Comments on: Fender Rhodes Mark 7 sighting http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/ transfusing emptiness into vacancy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:08:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Rob Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:35:54 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/#comment-655 Video clip of the NAMM concert is up: http://www.rhodespiano.com/namm_info.htm I could live without Lorber's solo. George Duke was KILLING. I think David Benoit was bummed at having to follow that, but he held his end up pretty damn well. He was playing the passive version, and it didn't seem to suffer compared to the active units that the other guys had. I think a different tune could have showcased the axe a lot better. And really the overall production values on that video were awful. It really sounded like ass--I hope that wasn't because the product sucks. You'd think they could have yanked a decent mix off the board. Hi-fi audio and zero video wold be a lot better to sell the piano. It starts to come clearer that these must just be Mark Vs in shiny cases with some updates to the electronics. Not so revolutionary. Maybe they'll push down prices on the vintage units. I'll happily mod the case and electronics myself. Video clip of the NAMM concert is up: http://www.rhodespiano.com/namm_info.htm

I could live without Lorber’s solo. George Duke was KILLING. I think David Benoit was bummed at having to follow that, but he held his end up pretty damn well. He was playing the passive version, and it didn’t seem to suffer compared to the active units that the other guys had. I think a different tune could have showcased the axe a lot better. And really the overall production values on that video were awful. It really sounded like ass–I hope that wasn’t because the product sucks. You’d think they could have yanked a decent mix off the board. Hi-fi audio and zero video wold be a lot better to sell the piano.

It starts to come clearer that these must just be Mark Vs in shiny cases with some updates to the electronics. Not so revolutionary. Maybe they’ll push down prices on the vintage units. I’ll happily mod the case and electronics myself.

]]> By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Rob Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:24:32 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/#comment-643 It's interesting to me that only one of the ones in the pic has a pitch bend wheel. It may be that only affects the MIDI out, and doesn't whammy the actual tine sound (I really don't see how it could, although digital magic is probably capable of it). It’s interesting to me that only one of the ones in the pic has a pitch bend wheel. It may be that only affects the MIDI out, and doesn’t whammy the actual tine sound (I really don’t see how it could, although digital magic is probably capable of it).

]]> By: 7notemode http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/comment-page-1/#comment-642 7notemode Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:17:02 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/01/19/fender-rhodes-mark-7-sighting/#comment-642 Here is link to more pic's. I sold my Rhodes in 83. Dumb move. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/01/19/namm-gallery-the-rhodes-is-back-in-all-its-retro-glory/ This is link to Keyboard mag forum re: Rhodes. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/18/t/021247/p/4.html Here is link to more pic’s. I sold my Rhodes in 83. Dumb move.
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/01/19/namm-gallery-the-rhodes-is-back-in-all-its-retro-glory/

This is link to Keyboard mag forum re: Rhodes.
http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/18/t/021247/p/4.html

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