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Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)

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Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)
Product no: 9000-0023-0678 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Meet Lester K, Electro Harmonix' latest stereo rotary speaker! Born and bred in New York, this pocket-sized Leslie speaker is the perfect playmate for keyboards - in fact, the K here is short for Lester's surname: Keyboard. That doesn't mean, however, that you can't hook up this rotary simulator to your guitar. It's recommended to do so along with a compressor, and when you're done setting up, you'll be looking stereo Leslie sound from a nicely affordable and lightweight bit of kit.

Brake Mode and Drive

In addition to EH-standard features like Fast and Slow mode, variable speed, and a Balance control for the low-to-high ratio, the Lester K offers Brake mode and tube-emulated drive to give you the unique distortion and iconic sound of full-sized rotary cabs. In other words, get ready to enjoy the 'whoop, whoop, whoosh' sound these old-school units make when they take off and brake, and don't forget to add a dose of extra-gritty distortion whenever you feel like it.

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Specifications

Product features

Adapter included yes
Centre positive/negative centre negative
Sustainable product not specified
Mini pedal no
Stereo output yes
True bypass yes
Power supply plug barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
Type of modulation effect rotary
Can be powered by battery no
Voltage 9 V

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 100 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 18,5 x 15,5 x 8,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Electro Harmonix Stereo Rotary Speaker Simulator
  • for guitar and keyboard
  • colour: white with black control panel
  • true bypass
  • clear LED effect speed indicator
  • input: 2 x mono jack (Mono/L, R)
  • output: 2 x mono jack (Mono/L, R)
  • power supply: EHX9.6DC-200 PSU (included)
  • dimensions: 102 x 121 x 89 mm
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Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)

Wrote the following about Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)
Rotary simulators generate a lot of discussions on the web and the Lester K is the newest arrival to try and simulate the holy grail of organs, namely the Leslie cabinet. The Lester K has some great features and is half the price of the Neo Ventilator so how good is it?. Well I've owned a Ventilator 1 and although it's not as accurate I find it more exciting. I really like the spin up/spin down speeds and it doesn't suck any of the tone from the dry organ - in fact it enhances the key click and drawbar harmonics giving it a real vintage hammond vibe. The drive will not suit everyone as it's more modern and aggressive sounding but for rock and blues it's perfect and adds plenty for grit. I mainly use it around halfway - you don't need anymore unless you are going for that Jon Lord sound.



It is quite a bit smaller than the competitors and fits neatly on top of my Nord. The foot switches are momentary and very light so they can be operated by hand. This was not the case with the Vent although that had a remote option. It's true stereo in and out with true bypass which is another plus. You can also adjust the Rotor/Horn balance which is great for removing some of the treble and it also has a volume control on the output so you can crank it up for solos without risking overloading the inputs.



Finally, the Lester K sounds more like a Leslie in the room than a mic'd Leslie and I think that why I prefer it to the Vent. It sounds great with the Nord Electro 5D using Clean B3 and no effects. I think different organs suit different Leslie simulators and you really have you try each one till you nail your sound. At the moment the Lester K and the Nord E5 does it for me! Well done EHX!

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Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)

Wrote the following about Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)
Absolute aanrader! Ik gebruik de Lester K bij mijn Nord Stage 2 Ex en vergeleken met de onboard lesley simulator is het echt een verbetering. Eerder heb ik de Neo Instruments Ventilator geprobeerd. Deze is ook erg goed, maar de Lester K is (veel) goedkoper en eenvoudiger in gebruik.
Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)

Wrote the following about Electro Harmonix Lester K Rotary Simulator (For Keys and Guitars)
Heb hem aangesloten op mijn XB3-Hammond, die normaal aan een Leslie122XB hangt. De output van de Lester gaat naar een Roland box, en dat klinkt al aardig. Als ik een opname maak via mijn geluidskaart, dus de Audio uit de Lester naar de computer dan is echt niet te horen of het echt is of namaak. Erg goed ding dus.... En niet te duur. Kan hem niet vergelijken met andere emulators zoals de Ventilator, maar dit ding is gewoon top...

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