BlockLine_4111 wrote:Lots of "keyboard wizards" in this forum, eh? I would say Emerson was the champion on organ, while Wakeman was the piano and synthesizer god...although arguably any of the three keyboard players who have recorded with Dream Theater have surpassed Wakeman on the synths. Manzarek can kiss my farfisa.Irish Chieftain wrote:Insofar as organ music, the only chops you really need to imitate are those of Jon Lord and Ray Manzarek...I'll second the recommendation on Jon Lord however I would highly recommend Keith Emerson and possibly Rick Wakeman too.
I learned enough piano to play synths in bands, but I never got the hang of the bass pedals so I skipped the organ...except for the Korg CX-3, a synthesized Hammond B/C-3 without the pedals.