Hammond B-3 mk2vsHammond XK-5
Summary
Hammond B-3 mk2 and Hammond XK-5: 2 Hammond organs compared side by side. They differ on 10 of 15 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Hammond B-3 mk2CurrentView details → | Hammond XK-5CurrentView details → |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Hammond | Hammond |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Keyboard | ||
| Manuals | 2 | 1 |
| Keys per manual | 61 | 61 |
| Key action | Waterfall | Waterfall |
| Keybed | Two 61-note waterfall manuals (Swell and Great) with multi-contact drawbar keying and 12 reverse-colour preset keys each; 25-note radial flat pedalboard | 73 keys (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys), Hammond-built square-front waterfall action with three physical and nine virtual contacts |
| Sound | ||
| Drawbars | Physical | Physical |
| Sound engine | DTW1 digital tonewheels (manuals), VASE III (pedals) | MTW (Modelled Tone Wheel) organ engine |
| Organ models | Hammond DTW1 digital tonewheels, B-type and Mellow voicings | Hammond MTW modelled tonewheels (A-100, B-3, C-3 and Mellow voicings), Farf and Vx transistor organs, 32-rank pipe organ |
| Polyphony | Full polyphony (manuals), 8 (pedals) | 61 (manuals), 5 (pedals) |
| Connections | ||
| Outputs | 1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones, Leslie 11-pin | 1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones, Leslie 11-pin |
| MIDI ports | DIN in, DIN out | DIN in, DIN out, USB |
| Pedal inputs | Expression, Rotor speed | Expression, Rotor speed, Footswitch, Pedalboard |
| Features | ||
| Features | Two 61-note manuals, Four sets of drawbars plus pedal drawbars, 25-note pedalboard included, 12AU7/12AX7 tube preamp, Digital Leslie, Two 11-pin Leslie sockets (main and echo), Effect send/return, Bench and music rack included | Four sets of drawbars plus pedal drawbars, Virtual multi-contact keying, 12AU7/12AX7 tube preamp, Modelled matching transformer, Digital Leslie, Reverse-colour preset keys, H-BUS pedalboard connection, OLED display |
| Size & weight | ||
| Colours | Red walnut | Red walnut |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 1230 × 730 × 970 mm | 1189 × 401 × 119 mm |
| Weight | 95 kg | 15.7 kg |
Key differences
- Manuals: B-3 mk2 – 2 XK-5 – 1
- Keybed: B-3 mk2 – Two 61-note waterfall manuals (Swell and Great) with multi-contact drawbar keying and 12 reverse-colour preset keys each; 25-note radial flat pedalboard XK-5 – 73 keys (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys), Hammond-built square-front waterfall action with three physical and nine virtual contacts
- Sound engine: B-3 mk2 – DTW1 digital tonewheels (manuals), VASE III (pedals) XK-5 – MTW (Modelled Tone Wheel) organ engine
- Organ models: B-3 mk2 – Hammond DTW1 digital tonewheels, B-type and Mellow voicings XK-5 – Hammond MTW modelled tonewheels (A-100, B-3, C-3 and Mellow voicings), Farf and Vx transistor organs, 32-rank pipe organ
- Polyphony: B-3 mk2 – Full polyphony (manuals), 8 (pedals) XK-5 – 61 (manuals), 5 (pedals)
- Dimensions (W × D × H): B-3 mk2 – 1230 × 730 × 970 mm XK-5 – 1189 × 401 × 119 mm
Both are the same on keys per manual (61), key action (Waterfall) and drawbars (Physical).