B3/Leslie settings for classic rock tunes?

[Billy86]

Anyone know of a resource for drawbar/Leslie settings for classic rock tunes? I’m thinking Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, Yes, Traffic,  Uriah Heep, etc.  

Here’s an interesting related site I’ve found.  https://keyboardservice.com/Drawbars.asp

[Old Joad]

 

[Old Joad]

One trick I've learned is turn the mids up all way on amp in the Leslie to get that B3 growl. Deep Purple is all 8's, but Jon Lord used a Marshall amp.

I've been learning to play the B3 lately, it's not as easy as it looks.

[RBH]

The coolest thing about a tone wheel type organ  is the overlay and interactivity in each  range. It's really difficult to cop to a specific sound and to even learn what chord intervals are being played. It's all Hocusey Pocusey magic stuff.

Edited May 14, 2023 by RBH

[bitflipper]

To aid your google searches, the classic term for drawbar settings are "registrations". Try searching on "Hammond registrations", or "Hammond registration {specific song}".

A few that people seem to always ask about...Whiter Shade of Pale: 88860000; Booker T and the MGs (e.g. Green Onions): 88880000; Santana (e.g. Evil Ways): 88860088; Keith Emerson, Vanilla Fudge, Steve Winwood: 88888888

Don't forget to fiddle with the vibrato/chorus settings. The majority of classic rock songs don't use percussion, with a few notable exceptions, e.g. Green Eyed Lady.

[Billy86]

Good stuff! Thanks everyone. 

[craigb]

Fun story (if I may!)...

My friend growing up ended up working as the manager at Sherman Clay Organs & Pianos down in the area made famous by Zappa's Valley Girl song.  He was the top salesperson in the Nation three years in a row which also tells you how annoying he was to be around at times! ?

Anyway, a lady approached him and said that her husband had recently passed away and that he had an organ kept covered in a special room of the house that she claimed "he loved that thing more than me!!!" so she just wanted to give it away.  My friend goes to her house to see what it was and it's a B3, not just any B3, but one that was used by the Rolling Stones (with all the provenance)!  So my friend says there's no need for her to just give it away in spite and offers her $2,000 to which the lady is head-over-heels happy about.  Needless to say, my friend turned around and sold it to a Japanese investor for $120,000 within a month... ?

Note that this was in the mid-to-late 1980's, so $120k was a LOT of money!

[Old Joad]

Here is a list of all the settings I have:

