Need a good organ sound

[NimbusEarth]

summary - is there a keyboard like the hammond xk-1 for less

Hi there, i play keys in a new age pink floyd inspired psychedelic blues band. Right now im just using a midi controller on garage band but i need to upgrade. I was originally thinking about getting the hammong xk-1 with a boss rotary pedal and a roland amp but thats still pushing 2000 bucks. Is there any keyboard i can get with good organ sounds in the 500 or 600 price range. new or used doesnt matter. any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Skipp]

simply put - no

a "Hammond" sound is made up from 9 drawbars + 2 percussions.
The only keyboard that can "emulate" such a thing and sound decent is the Korg M3
since it can have up to 16 parts in a single combi.

The fantom G also has 16 parts but the rotary speaker and leslie effects are waaaay better on Korg then on Roland.
Motif XS comes close since the Programs can have up to 8 layers - but that's still 3 "layers" short.

You know... You get what you pay for... There's obviously a reason why some things cost as much as they cost

 

[NimbusEarth]

haha yeah thats what i thought. My friends are trying to convince me to look at keyboards but ill just stick to saving up for my dream do you know if the boss rotary pedals work well or not? i read the reviews but some are hard to believe.