to illustrate how to use drawbars in a song
Happy to hear, thank you!
I can't improve on the accolades of this uber helpful video. I've been to organ school this morning.
Thanks so much David!
Love it!!
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Best explanation I’ve heard. THANK YOU!! This is gonna help this newbie utilize her Nord better.
Glad it helps!!
Nice!
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AWESOME-THANK YOU FOR THE CLEAR EXPLANATION AND DEMONTRATION
You are very welcome Alesia thanks for watching!!
very helpful, thanks.
Thanks for watching Steve!
Just what I needed. thanks.
Awesome!
Most excellent, love your sense of development -- thank you!
Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome demonstration on such a beautifully selected song - thank you, Mike!
Thanks for this, appreciate it!!
I just got a yamaha reface yc thanks for explaining the drawbar. Have subscribed you're a great teacher
Thanks Dave!
Just found your channel! I bought a Hammond XKC1 and this is what I needed to get started. Thanks
Right on! I had an XK1c on the road w me for about 5 years, loved it and it served me well :) If you are looking for more Hammond content check out my online course at www.universeofkeys.com Thanks for checking out my page!
This was super helpful. Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching Jeff!
What got me into the Hammond was Boston´s first album which has some absolutely amazing organ work, with some dynamic changes that are not of this world. After many years playing in bands I finally managed to get the original, analog Korg CX-3 which I use to this day, through a tube pedal, Danelectro Spring King reverb and a Neo Ventilator II. It gives a pretty badass sound which is perfect for the classic rock covers I do with my band but the keyboard feel is lousy, impossible to do fast, precise solos or palm smears, so I´ll probably upgrade to something more modern when I can. I feel that using the drawbars is pretty intuitive. I usually use the first 4 pulled out, when there is a guitar solo I just use the 16 and 8 for a warmer, full sound that does not get in the way, and when it is my turn to solo I add a bit of brightness with the upper drawbars. Using just the odd-numbered drawbars gives a very sharp, eeire sound, almost like that of a transistor organ, which is useful for some Sixties´ stuff.
I love the vintage CX 3 and you can't go wrong with the Ventilator. Excellent tips on the drawbar settings thanks! Appreciate your feedback :)
I love the way you explain drawbars, thanks for sharing the video
Thank you! Drawbars are energy :). All the best. Mike
@@UniverseofKeys I bought the Hammond SkxPRO organ to learn how to play. I was having a hard time trying to figure out the drawbars, but you're videos explained them very well, now I understand how to use them.
@@prowlermadmax2 SO happy to hear!!
Terrific
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Already loved the organ before (and got a digital clone), but wow again, that was awesome :D
Thanks Alain. Appreciate you checking out the channel. All the best! Mike
I loved this whole vibe...and then you played maybe the 2nd-best Crowded House song. Instant subscribe for the Froom-love.
LOL Froom Love Forever!!! Thanks for checking it out :)
Awesome explanation!!!!! Simple with examples. Perfect!! Thanks!
Thank you glad you enjoyed!!
@@UniverseofKeys I am a theory knowledgeable plinker on the keys... but your videos could make me buy the new Hammond XK-4 and enroll in your life course....
Just found this channel and love everything about it. Really learn alot.
Happy to hear!! Thanks for watching!
The church I used to go to as a child had a huge pipe organ. A Clele D'Autrey (1973) .... but it is really a refurbished Wurlitzer Opus 42 from 1914.
" originally from Seattle's Liberty Theatre, is Wurlitzer Opus 42 from 1914, the 42nd organ made by the factory. It is currently a 3/25, although it will most likely be a 3/30 or 3/31."
gorgeous!
Sounds majestic!!
@@UniverseofKeys Here is a video with it being played. audio doesn't do it justice.
th-cam.com/users/liveN9TBrZMWjnM?feature=share
@@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879 What an amazing instrument. I recently was in Mesa Arizona at Organ Stop Pizza and witnessed a very similar organ being played. It was awesome!! Thanks for sharing the vid :)
This was extremely helpful. Awesome playing!
So glad to hear!! Thanks for watching!! Mike
Loved the video.
Thank you for watching!!
Wow man, I absolutely loved this. This is exactly what I want for my pop-rock band. Too bad that you don't live here, and that I... don't have a band, but when I do (hopefully soon) I really would love to have a keyboardist like you. Loving what you do man, congrats!
Thanks for this very kind comment!! Appreciate you checking my vids out!! All the best, Mike
Thnx. Mike for this very usefull lesson. I hope you post much more content we can learn from👌
Thanks for commenting!! I plan to put up content weekly :) Glad you found it useful.
That was great. Thanks!
Thanks for watching :)
Man! I have to try this! Long time guitarist just learning piano and organ. Awesome tutorial! This is definitely going to be my next song to learn.
