Sold My Rhodes
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Topic: Sold My Rhodes
Posted By: jammun
Subject: Sold My Rhodes
Date Posted: July 08 2012 at 19:01
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Not that anyone will care, but I sold my Fender Rhodes Stage Seventy Three (actually manufactured in '73 for what it's worth). It was just taking up space in the basement, and as I grow older I have less need for the instruments I've been hauling around for 40 years. I did plug it into an amp so prospective buyers could verify its functionality, and I have to say it still sounded sweet while I was playing Compared To What. It went to a good home, a young guy who is into retro equipment (he has a Vox Continental, if that tells you anything). It's funny the ebb and flow of instruments. In the '90s you'd have been hard-pressed to give a Rhodes away. Now they are the real deal. Once people have learned that modeling synths are mere pretenders and that plug-in's ain't all that, those who care will seek out the source. I got a fair price for it, and threw in a marginally working (i.e., noisy, not in a good way) Fender Champ amp into the bargain. Now I'm trying to decide whether or not to sell my ARP Solus, which apparently these days commands a very nice price. They just don't make them ol' monophonic, analog synths anymore so I'll probably keep that one around another year or two. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 08 2012 at 20:10
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D: My friend's dad has one that he uses regularly (he's in the recording/performance business so it's understandable), and he told me he got his for a preeettty penny. I forgot the actual price, but it was damn expensive. I would love to have an actual Rhodes. Such an awesome tone. I don't play piano all that well, but it's so fun to jam on my friend's dad's. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: pitfall
Date Posted: July 09 2012 at 17:54
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The music world goes through industry driven fads and fashions all the time. Virtual instruments and effects are one such fad. People are duped into believing that these software gimmicks are as good as the real thing because, by and large, they do not have the real thing, or experience of the real thing, to make a proper comparison. It's always, 'the real thing is too expensive' or 'the real thing is too heavy'. Well the same is true if you compare a blow up doll to a real woman - and I know very well which I prefer.
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Posted By: mono
Date Posted: December 29 2012 at 05:29
A real woman is not more 'expensive' than a blow up doll..............unless you're looking for paid services What a cocky comparison. It's simple. A Fender Rhodes costs approx. 1500$ used, a Hammond organ with a Leslie cabinet... much more. If you love those things and are not rich, you don't have much choice. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence https://soundcloud.com/m0n0-film Film music and production projects https://soundcloud.com/fadisaliba (almost) everything else |
pitfall wrote:Posted By: Josef_K
Date Posted: December 30 2012 at 14:05
Yes they do. Or well ok, they don't make the old ones anymore (:S) but they do make analog monophonic synths today. DSI, Moog and Arturia for example all have analog, monophonic synths in production in this very moment. As for not being able to afford old gear and being forced to use plugins, I guess it's about picking your fights. I'd love to have a Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet D6, Hammond "insert any model here" with a Leslie etc etc. Instead I have, after working not too many summers, one Nord Electro which does the rhodes/clavinet/organ, one Moog Little Phatty monophonic analog synth and one vintage Eminent Solina String Ensemble. So the stringsynth and monophonic synth sounds are "the real thing" while everything else is digitally emulated. One just has to decide which sounds are the most important and then replace the others with emulation. Then again, a Hammond/Leslie combo is more expensive than my whole setup so it's not only about that, but you get my point. Also, as a gigging musician, I can confirm that there are certain disadvantages in having one (really heavy) keyboard for each sound ;)
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 31 2012 at 07:19
That's exactly what I'm thinking about my 1971 Hammond L122/Leslie 145 combo... It's nice to have, but let's face it, I'll never front a prog rock band or a power blues band, so I'm thinking it's time for it to go to a new home (ie one where it can actually be played...) ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |