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Chapter 15 Vintage B3 415
Vintage B3 Distortion eect
The Distortion eect simulates an overdriven two-stage tube amplier. Its primary role is to
simulate the Leslie amplier or another amplier used to feed the Leslie speaker cabinet.
Vintage B3 Distortion parameters
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Distortion On/O switch: Turn on or bypass the Distortion eect.
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Type pop-up menu: Choose a tube amplier model.
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Growl: Simulates a two-stage tube amplier. It closely resembles the Leslie 122 model, the
classic partner for the Hammond B3 organ.
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Bity: Reminiscent of a bluesy guitar amp.
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Nasty: Delivers hard distortions and is suitable for very aggressive sounds.
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6550 AB V3: Tube distortion sound modeled on class AB amp head.
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6550 AB V2: Tube distortion sound modeled on class AB amp head.
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6550 GL: Tube distortion sound modeled on tube amp head.
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Tone knob: Rotate to change the distorted portion of the sound. This has no eect on the
dry signal portion. Limiting changes to the distorted signal allows for very warm overdriven
sounds that do not become scratchy if you try to get more treble out of Vintage B3.
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Drive knob: Rotate to set the amount of overdrive distortion. The output level is automatically
compensated for, so there’s no need for a distortion output volume control. A level of 0
eectively turns o the Distortion circuit.
Note: The Drive knob shown in the Main window is linked with the Drive knob shown in
the Eects window. When you rotate either Drive knob, your change is mirrored in the other
window. In essence, this is a convenience feature that addresses the same parameter in
both locations.
Vintage B3 Reverb eect
Vintage B3 features a simple reverberation eect that emulates several room types and a
spring reverb.
Vintage B3 Reverb parameters
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Reverb On/O switch: Turn on or bypass the reverb eect.
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Pre/Post switch: Patches the reverb eect before (Pre) or after (Post) the rotor eect. The
reverb is always patched after the EQ, Wah, and Distortion eects, but before the Leslie rotor
cabinet. Switch to Post if you don’t want the reverb to sound like it is played back through the
rotor speaker.
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Type pop-up menu: Choose from six reverb algorithms: Air, Box, Small, Medium, Large, Big,
and Spring.
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Level knob: Rotate to set the balance between the reverb and original signal levels.