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  • Page 3 BUT DON’T power up just yet. 2. Connecting an Amp Now let’s get hooked up for sound. On the SKX you have a few options depending on your amp setup. Most Players will use the 1/4" LINE OUT jacks to connect to a keyboard amp such as our Leslie LS- 2215 or LS-2012 (although other high-quality amps will also work).
  • Page 4 3. Connecting a Leslie™ Speaker The Digital Leslie onboard the SKX is our most advanced yet. However, if you wish to use a Leslie Speaker cabinet, here’s how to hook it up. The SKX is fitted with an 11-pin Leslie jack. Connect an 11-pin Leslie cable to the 11-pin Leslie jack on the SKX.
  • Page 5 4. Using A Vintage Leslie™ You can use the SKX with a variety of vintage Leslie Speaker Cabinets, but you will need the correct “Kit” to allow the SKX to communicate with a vintage Leslie. Contact your Hammond Dealer. If you are using an old-style "Leslie Combo Pre-amp" (such as the one shown below) to connect to a vintage Leslie Speaker Cabinet, you can use 1/4"...
  • Page 6 5. Digital Leslie / External Leslie Controls It’s not the Hammond sound without a Leslie, and the SKX’s Digital Leslie is our best yet. Press the FAST button to put the big spin on, press it again to return to slow spin. when none of the lights are lit, you’re on “slow speed.”...
  • Page 7 EXP PEDAL jack on the back of the SKX. If you choose not to use the EXP-50, you can use most any after-market Expression Pedal, providing it has a tip-ring-sleeve (or “stereo”) plug. An audio volume pedal will not work when connected to the EXP PEDAL jack.
  • Page 8 Flip the power switch of the SKX to the “ON” position. Set the master volume of the SKX to your desired volume and play a bit. Spin the value knob to select different Patches. If you have a pencil and paper handy, you may wish...
  • Page 9 Patches The SKX has 100 Preset Patches that are “hard wired” (cannot be changed) and 100 User Patches that can be freely overwritten with your own creations. In the display, Factory Patches are designated by the prefix “P,” while user Patches have the prefix “U.”...
  • Page 10 8. Transpose and Octave switches Transpose The Transposer allows you to play in one key while the SKX sounds in a totally different one. The Transpose feature is perfect for accompanying singers, soloists or any other pitch-critical application. It works like this: Press and hold the TRANSPOSE button and use the adjacent UP and DOWN buttons to shift the tuning in half-step increments, 6 half-steps down and 6 half-steps up.
  • Page 11 9. The Hammond Organ Division Now let’s take a look at the Organ specifics. At its heart, the SKX is a full-featured genuine Hammond Organ that responds like the legendary B-3 and has all the components that you’d expect to find on a vintage instrument.
  • Page 12 Overdrive A lot of players like to have some grit in their Hammond tone. Let’s look at the overdrive. It’s pretty simple: press the button and dial it in. A little bit to warm up the sound, or crank it up to rock out.
  • Page 13 10. Manual Bass Press the M. BASS button. Register the 16' and 8' Drawbars to your liking, just as on a B-3. The Manual Bass appears on the Lower Keyboard. If you desire sustain on the Manual Bass, press the P.SUS button (abbreviation for Pedal Sustain —...
  • Page 14 11. Combo and Pipe Organ Divisions There are three other organ divisions in the SKX - “Farf,” “Vx” and “Pipe.” “Farf” and “Vx” are authentic models of famous 1960’s Italian and British combo organs. These can be registered exactly as on the original instruments. To select these models quickly, touch the DRAWBAR button.
  • Page 15 12. Extra Voices If we stopped there, we’d have a great instrument, but that’s only half of the SKX. We call the “other” side Extra Voices, and they comprise the rest of the key- board family beyond the Hammond Organ. Acoustic and electric pianos, Clavs, Accordion, Synth and Orchestral voices — they’re all there.

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