Quote Originally Posted by Lionelsax
That's true ! People often listen with their eyes !
I think it's a rare audience member who knows the difference between a B3 and a good clone either by sight or by sound. I've been using a Roland guitar synthesizer for well over 20 years. The B3 patches are pretty good, especially through a serious stereo sound system. The saxes, vibes, EPs and Harmon muted trumpet are also very convincing. Since I left my regular club gig (where I had an XK5 Pro plus a Leslie 3300 through which to play the synth), On small gigs, I've been using a pair of Toob Metros driven by either a pair of class D heads or my old Alesis A100 stereo amp. I can't recount how many people (including musicians) have come up to the stage looking for the instruments they hear.

I've also never gotten a complaint or negative comment from a band member about using the Roland, my Kurzweil keyboard, the club's XK5 or Nord. In my experience, what they hear is what they hear - and most think that any keyboard that says Hammond on it (which their electronic keyboards do in large letters on the face that shows to the audience) is a "real Hammond".