Hammond XK-1

JUST ARRIVED!!

You Can Carry This Hammond Under One Arm!

The XK-1 utilizes many of the features of the XK-3 but in a premium package. You still get "The Sound;" you get "Real Drawbars;" you get waterfall keys (lighter industry standard keybed); you can plug in a Leslie 21 system... all this in a traditional Hammond cabinet. At only 33 lbs. the XK-1 is an essential part of any touring band's keyboard rig! And who better to give you the B-3 sound than Hammond, the B-3's inventor?

Vintage Tone Wheel and Extra Sounds

This new Hammond XK-1 offers you the classic "tone-wheel" sound by utilizing two VASE III 96 Digital Tone Wheels. The XK-1's sampled waveform makes it possible to reproduce all of the characteristics of the vintage Hammond B-3. Waveforms include B-type, Mellow, Brite (Upper and lower), Muted, Normal, and Synth (Pedal). In addition, the XK-1 offers eight "Extra Voice" sounds such as electric piano.

Drawbars, Presets, And Leslie, Oh My!

But wait! The new Hammond XK-1 also includes a set of nine drawbars, a 2-rotor digital Leslie, a vibrato/chorus knob, a digital overdrive, 10 reverbs, and a built-in 3-band equalizer to go beyond the features you would expect to find on a vintage Hammond B-3.

Lightweight Modern Keyboard Technology Meets Vintage B-3

But there's more. The Hammond XK-1 will perform like no previous tone-wheel Hammond could ever do, such as Pitch Bend/Modulation, Transpose and MIDI. The Hammond XK-1's library of 132 Programmable Patches allows you to save and store your own Drawbar combinations, MIDI information, whatever you like. All this in a compact 33-pound package. That's 33 pounds, NOT 430! Show up to a gig with a Hammond XK-3 and your band and your back will love you. (So will your fans.)

Hammond XK1 Specifications

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Sound Generator 2 x VASE III as Digital Tone-wheel

Keyboard 61-note Water Fall type keys with velocity

Harmonic Drawbars 1 Set: 9 adjustable drawbars, Drawbar Select: Tabs Upper, Lower, Pedal, Waveform: B-Type, Mellow, Bright (Upper and Lower), Muted, Normal, Synth (Pedal)

Percussion Tabs: Second On, Third On, Fast Decay, Soft Adjustable: Touch, Velocity, Decay (Fast, Slow), Level (Soft, Normal)

Extra Voice 8 Instruments

Tuning Master:430 ~ 450 (1Hz steps) Transpose: -6 ~ 0 ~ +6

Effects Internal Leslie: On, Fast, Brake, Digital 2 Rotors Vibrato and Chorus: V1, V2, V3, C1, C2, C3, Upper & Lower On/Off, Speed: 5 (6.10Hz ~ 7.25Hz) Overdrive: Digital Overdrive Equalizer: 3 Bands Reverb: 10 programs Sustain: 5 Lengths (Pedal)

Internal Zone Tabs: Split, Manual Bass Adjustable: Map Low, High, Split Point, Lower Octave, Pedal Top Key

Combination Preset 12 Banks x 11 Numbers + Adjust ,Switchable: Link/Independent

Controllers Switches: Power On/Off ,Rotary Controllers: Master Volume, Overdrive, Tone, Wheels: Pitch Bend, Modulation

Display 20 characters, 2 lines with 9 control switches and Rotary encoder

MIDI Templates: 3 modes Zoned 3 parts and Keyboard Ch

Connections AC inlet, MIDI In 1, MIDI In 2, MIDI Out, Expression Pedal (phone jack), Footswitch, Line Out Left and Right, Headphone, 8-pin Leslie

Dimensions Width: 45-5/8 inches, Depth: 13-1/8 inches, 4-3/8 Inches

Weight 33 lbs

In 2006 the just-released Hammond XK-3 won International Keyboard Of the Year. Just wait till next year to see this little ripper up in lights.