Leslie sim recommendations?

[GuitarFanatic]

My Elkatone 700 decided to die on me, so I need a Leslie simulator. Any recommendations? It must have both a great clean and distortion sound. I'm a rock organist so it must do well under high gain in FOH monitors.

[GoldenVulture]

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What died in the Elkatone ?

[the guy who invented fire]

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It's larger than most pedals, isn't cheep and can be a little noisy but I have yet to find anything I like better than a Rotosphere except a real Leslie.

[PFDarkside]

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I need to find someone unloading a Rotosphere after they bought a newer sim.

[the guy who invented fire]

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I need to find someone unloading a Rotosphere after they bought a newer sim.

Yeah you do!

I actually never wanted a Leslie sim but ended up buying my dad one as a gift...tried several and just kept coming back to the Roto. Once I gave it to him I found myself missing it so much that I bought another one for me!

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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+1^
Someone tried to unload a Strymon on me the other day....
It was so small and flat sounding that I almost could not belive it!
On the other hand that old Rotosphere is just hugesounding next to about everything out there right now!

[jeremy]

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i love my rotosphere! using two amps makes it sound even better. i use two 1x12 fenders one on top of the other and it makes me smile every time. until i have to load it out at the end of the night after the gig

[the guy who invented fire]

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i love my rotosphere! using two amps makes it sound even better. i use two 1x12 fenders one on top of the other and it makes me smile every time. until i have to load it out at the end of the night after the gig

Good tone is worth a little extra work!

I use it in stereo quite a bit, it really shines like that but its good even in mono.

[d1dsj]

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IIRC aren't there 2 versions of the Roto? Do they sound much different?

[the guy who invented fire]

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IIRC aren't there 2 versions of the Roto? Do they sound much different?

There are some cosmetic differences and I have heard that the MK II has internal trimmers to adjust the SLOW and FAST speeds, that said I have never felt that they needed to be changed as the factory settings sound very close to the 2 speeds from a real Leslie cab.

I guess the big difference is in the breaker switch...on the MK I if you want to "stop the rotors from spinning" you have to hold the breaker switch down and when you left your foot off it "starts back spinning"...on the MK II you stomp it to slow down to a stop then stomp again to re start...

I have heard folks swear up and down that the MK I sounds richer, fuller, smoother, more organic, fatter, more lush and all sorts of other BS buzz words...I'd guess the feelings that the earlier version is in some way better is fueled by the simple fact that it's no longer made.

[d1dsj]

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Thanks for that info. I have my eye on one at the moment and it is a MK1.

[jeremy]

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my buddy has a mk1 and i have a mk2. there may be a difference but its so damn small neither of us can really tell. especially if you start tube swapping (which has a minimal but noticeable effect over all) the 2 has trimmers to adjust the fast speed of both the high and low rotors and the trimmers are accessible from the outside of the unit with a small philips screwdriver. there are trim pots inside but i havent messed with them in so long i couldnt tell ya what they do

[d1dsj]

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Thanks Jeremy that's good to know.

[jeremy]

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i bought my 2 new but if i had to do it over again, id grab whichever one i found the best deal on. the tones of the 1 or 2 are both great

[d1dsj]

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I'll let you guys know if I get it!