000-000-005-SIFFLOETE 1' -1
000-000-008-MY SETTINGS
000-000-060-QUINT 1 1-3' -2
000-000-080-MY SETTINGS
000-000-500-TIERCE 1-3-5'-3
000-000-800-MY SETTINGS
000-002-223-FIFTEENTH 2'-4
000-004-112-FLAGEOLET 2'
000-005-111-PICCOLO 2'
000-006-001-TIBIA 2'
000-006-002-PRINCIPAL 2' -5
000-006-003-PICCOLO 2'
000-006-132-PICCOLO 2'
000-006-234-SUPER OCTAVE 2' -6
000-007-003-OCTAVE 2' -7
000-040-030-NAZARD 2-2-3' -8
000-060-020-TWELFTH -9
000-064-064-MIXTURE 4 RANKS -10
000-080-000-MY SETTINGS
000-087-064-MIXTURE 3 RANKS -11
000-103-064-VIOLINA 4'
000-172-786-KINURA 8'
000-185-786-KRUMET 8' -12
000-324-220-OCTAVE CELESTE 4' -13
000-344-232-VIOL 4'
000-414-231-OCTAVE GENIGEN 4' -14
000-415-112-PRINCIPAL 4' -15
000-433-042-VOX HUMANA 4'
000-436-555-SOLO STRINGS 4'
000-501-000-FLUTE D' AMOUR
000-503-010-FLUTE TRIANGULAIRE 4'
000-505-000-HOLMES
000-515-031-PRINCIPAL 4' -16
000-515-230-CLARION 4'
000-525-342-OCTAVE 4' -17
000-543-110-GEDECKT & SALICIONAL
000-545-321-OCTAVE 4' -18
000-564-123-MIXTURE IV -19
000-600-000-PICCOLO 4'
000-601-010-TRAVERSE FLUTE 4'
000-603-020-FLUTE D' AMOUR 4'
000-606-022-FLUTE D' AMOUR & PRINCIPAL
000-606-045-HARMONIC DIAPASON 4'
000-606-310-OBOE HORN 4'
000-626-121-OCTAVE 4' -20
000-700-030-TIBIA 4'
000-800-000-CELESTA
000-800-800-XYL
000-803-030-FLUTE 4'
000-804-011-HARMONIC FLUTE 4'
000-805-000-ORCHESTRAL FLUTE 8'
000-888-000-CHIMES
001-455-321-GAMBA
001-464-321-ORCHESTRAL STRING 8'
001-844-420-TIBA-VOX
002-311-000-AEOLINE 8' -21
002-322-110-VOX CELESTE 8'
002-323-211-VIOLE CELESTE 8'
002-366-542-SOLO STRINGS 8'
002-423-221-VIOL DA GAMBA 8'
002-433-222-SALICIONAL 8'
002-434-432-VOIX CELESTE -22
002-444-322-VIOL D' ORCHESTRE 8'
002-453-321-SALICIONAL 8'
002-465-432-VIOLA DA GAMBA 8'
002-474-341-SOLO VIOLA 8'
002-478-500-SAXOPHONE 8'
002-500-234-2ND THEATRE
003-211-000-GED
003-220-000-ACCOMPANIMENT FLUTE 8' 2
003-310-000-CHIMES
003-320-000-DULCIANA 8'
003-400-332-VOX HUMANA 8'
003-412-210-DIAPASON 8'
003-421-000-UNDA MARIS 8' -23
003-433-110-SALICIONAL 8'
003-453-542-VOX HUMANA 8'
003-484-443-GAMBA 8' 1
003-511-110-GEMSHORN 8'
003-564-534-CELLO 8'
003-577-540-ENGLISH HORN 8'
003-654-324-SOLO VIOLIN 8'
003-682-210-ENGLISH HORN 8'
003-744-320-ENGLISH HORN 8'
003-831-000-ORCHESTRAL FLUTE 8'
004-000-000-HARP-1
004-210-000-SOFT CONCERT FLUTE
004-262-421-CLARINET 8'
004-312-010-ROHR
004-321-100-FLUTE
004-400-000-HARP-2
004-423-000-PRINCIPAL-8
004-423-001-GAMBA
004-423-220-CHRUCH
004-432-000-CHRUCH
004-434-210-ECHO DIAPASON 8'
004-443-210-TIBA-VOX
004-446-533-CORNET V
004-511-000-CONCERT FLUTE 8'
004-544-220-3RD CHRUCH
004-675-000-5TH CHURCH
004-685-300-4TH THEATRE
004-720-123-VOX HUMANA 8'
004-741-321-GEMSHORN 8'
004-743-221-GEIGEN DIAPASON 8'
004-763-000-OBOE HORN 8'
004-764-210-OBOE 8'
004-776-540-LENNY-2
004-800-000-1ST THEATRE
005-020-000-STOPPED FLUTE 8'
005-030-100-GEDECKT 8' -24
005-036-102-GEDECKT & PRINCIPAL-25
