Re: Pro 3 and Leslie 25??

[HAMMONDER@aol.com]

I have a similar setup (pre PRO 3)
I have an 825 (or rather what's left of one)
And a home built upper rotor assembly.  
I took the 12" out and put it 15" = tight fit.
Painted the rotors floresent grn and orange
I carry around a 147 amp with a polytone preamp to power it.

Pros:
Can easily load/unload myself.
Very unique.
All the pieces/parts of the real thing.
Serval folks rave about the sound (including Reese Wynans of
Double Trouble (Stevie Ray Vaughn fame).
When it works, you can't beat it.

Cons:
The wood is not the same. Resonates differently.
Really need to mike the unit to work properly.
Cords...Cords...Cords...why all these cords ????
150 lbs broken into 3 pieces is still 150 lbs.
Hard to find a preamp without spending $300 on a Trek II
Expensive to build ($800+), and takes time to keep up.

I say try a PRO3.  
The lower rotor is not that big of a deal.