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EHX LesterK and RefaceYC
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2016
- A quick demonstration of how the ElectroHarmoniX Lester K rotary simulator can expand the spound of the Yamaha reface YC organ. First just the reface without effects (except the onboard reverb). Then the built in rotary simulation. Finally the EHX Lester K, which is used for the remainder of the vid.
The reface line is Yamaha's portable line that honors it's heritage. The YC 10 was their first portable organ (which explains the red) and it's been updated with different capabilities. I think it's their best sounding Hammond clone ever.
Jake
Even it's 7 years old...
I got me a YC yesterday and after this vid i have to have a Lester K too.
Great demonstration! Thank you
Wow. Thank you. In this case the equipment inspires me to play more accurately, and I still can’t get over how much music you can coax out of this rig. My thanks to EH for bringing this effect in at this price point.
Great paying and great demo. You are truly a Hammond wrangler.
I'll have a YC soon, and had been wondering if the Lester (which I own) would take things up a notch; to make it gig-worthy in certain circumstances, rather than just a home noodler.
Wow! And your bass sound on the CS is perfection.
Simply awesome demonstration! You're playing makes the LesterK worth "$178,000.00" Bravo!
So, I'm thinking "I wonder how a YC sounds through a Lester K... Maybe someone has posted a RUclips video". In reverse order, the answers are "yes" and "pretty amazing!". Thanks for sharing!
I'm still gassed by the power and sound of this combo. the Lester K provides the rotary sim that gives it the edge.
I am LOVING this. You're great. And the set up you have is really awesome.
Thank you. Since this was recorded I traded in the KW152 for a pair of QSC K12.2's.....they sound amazing. And now I do stereo live as well as in the studio.
Wholesome and skilled demo ! The refaces sound great but you’re also playin the hell outta them
Also that drone at the end is killer and unexpected !!
Thank you. The ramp down isn’t adjustable and I wanted to see how long it takes. I could have finished my laundry and gone to the bank while waiting. ;)
Darin,
I don't run any of my keyboards in stereo. For live applications it's a given. The YC sounds horrible through the headphones out(stereo), but the Lester works quite nicely in mono. Also, my B-3 and Leslie 122's haven't been stereo for 49 years......😀
Thanks for asking.
Jake
Thanks for posting the video. I initially didn't like the YC Leslie sim very much when I played it myself - especially on fast speeds with higher drawbars pulled out - but have noticed like you it sounds much much better in mono. (This is isn't necessarily true for other Leslie sims.)
I think the difference between the internal sim and the Lester is quite subtle, but I also know that when you play an instrument yourself, the experience can be different.
Thanks for the demo, just ordered a Lester K.
I love the little demo at 2:18, really smooth!
Thank you.This keyboard still inspires me after almost 5 years of ownership.
Lots of fun.
Jake
Best little clone ever with external Leslie sim!!
Leonardo - I still play this every day. I totally agree with your statement!
Jake
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Imagine a brand spanking new Hammond B-3 and Leslie 122 fresh off the assembly line back in the late 1950s-early 1960s. No flaws, no bad tubes/transistors, no dying transformers, its keys and pedals all nice and stiff from not being constantly played/abused. This would remind me of that sound.
I remember when mine was delivered to my house....this October she'll be 50. Still plays like the day I got her. A couple of tubes, a busbar rotation, and oiling is all she's ever needed.
Kick-ass demo. I feel like the YC's onboard rotary sim is probably "pretty good enough" for a lot of players, including myself, but I do like the range of control I have with, for instance, my BOSS RT-20. Thanks.
Timflan, thanks for the kind words. The refaces are totally fun, and with the Lester K (or any other rotary sim) it's more than playable. Someone just discovered that there's an acoustic grand sample in the CP model. Even Yamaha said it's not in there, but if you boot it up with the selector knob between any 2 instruments it's there. I hope they do a firmware update and make it a selection. Between these two and my CS I could do a streetcorner gig and sound like my full rig!
Jake
wow wow wow! absolute musician having fun!
Thank you very much. I love the yc, and the Lester adds so much to its sound. A B-3 and 122 disguised as a 4 pound powerhouse.
Oh that little beauty screams! Great video .
Great playing and nice sound
Thank you. I'm probably going to have to buy another YC in the future because I think I might wear this one out! this little keyboard kills. With the Lester it completes the picture of the ultimate portable Hammond.
Jake
Sounds freakin' GREAT!
Synth Singer Thanks. I still pack these units for every gig in case my main rig goes down. So small, yet so sonically powerful.