005-120-000-SOFT TIBIA
005-141-100-GEDECKT 8' -26
005-141-100-STOPPED DIAPASON 8'
005-200-000-MELODIA 8' -27
005-311-000-HOHL FLUTE 8'
005-403-000-4TH CHRUCH
005-510-000-X-66
005-540-000-MY SETTINGS
005-545-131-GEDECKT & PRINCPAL -28
005-633-120-GEDECKT & FLUTE D' AMOUR
005-642-110-DIAPASON 8'
005-642-200-5TH CHRUCH
005-644-300-6TH CHRUCH
005-666-122-GEDECKT FLUTE D' AMOUR & PRINCIPAL
005-666-162-GED FL 4' PRIN, QUINT -29
005-680-400-TUBA 8'
005-754-210-PRINCIPAL 8' -30
005-756-221-PRINCIPAL & 4' OCTAVE -31
005-757-223-PRINCIPAL & 4' & 2' OCTAVES -32
005-777-530-FLUGEL HORN 8'
005-844-111-GEDECKT & HARMONIC FLUTE
005-845-131-GEDECKT, PRIN, HARM, FLUTE
005-846-132-GEDECKT, PRIN, HARM, FLUTE, & PICCOLO
006-000-000-HARP-1
006-070-540-CLARINET 8'
006-130-000-SOFT TIBIA
006-240-000-SESQUIALTR
006-320-000-HOHL FLUTE 8'
006-401-000-HAM VIB-1
006-412-000-MODEL B
006-421-000-CONCERT FLUTE 8'
006-433-322-2ND OPEN DIAPSON 8'
006-532-221-NINE-SUST
006-544-310-TBA
006-554-322-3RD THEATRE
006-602-024-TALK MUSIC
006-606-000-AMREICA
006-634-001-PRINCIPAL
006-634-221-1ST OPEN DIAPSON 8'
006-644-210-TIBA 8-2
006-644-222-8TH THEATRE
006-644-322-4TH CHRUCH
006-654-033-CHORUS MXT
006-654-211-TIBA
006-676-000-LATIN
006-700-540-MEDITATION
006-735-222-9TH CHRUCH
006-776-400-HECKELPHONE 8'
006-786-530-TRUMPET 8'
006-788-650-TRUMPET 8'
006-845-433-6TH CHRUCH
006-867-531-TRUMPET 8'
006-868-642-TROMBA 8'
006-876-540-7TH CHRUCH
006-886-532-GED PEIN HARM FL PICC & TRUMPET
006-887-554-FULL SWELL W- MIXTURE -33
006-888-654-6TH THEATRE
007-030-000-TIBIA 8'
007-033-333-SCREAMING
007-373-430-2ND CHRUCH
007-462-420-CLARINET 8'
007-513-100-B2 WHEELS
007-531-000-FRENCH HORN 8'
007-625-002-FULL TIBA
007-650-000-HOLOW
007-654-321-FRENCH HORN
007-656-311-5TH THEATRE
007-665-431-HAM VIB-3
007-725-400-BORN TO B3
007-754-321-WOOD DIAPASON 8'
007-770-000-DULCIANA 8'
007-785-321-DIAPASON 8'
007-800-453 1ST MEDITATION 1
007-885-045-CHORUS MXT
007-887-000-3RD ZEPP
008-000-000-KEITH EMERSON WINDMILL GLISSES
008-000-800-LENNY-2
008-006-000-TIBA 8-2
008-008-000-VIBES-8
008-020-000-GED
008-030-000-7TH CHRUCH
008-060-400-SESQUIALTR
008-080-000-NIFTY SOLO
008-080-800-CLARINET
008-080-840-1ST THEATRE
008-140-000-ROHR
008-240-000-TIBIA 8'
008-300-000-SUST
008-382-700-CLARINET 8'
008-400-000-PLAINTIVE BALLAD
008-460-000-ACCOMPANIMENT FLUTE 8' 1
008-500-000-THE NICE PATHETIQUE 2ND PREC
008-600-000-ACCOMPANIMENT FLUTE 8' 3
008-621-000-MEDITATION
008-686-310-CHORUS DIAPASON 8'
008-700-000-PRASIE-1
008-723-100-GROSSE FLUTE 8'
008-740-000-2ND CHRUCH
008-753-100-PRINCIPAL-8
008-800-000-HARP-2
008-800-673-TESTIMONY
008-806-000-5th ORGAN
008-808-021-HOUSE CHURCH
008-820-010-FLUTE
008-824-000-PRASIE-2
008-840-000-WOODEN OPEN FLUTE 8'
008-844-000-THEATRE ORGAN
008-845-001-PRASIE-3
008-846-003-MY SETTINGS
008-846-025-PRASIE-4
008-856-012-PRINCIPAL
008-856-038-PRASIE-3
008-870-778-60'S SOLO ORGAN
008-874-210-ACCOMPANIMENT DIAPASON 8'
