Re: Leslie 860 Modifications

[Ken Williams <kwilliams@sh-gpl.ti.com>]

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> It has been suggested lately to run one's organ through a Marshall stack.
> I have a 100 Watt Marshall MOSFET stack with 2 4X10's that I bought circa
> 1985 when I was in high school.  I remember at the time people telling me
> never to run an electric bass thru the amp, as the heavy bottom end would
> be terrible for the speakers.  Of course, an organ has potentially even more
> low end than an electric bass; could my amp be damaged if I run the M3 through
> it? Is the main advantage of using such an amp the built-in reverb & 
> distortion?
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> Thanks,
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> Dave
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I think the idea of this was to use just the Marshall amp without the
speakers. Run the output through an amp-less Leslie or bypassing the
built-in amp if one is there. If you're using an M3, you'll need to
disconnect the built-in speaker and step-down the output voltage
somehow. You probably won't dammage the Marshall amp, but I don't know
about the speakers. The reverb can be a nice addition, but too much
distortion sounds like crap when using a Hammond. This is the
configuration I use with my M3 except my Marshall head is a 50 watter.

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I am not a licensed electronics technician and accept no resposibility
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Ken Williams