Members New Trail Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 The weight, the sounds, the convenience of having one board basically do it all. I've played it and I like it. B-3 sound is probably better than XK-1. Shelling out $1600+ is the problem.....................AAARGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 Its worth it if you think its worth it. Do it. I've had an Electo Rack and a 73...really nice instruments in every sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rocket888 Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 Recently played a gig and a local hardcore B3 musician came running up to me at the break incredulous that my Nord electro 61 could sound sooooo good!!! (thru a Motion Sound stereo amp). He was unfamiliar with Nords, and was shocked. The stereo amp is the frosting on the cake...the Nord, and other clonewheels, is sampled in stereo, so the rotary simulation is fully unleashed with stereo..(FOH is mono, though, but it works). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 This board gets a lot of press on this forum and others. Have you searched around for previous reviews, commentaries, lovers, haters, etc? I am a fan boy of the Electro, no surprise there. I've been gigging with one for over 5 years. It is a very simple and extremely musical keyboard. It is not bathed in reverb or cheesy FX like many rompler solutions. It is very much like plugging in a real Rhodes, Wurly, Clav D6, CP80 and Hammond in a Quite simply, the Electro rocks. Outkaster, this thread is for you, brother!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mobobog Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 does any one have any idea when is clavia upgrading to a electro 3? if ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TempusRob Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 Definitely worth it. I've had one for almost 2 years now. If you don't need the EP sounds, there's some other options out there from Roland and Korg so maybe check those out, too. Always good to investigate your options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TempusRob Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 does any one have any idea when is clavia upgrading to a electro 3? if ever? An Electro w/ the latest OS (3.04, I think) is technically a Nord Electro 3. The only difference between the Nord Electro and the Nord Electro 2 was the OS. But at this point I don't think they're going to mess with success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted November 23, 2007 Members Share Posted November 23, 2007 Definitely worth it. Best gigging board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 The weight, the sounds, the convenience of having one board basically do it all. I've played it and I like it. B-3 sound is probably better than XK-1. Shelling out $1600+ is the problem.....................AAARGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pawnz Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 does any one have any idea when is clavia upgrading to a electro 3? if ever? They already have....the Nord Stage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimtheswede Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I was looking to spend less - so I got the NE61. I don't miss the extra keys and saved about $300. Definitely the most satisfying keyboard I've owned. No complaints at all - as long I play it thru my Motion Sound 200s amp. As has been mentioned, I think a stereo amp is really essential with this keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed Wall Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Buy the rack for 1000.00! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 If you want piano sounds get a Yamaha S-90. It will compliment the Electro fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members New Trail Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 If you want piano sounds get a Yamaha S-90. It will compliment the Electro fine. Yamaha's piano sounds are definitely great, but a large part of the appeal of the NE2 to me is the ability to do the job well with just the one board. I saw an up-and-coming Nashville country singer (whose name I can't remember) play here locally and his keyboard player had 61 key and was able to switch effortlessly between B3 and Rhoades. That really impressed me. Plus, he carried it in under his arm like a notepad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I've been playing the Electro 73 since version 1 came out and I wouldn't trade it for any keyboard. It does the bread and butter sounds I need like nothing else. I'm always getting compliments on how good it sounds from people who can't believe it's coming out of this little red keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pink floyd cramer Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I'm the only player I know of around these parts with an Electro (rack version, sitting on my P120) and get a ton of compliments on my sound. I used to have the Korg CX3 and prefer the Electro's tone and C/V (although the Korg was a dream to play). Recently at a rehearsal, someone's rambunctious Lab ran into my cables plugged into the rack, it yanked it off my piano (at above-the-waist level) to where it bounced off a concrete floor. Dented in one corner and the fuse popped out, I took off the casing and fastened a screw knocked loose, put it back together and screwed the fuse back in, worked fine. Then I killed the dog (just kidding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I had one. It was perfect for what I was doing at the time. Sold it because my alt-country band broke up. I needed more "bread and butter" :phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Yamaha's piano sounds are definitely great, but a large part of the appeal of the NE2 to me is the ability to do the job well with just the one board. I saw an up-and-coming Nashville country singer (whose name I can't remember) play here locally and his keyboard player had 61 key and was able to switch effortlessly between B3 and Rhoades. That really impressed me. Plus, he carried it in under his arm like a notepad!!! I see. It is just I play double manual keyboard so I have a Hammond and top and play right handed organ parts left handed so I always gig with a minimum of two boards. One of them has to be wieghted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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