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 Post subject: Stacy; a keyboard queryPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:19 pm 
Hey, I see that Stacy plays a fender rhodes, korg synth, and an ol' wulitzer. I've been thinking of picking up a fender rhodes myself but have no clue what models are the best buy. I am thinking of something under $1000. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance. _________________ http://www.trevorside.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:25 pm
Though I'm not Stacy (even though there was some confusion surrounding that fact in the past) I know just the man to ask about this. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. _________________ "Jesus Shaves!" - Jamie |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 8:01 pm
i've got a rhodes stage 73. those are the best for the cheapest usually. they tend to go for under $500 on ebay and the like. they all will basically be the same. the differences are in keyboard sizes: 73 or 88 keys, and in amp/ speaker configuration. many sell with matching rhodes amps and cabinets, but for most, any other amp will do. just look around for fair prices and shipping methods(they weigh a ton). hope that was of some help. _________________ squeakn squeak |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 8:17 pm
stage 73. Stacy's also. (as everyone knows, belonged to Don Henley) _________________ EisleyWebGuy "The industrialists never saw the fruit of their own labor - Post Moderism, which I now proclaim as dead. Their forefathers digital revolutionists, have accelerated the final resolve by punctuating an end to our chaotic journey with a new manifesto and a new era: The Age of Meaning." (manifesto's sold separate) Welcome: Illuminists |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:20 am
Hey thanks for the quick responses. I despise all the electronic recreation of Rhodes sounds that is why I am so interested in getting a real one. I think Wilco uses them really well (especially on Being There). I'll probably try to use one next time I'm in the studio. Thanks a bunch. Cheerio _________________ http://www.trevorside.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:41 am
There is another Rhodes thread here somewhere...try using the search function. I'd go for a stage 73, Mark I or Mark II. You don't need the satellite cabs, just get a decent amp or run it through a preamp into the PA. Price range is going to be anywhere from $300 to $600 depending on condition. Mine was $330, but I've put about $200 into it already. I just purchased one of these for live use (the cp25 on the left): 
It sounds like a mixture of a Rhodes and a Moog. All analog, fully weighted keys, and about 3/4 the size and weight of a Rhodes. Only 61 keys, but I'm not really missing the extra octave yet. Only $150, too! |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:51 am
Those Yamahas look pretty nifty for the price. I just might have to keep my eye out for one! 
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Post subject: Re: Stacy; a keyboard query Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:48 am
AARON7856 wrote: Hey, I see that Stacy plays a fender rhodes, korg synth, and an ol' wulitzer. I've been thinking of picking up a fender rhodes myself but have no clue what models are the best buy. I am thinking of something under $1000. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance. If your gonna be doing a lot of shows, get a stage model. But if it's gonna be stationary for the most part, get a Suitcase with the amp. The amps are great and you get the famous Fender ping-pong tremolo with it, which really can't be underestimated for adding a little twang. It'll push you closer to the $1000 mark for a clean one though. _________________ "It's the new golden fact." |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:40 am
I asked the guy and this is his response: Are you planning to gig with this piano regularly or wanting it for home use/studio recording? Stage models= hernia. $300. - $600. price range. (depending on condition) Suitcase models= double hernia. $500. - $1000. price range. The most popular and plentiful models were the seventy-three key ones, although they also offered both 54 and 88 key pianos. Gigging musicians tend to go with the Stage models since they have removable legs, taking up less space so the drummer has room to ride in the van and won’t have to ride his bicycle to the gig. You’ll need to run it through a guitar amp or a PA system to produce sound, same as an electric guitar, unless you find the model that comes with it’s own satellite speakers. Suitcase models feature their own onboard amp with 4-12” speakers and tremolo. Listen to Stevie Wonder’s “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” through headphones to appreciate the heavenly effect of true ping-pong tremolo. Mark I models had a round top and later late 70-early 80’s Mark II featured a flat top harp cover, making it easier to stack another keyboard on top of it. If you are needing this piano for home or studio use, I would lean towards a Suitcase model. If you are using it for gigging, go for the Stage model. If your wife is a huge, muscled woman with large amounts of facial hair and willing to tote your piano around for you, either Stage or Suitcase will work. http://www.fenderrhodes.org/rhodes/supersite/sections/models.html Don’t even consider the synthesizer models. _________________ "Jesus Shaves!" - Jamie |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:10 am
yeah. every synth version of the rhodes just doesn't seem to cut it. They usually sound closer to vibraphones than an actual rhodes. _________________ http://www.trevorside.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:13 am
I agree....most modern day "electric piano" patches are based on the first real synthesizer emulation of a rhodes which was on the Yamaha DX7. Unfortunately it sounded nothing like a rhodes at all. That's that nasty twinkly vibraphone sound used all over 80's records. The cp25 is all analog and really does the job. Imagine the keyboard sound on Everything In It's Right Place by Radiohead and you're pretty close. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:43 am
lemonade suprise... she's in the know. Great friends with the guy and his family who refurb'd Stacy's last year. I know Bill probably wouldn't want to be bothered...but he's the man. I should call him. Reference forum thread about Stacy's Rhodes...let me see if I can find it. hod' on. I couldn't find it. I just found this picture from the Coldplay tour when we picked up the Rhodes while passing through Missouri. 
Boyd _________________ EisleyWebGuy "The industrialists never saw the fruit of their own labor - Post Moderism, which I now proclaim as dead. Their forefathers digital revolutionists, have accelerated the final resolve by punctuating an end to our chaotic journey with a new manifesto and a new era: The Age of Meaning." (manifesto's sold separate) Welcome: Illuminists |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:07 am
Mr. Boyd-Thor.. are you ever going to tell me why the picture says Oshio, Mo? Oh and, did you ever get those new legs on Stacy's Rhodes? I think this might be the thread Boyd was looking for: http://www.eisley.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=878 _________________ "Jesus Shaves!" - Jamie |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:52 am
I hate that picture a million times. Rhodes are terrific, buy one. -Stacy. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:24 pm
Stacy wrote: I hate that picture a million times.
Rhodes are terrific, buy one. -Stacy. whyever, you look terribly happy in that photo _________________ "A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there." - Charles Darwin (legend) |
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