Members claurt Posted January 14, 2006 Members Share Posted January 14, 2006 im looking for something with a fender rhodes sound but i dont wanna pay the money for one. any vintage or new alteritaves worth checking out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyWa Posted January 14, 2006 Members Share Posted January 14, 2006 Nord electro sounds pretty good, plus you get Clavinet, Wurlie, B3 and other stuff downloadable. I just got one yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niacin Posted January 15, 2006 Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 People here seem to favour the Electro or Yamaha's S90ES/MotifES for rhodes. But you could pick up the real deal for the same money. Check out Kurzweil's ME-1 module or KME-61 keyboard version if you need something cheap. Best played from a weighted keyboard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meatball Fulton Posted January 15, 2006 Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 Originally posted by claurt im looking for something with a fender rhodes sound but i dont wanna pay the money for one Where have I heard this before??? There are no vintage alternatives, all the old EPs from the 60s and 70s (Wurlitzer, RMI, Rhodes, Univox, etc.) had their own unique sounds and nothing like the others. I own a Motif ES and the great Rhodes presets were a big reason. It also has nice Wurlitzer EP sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fear My Potato Posted January 15, 2006 Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 Some people are satisfied with reasonable alternatives Meatball, gotta remember that. I'm all into my piano and organ sounds, but if I use strings onstage from a keyboard I'm not too strict, I just want it to cut through the mix. He's probably just a guy who doesn't want to go all the way in on the electric piano thing...I can dig that. Anyway, there are a lot of romplers out there like the Roland XP-30 and Yamaha CS6x that are cheaper and more useful than a simple Rhodes and will give you useable electric piano sounds. I get great sounds using those two romplers through a Fender DeVille tube guitar amp. Sounds damned good and keeps me satisfied on electric pianos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claurt Posted January 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 ive been checking out the nords and they seem pretty good and i also saw a old RMI at this muisc shop but i didnt get to try it. How do those sound and are they reliable?(at least as reliable as any equipment from the 70's.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greaseenvelope Posted January 15, 2006 Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 Originally posted by claurt ive been checking out the nords and they seem pretty good and i also saw a old RMI at this muisc shop but i didnt get to try it. How do those sound and are they reliable?(at least as reliable as any equipment from the 70's.....) Dragging around an RMI sounds like a huge PITA. If you want to hear what it sounds like, listen for the piano sounds on the first Yes live album. I am not a fan (of the RMI sound), so if you're willing to go for the electro, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members analogaddict Posted January 15, 2006 Members Share Posted January 15, 2006 The cheapest way to get the Rhodes sound is still to get a Rhodes... and the maintenance isn't all that bad. If you don't want to carry a Rhodes around, the Motif and Eletro both have great Rhodes sounds. If you want to go the software route, the Scarbee Rhodes is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Julian Posted January 16, 2006 Members Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'd recommend a roland p330 module from about 1990. (year, not price). It doesnt sound exactly like a rhodes but its got some really nice electric piano sounds, usable acoustic piano sounds, OK clav and harpsicord. it has served me well until I recently upgraded to a kurz module. Could be had on ebay for around $200 i reckon. (I'll sell mine soon, but for you the postage would not be worth it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roald Posted January 16, 2006 Members Share Posted January 16, 2006 right! the only cheap way is go software, you can even have one for free, mr. Ray something. Avoid the EMU vintage keys (pro) as they sound pretty bad. +1 on the Roland, does not sound much like a rhodes but is nice and playable. Another cheap solution is a Roland JV1010 + vintage keys expansion (250-300$?), sounds very good, or a Yamaha S30 (400$?) (almost motif sound, but dreadful keyboard feel!) If you really want a vintage instrument you can consider the Hohner Pianet T, which should sound like something between a Wurly and a Rhodes. No sustain pedal possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted January 16, 2006 Members Share Posted January 16, 2006 I used to own a FR stage piano. I wouldn't want another one because their action sucks so bad, it hurt my hands to play them and I'm a piano player. Plus the Rhodes sound doesn't fit in a guitar/classic rock band, wurlies do a better job. I love the sound but hate the action. Maintenance is not a big issue on rhodes pianos. These days the P-90 does a damn good rhodes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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