The Youtube Rhodes thread

[paladinpew]

I figured the forum was needing this thread..... and I might as well start it.

This is the place to post your favourite links of  rhodes footage from youtube- particularly if it features some the great rhodes artists we all love.

Here's a starter (and can it be better than Herbie anyway? so far i've not tracked any stevie footage).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXurhDMrdzs&mode=related&search=

(rhodes solo starts 4mins in)


Bonus supersite geek points if you can identify the model and effects used in any clip, naturally....

have fun!

[Steven K]

Here's my first Youtube tryout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoGHVte7fic

It's a bit soft and the timing isn't great, but it was more a technical test anyway :-)

James, if you're reading this, there's a phpBB mod that allows for Youtube videos to be embedded into topics directly. Might be fun to implement here. Here's more info: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=375183

[Pale]

I like the sound of your Rhodes! What phaser are you using? Nice chords The clip is too short though, I woul like to hear a bit more.


Here's a clip I recorded a few weeks ago, the video is of bad quality since I used my mobile phone to record it, but it is what it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0A5dBKrbqo

[Steven K]

It's the Scarbee Vintage Keyboard FX phaser. You can download a demo here:
http://scarbee.com/products/vkfx/download_demo.php

[goldphinga]

ok check my myspace link theres a video of me playing my suitcase 73....

myspace.com/jazzdoctor73

ps new rhodes heavy album and single coming soon. :O)

[Steven K]

Hey goldphinga,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdk8-nF_KGs  <-- AWESOME!

Always great to see 'ridiculously virtuoso' Rhodes playing like that. I especially like the two-handed riffs you pull off. Did you have have to time stretch Hancock and/or Duke solos in order to reverse engineer those? :-)

Looking forward to checking out your album!

[Orion]

Pale! Oh, yesss! Your playing (imro in D-minor) is exactly what i like! I've just listened to your recording 10 times or more. What amp do you use?  Haha, may be a mobile phone sometimes can be proper sound processor. Well, Mark II really can sound perfect. Sorry i'm not registered on youtube and couldnt leave my completely positive comments there.

Does anybody have Mark V recordings?

[Pale]

Pale! Oh, yesss! Your playing (imro in D-minor) is exactly what i like! I've just listened to your recording 10 times or more. What amp do you use?  Haha, may be a mobile phone sometimes can be proper sound processor. Well, Mark II really can sound perfect. Sorry i'm not registered on youtube and couldnt leave my completely positive comments there.

Does anybody have Mark V recordings?

I'm glad you liked it, thank you very much . Positive feedback motivates me to record something else ( and maybe put a little more effort to record something more  than just impro-jamming clip ).

Believe it or not, there is no amp, at least not a guitar/bass/keyboard amp present. I'm way playing through my "house rig", which consist of a 1985-1984, Grundig home HI-FI system. I just plugged in my Mark II and cranked up the amp all they way ( cos otherwise the rhodes is to quiet ). And it really sounds good ( live, not over mobile phone so I play through it when I'm at home. At gigs I use 100W KMD hybrid head and Marshall 212 box,or a 50W tube Vox, or a small Carvin 15W tube amp,  ( depends on what kind of gig I have ).

[Quatschmacher]

Does anybody have Mark V recordings?

#

User name Swatkins of this very forum posted so clips of his Mark V in another thread (if you use the search function I'm sure you'll find them) - they sound great.

[Swatkins]

Hey all,

here's the thread with the Mark V recording, it's down near the bottom of the page

http://ep-forum.com/smf/index.php?topic=2519

[james]

Here's another YouTube gem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVmfIUR1DA

[paulb]

James, I failed to find what part of that video had anything to do with a Rhodes.  Especially in the light of Virginia Tech, do I need to watch another angry kid trying to kill people in a video game?  I'd much rather watch him banging on an electric piano!  Paul

[BJT3]

What the heck was that all about. That kids either got serious problems, or he's a great actor... Very strange...

