On Danny Snyder's recommendation, I bought the Voce DMI-64 MkII. I got mine for about a hundred bucks on eBay. I think it is fine for live use. For the mechanical reliability alone, it is worth owning, IMO. The sounds are pretty good, at any rate. Not exactly like a Farfisa Compact or Vox Continental (what the presets are modeled after) but close. The Hammond B-3 sounds are terrible emulations of that one but are actually usable as some sort of mystery cheese-tone organ.

SSIV

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. Myself and another eBayer who was scammed by the same guy are working together with the Police to get this guy.
I'm going to check out red Farfisa Compact locally today, and then next week I'll be checking out a Vox Jaguar, so I'll see which fits my band better. The guy is asking almost double for the Farfisa, so if I go with the Vox Jag I can also get the reverb tank I've been wanting (recently got married so it's one toy at a time anymore...). My band does maybe 25% surf and 75% garage rock, so the tank hasn't been essential yet. I had a Digiverb that I sold cuz it was unbelievably noisy.
Mike, thanks for the heads up on your tunes and the tab info, I'll check em out.
-Ted

the vox's are much easyer to repair,and allso i think they sound much more surfy than the farfisa,right now i have 5 old combo organ which i've collected over the years i have a tiesco, a white hall,acetone. a doric combo which is very cool a kinda soup up vox made by the same company as vox.and a farfisa mini compact which allways has a mess of problems i got rid of it and got a panther combo instead, my "fav is the doric combo a very cool sounding combo organ".
if i was you i would go with the vox, they are all so a lot more lighter than the farfisa and cheaper to.the thing about these old combo organ is they all have a different sound and allways need to be tune up befor a gig "the vox is the easyest to tune up"which when you're in a tight pinch is very important thing.
"combo organs",there is nothing like them around today and the new keyboard don't even come close to what they sound like,good luck with it surforever
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So I realize it's Surf<u>Guitar</u>101, so I'll try to make this my final question on the subject.....
While I was (and am) prepared to pick up the aforementioned red Farfisa Compact, I was just offered a chance at a recently serviced Farfisa Mini Compact (that's all I know condition-wise at this point) for $400, so here goes.....
What are the tonal differences between the Mini and regular Compact? One of the reasons I chose the Farfisa Compact over the Vox Jag is cuz of the Farfisas ability to get more sounds (more tabs) The real problem I've got is that I can't go down to the local music store and try them out side by side. Any recommendations between the two?
Thanks
-Ted

Check out combo organ heaven for all your Farfisa needs. I currently have a compact deluxe and prefer it to the Vox - more square wavey.

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac'

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

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Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac'

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

Are the Z legs just dangling?

The foto says MAY 72. Is this taken at 1972?????
And looks like you were a rock band, right? Cool pic though!

Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

wow! I didn't see the Mosrite! Everything in red! That's cool!

Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

zak

Phantom1
What are the tonal differences between the Mini and regular Compact?

A Mini has WAY less output than a Compact. A Compact also has many useful tone options compared to a Mini, and it also has more keys. If you play leads and want to cut through a band, a Compact is much more useful. A Mini sounds cool but I personally think a Compact is a much cooler sound.

I'm glad to read this! I went ahead a couple months back and bought a Red Compact I had found locally. I was thinkin' the Compact would have a lot more versatility and I'm glad to read your post Zak, just reaffirms it. I actually read your review of the mini compact on harmony central back then too, thanks again cuz that also helped. I had it tuned up and a couple caps replaced, and it sounds great!
Here are a couple pics of my Farfisa.