NAMM 2023: With apologies to that chap who used to be on Top Gear and the guy who brought back dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, we’d say that the B3 is the most famous Hammond in history. A staple in gospel, jazz, soul, blues and rock music, an emulation of this classic drawbar organ is in almost every gigging keyboard player’s arsenal, and now Hammond is giving you a new way of getting That Sound in the form of the XK4.
The premise is that you’re getting the sound and feel of a B3 in a compact and affordable package (though we don’t yet know just how affordable). The XK4 includes 91 virtual tonewheels, drawbars, touch-response percussion, chorus-vibrato and a newly-designed digital Leslie speaker emulation.