[Orion]

i would suggest to return to electropiano Music by the following clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_jsMPiTaqE

as far as i know Vangelis considered Rhodes to be one of the most expressive keyboards ever along with his favorites Yamaha CS80 and Yamaha CP70 which he plays in the clip (if i'm not mistaken)

it would be interesting to see the same approach for combining lovely Rhodes "chimes" and growl with synth or string machine lines or pads and played simultaneously. I dream one day i will have similar experience with my Rhodes Mark 1 still traveling to me from ebay. I think Vangelis way (such a symphony combination of different sounds in real time) has additional boost for musical creativity, and probably the clip is usefull for any Rhodes player.

Respectfully yours.

[Rob A]

Me and my new suitcase. I bought it today.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gdmoXPi4YEs

This is the condition I got the piano in. I am very excited to voice it.

[Rob A]

One more from me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VncGyapEUk0

:twisted:

[james]

And one more from me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U

[SWANG]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[kitchen]

Great to see some Dutch hero's from back in the day !!!
The guitarist ( Jan Akkerman) still performs and makes use of Rhodes in his band. Rob Coops did the tech work on these Rhodes piano's for the player in Jan Akkermans band.

Kitchen

[kitchen]

Found this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htNTvg66i1A

Kitchen

This one is not bad also, Chick soloing on his Mk V. Notice the uneven level of his keys in the close ups around 0:50 and 2:05 ( is it really that important to have your keys perfectly levelled ?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpsFPgJNYA

[Rhodesman]

eh, I can't stand the dyno rhodes sound, am I the only one?

[kitchen]

Frankly, I cannot get used to it too.......I tried very hard though....

Kitchen

[Pale]

is it really that important to have your keys perfectly levelled

Not if you play like Chick Corea

[Dan Belcher]

eh, I can't stand the dyno rhodes sound, am I the only one?

You aren't the only one.

The original concept of Dyno-My-Piano was great.  A nearly perfectly tuned, tweaked, and toned Rhodes with sustain for days, smooth action, and so forth.  In other words, how the Rhodes was supposed to come off the assembly line, but of course never did since you can't take the time in mass production to get everything just perfect.

However, I do NOT like the overly bright tone many Dyno Rhodes players choose on the preamp.  The thing I love about the Rhodes is that mid-range throaty growl behind that initial strike.  It's such a WARM sound.  The bright sound that many Dyno Rhodes owners go with is the exact opposite.

[robertgraff]

This is my favourite Rhodes you tube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgE_AuJzFRM

Also found this one today, some guy playing a rhodes outside on the street, it's a real battered rhodes from the looks of it but it sounds nice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RufJLDI6KZU

[robertgraff]

This one's quite funny, it's Keith Jarrett going mental for Miles Davis


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNk2eP8AOm0&mode=related&search=

[EightyEight]

Yesterday some new footage of Les McCann was added on YouTube.

I've never heard of him, but it are high quality recordings
so you should check them out.

Very nice Rhodes sound from a Mark 1 suitcase with a flat top...:   *CLICK*

[dnarkosis]

EightyEight:

Very nice Rhodes sound from a Mark 1 suitcase with a flat top

Thanks so much for sharing this. Great, tasteful playing from everyone on this tune.

Note that the flat top has the logo on the right side -- this is the rare flat top made specifically for the Mark 1 Suitcase, not a flat top from a Mark 2 (without the logo).

Note also how his treble slider is set all the way to the right (high). Installing the "bright kit" tweeters genuinely addresses that issue.

But nice video, and great acoustics in the hall. Thanks again.

[EightyEight]

I'm glad to hear I've made someone very happy  :wink:

But you're right, it is a nice band and they all play very good. However I'm not blown away bij McCann's playing.

I must say I haven't heard of any mark 1 suitcases made with a flat top... but well, i'm not the expert here  :roll:

[dnarkosis]

But you're right, it is a nice band and they all play very good. However I'm not blown away bij McCann's playing.

No, he's clearly not the straightahead jazz soloist the others are, but, then, that's never been his identity, and at the beginning of the concert (the Cold Duck clip) he graciously acknowledges the other musicians' proficiency.

