Here is a picture of my 1984 Mark V. I purchased it without the legs (gave up looking) and put it on a regular stand. It didn't have the pedal either, so I purchased a replica. The replica will do for now, though it's squeaks and is too light. I'd like an original at some point. It was sold to me by a gentlemen who worked for Electric Boat and it was his son's but no one played it. I keep in touch with him sometimes and constantly thank him to show my appreciation.
I just redid my effects "board". The wahwah on the floor is first in line and it's an Ibanez Weeping Demon which has nice controls for level and Q, and a side mounted on and off which I prefer to toeing the treadle hard.
One thing I don't care for is the low level of the Rhodes, being what it is an acoustic piano with pickups and no electronics. So I put a Behringer Fuzz pedal after the wah wah, but it has a clean boost mode, so that's how it's set. It's always on because the boost improves the output so that I can get the most from the pedals that follow.
Then I have two pedals I bought for guitar and didn't use, mostly because I had more feature rich pedals for their functionality. But woah, on a Rhodes, they're so easy to control. These are from the same manufacturer of the H2O pedal that I used before. The H2O has a combined phaser and delay. These "garage" pedals have both and really sound about the same, but they fit better on the lid of the Mark V.
Finally, a pedal I bought from Ernie Ball which not only has Tremelo, but a digital spring reverb. The controls are rather inconvenient if you're playing guitar, but they're perfect if you're facing it backwards as I have. The treadle then lets me roll in as much preset trem or reverb as I need.
Next to it is the Fender Pro Reverb, circa 1973, all original, which sounds great with the Mark V. The tones you can get, especially when playing with the feedback of the tape delay is extraordinary and you can turn the Rhodes into a Floydish synthesizer if you want.
Here's a link to the higher rez pics of same.
https://imgur.com/a/cW2H1ts
I just redid my effects "board". The wahwah on the floor is first in line and it's an Ibanez Weeping Demon which has nice controls for level and Q, and a side mounted on and off which I prefer to toeing the treadle hard.
One thing I don't care for is the low level of the Rhodes, being what it is an acoustic piano with pickups and no electronics. So I put a Behringer Fuzz pedal after the wah wah, but it has a clean boost mode, so that's how it's set. It's always on because the boost improves the output so that I can get the most from the pedals that follow.
Then I have two pedals I bought for guitar and didn't use, mostly because I had more feature rich pedals for their functionality. But woah, on a Rhodes, they're so easy to control. These are from the same manufacturer of the H2O pedal that I used before. The H2O has a combined phaser and delay. These "garage" pedals have both and really sound about the same, but they fit better on the lid of the Mark V.
Finally, a pedal I bought from Ernie Ball which not only has Tremelo, but a digital spring reverb. The controls are rather inconvenient if you're playing guitar, but they're perfect if you're facing it backwards as I have. The treadle then lets me roll in as much preset trem or reverb as I need.
Next to it is the Fender Pro Reverb, circa 1973, all original, which sounds great with the Mark V. The tones you can get, especially when playing with the feedback of the tape delay is extraordinary and you can turn the Rhodes into a Floydish synthesizer if you want.
Here's a link to the higher rez pics of same.
https://imgur.com/a/cW2H1ts