Joe Muscara Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I was watching a video on Facebook from Richie Hayward's last performance with Little Feat before the time he's now taking off to treat his liver problems (BTW, you can find out more and contribute if you wish here), and I noticed something odd about Billy's keyboard rig. Something about the board he was using for organ sounds. I managed to grab a screenshot, I hope you can tell what's going on. http://blue-funk.com/NonBandPictures/Billy.jpg "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 And what are those STANDS he is using!!!!!!!?????? Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 man, thow a keytar into the mix and it's all over! Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 And what are those STANDS he is using!!!!!!!?????? I knew you'd like that! "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm having an existential meltdown right now. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 I was at a gig a few months ago when I saw the band put a Rhodes on an X Stand. That gave me some shivers, seeing such a big instrument on that kind of stand. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 There goes the neighborhood........ .....But look at that left hand drawbutton technique....... perfect! Jake 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogmonkey Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Damn, maybe HE was the guy who left that A100 on the curb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Really disappointed the guy whose screen name in the subject line hasn't replied. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello, I'm Jerry and I am an X stand user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello, I'm Jerry and I am an X stand user. That's okay Jerry, I have an x-stand, a KC350 and an M Audio weighted controller. Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Payne was on the main page of the Nord site for a while. There was a link to video of him playing a Stage (I think). It's gone now. Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello, I'm Jerry and I am an X stand user. Me, too...not embarrassed by it either. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd8dky Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I didn't realize X-stands were bad... http://www.weisersound.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I didn't realize X-stands were bad... friends don't let friends use X stands... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I didn't realize X-stands were bad... friends don't let friends use X stands... Single x, maybe. Double x is just fine, man. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I didn't realize X-stands were bad... friends don't let friends use X stands... My friends aren't keyboardists... They don't know any better, so I use one... Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I didn't realize X-stands were bad... friends don't let friends use X stands... Single x, maybe. Double x is just fine, man. dB Like this one? http://www.hotrodmotm.com/images/ironingboard.jpg A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Like this one? No...that's an ironing board... Is your prejudice based on anything, or are you just hatin' for sport? dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Not a fan of the ironing keystand either. They just look so....ironing boardish. Back in the 80s when I was going to Columbia, one of my fellow students (can't remember his name unfortunately) was a really talented keyboardist/singer, very much into the British Synth stuff (Depeche/SoftCell/etc.), and he was a character: Headband and jeans and blond afro, Juno 60, and an ironing board with butterfly cover. He could PLAY....loved his songs and parts. Wish I could remember his name. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Like this one? No...that's an ironing board... Is your prejudice based on anything, or are you just hatin' for sport? dB Having had to suffer through more X stands than I can recall on backlined gigs, there are a few things that are guaranteed with X stands. 1) Leg room and pedal accommodation is difficult at best 2) They adjust in a way that makes it difficult to impossible to find a keyboard height that works compared to the height of the bench (typically and organ bench) and the height of, say, the B3 that I'm playing. Even without a B3 and its bench to worry about, the height change from one setting to the next is extreme. In other words, there is no possibility to fine tune the height of the keyboard. 3) It looks like I have an ironing board set up on stage. They are nice and cheap and light and portable, and as a result have almost 0 flexibility. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 1) Leg room and pedal accommodation is difficult at best There's a big difference. You sit. I stand. My pedals fit under there perfectly. Also, I like my boards tiered very close - literally one right above the other, and flat. There aren't a lot of stand choices that give one that option. Two double braced X stands does.... Re: the look - never bothered me at all. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/davebryce/dBPolice.jpg dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJR Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 1) Leg room and pedal accommodation is difficult at best There's a big difference. You sit. I stand. My pedals fit under there perfectly. Also, I like my boards tiered very close - literally one right above the other, and flat. There aren't a lot of stand choices that give one that option. Two double braced X stands does.... Re: the look - never bothered me at all. dB What he said! I cut the arms on the second level down, and re-welded them, so I can get the boards extremly close. I used to use an apex, so now there's way more room for pedals than before! and (at least the model I use) is rock solid stable, no wobbling!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyoctave Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The trick is to get a heavy duty one. Mine has 30x30mm tubing. It has no bounce. The upper tier has depth and angle adjustment and I added some extra holes to the height adjustment so I can get the upper keyboard positioned just right over the lower one. My pedal board fits perfectly between the frame. I also use this when I sit (which is rare). But, to each there own. (Dave, I also did the two x stand thing. I used one for the bottom keyboard and stacked two keyboards on the back x stand but positioned them at a 45 degree angle over the left half of my lower keyboard). http://keyoctave.superfreehost.org/Orange%20Peel%202.JPG Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK-1 + Ventilator, Korg Triton. 2 JBL Eon 510's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I need to post some recent photos of my live rig. I have no major problems with the x-stand for rehearsal type gigs, but when put under scrutiny of live video and paparazzi, they do lack a bit of stage presence (my opinion). Like kanker mentioned, the x-stands inhibit pedal placement and what the player can do in terms of movement behind their rig. They are practical and inexpensive, but other options provide us keyboard guys some more leeway on stage. Nothing is yet perfect. Regards, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Getting back on topic, where is Jason to shun this thread? Regards, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Julien Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Damn you trolls. I read this whole thread just hoping to see his response. On a side note, incredible restraint about Eric's preferred stand was duly noted. I like to move it, move it (except The Wurly which can be a bit temperamental and the 122 for obvious reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Damn you trolls. I read this whole thread just hoping to see his response. On a side note, incredible restraint about Eric's preferred stand was duly noted. One might say his preference was left invisible... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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