The Fender Rhodes Electric Piano: An In Depth Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- If you're looking to hear some demos only, skip to parts 4 and 5.
This is an in depth look at the Fender Rhodes/Rhodes Electric Pianos. There's 8 parts to the video, and links to each section are posted below:
Intro: 0:00
Part One - Background/List of Models Produced: 2:01
Part Two - How the Rhodes works: 22:17
Part Three - What sets the Rhodes apart: 24:19
Part Four - Famous Users/Songs, Demo of instrument: 26:25
Part Five - Effects Demos: 35:32
Part Six - How I got my Rhodes: 51:58
Part Seven - Comments on maintenance/ownership: 54:12
Part Eight - Buying tips: 59:22
Closing: 1:10:26
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There are things you want to have just because you love them. You may not even play the Rhodes piano very often, but the fact that you have it at home makes you happier. Well, it's all about me.
The Rhodes sound is so addictive!
I want one, and I dont even know how to play piano, what a beautiful instrument.
@@nickf9392
Technically this would play like a keyboard, which is not as difficult to learn as a full on piano.
If you bought one (or any other electric keyboard) you could be playing familiar songs withing a few days. With that being said, the real beauty of this instrument is the ability for improvisation and that takes a lot more practice and playing to become proficient with the technique.
My god what a sound. This thing sounds phenomenal!
This video definitely had a lot of care and research put into it. Thanks for your time putting such a thoughtful video together. Super informative.
Terrific hour+ of video.. thanks... but you've given me a very big problem... I bought my Stage 73 Mk1 new in 1977... there was no discussion in those days, it was either the Wurli of the FR and I took my Rhodes everywhere.... now I'm in my mid 70s, and over the years I've accumulated many keyboards with 'Rhodes' sounds... sorry, I should say 'with what I thought were Rhodes sounds' My instrument has been packed away for years, I just can't transport it to sessions when my Roland or Yamaha weighs about 10kg against the 60 or so kilos of the FR, but there is a BIG difference... just listening to your demos has brought back so many memories of sounds and nuances which just can't be emulated electronically or sampled... so my problem is that I am recording now and have one song which has to have EP sounds.... and I was going to use my trusty Yamaha.... but I think I'll get a couple of friends in to help me get the FR to the studio... Thank you for reminding me of the treasure that will get resurrected soon!!!!
+cliveyboy44 Get it restored. It wasn't right from the day it left the factory. Just think what age has done.
+Free Breeze ...hey Free Breeze, an update, I did use the FR for 2 tracks on our new album, with great success... tuned it all up beforehand... it's a delight... all I want now to complete the studio is a B3... I don't think my dear wife would go for that!
@@cliveyboy44 Do what YOU want to do.
That's an impressive review. Without no irritating uhhhhhs, whatsoever. Respect. I own an 88 from '78 and I'm very happy with it. Your rendition of Red Clay was bad-ass.
This is the most complete and effective video ever, I found about Rhodes ... Thank you so much for your effort
This is exactly the kind of video I wanted to find about the Rhodes. You're a legend! Thanks man :)
Thanks so much for such great information on this classic instrument. We who love the Rhodes appreciate this so much!
Thanks for making and posting this video! I love that it’s so thorough and has no ads 🙂 Kudos for your effort
This is the most comprehensive video on the Rhodes available...very well done...nice job..!
This is definitely an In-depth video! Good job, well done! I'm using my Rhodes live and in the studio all the time. Your video is a great source of information for the next generation of Rhodes' users.
Thank you so much for taking time to make this! It is greatly appreciated and very useful.. Cheers:)
Wow, that is a huge effort that you have made there to create this very informative video. I really want a Fender Rhodes and this answers so many questions. Many thanks to you.
I've realized that many many of the songs I love, among several kind of music like disco, jazz, pop, fusion, progressive rock, has the common of the magic sound from the Rhodes. I love that sound! Thanks for your great video.
Absolutely brilliant video, it was wonderful to share in your passion for this instrument.
