Quencho092
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i was interested in getting a rock organ player for my band and was wondering if anyone here knew about any keyboards that get a good fender rhodes'ish tone.
Good rock organ tone
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Re: Good rock organ tone
How much are you looking to spend? The Alesis Ion/Micron is a good place to start. It's digital, but it models analogs pretty well.
This is the clip that made me want one.
http://alesis.com/products/Ion/Demos/IonDemo_IonVintageSynths.mp3
I don't hear a Rhodes in that clip, but I'm pretty sure that there is a Rhodes patch.
How much are you looking to spend? The Alesis Ion/Micron is a good place to start. It's digital, but it models analogs pretty well.
This is the clip that made me want one.
http://alesis.com/products/Ion/Demos/IonDemo_IonVintageSynths.mp3
I don't hear a Rhodes in that clip, but I'm pretty sure that there is a Rhodes patch.
Quencho092
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Re: Good rock organ tone
what's a good deal for an analog
what's a good deal for an analog
Robert S.
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Re: Good rock organ tone
I have a Yamaha S80 that has killer rhodes voices. The acoustic piano, organ and clavenet voices are also very good. I got a killer deal on it new but it was still over $1200. If you didn't want to spend the money on a full size, weighted key board there are quite a few good options from Korg, Yamaha and a couple other makers but you really need to play them a little to find the board that you'll like best. Some have better acoustic voices, some have better strings and some have better synths so you have to look a little to find a good fit.
I'm just as particular about how a board feels as how it sounds. If the controls and keys feel "cheap" I usually look elsewhere. I want it to feel like Im playing an instrument, not banging on a toy.
I have a Yamaha S80 that has killer rhodes voices. The acoustic piano, organ and clavenet voices are also very good. I got a killer deal on it new but it was still over $1200. If you didn't want to spend the money on a full size, weighted key board there are quite a few good options from Korg, Yamaha and a couple other makers but you really need to play them a little to find the board that you'll like best. Some have better acoustic voices, some have better strings and some have better synths so you have to look a little to find a good fit.
I'm just as particular about how a board feels as how it sounds. If the controls and keys feel "cheap" I usually look elsewhere. I want it to feel like Im playing an instrument, not banging on a toy.
Re: Good rock organ tone
Well a Rhodes isn't really an organ- what you may be after is a good B3-type, like the Roland VK series.
Also lots of keyboardists today are gigging with a good laptop and some softsynths, which actually sound better than many hardware equivalents.
Well a Rhodes isn't really an organ- what you may be after is a good B3-type, like the Roland VK series.
Also lots of keyboardists today are gigging with a good laptop and some softsynths, which actually sound better than many hardware equivalents.
