Gigging a 1960 Hammond C3 Organ
Hi Guys, This week we take a little behind-the-scenes look at life on the road through a recent gig that I played with my band The Quik Beats.
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Unboxing the New Hammond XK-5 Organ
Hi guys, in this weeks video blog we look at the new Hammond A3 Heritage, or XK-5 Pro as most people will call it. I purchased one a couple of months ago and documented the unpackaging and setting up of…
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Spring update
Busy few weeks here at Hammond for Hire what with gigs and recording sessions and a full overhaul of the Studio. From time to time however, I am asked to do Hammond sessions for people and on the whole if…
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First review of the new Hammond XK-5
Recently I was fortunate enough to meet up with my friends at Hammond UK to have an extended test of the new Hammond XK-5 and XK-Pro systems. I enjoy meeting up with Malc and Barrie and enjoyed having a good…
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New year update
Hi guys, Lots to tell you about so far this year, with so little time to tell it you in! I’ve had a good old session with my friends at Hammond UK and have a review of the XK5 in…
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The Don Airey Hammond Sound
I was in conversation with Don Airey from Deep Purple recently and had a brief opportunity to ask him about his Hammond Organ setup and how he gets his sound. Although he didn’t want to give much away he was…
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Chopping a Hammond Organ
I came across an interesting article recently on Chopping an Hammond Organ that I thought I would share with you: http://choppersguide.blogspot.co.uk/ Its something close to my heart as I am on the lookout for a tired but fully functional Hammond…
Read MoreTour of the old H4H studio
From time to time I record sessions for people and this is something that I very much enjoy. This week I have four songs to record Hammond Organ for. the client is a prolific songwriter from Israel called Avi Rosenfeld…
Read MoreComparing the Hammond XK3 to the Hammond C3
Hi, so we are at the Season 1 finale of the Hammond for hire video blog and this time we look at the Hammond XK. Thanks for stopping by and sticking with them and rest assured more Hammond video goodness…
Read MoreServicing a Leslie 145 – Part 2 of 2
Hi there, lets get straight into Part 2 of 2 of how to upgrade a Leslie 145. You may remember last week to took it to bits, changed the idler arm assembly etc… and this week we finish the job. The…
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