Jake
Just realised at 4:48 that the orchestra for Star Trek TOS used a Hammond pretty extensively.
Nice playing👍
Hammonds do get around in a lot of musical formats. Not bad for an 85 year old invention!
Thanks for the compliment.
Excellent demo! Thank You!
Thank you
I still can't get over how well this combination sounds. Yamaha's best Hammond emulation and the Lester K simulation really nail it
I still try to play these every day
Man, that sounds pretty awesome!
Thanks. I find it odd that Yamaha hasn't used this technology in their mainstream keyboards; ie, when I think Hammond or clone, Yamaha isn't my first choice.
The Lester just makes it shine.
Jake
I couldn't agree more Jake! I have a new Genos. They couldn't put $178 worth of tech (that's at retail no less!) in one of their flagship keyboards? Or all of them? Have you ever tried any of the Vent products? If so, how do they compare to the Lester?
Cool playing and sound!
great player even with little keys
wow....thank you. I do nerf a lot of keys, but I manage to get most of them right. Playing this makes me more precise on a standard keyboard, so besides trying for accuracy it's just plain fun.
fat fingers+mini keys=disaster. Fortunately, I get more right than wrong. It's great fun to practice on, and when I use full size keys I have a bit more accuracy. Love my YC.
Dude... you sounded great no matter what size keys. All these size-queens hating on mini-keys forget that their weak arguments all fall apart when you see/hear artists like Aphex Twin, Legowelt, Dorian Concept (to name only the most visible on youtube... except for RDJ who made his love of the Yamaha reface DX known via Soundcloud) eating the mini-keys up for fucking lunch. And you never hear them bitching about size. Some of the most legendary kit is limited - it's all about how artists go about choosing to exploit those limitations to their advantage. I say let the haters hate - these Yamaha refaces are unreal for what they are. The cult is small right now... but just wait and see.
Thank you, sir! great video, btw!!!!!!
It's a bit sloppy, but lots of fun when a new piece of equipment inspires me. Plus, now I can show up at a jazz jam with a 4 lb. Hammond!
Where'd you get the white slider caps for the YC? It definitely needs them. I want to get them too
Corey,
Since I am a Hammond player I wanted the drawbar tabs to resemble the real deal (the bottom two are brown to represent the 16' and 5 1/3' bars), so I went to Home Depot and bought 2 cans of Krylon spray paint to match, pulled the caps off, painted 2 light coats, and let them dry overnight.....haven't used the paint for anything else!
Good eyes, that's a tough angle to see them.
Great idea. Yeah that kind of irked me that the non-octave sliders were the same color as the octave ones. I'm not a hammond player, but it was always obvious to me that the color difference on the hammond sliders was very useful for eyeballing which sliders are which. When I get my reface I think I might do this. thanks!
You DA MAN with this simple distinctive mod. Krylon for plastic? Without priming? It's holding up well enough?
Timflan - no problems with damage or crazing....I did do 5 light coats and used a hairdryer set on warm to speed up the process, then let it dry overnight. I slam them like crazy and hasn't even chipped.
Jake
Next project: paint all the white keys black and the black keys white... no, red. :-)
jake. ..are you running stereo in and out of the Lester? (I only see onecord in and one cord out)
Great playing.
Thank you. It's a fun little instrument.
if running mono, wouldn't the Lester g be better for the keyboard (because of the speed control ramping up and down) or is it a price thing, compression issue, or something?
great points, jake! didn't even think about it really. ... I have a spacestation v3 and am thinking about getting a lester k or g and reface yc....wondering how it would sound out of the spacestation. .....
Both the YC and the Lester K have the ability to run stereo. My guess is that through a SpaceStation 3 they would be a knockout.
I can attest my YC and CP through the SpaceStation sound awesome. I add my Peavey 15" KB 100 for Moog stuff. Don't need anything else.
VERY NICE BABY HAMOND
Thank you. My grandson has taken a real liking to this keyboard, so there might be another one in my future.
Nice playing!!
How did you hook up 2 midi keyboards to play th upper and lower sections inyo 1 sound?
Those aren't MIDI - they are part of the Yamaha Reface series (REimagined InterFACE)that pays homage to some of their earlier keyboards. Each one has it's own sound generation onboard so no MIDI needed. Basically a mini organ and mini synth in their own cases.
Sold....Just ordered one....Thanks
I'm sure you will enjoy it. It actually breathes like the real thing. I think I'll use a USB fan just to simulate moving air when I kick it into fast speed..........
