I have a Line 6 Tone Core Roto Machine (now available in a cheaper Behringer clone package), and its a pretty nice pedal. So, while critical to "mood authenticity", it doesn't HAVE to be there to nail the tone. The ramp-up, ramp-down, is a signature aspect of rotating speakers, although it isn't necessarily something that everyone uses or knows how to use. A buddy of mine makes the Retro-Sonic pedals (which includes a nice CE-1 clone), and as much as Roland tried to nail a substitute for a Leslie when they first came out with the CE-1, when my buddy Tim came over and tried out a real rotating speaker for the first time, he became keenly aware of what ISN'T captured in a mono pedal, no matter how hard your try. ![]() Good emulation of slow Leslie generally requires a dual-amp setup to mimic the spatial swirl. Many phasers actually do a passable job, and some flangers can be coaxed into it. ![]() There is a whole laundry list of reasons why anything less than an actual physical rotating speaker cab will simply not do, but that notwithstanding, faster is generally easier to mimic in a pedal than slow. Depends whether you want a slow or a fast Leslie sound.
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