I must say I haven't heard of any mark 1 suitcases made with a flat top... but well, i'm not the expert here

There's nothing different about the sound; it's just a normal silverface-slider Mark 1 Suitcase with a different harp cover.
You might want to have a look here:
http://kosis.blog4ever.com/blog/lirarticle-42357-123860.html

[Tranquil]

Eighty Eight .I really enjoyed this. I like the setting the Rhodes was used in and the way les played, it seemed as though he was more concerned in creating a good support for the fine players on stage. Very often we see the rhodes in the Funk/ Fusion setting but seldom like this. Thanks man.

[MrDuke]

goldphinga: "jd73 fender rhodes solo on "Ascension"

You, sir, definitely are one of those people who have nailed both Herbie's Rhodes sound and his rhythmic approach to it. Most people just "tickle the keys" or play lame blues licks... Well done.

Anyway, here's Chick's Elektrik Band in the 80's, playing an amazing , record perfect version of "King Cockroach". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztCczC3FhQk Features his controversial Dyno, as well as hawaii shirts and mullets But listen to for instance Chick's Rhodes comping behind Scott "Screech" Henderson's solo - I mean you could write an instructional guide book on that, that's how perfect it is rhythmically!

Regarding the Mark V / Dyno sound... I kinda like it, especially when played in a Corea kind of style! Don't get me wrong, I love the Herbie / Suitcase sound too, I mean that was my "first love" so to speak...

[joseph]

that's me,
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vb0S93_9AvM

after all those great performances posted here i rather feel like not posting mine though.


:shock:

[kitchen]

Hey Joseph,

I really enjoyed that !! Well played ! Debussy on a Rhodes works very well I think. Thanks

Kitchen

[joseph]

thank you very much, kitchen!
i agree, debussy works well on rhodes.
all dreamy stuff works anyway, i believe.

[Dan Belcher]

A little modified blues for you all.  To go along with a discussion on a Steely Dan forum about the song "Josie," I have posted a video clip of me playing along to it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzj8QeOz-4

[kitchen]

Found a nice one :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X8gvr1UowY&mode=related&search=

Dutch band Gatecrash. The Rhodes is a Mk1 Rhodes pretty beat up by the looks of it. I like the effects used on this.

Kitchen

[kitchen]

Another one,..same band...dig the effects !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSPdRzbCPlA&mode=related&search=

Kitchen

[Dan Belcher]

As posted in the Bob James thread in the main forum, I did a quick video of me playing "Angela" (the theme from the TV show Taxi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odafbnR4E6Q

Enjoy!

[Mark II]

nice socks  

emmmh, yeah, your piano playing aswell.
good job, keep going.

greetings from Hamburg
Mark II

[Dan Belcher]

:lol: Thanks

[kitchen]

Check it !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMb8BhCXNs4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeoQlUA6cV0&mode=related&search=

Kitchen.

[kitchen]

Uri Caine on a MkII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4IRAriH9f4

[Rob A]

Stereo:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XNcu-rrHpjo

Direct off the suitcase as described in my recording techniques thread.

[Dan Belcher]

Here's a quick video for you to enjoy, if you can tolerate my singing that is.  :twisted:  I got a video of me playing a stanza and chorus of the great Bee Gees song "How Deep is Your Love."  I'm pretty good at the stanzas, but still need some work on singing and playing at the same time in the chorus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUOubWQFsDI

Enjoy!  

And if anyone is curious, the phaser effect is done through an MXR Phase 90.  Sound is from my camera mic, the piano is played through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe with the treble turned down a bit.

[Loucas]

INTRESTING EFFECT AND NICE PLAYING.
ALL IS ABOUT ENJOYING MUSIC ! DON'T FORGET IT !

[kitchen]

Nice clip of Zawinul playing Mercy,mercy,mercy on a silvertop live back in the sixties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cFi4bqq1E&feature=related

Kitchen

[kitchen]

Italian vintage keyboard madness !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDYeNhq3nR4

Kitchen

[Jordy]

Frankly, I cannot get used to it too.......I tried very hard though....

Kitchen

eh, I can't stand the dyno rhodes sound, am I the only one?

Don't like it too, can't stand George Duke's sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79VpnWJa36w

[Miguel Tuna]

Try this one with George Duke and Billy Cobham, wait for the rhodes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ikhatPxNE