Hammond XK-3

Imagine Carrying A Hammond B-3 With One Hand
The sound of the Hammond B3 formed the basis of 60's rock, blues and R&B and now the the sound of the B3 is back in a big way. 'Big' being the operative word. Imagine what it was like to carry that 400lb monster and 100 + pound Leslie to gigs - but you had to if you wanted that sound, and everybody still wants that sound - so Hammond has answered the call with the XK-3 Drawbar Keyboard, and who better to give you the B3 sound than Hammond, the B3's inventor.

Hammond XK-3 At A Glance:

• 96 Digital Tone Wheels/Vacuum Tube Produce Vintage B3 Sound.
• 12 Key Presets, 3 Sets of Drawbars, 2-rotor Digital Leslie, Rotary Vibrato/Chorus Knob.
  
• Pitch Bend, Modulation, MIDI, Transpose, Programmable Patches.
  
• Weighs only 43lbs!

Vintage Tone Wheel and Tube Sound
This new Hammond XK-3 does what has never been done before and that is to offer you the classic "tone-wheel" sound by utilizing 96 Digital Tone Wheels! The Hammond XK-3's new VASE III Sampled Waveform now makes it possible to reproduce all of the characteristics of the vintage Hammond B-3. Additionally, the Hammond XK-3 houses an internal vacuum tube that will change continuously from Pre-Amp Mode to Overdrive Mode via a control knob.

Drawbars, Presets, And Leslie, Oh My!
But wait! The new Hammond XK-3 also includes 12 Reverse Key Presets, 3 Sets of Drawbars, a 2-rotor Digital Leslie, and a 6-position Rotary Vibrato /Chorus Knob, all the features you would expect to find on a vintage Hammond B-3.

Lightweight Modern Keyboard Technology Meets Vintage B3
But there's more. The Hammond XK-3 will perform like no previous tone-wheel Hammond could ever do, such as Pitch Bend/ Modulation , Transpose and Midi. The Hammond XK-3's library of 132 Programmable Patches allows you to save and store your own Drawbar combinations, Midi information, whatever you like. All this in a compact 43-pound package. That's 43 pounds, NOT 430! Show up to a gig with a Hammond XK-3 and your band and your back will love you. (So will your fans.)


Hammond XK-3 Features:

• Keyboard: 73 (61 + 12 Preset Keys) Water Fall keys with Velocity.
  
• Drawbar: 3 sets of Drawbars, 9-Upper, 9 Lower, 2 Pedal.
  
• Sound Generator: 96- Digital Tone Wheels.
  
• Waveform: B-3 Long Loop Sampling.
  
• Polyphony: Full Unlimited Polyphony.
  
• Internal Memory: 11 Presets x 12 Banks + Cancel.
  
• Leslie: High Quality 2 Rotor Digital Leslie.
  
• Pre-amp & Overdrive: Vacuum Tube Amplifier.
  
• Reverb: 8-Modes (Room 1, Room 2, Live House, Hall 1, Hall 2, Church, Plate, Spring).
  
• Tone Controls: Bass, Mid-Range, Treble.