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Re: 760 Leslie



Darcy--- As Bob S. said, the 760 and 122 cabinets are virtually identical.
 It's a waste of time looking for more bass in this conversion.  The real
difference in bass is in power handling as the solid-state amp and  4 ohm
woofer combination develops more power and more bass than a tube amp.  If you
REALLY want more bass, add a $5 line out jack on the organ (G-GND Terminals)
with a 10K pot to attenuate the preamp drive. Ground the end term and the
frame of the 1/4" jack to eliminate hum.

Then--- jack the line out from the organ into an EQ and bass amp / speakers.
 Roll off the bass to whatever freq you want, turn the bass amp up as high as
you can stand it, and PLAY! You'd be surprised how many organsts do this.  We
are adding a new powered sub-woofer in a carpeted cabinet to one of our
touring bands' setup. The 122 will sit on the sub-woofer and have added an
"active"  custom crossover which sends the low bass to either one or two 18"
woofers, depending upon what they want.  

This solved a long standing live-stage volume problem.  The upper 60 watt
horn is plenty loud, especially since the tube amp doesn't have to handle the
low bass and can be turned up with much less distortion. 

A Line-Out gives your Leslie a rest, makes our jobs as techs easier, and is
CHEAP for you.  

(BTW, your "test" kit is ready. Let me know what address it should go to VIA
Airmail.) 

Al


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