Re: Preamp for 147-type Leslie?

[Steve Sorenson <104045.3454@CompuServe.COM>]

Tom Strano wrote:

<<I just got my first piece of classic equpiment this weekend - a Leslie 125.

I'm currently modifying it so I can easily use it with any signal source,
but I'm not sure what kind of preamp I should use to drive the 125's
amplifier.  (It's similar to the 147's, though only 20 watts, I think.)

Buying a Trek preamp pedal is overkill and too expensive - I tested it
by using a $10 test amplifier, and had it not been for the test amp's 
terrible S/N ratio, it would have been fine.

Any suggestions?  Guitar pedal?  Rip apart a cheap guitar practice
amp?  Build something (where can I get the schematic)?>>

Tom -

If you can find one, a Leslie Combo Preamp pedal will work just fine with a 125
if you insert an impedance transformer in the signal line between preamp output
and 125 input.  They seem to go for $100, plus or minus a few bucks.  I would
assume this is somewhat cheaper than the Trek pedal, but it is also a much older
piece of equipment.

Steve