LESLIE- TC ELECTRONIC Vibraclone Rotary ...perfect choice???

 TC ELECTRONIC VIBRACLONE ROTARY

To make sense of what this pedal and the dozens like it does I feel knowing what it is cloning can help.

In 1935 the Hammond Organ company made the B3 organ. Evey note was produced mechanically with a small spinning mechanical disc called a tone wheel.  In short the sound is mechanical not electronic. Churches and theatres bought them. By the 50's Jazz discovered them followed by Rock shortly after. Keith Emerson of ELP and Rick Wakeman of Yes made them the Strat/Les Paul of organs. They have not only killer tone but balz and punch!!! 

By 1971 production ceased as by then this nearly

LESLIE 122 

handmade organ was $10,000.00. You could buy a new car for 

$2000. Keep in mind that this organ weighed 500 pounds too.

In 1940 the Leslie 122 Speaker arrived. The idea was to emulate the sound of a pipe organs sound in a cathedral when the sound echoed and reverberated off of the walls arches and ceiling. It was done by having a spinning pair of horns and a 15" speaker pushing the sound down into a wooden spinning rotor.

The horn spun in one direction and the Rotor in the other. 

The Rotor is a wooden drum covered in black cotton that you see in the pic.

Eventually guitarists discovered the Leslie but it was used 99% of the time in the studio :-)

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It can now be accomplished digitally. The very best is the 

NEO Venti 122. But at $500.00 USD a pop it may be more than you need, lol.

VIBRACLONE ROTARY

$90.00 USD

The TC version is a clone of the old defunct Fender take on a Leslie. It has speed to emulate the motors driving the real Leslie. And a switch for the two effects Chorale and Vibrato. On the real Leslie you had 2 speeds and you could create a cool effect by playing while the spinning horn and drum slowed down. Cool sound. A bit of drive is added because you could purposely overdrive the B3 organ and it became part of the sound. Keep in mind that the old Uni-Vibe was meant to be a Leslie but it failed. No one cared because it was cool just being its own thing. That is how I see a pedal like this. It does not have to clone the real Leslie like the NEO does it just has to sound good. It does without breaking the bank. Cheaper ones tend to lack clarity crispness and a nice fat sound. Others I find are not necessary better or have more features. This is the 'goldilocks' choice.