zombywoof Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I stopped in at our local thrift house to look at a banjo a friend is thinking of bidding on in their silent auction. While there, as is my habit, I wandered through their electronics section looking for old tube gear. Lo and behold sitting at the end of aisle was an old Leslie rotary speaker cabinet. "Holey Moley" says I. And decorum will not allow me to repeat the next couple of words I uttered when I saw the $15 price tag. Even if it does not work, considering what these things sell for, this will still qualify for a deal of the century award. And if it does work. Yowzaah. Edited November 30, 2022 by zombywoof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Nice. Those are pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I bought a 1957 bassman combo with no speakers and a dead lizard in it for $ 15.00 around 1996. Sold it for $ 1000.00 as was. Less lizard. The guy who bought it restored it, it's worth a small fortune now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I junked a Leslie last summer. I had no way to test it and even if it worked, it would be a hard sell because of my location. I think I paid 200 for it. I don’t remember what I ended up getting from all the parts but I think it was around $1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Jelly. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I would love to have a real Leslie Cab with the rotating speaker. So many cool songs have them used in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I played with a guy who used one back in the 70's. We had to drag that thing all over the country, and he only used it in one song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 If this thing had been something like a Model 122 I could have sold it for $3500. But it wasn't so I already just gave it to a friend who could use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Murph said: I played with a guy who used one back in the 70's. We had to drag that thing all over the country, and he only used it in one song... Oh man I stood right in front of it and it was worth every ounce of effort. Nothing like Boston and Kansas with a real B3/Leslie. Holy crap my knees quiver just thinking about it. Sloe Gin Fizz and an ashtray on top of it. lolz rct 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 No Quarter by Zep was killer with Plants voice going through one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, rct said: Oh man I stood right in front of it and it was worth every ounce of effort. Nothing like Boston and Kansas with a real B3/Leslie. Holy crap my knees quiver just thinking about it. Sloe Gin Fizz and an ashtray on top of it. lolz rct I was a beer guy, but yea. I kept the ashtray smoking all the time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 That is a steal, chances are you'll get it running. Stuff was made to survive nukes back then They WERE the bomb. Played in a band in the 70s with a keyboard player who had a Leslie 900. Those came in two delightful pieces. A bottom section and as an added bonus, top section You did not want to be around when it was time to move that thing but holy crap that sucka moved walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I play drums in a funk organ trio and the organ player has the full B3/Leslie setup and it sounds glorious. He has an electronic version that suffices for playing out, the real deal is just too heavy for these old guys to be moving around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, G Man said: I play drums in a funk organ trio and the organ player has the full B3/Leslie setup and it sounds glorious. He has an electronic version that suffices for playing out, the real deal is just too heavy for these old guys to be moving around. I have a Hammond XK-1. Does a good enough B3/Leslie that I can spend hours just swirling up giant chords. I'm in heaven. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 30 minutes ago, rct said: I have a Hammond XK-1. Does a good enough B3/Leslie that I can spend hours just swirling up giant chords. I'm in heaven. rct My buddy has the Hammond SKX Pro Dual playing through a pair of QSC 12" powered cabs, it definitely gets the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 This Leslie fails my amp test which is if I cannot pick it up myself it is not coming home with me. To be honest my thought upon running across this thing is if nothing else it would make one heck of a cool cabinet for my Fisher 500B amp, Dual 1219 turntable and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, zombywoof said: This Leslie fails my amp test which is if I cannot pick it up myself it is not coming home with me. I hear ya, man. I'm going to have to eventually sell my Mesa and a bunch of stuff that I simply don't want to lift anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holiday Hoser Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I use an old TC Electronics Vibracone and save my back. Shut my eyes (and ears) and I'm Stevie Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Holiday Hoser said: Shut my eyes (and ears) and I'm Stevie Ray. Thank goodness you're not Stevie Nicks... 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 3:51 PM, rct said: I have a Hammond XK-1. Does a good enough B3/Leslie that I can spend hours just swirling up giant chords. I'm in heaven. rct On 12/1/2022 at 4:24 PM, G Man said: My buddy has the Hammond SKX Pro Dual playing through a pair of QSC 12" powered cabs, it definitely gets the job done. My father loved electric organs and owned a few different models over the years. His last one, a Hammond Elegante, was purchased new in 1984, and he played it until his death in 2001. It is still in my mother's condominium, and as no one plays it, we have been trying to dispose of it. We have passed the selling stage, and are not even having any luck trying to donate it to a school, church or community centre. It seems, unless we are able to transport it to wherever, no one is interested in accepting it. Very strange. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, RBSinTo said: We have passed the selling stage, and are not even having any luck trying to donate it to a school, church or community centre. It seems, unless we are able to transport it to wherever, no one is interested in accepting it. I've been given probably a half dozen old organs in as many years. Thomas, Hammond (not "money" Hammonds), even an old Farfisa reed organ. I tinker with them as much as I'm able and can usually get them running. My reward for this is to give them to the next person because nobody will pay $10 for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 ksdaddy, Standard pianos cause the same problem. A few years ago, I met a seller at his home when I purchased an electric guitar. After we closed the deal, he pointed to, and asked if I wanted a piano , as he couldn't sell it or even give it away. It was mine to take if I could remove it from the house. Today, it appears that only really expensive Steinway Grand Pianos and their equals have any re-sale value, and then only in a very small niche market. Electric keyboards have driven the rest of the old-style pianos to the brink of extinction. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Some of those old electric organs are a gold mine for vacuum tubes, which can fetch a good bit of money in themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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