008-877-760-HARMONIC DIAPASON 8'
008-880-000-2ND GOOD LOWER DRAW BAR
008-884-000-PROGRESSIVE
008-887-480-HORN DIAPASON 4'
008-888-800-CORNET
016-554-430-TROMBA
018-777-530-TROMBONE 8'
018-855-331-SOLO DIAPASON
018-866-430-OPEN DIAPASON 8'
027-788-640-TUBA SONORA 8'
046-844-054-3RD PINK FLOYD - SHINE ON YOU CRAZY
048-854-000-2ND ZEPP
080-000-000-MY SETTINGS
080-080-883-5TH ORGAN 2
087-500-000-BASSOON 8
088-000-880-A GOOD PIPE ORGAN SOUND
088-855-432-MY SETTINGS
088-800-880-2ND THEATRE
088-808-088-PRASIE-4
143-110-000-VOX HUMANA 16'
175-321-000-CONTRA FAGOTTE 16'
230-000-000-QUINTADENA 16' -34
234-321-000-CONTRA CELESTE 16' -35
235-767-264-FULL GREAT - W - MIXTURE -36
236-887-564-FULL ORGAN COUPLED -37
243-210-000-CONTRA VIOL 16'
248-888-066-SFO
253-442-100-ENGLISH HORN 16'
254-421-000-SOLO STRINGS 16'
263-431-000-VIOLONE 16'
273-210-000-SAXOPHONE 16'
273-210-000-SAXOPHONE 16'
327-645-222-8TH CHRUCH
352-000-000-CLARINET 16'
366-420-000-DOUBLE TRUMPET 16'
375-500-000-STEP BACK RIFF
400-000-003-2ND NO WOMAN NO CRY CHORUS
427-866-244-8TH CHRUCH
432-101-234-1ST PRAYER
447-000-000-BASSOON 16'
448-650-000-JIMMY Mc G
468-642-468-AMAZING GRACE
475-430-000-OBOE HORN 16'
477-600-000-OPHICLEIDE 16'
477-630-000-MY SETTINGS
543-100-000-BOURDON 16'
555-400-000-SOFT BACKING
600-000-000-THIS IS PERCUSSION
600-600-000-FUNKEY PERCUSSION
608-088-000-3RD THEATRE
608-807-006-5TH THEATRE
635-800-000-NICE ORGAN
643-322-000-DIAPASON 16'
648-848-410-MY SETTINGS
648-848-448-IT'S ONLY LOVE - LESLIE - VIBRATO
650-000-005-1ST NO WOMAN NO CRY
654-000-005-BOB MARLEY
678-404-231-TALK MUSIC 4
686-800-000-2ND WHITER SHADE OF PALE
688-000-000-ON A RECORD SOUND SLOW BLUES
688-600-000-1ST WHITER SHADE OF PALE
688-621-000-MY SETTINGS
720-020-000-TIBIA 16'
721-501-000-MY SETTINGS
768-878-667-7TH THEATRE
777-777-777-FULL B3 CLEAN
787-746-046-TESTIMONY
787-746-046-TESTIMONY 6
788-888-006-MY SETTINGS
800-000-000-UPPER PERC- 3RD 7
800-000-008-4TH DRAW BAR SETTING
800-000-666-PERC- 3RD
800-000-678-REAL GOSPEL SOUNDING
800-000-888-BRO' JACK STYLE - LESLIE - VIBRATO
800-006-888-CAPT'N JACK
800-008-888-ERROL GARNER STYLE
800-388-888-SCREAMING 8
800-800-000-4TH GOSPEL
800-800-008-5TH GOSPEL
800-800-800-X-66
808-000-000-KEITH EMMERSON
808-000-008-SLOW BLUES - LESLIE - VIBRATO
808-080-800-CLARINET-W-16' DRAWBAR OUT
808-410-000-MY SETTINGS
808-605-002-CHORUS OF FLUTES 16'
808-605-004-1ST GOSPEL
808-800-000-3RD GOSPEL
808-800-004-SOFT CHORDS
808-806-000-TIBA
808-806-006-TBA
808-808-000-MY SETTINGS
808-808-008-HOUSE CHURCH 9
808-848-005-B2 WHEELS
808-850-000-PRASIE-2
808-868-000-PRASIE-1
808-888-088-SFO
828-826-002-HAM VIB-1
828-828-028-FULL TIBA
828-868-226-9TH CHRUCH
835-358-070-JUICY CAJUN SOUND
838-000-000-1ST GOOD LOWER DRAW BAR
838-700-010-MY SETTINGS
847-767-666-7TH THEATRE
848-000-000-2ND FOR GROOVE HOLMES STYLE
848-400-240-MY SETTINGS
848-510-000-MEDITATION