The great thing about the Rhodes was that - possibly for the first time - it allowed a piano player to 'join the band' with an instrument that at the very least replicated the touch, dynamic and sustain features of a real piano. As a bonus, that instrument happened to have a 'voice' all its own which - depending on how you used it - was capable of covering everything from explosive jazz (Tom Scott) to smooth balladry (10cc) and so much in between.
Thank you for your in depth video on the Fender Rhodes Piano. I learned a lot and sincerely enjoyed your presentation.
This video has given me so many ideas of what to do with my newly acquired Rhodes Stage 88. I've got a couple of pedals that I use on my Logan String Melody II but I now need pedals for my Stage 88 and you have shown me some great ones that will work in my music so thank you.
Sometimes the market does not provide what a lot of people want. Some people just go there and make what´s missing. Thank you so much for taking time and effort to put this video together. It is quality information about the much loved Fender Rhodes.
Thank you so much for all the information. I could tell you put a lot in effort into your presentation and I really appreciate that. Thx again.
This is just what I was looking for. Thanks so much! Amazing video and amazing drawings haha!
Why is there only five uploads from five years ago on this high quality channel?
Great Great Great....Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
There is no better in-depth review of a Rhodes. Fantastic work, dude.
Very informative video! Thanks for posting. I have always loved the sound of the Rhodes and, being a guitar player, I love the ability to use my effects/ amplifiers to alter sounds. Planning on making a purchase soon and this is the best video I've found to help prepare me for what I'm getting in to. Thanks again!!!
Really nice work on this video. I'm in the process of getting a Rhodes and this is just overview I needed. Thanks!
Thank you for this making excellent and comprehensive video. I learned so much about the Rhodes over the past hour.
Great presentation and a lot of deep information on this instrument. Thank you, sir !
this is such an awesome video, exactly the information i was looking for and more! thank you!!
Just what I was looking for! Great educational video! Thank you!
Thanks for a very useful and well-put-together video. I have always wanted a Fender Rhodes. I really must try to get one now.
Thanks for a dedicated detailed review. I was to about buy one and now theres no more thinking anymore. Hope there will be more reviews like this for every vintage keyboards in the future!!
Great , great video. Very informative and well put together.
Good review man! Keep going doing these videos. Well done!
Fantastic ! Great video and very informative 🎹 I adore the sound of this instrument
That thing sounds so great. I'll get one someday. Very well done review, thanks for this!
I just can't thank you enough for this!
This is great! Thank you for the in-depth review, tips and history of this phenomenal instrument.
Oh, and for running through progression for Red Clay as well! Awesome!
Huge yes! Thank you a lot for this video! So well done! 🎹
thanks so much for a super super helpful video - huge service you've done me :) love yr work
The sound of a chorus-effect Rhodes is one of the most beautiful piano sounds, to me. It was used a lot in ballads in the 1980's and late 70's, and I think it fits very well in those. It make ballads even more expressive and poignant, if that makes any sense. Some good examples that come to mind are "Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross, "Crazy" and "What About Me" by Kenny Rogers, and there are several others I know of but can't think of right now!
In the 70’s, yes. But in the 80’s ballads it was more likely to be a Yamaha dx7 with the “e. Piano 1” preset. Very common at that time. Also sounds very similar to a real Rhodes
@@rsdigiomoney 1980-1985 used a real chorus effect Rhodes quite often in many songs. I somehow can tell the difference between the DX7 and the Rhodes, the difference is very distinctive.
Thanks for this thorough review!
Well done! Very informative and well thought out.
Awesome demo of the effects sounds you can get. Thanks.
Outstanding video and explanation, very thorough.
Great video. Very well done, informative, and excellent playing.
Very informative. Good job!
Great video! All bases covered here. A+ and thank you!
Excellent comprehensive video. Thanks
Great information. Thank You for this superb video. I hope to acquire a Rhodes some day.
This is P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!! Thank you for sharing this!
This was a great video. I had just bought a Rhodes MK2, paperwork and some of the hardware was accidentally left behind but will ship soon. So far its and incredible experience to play..