I was about to buy and then came across the wonderful Hughes & Kettner 'Tube Rotosphere'...Oh My God!! What a pedal. You can even see the valve/tube glowing away warmly. It is so authentic sounding that I just had to get it. And at a very good price too. To say that it's 17 years old it is awesome. Now my 'Ferrofish B4000+ really does sound amazing. Good vibes to all to Hammond Organ and Leslie Speaker Lovers. Sent From Heaven.
The Rotosphere is one of the better simulators. Currently the Ventilator is very popular, but I chose the Lester mainly for bang for the buck. No sim can totally replicate mechanically moving air. Heaven can thank Don Leslie for creating the real deal.
God rest his soul. What a wonderful invention. It always makes me tingle from head to toe. Happy Hammonding.
Those tiny keys would drive me crazy.
Out of all the mini key synths and keyboards that have recently appeared these are actually the most playable. Decent action, good feel, and now that my arthritis is flaring up I can reach a 10th pain free.
Great tones. Just wondering: How do you have those Reface keyboards mounted? Trying to come up with a setup that works for me. Thanks.
Just Velcro’ed to a board that spans the legs on my keyboard stand. Simple and cheap always wins.
@@jakekulik2198 Got it, and makes perfect sense. Thanks and again, great demonstration.
Great video. That pedal does beat the YC internal SIM. I also find the YC drive a bit sharp and not warm enough. That pedal might have to go on my shopping list. Does it run on battery also?
Sorry, no, it's strictly a wall wart pedal. The adapter is 9.6VDC, but it will run on a flat 9.0.
That pedal does so much for the YC....I just wish Yamaha could have gotten the chorus vibrato somewhere close to a musical sound.
@@jakekulik2198 maybe there a scanner vibrato/chorus pedal out there somewhere?
@@adamandlorraine I did try my Boss Chorus pedal and couldn't get it to dial in to my satisfaction. Besides, if I keep adding out board equipment to this signal chain I won't be able to find the reface at all!
@@jakekulik2198 true. I was hoping to find an all battery solution so I can keep the reface YC fully mobile. I have a battery work site radio that works for campfire jams.👍
@@adamandlorraine Since it is 9VDC, try adapting a battery. Get a battery connector, wire it up with an insert plug and see how long it lasts.
Jake
Hey jake, I was sondering what the foot controller on the yc is controlling.
The Yamaha FC7 is controlling the volume/expression on the YC, the other pedal is the Lester K
Great - that's really awesome. Could you give me a recommendation how I could learn to play such phrases, please?
Your best bet is to use your ears....... try to find players you like and copy what they do. Once you have a few licks down change some notes around, phrase a bit differently, and vary the tempo. Soon you'll be able to judge what works for you and you will develop your own style. It takes time and dedication, but if you want it bad enough you'll get there.
@@Shaky_Jake Thanks Jake! I'll try that. I always search something like a sheet music book for this which shows me some basic licks.
Thanks again and stay safe.
Thomas
Did u add SIDE CAPS. to the yc?.. Did u make them purchase them?
Those side caps on the ends of the reface are actually the quick release mounts that Yamaha sells to enable a guitar strap without drilling into the chassis. They originally sold for something like 100.00 USD but I found someone online that was blowing them out for 30.00. Between the battery power and my Line 6 G10 wireless system I can do jazz jams without tripping over wires.
Jake
@@jakekulik2198 thanks for the reply...under what would i look it up as far as description...awesome video btw...looking at getting that pedal for my yc
I found “Yamaha Reface Attachment Caps” at Sweetwater Music for $49.95. They work on all the reface models. When you see the illustration you’ll notice that they come as a 4 piece set....that’s how they clamp together. You’ll need your own strap.
@@jakekulik2198 just saw them...thanks so much!
D Candela no problem. Enjoy!
Jimmy Smith!
I wish...... but thanks for the compliment.
is reface YC really a synthesizer or is it rather a normal keyboard with different sound effects, like you get them for fifty bucks at any Chinese supermarket?
It is NOT a $50 POS. Its 5 great organs, sliders, leslie, deep reverb...technically a synth buts plays & sounds like an organ.
Yc is a monster byby Hammond amyzing I own one ❤❤❤❤
if running mono, wouldn't the Lester g be better for the keyboard (because of the speed control ramping up and down) or is it a price thing, compression issue, or something?
I didn't think I needed the G because compressed organ kills your dynamics. The swell pedal is a living breathing thing on a real B, so it should also have the same range of expression with a clone. The rise and fall times aren't adjustable, but they're pretty realistic and not a dealbreaker for me.