If you're a newcomer to the world of the B3, check out the box on the history of this fascinating instrument later in this article.
Perhaps at this point I should explain that I am a total Hammond tonewheel aficionado it is, beyond all others, my favourite keyboard instrument and I am the proud and doting owner of a 1961 Hammond A100, complete with Leslie 122RV. There have been many and varied attempts at emulating the B3 sound over the years both in hardware keyboards and in virtual instruments but I think it is far to say that none has ever quite managed to perfect the challenge, although some have come remarkably close, particularly in recent years. Let's hope the technology can be introduced into more affordable keyboards in the future as well. It's taken 30 years to do, but the New B3 really does emulate every aspect of the original in sounds, looks and feel and Hammond-Suzuki should be proud of themselves for achieving it. Inherently restricted MIDI implementation. The sound of the classic Hammond tonewheel organ and its Leslie rotary-speaker cabinet is an instantly recognisable element used in virtually every genre of popular music, and although the very first Hammond organ the Model A appeared in 1934, the instrument that everyone associates with the familiar, nay revered, 'Hammond Sound' is the infamous B3, introduced 20 years later. How close have they come? We consider this year's Model. Now, for 15 thousand pounds, you can own Hammond's attempt at recreating the original. Synthesized, sampled, or modelled, the Hammond B3 tonewheel organ has inspired many imitations over the years.
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