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Very good choice for playing Rhodes on it! The CP‘s, YC‘s, CK‘s share the same two Rhodes samples (78 and 73 Studio), which i still find the best sampled Rhodes you can get on a hardware keyboard. Sorry, that was actually off-topic…

Since people keep writing about the bad Rhodes action: It's not quite like that. The Rhodes actions have changed a lot over time. My Mk2 from 1980, for example, plays like butter, it has an excellent keybed in my opinion. I had a Vintage Vibe 64 for a while, and as great as I found and still find this instrument, I still like the action of my Rhodes Mk2 better. Vintage Vibe felt kind of „clonky“ in comparison. 🤷‍♂️

I see it differently. Why shouldn't I take a real electro-mechanical piano on stage if I have more fun playing it than a digital instrument - even if I'm not Chick Corea or Michael McDonald? 🤔

The bassist of my current main band is a friend of mine, since we‘ve been 9 or 10 years old in 1979/80. 44 years of friendship and making music, so many reahearsals and gigs together - we both are grateful for that.

But they did build a completely new Rhodes-like Piano - the „Vintage Vibe Tine Electric Piano“.

Korg SV-2?

Yes, and as far as i know, the basic sound of the SA‘s was better than the KC amps, even without the sub.

https://www.roland.com/global/products/sa-300/ Unfortunately, they are no longer produced here. Very good sounding stereo all in one solution for keyboardists.

Yes, it’s not the tool, it’s the carpenter. A good musician will sound better on a cheap Casio than a bad musician will sound on an expensive boutique instrument, no question. But: Nevertheless, it is a completely different feeling and very inspiring to sit at a real instrument in which something physically happens and for which you have a completely different respect as a result. John Medeski once said years ago that he thought many of today's keyboard players were pussies because they no longer wanted to lug around the real instruments. 😅 I only do it myself from time to time, but it's worth it and there are always people in the audience who come up and enthusiastically ask about the real Rhodes.

Maybe it’s only me, but as much as i like my Reface CP i like the the Rhodes samples in the YC / CK much more. The first Rhodes in the Reface is too murkey and the second has too much bell, just my 2cents…

Take only right output and don‘t press the mono button.

Nord Stage, White Grand sample, right output. Works perfectly for me in rehearsal room and on stage.

What i liked on the video with Ondrej Pivec (the official Nord announcement video of the Stockholm EP) was, that the problems you describe were not so audible here. Boosting the low mids a little bit let the sample appear less bright and jumpy to my ears.

As I wrote above, I have already played the Stockholm EP at a gig and was actually very satisfied. Now I experimented a bit more with the EQ, because I find the sound of the new sample a bit thin sometimes. While watching the video by Ondrej Pivec (see above), I noticed his EQ settings. He boosted the lower mids around 400 Hz a bit (about +5) and added some treble (also about +5). I tried that now and I like the result. The sound is a bit fatter and has more body. Very nice!

I would be interested in your experiences on stage or in the studio with the new Stockholm sample. How do you find it, e.g. compared to the Nefertiti? How does it cut through, do you have to tweak it and what feedback do you get from band mates or listeners?

Nice video from Mike Pensini. I have tried the new Stockholm Rhodes on a gig yesterday evening and it sounded great!

For me it has a similar character to the old Suitcase EP2 sample, but it’s definitely not so thin and quiet in the upper octaves than the Suitcase sample is. I like it also more than the Nefertiti because it’s has a better decay/sustain, at least to my ears. In my opinion it’s the best and most versatile Nord Rhodes sample so far.

I think the Bob James tone you will get using the 78Rd sample, not the 73RD Studio.

Cool sounds, thanks!

I would be interested in your opinions on the new Hamburg Grand after the update for the YC's. Will anyone be changing their current main piano sound?

The Yamaha CP/YC models have great Rhodes samples, better than Nord for my taste, on par with Korg SV2. Wurlitzer and acoustic pianos are very good too.

Interesting - maybe it’s only me, but for me it sounds more like the C7.

That sounds very good! Which piano sample did you use there?

From what i‘ve heard from the demos, i‘m absolutely sure that the CK Rhodes are from the YC/CP, at least the great ist „RD78“ sample is in the CK.

From what i‘ve heard on the videos the Rhodes sounds exactly like the „Rd78“ sample from the CP/YC series and this is a good Rhodes for my taste. So my guess is, that the CFX also is more similar to that in the CP/YC as the older one in the CP4 or P515.