Members Pawnz Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hey, does anyone know if that was a Hammond organ Tom Scholz used for songs like "Smokin" and "Foreplay?" I know there was a brief pitch-bend thing during "Smokin" after one of the stops. Leads me to believe it wasn't a Hammond....still sounds great, however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Hammond M-3 through Leslie 147. There's been speculation how that pitch bend was done, but Tom is mum about that trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tuf Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Didnt he go out of his way to point out that no keyboards of any kind have ever been used in a Boston song? I remember reading something in the liners notes on an album about how everything was done with guitar and his homebrew guitar fx crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff Irok Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by tuf Didnt he go out of his way to point out that no keyboards of any kind have ever been used in a Boston song?I remember reading something in the liners notes on an album about how everything was done with guitar and his homebrew guitar fx crap. It was 'no synthesizers'. The organ is his M-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lancaster Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by The Real MC Hammond M-3 through Leslie 147. There's been speculation how that pitch bend was done, but Tom is mum about that trick. It's an old Keith Emerson trick. You momentarily turn the organ off , then back on again while you're playing. I used to play in a band with a guy who got really good at that technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acoustictones Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 I just saw Joey DeFrancesco do that same technique LIVE a few months ago, and it simply blew the audiance away. He got a huge reaction out everyone when he did it. I happen to be sitting less than 4 feet from him when he did it, and it was truly one of the best concerts I had ever seen. He was in Mpls playing with McDuffs old band as a tribute. Simply awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockfan Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by tuf Didnt he go out of his way to point out that no keyboards of any kind have ever been used in a Boston song?I remember reading something in the liners notes on an album about how everything was done with guitar and his homebrew guitar fx crap. He said that about the album "Third Stage." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tuf Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by rockfan He said that about the album "Third Stage." Ah that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by tuf his homebrew guitar fx crap. I thought the Rockman line of guitar gear was ok, myself. Then again, I give big ups to any rock star with an engineering degree from MIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockfan Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Originally posted by girevik I thought the Rockman line of guitar gear was ok, myself. Yeah, Rockman has a cool sound. It's like the VA of guitar gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by multitrack mind It's an old Keith Emerson trick. You momentarily turn the organ off , then back on again while you're playing. Keith only did that on the L-100 and then only as a psychedelic freakout kinda thing. he never did it on the console, because after you shut the console off it's hard to get the motors back up to speed. Groove Holmes would engage the start motor with his right hand while holding down a note in the treble range often during fast swing tunes. that may be what you're thinking of. it doesn't bend down, it bends up. btw, when tom got a B3 he modified it to be more like his M3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Yeah, he even removed two sets of drawbars from that B-3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mtmazz Posted December 5, 2019 Members Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 3/21/2006 at 7:26 AM, Lancaster said: Originally posted by The Real MC Hammond M-3 through Leslie 147. There's been speculation how that pitch bend was done, but Tom is mum about that trick. It's an old Keith Emerson trick. You momentarily turn the organ off , then back on again while you're playing. I used to play in a band with a guy who got really good at that technique. Or he stuck his thumb on the tape reel while recording, so when it was played back it would sound like it was speeding up 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted December 9, 2019 Members Share Posted December 9, 2019 I never knew he did that to a B-3. That is really strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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