The Korg CX-3 gave a convincing enough emulation of a tonewheel Hammond's sound to be used in professional live performances, particularly when played through a real Leslie speaker. An expanded version of the instrument, the BX-3, had two manuals.

The Korg CX-3 (single manual) and BX-3 (dual manual) were the first lightweight organs to produce a comparable sound to the original Hammond B-3. Sound on Sound's Gordon Reid said that the CX-3 "came close to emulating the true depth and passion of a vintage Hammond," particularly when connected to a Leslie speaker.

The 1979 Korg CX-3 has nine drawbars, a volume knob, an overdrive knob, two percussion buttons (4' and 2 2/3' percussive sound), percussion volume, percussion decay knob, key click knob, tone control knobs (bass and treble), tuning knob, three presets (jazz, octaves, full organ), rotary speaker emulator button (imitates the Leslie sound), slow-fast button for rotary speaker, effects send and return, rotary speaker control jack (slow-fast), high level output for a PA system, and low level output jack for plugging into a guitar amplifier.

The instrument struggled to compete with digital synthesizers in the 1980s, particularly with the popular Yamaha DX7, and CX-3 sales fell.Production eventually ceased due to the Siemens SM304 chip used in the instruments becoming obsolete.

[Condition]

This CX-3 is in perfect working condition and in Very Good condition.

This unit was checked by professional technician.

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