Thank you!!
That was cool thank you.😎
Thanks for checking it out :)
Beautiful
Thanks!!
Dude. Thank you.
Happy to help!
I needed this I am a Church Organist and I am in the market for getting a Hammond you cleared a lot clouds in my head love it thank you very much
I am glad this helped! Drawbars are actually quite fun and simple and can create so much emotion. All the best and thank you for checking out my channel Douglas! Mike
Fantastically great job by a dude that obviously knows his way around the venerable B3. Good at ya, Mike!
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks for the great master class! As a pianist, I thought of the registrations as setting the instrument and leaving it like that for a whole song. Was I ever wrong!
Thats what makes it such a dynamic instrument! Glad you enjoyed :)
Very cool to share.
Thanks for checking it out! Mike
simply beautiful ~ nice swell pedal work as well ~ any chance of a camera insert of that as well? I'm always learning how to extract even more expression out of the volume pedal.
Will consider!! Thanks for checking it out!!
Great tutorial. Although I only have a Yamaha reface YC this is really useful. Thank you.
That YC Reface sounds incredible!! Thanks for watching :)
Wonderful, More please
There will be more! Thanks for checkin it out!
Thanks for this tuitional video, so informative. Now i'm going to be working those draw bars at my next gig !
Drawbars change the game!! Thanks for watching Sean :)
Great.
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Thank you
My pleasure!
Excellent, seeing you demonstrate your intuitive way of using drawbars is really helpful.
Lately, I've been just staying on first 3 or 4 stops all out and trying to use the volume pedal, but honestly, the way it responds to the volume pedal is really uneven and hard to get right (especially for a lapsed player like me--also on a clonewheel, btw). Using the drawbars instead for dynamic control was actually the way I used to do it when I started playing, because it just felt easier. Your playing really validates my original method!
I also used to cut out my 16 and 8 by half to try for an almost e-piano type sound for rhythms. We had a really great bassist, so I often felt like I was just muddying things up with my 16 stop all out.
Gonna have to try that EP setting! Thanks for watching :)
Wunderbar!!
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Great info
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simply awesome what I have learned today from your video. Respec to the max
So happy it was valuable!! Thank you!! Mike
Thanks
Thank you!!
The master in the use of drawbars was Marián Varga from group Collegium Musicum!
Bought my Hammond Commodore in 1981
Thats awesome Edith!
Increíble
Thanks for watching!!
Does anyone know the drawbar registrations, used in either Eric Clapton's "Give Me Strength" (organist was Dick Sims), and/or Janis Joplin's version of "Me & Bobby McGee"? I've been playing Hammonds for almost 37 years... different models & clones, but I've never quite gotten THE sound on either song... and to me, they both feature some of the most beautiful organ registrations I know...
Best use of drawbars and Hammond organ in rock IMHO is on Steve Miller's Fly like an eagle. Who was that? Oh and BTW thanks for the online stuff Mike, you have a great teaching approach. I learnt Riders on the Storm through your video, a very generous share!
Joachim Young!! Definitely one of the best Hammond tracks ever recorded!!! Check out his work w Boz Scaggs! Great player.
@@UniverseofKeys Cool, I'll check him out.
Excellent video. Did you use the volume pedal at all during this song or was all the dynamics done with just the drawer bars?
Very minimal volume pedal work, Most of the dynamics are done with the drawbars.Thanks for watching!
Smokin
Thanks so much!!
Just found your channel, watched this video and immediately subscribed to your channel. Great explanation of using the drawbars. I’m gonna search on my XK5 how I can get that nice warm overdrive. There’s an overdrive potmeter but it sounds to synthetic/electronic, or how should I tell you. Maybe I can try the valve sound settings in the menu but I still think that I won’t have your sound. Fyi I don’t have a leslie because my room is to small (I have too many guitars and a Kurzweil PC3K8). Question, are you using a 122 or a 147 leslie ? Best regards from Belgium.
Thank you so much for checking out the video!! The Leslie I use is a 145 (same amp as a 147 but a shorter cab). When I am using my clone on the road (which is a Yamaha YC61) I run it through a Neo Ventilator pedal. I swear by it, it has been with me for about 10 years and in my opinion it has the most natural overdrive and best rotary sim on the market. It sounds almost exactly like my 145. Also... 10 years on the road it has never broken down, expensive but worth every penny!!! Have a great day :)
Nice nice nice. Got any tips on blues comping Hammond?
Hello :) Here is something that may be helpful th-cam.com/video/M2w-ADJ4ALc/w-d-xo.html I also have an online course with tons of blues coming tutorials www.universeofkeys.com hope this is helpful and all the best! Mike
I have limited times playing a real B but have played many clones. One thing that happens is that with a certain drawbar pulled out like the 8th, the second highest G note will be mega loud and if I'm on the ball I will push it in a couple of clicks while I'm playing that note. I never see a lesson on this and would like to see how a pro handles this. Or maybe it's only a clone issue.
