B3/No B3
 

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:shrug: sure!

Gotta love a B3. :xoxo:

o.k...newbie here. what's b3?

the only thing I can think of is it's a shade on a vivedent tooth shade guide. But I have a feeling that is not what it is. ha.

hmm, I gotta think about this one for a minute

It's a Hammond organ with a rich, unique, bluesy, funky sound. There's really nothing else quite like it.

^^aaah...o.k. Thanks :D

Thank you. I didnt know that.

Sorry to confuse. But what's really interesting -- if you look at that timeline -- is that you can virtually chart the ebbing & flowing popularity of the B3 in rock music just by looking at Stevie's live acts: still popular in the early '80s, waning in the mid '80s & late '80s, popular again in the late '90s to the present.

Of course, the other factor specific to Stevie is that some of her musicians -- Benmont, Marty & Brett -- are serious B3 players, whereas others -- Cat Gray, Eddie M., Robert Martin, Chris Cameron, etc. -- apparently aren't (even though they still played B3 patches on clones).

Just another example of the macrocosm being visible through the microcosm! What are some other examples of the macrocosm being visible through the microcosm?

Oh its no problem. I actually enjoy hearing more about this part of the music process. :thumbsup:

Definitely! :nod:

Random question: Who played B3 on the studio Edge of Seventeen?
Who played it on the live Enchanted version?

As much as I hate to say it, Brett does a pretty good job of recreating it, but he can be pretty obnoxious with it at points, trying to pull himself into the foreground when he shouldn't be.

Whoever she had playing it in 1995 was really obnoxious on a rendition of Dreams I have, making up stuff that sounded out of place, and not playing the REAL B3 part (which everyone else seems to think is a string part).

Mid to late 80s must have been when so many bands were using Rolands. The keyboard player at the Los Lonely Boys/Santana show the other night was using a B3. In a couple of months I'll catch my first Moody Blues show... they've used a B3 once or twice, hopefully they'll have one on stage. Love, love, love the B3... nothing like it.


Laura

David, I saw Steve Winwood in 1988 or 89 and I this musthave been the ultimate evening of Hammond B. Especially when he was playing his older material from "Traffic' days, it was really funky. That old album 'John Barleycorn Must Die' was soooo heavy on the boogie and what instrument captures this better than a Hammond? I love the sound!