Comments on: The Farfisa 233 electric organ of 1972

By: M

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:21:12 +0000

Check out a Swedish band called gyllene tider. They use a farfisa on most of their tracks. They are quite popular and usually play for a few hundred thousand people on each of their tour…

By: Jim Eshleman

Jim Eshleman — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 01:10:50 +0000

I owned one of these in the early 70’s. The main reason I had it was portability… the legs came off and stored in the lid which snapped onto the organ to form a square package. I ran mine through a Leslie to get the most Hammondish sound I could. It was all I could afford, and that motivated me to join the military out of hich school so I could afford to buy a B3. And I did.

By: Gene zg

Gene zg — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:37:25 +0000

I. Had a Farfisa 233 VIP on my high school band in just that time frame. Wound up giving it away in the mid 80’s. Always wanted a Hammond, but enjoyed the Farfisa when I had it

By: Rob Craig

Rob Craig — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:45:04 +0000

Had a Farfisa Compact and VIP300. Played them through a Sharma cabinet. Great sound.

By: Jyrki

Jyrki — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:35:58 +0000

I just got this organ, apparently sans pedals, for quite cheap. The keys are a bit stuck from lack of use but seem to be functional once you nudge them. I wonder how they should be cleaned. I haven’t plugged this in yet, but will this evening. These are sweet units and with modern PA and monitoring, can be powered up using suitable preamplifier pedals with a bit of dirt.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:50:37 +0000

In reply to bafflegab. Another reason would be to be creative and create your own sounds with it ;)

By: bafflegab

bafflegab — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:23:00 +0000

A Farfisa is not a Hammond, and neither will fill the billet of the other. But the only reason to have a Farfisa now is to sound like Augie Meyer or Jimmy Destri.