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Worth the money, but not perfect
Yes, it worth the money and seems more stable than the old mojo.
For the sound, it's good and bad! The sound is soulful and have the tube feel, but if you looking for a thing that perfectly copy the sound of the vintage hammond it's not the best choice. However, it's a good sounding instrument that combine the Hammond tone with some Crumar color, and it's sound good on stage!
For the keybed, it is very smooth that even smoother than the origional Hammond. Some action that will be lead to a wrong note on the real Hammond, but on the Mojo Suitcase it is easier to play so the wrong note is gone! The good thing is on stage, it make you play better. But for practice this can be dangerous that if you only practice on the new mojo you may end up play lots of wrong note on a real hammond or even other clones! (I prefer the Viscount Legend keybed)
At first i think it's the keybed too soft, but than i found its not the keybed. I connect to Hammond B3-X pluins and the keybed feel soild now. So i realize its the vitual multi-contact, the vitual multi-contact make the key too senitive that the sensor is set too high! (That remind me the keybed of my Hammond B3p MK2, same problem)
I will be happy if there will be an update to adjust the vitual multi contact or even turn it off.
Anotheer thing i don't like is the "Lock" for the lid under the lower manual, it always starch my hand when i play the Funky style bass line which i will randomly hit on the wood under the lower manual to make special "POP" sound effect...now i cannot play that on the mojo.....I tried to remove the lock but i found i cannot remove that easily. (Have to disassemble the whole organ to remove!) So for the Organist who play TONY MONACO style dont buy the suitcase, get the MOJO classic!
Finally i would like to compare with the Viscount Legend
Sound: Legend sound more soild, but Mojo is mroe expressive.
Control : Legend is the clear winner, it got 4 set of drawbars and the preset swith is at the left side.
Portablitiy: Mojo is way lighter than my Legend Live (though the spec said that both organs are 18kg, but that are not the same).....So for simply setup mojo suitable is superb. But whenever you add more stuff mojo need more cables when compare the Legend. The pedalboard need a power adaper(legend have a phantom power thing for pedal), the Leslie swith(Legend and Legend live do not need a cable)....and the 11pin is a pain on Mojo. You need to but the mojo eleven which i dont care the extra money but the connection need more cable! (a jack, a midi, another power adapter)...
Look: i am the fans of the mojo at this part
For the sound, it's good and bad! The sound is soulful and have the tube feel, but if you looking for a thing that perfectly copy the sound of the vintage hammond it's not the best choice. However, it's a good sounding instrument that combine the Hammond tone with some Crumar color, and it's sound good on stage!
For the keybed, it is very smooth that even smoother than the origional Hammond. Some action that will be lead to a wrong note on the real Hammond, but on the Mojo Suitcase it is easier to play so the wrong note is gone! The good thing is on stage, it make you play better. But for practice this can be dangerous that if you only practice on the new mojo you may end up play lots of wrong note on a real hammond or even other clones! (I prefer the Viscount Legend keybed)
At first i think it's the keybed too soft, but than i found its not the keybed. I connect to Hammond B3-X pluins and the keybed feel soild now. So i realize its the vitual multi-contact, the vitual multi-contact make the key too senitive that the sensor is set too high! (That remind me the keybed of my Hammond B3p MK2, same problem)
I will be happy if there will be an update to adjust the vitual multi contact or even turn it off.
Anotheer thing i don't like is the "Lock" for the lid under the lower manual, it always starch my hand when i play the Funky style bass line which i will randomly hit on the wood under the lower manual to make special "POP" sound effect...now i cannot play that on the mojo.....I tried to remove the lock but i found i cannot remove that easily. (Have to disassemble the whole organ to remove!) So for the Organist who play TONY MONACO style dont buy the suitcase, get the MOJO classic!
Finally i would like to compare with the Viscount Legend
Sound: Legend sound more soild, but Mojo is mroe expressive.
Control : Legend is the clear winner, it got 4 set of drawbars and the preset swith is at the left side.
Portablitiy: Mojo is way lighter than my Legend Live (though the spec said that both organs are 18kg, but that are not the same).....So for simply setup mojo suitable is superb. But whenever you add more stuff mojo need more cables when compare the Legend. The pedalboard need a power adaper(legend have a phantom power thing for pedal), the Leslie swith(Legend and Legend live do not need a cable)....and the 11pin is a pain on Mojo. You need to but the mojo eleven which i dont care the extra money but the connection need more cable! (a jack, a midi, another power adapter)...
Look: i am the fans of the mojo at this part
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Very Nice Instrument
I like it. I'm very happy to have one. Especially seeing as they are all on back order in the US. The cost and service from Thomann, the shipping and duty handling from UPS was all top notch and made easy. I could not be happier with that! I'm at $1800 all-in (USD)! Way better price than Sweetwater ect.
As for the Crumar... Really enjoy it and in the Suitcase is very slick and practical. I like the sound of it very much. However, I must say the action is stiff compared to almost all the Hammond organs I have played. That is a bit difficult for me. Also the toggle switch for the vibrato/chorus on my organ is defective. That is annoying and I will have to reach out to Crumar on this. Sometimes when moving clockwise it goes counter-clockwise and vice versa. The only other gripe is that the suitcase cover is not as sturdy as I would have liked. My cover is already cracked where the two boards meet at the angle because when it was detached and leaning against a wall it was knocked over. Point is the "Suitcase" is not a hard case like on an old Rhodes or something. But is is helpful and I do like the design. All-in-all a good price for the instrument in my opinion.
As for the Crumar... Really enjoy it and in the Suitcase is very slick and practical. I like the sound of it very much. However, I must say the action is stiff compared to almost all the Hammond organs I have played. That is a bit difficult for me. Also the toggle switch for the vibrato/chorus on my organ is defective. That is annoying and I will have to reach out to Crumar on this. Sometimes when moving clockwise it goes counter-clockwise and vice versa. The only other gripe is that the suitcase cover is not as sturdy as I would have liked. My cover is already cracked where the two boards meet at the angle because when it was detached and leaning against a wall it was knocked over. Point is the "Suitcase" is not a hard case like on an old Rhodes or something. But is is helpful and I do like the design. All-in-all a good price for the instrument in my opinion.
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