848-600-046-2ND MEDITATION
848-803-000-SUST
848-846-226-NINE-SUST
848-848-448-STEVE WINWOOD - HYMNS
850-005-000-DON'T LEAVE ME NOW
858-000-000-1ST JIMMY SMITH
858-020-000-FAT BASS
858-524-100-HARMONIC DIAPASON 16'
858-555-557-BRIGHT VIBRATIONS
860-016-188-JAMAICAN GROOVE
864-323-468-2ND PRAYER
868-335-553-TIMMY
868-666-100-MY SETTINGS
868-666-568-3RD GREGG ALLMAN
868-800-000-MY SETTINGS
868-800-004-MELVIN CRISPEL
868-844-000-MY SETTINGS
868-868-068-FULL N' SWEET
868-868-446-8TH THEATRE
868-884-400-GIMME SOME LOVIN
876-530-000-MODEL B
876-543-234-NICE STRINGS
876-556-788-SHOUTING CHORDS
878-645-466-SHOUTIN 10
878-656-467-THEATRE ORGAN 11
880-000-000-HOUSE BASS 12
880-060-000-LATIN 13
880-400-000-HOLOW
883-200-125-JIMMY MC G 14
883-808-808-ROCK-3
885-324-588-BRIGHT BLUES
886-000-040-1ST GREGG ALLMAN
886-400-000-EVIL WAYS
886-411-417-THICK BARS
886-643-200-3RD DRAW BAR SETTING
886-688-888-COGIC HYMNS
886-800-300-LATE SHOW INCIDENTAL
887-711-402-MY SETTINGS
887-711-418-BRING IT BABY B
887-724-100-MY SETTINGS
887-724-110-AMERICA
888-000-000-2ND JIMMY SMITH
888-000-008-1ST FOR GROOVE HOLMES STYLE
888-000-010-FAT BASS
888-000-232-BALLADS LESLIE FAST-SLOW
888-000-808-LENNY-1
888-000-888-SCREAMY SILK
888-040-000-VERY PLEASANT
888-200-000-THE CAT
888-400-080-JOEY DEF1
888-400-417-CLASSIC B3 FOR HYMNS
888-406-000-JAZZ LEADER
888-420-000-1ST PINK FLOYD
888-420-080-3RD HOLMES
888-435-678-FULL-1
888-536-367-1ST SOUL TONE
888-600-000-2ND GREGG ALLMAN
888-643-200-STEPPENWOLF BORN TO BE WILD
888-666-888-FULL N' HIGH
888-700-000-SOFT BACKING
888-701-000-MY SETTINGS
888-768-888-I'M SO EXCITED
888-788-678-PAUL SHAFFER
888-800-000-JOHN LORD DEEP PURPLE
888-800-008-1ST STANDARD ROCK
888-800-088-SOUL SACRIFICE
888-800-345-2ND STANDARD ROCK
888-800-840-KEITH EMERSON
888-808-008-BORN TO B3
888-820-000-MY SETTINGS
888-821-000-MODEL-B
888-876-788-ROLL WITH IT
888-878-778-KILLER B
888-880-000-ROCK-2
888-886-666-GREG ROLIE
888-887-400-MY SETTINGS
888-888-000-2ND PURPLE
888-888-880-HAM VIB-3
888-888-888-3RD DEEP PURPLE
 

[craigb]

Wow!  Just WOW!!! ?

[Billy86]

Wow! Just wow AGREED! ?

[Bruno de Souza Lino]

On 5/14/2023 at 1:09 PM, RBH said:

The coolest thing about a tone wheel type organ  is the overlay and interactivity in each  range. It's really difficult to cop to a specific sound and to even learn what chord intervals are being played. It's all Hocusey Pocusey magic stuff.

That's mostly because Hammond organs have no sustain pedal so you can't cheat and hold a chord while your fingers transition. So players have to use all sorts of chord inversions just to keep the sound from cutting. That's more an issue on a physical Hammond or similar units, as most B3 plugins will allow you to make use of the sustain pedal.

[craigb]

I prefer Hammond Eggs. ?

[Bruno de Souza Lino]

5 hours ago, craigb said:

I prefer Hammond Eggs. ?

But do you know what it is when you grab that knob?