Interesting!! You know I have a B3 that actually does the same thing, it's amazing how they all have quirky personalities! i just adapt to the "quirks" of different instruments over time and make the appropriate adjustments. I also try to enjoy the quirks and not let them drive me crazy, because sometimes you literally can't fix the issue. Thanks for your note!! Mike
Well I know that certain drawbars add 5th or maj 3rds from the note you’re playing. Does this clash when you’re playing minor chords? For example.. you add the drawbar that adds a maj 3rd and you’re hitting a G minor chord but it’s adding that B.
I have never noticed clashing to be honest. Doesn’t seem to be an issue :)
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What was your left hand playing with when your right was adjusting drawbars? Something "clicky"?
That is the Leslie (rotary speaker) switch which makes it go from slow to fast and creates the vibrato effect. Thanks so much for watching!
What’s the switch on the left you keep hitting? Is that the fast/slow rotary?
It is. It controls the fast slow on my Leslie 145 :)
What's that on the front edge that you keep hitting
Leslie rotary speaker fast/ slow switch :)
what were you clicking back and forth with your left hand. Keep em coming
I think you might be talking about the Leslie switch? It turns the Leslie rotary speaker on either fast or slow speed. It creates a vibrato effect. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching!!
You would generally use the Leslie speed control to add and remove energy in much the same way as 'playing' the drawbars. If you are coming from a piano background, this may seem secondary, however it's a big part of the sound. There's a mental shift when moving from Piano to Hammond - you might be playing simpler voicings but the colour & movement comes from drawbars & Leslie changes. As much as I love the practicality of the clones, if you ever get the opportunity to be in the same room as a Hammond & Leslie you will understand the physicality of the sound. It will interact with the room & your ears in a way that can't be described.
@@reverendgroove I agree!!
Thanks for this video! Quick follow up question: why are there multiple sets of drawbars? Do they all do the same thing, or are they different in certain ways?
There are two sets of drawbars for each manual (4 sets of 9) and yes they all do the same thing. So you can set up two different sounds for each manual and change between them. I hope I am making sense ;) All the best, Mike
@@UniverseofKeys awesome, thanks for the clarification. I am assuming that "manual" is another word for "keybed" in this context? If that is correct, then I'm following what you're saying. (I come from the world of synths/keyboards, and am unfamiliar with organs)
@@thisissami That is correct!!
What was the song/ artist?
Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House. Thanks for watching!!
I notice you make no mention of the Leslie speaker which I can see you are manipulating with your left hand.
I am planning to do a leslie specific video :) Thanks for watching!!
In my opinion you're a little too rough on the organ sliding like that. Maybe you should check out how Nat King Cole did it, and he slid on piano keys waaay more. smoother.
You have to keep in mind that modern Hammond organ players are inspired by Jon Lord and Keith Emerson.
All I can say is, if you feel he was being a little rough on the organ... then DO NOT check out Keith Emerson's famous live punishment of his Hammonds...
You'll probably have a heart attack.
UHL XV4 :-) Best clone!
Looks cool!!!
That Hammond has a great sound. In comparison, my C3 sounds terribly dull :-(
Thank you! Try adjusting the tone on the AO28 amp or the volume, also re capping the AO28 amp can make a huge difference to brightness. Other things to try would be to re tube leslie and organ, tubes have alot of character and can drastically change tone. Hope this helps and Happy New Year. Mike
@@UniverseofKeys Hi Mike, Happy new year for you as well! I recapped/retubed the AO28 and the vibrato unit long time ago, made not much difference (but the hum went away!). Then I got my hands on a Trek II Solid State Amp and swaped the AO28. After that, I recapped the generator with new caps from an US specialist. That was a big improvement, but still too lifeless. The next logical step would be readjusting the generator magnets - but I'm a bit scared of that work though. Until then, I'm happily listen to better sounding organs online ;-)
@@Sturzi Haha fair enough, amazing how different they all are. Not one is the same! I think thats cool :)
You never said who the band was that you were playing the song of. So who is that?
Hello :) Better be Home Soon by Crowded House. Mitchell Froom plays Hammond on it.
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Thank you. You know… now that you mention it, I’ve heard the name Crowded House before; I just never knew anything about them, or what they played. Now I’ve broadened my horizons just a bit.
Mr Little. You have and continue to teach a dumb drummer so much about this. Thank you.
Hahahaha!! Glad it’s helping that’s so great!!
cool so more drawbars more prescense , less drawbars more subtle , some drawbars give more bass and some more trebble , thanks for the simple explanation mate , cheers 🥸
Thank you!