Brilliant and passionate demo and discussion.
There are not too many You Tube videos of 1 x hour which I have watched ALL the way thru! lol
Very well done mate ;-) [have subscribed!].
Love that rhodes sound. Great video.
Thanks, man. Great job and great help in my search for one of these beasts. Cheers.
Great video thanks for making this. Very helpful and informative!
Had an awesome warm sound that stays in your head...could never be replicated.
Great ground layer and overhaul video!
Great job! Thank you so much for the information! Really valuable (especially) for beginners like me.
I love this instrument!!!! I really want one now!!! Thank you for this video!!!!
Very informative. I think you covered everything!
Great video. Thanks for posting.
i love that you played the taxi theme
Thank you for sharing. A lot of useful information. Super instructive. Thank you!
thanks for the great video and the effort you put to it :)
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
audiotech vr hey man, what year is your Rhodes, and does it have original internal components? the sound is very nice!
thanks 😊
BRILLIANT !!!
Very comprehensive and complete. THANK YOU!
What @FAMUCHOLLY said. ;)
Incredible video thanks for putting this together
Good job.. With the research and demonstration.. excellent
Thanks for this great video!
Very informative video and you`re a very good player!
Excellent explanation, thanks.
Great vid, thaks for your effort, I learned a lot.
Thank you so much, you helped me a lot to pick the right instrument.
Great video, thank you so much for making it.
Thank you very much for such a comprehensive introduction to this beautiful instrument. Last year I could watch show of James Leg (in Hannover) and as the drummer of a rock-/blues oriented band my eyes grew big not only becauase of his drummer. Never had I thought about producing such a sound with an "electric piano"!! When he took off the cover during a song two times to fix something with the tonebars the drummer just pulled through (two times!). I'd like to share some footage (from my cloud drive) but may not here in the comments?
Right now the non-keyboarding members of our band are looking at the Roland FA06 of our (sic!) keyboarder and we're constantly dreaming of that vintage sound with the smell of the 70ies (in all it's variations, as you showed in an impressive way). Your intro will be a good starting point for our slightly delicate discussion about sounds and how to produce them. Thanks for that and thanks for using a whiteboard instead of fancy-blinking whoo-dosh-effects. And for providing profound information instead of show.
Rock on, all the best! Jörn from 'Odd Men Out', Celle/Germany
Great, In depth video. lots of helpful info, and the demos are nice. do you also have a wurlitzer? That's another electric piano with a lot of interesting model variations and some great songs played with it.
Great video! Helped me a lot thank you
Such a great video. Thank you.
Great Stuff, keep up the good work!!!
Great video. I love the sound, and I'm looking for one of my own.
About to own a Rhodes myself. Thanks AudioTech
you have done a great service to humanity
Great video!
What a great video. Thanks
Pure treasure! Thank you so much!
Great video. Thanks
very interesting! never knew how these epianos worked. thanks!
Tremendously helpful! I'm doing research for a paper on keyboard instruments that revolutionized rock music, and this video is almost like manna from heaven. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge of the Fender-Rhodes. It's comprehensive and professionally presented. Great job, great video!
Rhodes wasn't used much in Rock.
What? You are so wrong. Every hear No Quarter by Led Zeppelin? Other Zep songs to feature the Rhodes. A lot of seventies bands used this great keyboard.
Hardly a Rock band.
Great and thourough video. Thank you from Buenos Aires.
this video is.....AWESOOOOOME
Thx for the video mate
Great video
Great video - tx !
Thanks a lot, that helped immensely!
you're amazing dude thanks !
So now I know what a tine is and I've even SEEN one! Thanks for this in-depth portrait, it is very informative and interesting. Good playing too! I used to have a Fuzz Face, I bought it in 1969, stepped on it one night and the switch broke into a lot of pieces... exit Fuzz Face!
Thank you so much. I have a new found respect and appreciation for this wonderful instrument. I hope to be able to play some jazz on a real one, one day.
I love the sound of the Rhodes. Love your playing as well! Thanks for your post!!