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[Student Rhodes]

So after my piano lesson tonight, my teacher asks me what kind of piano I play on at home.  "I play a Rhodes", I told him.  He then nodded approvingly, and said, "That's a good brand."

"Good brand"? 

Right away, I knew something was up.  I pressed him and asked, "Have you ever played one?"  Keep in mind, he's a very skilled classical player and teacher, all of 22 years old.  "I think I may have once," he replied.

I knew right away that if he wasn't covering for ignorance, he was perhaps thinking of the Roland made Rhodes keyboards and controllers.  So, I explained what a Rhodes is (electric-mechanical piano with tines, pickups -- blah, blah, blah) and he looked at me like I was from another planet. 

He's never seen or played a Rhodes.  He has no idea whatsoever of its place in music, or music history.  None.  It kind of blew my mind.  Then I remembered I'm twice his age, and that he's part of a generation whose only familiarity with the Rhodes may be as a non-defined "piano sound" in an old song, or a generic Electric Piano setting on some digital keys he may have played once. 

I wanted to pull up some youtube clips of a Rhodes in action, but he had to leave.  Instead, I'm going to email him a few.  And I thought who better than you to suggest clips that best display what a Fender Rhodes is all about. 

Please post links to your favorite Rhodes clips.  I'd prefer actual video of one being played, rather than a track, and preferably solo piano playing so as to best display the full range of the Rhodes without guitar, bass, drums or Javanese nose flutes getting in the way.

To get the ball rolling, here's one of my favorite youtube clips of a '71 Suitcase model in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD1nBPRZc-I

I welcome your suggestions.

Ray

[Student Rhodes]

Here's another SWEET sounding '71 Suitcase model, going through the paces on a couple Steely Dan numbers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBjmERUuq0

Do you have a better clip to suggest?

Ray

[Peter Hayes]

Get him a copy of "Down The Rhodes". School the teacher.

[Ben Bove]

Much appreciated

[Miguel Tuna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5panjUV7GfI

[Student Rhodes]

Miguel,
Yeah, I've seen that Eddie Brown one before.  I forgot about it.  Great pick!
Ray

[Rhodestech Robocop]

Mike Roelofs  , Netherlands MK2 with different midrange intonation (tine directed under the pickup) and action refined for repetition and speed , on a Twin Reverb.
Extra hardnesses of neoprene tips for better transitions between octaves. Optimum striking point for each note , original grommets (like new) ,only bad ones replaced , each fork optimized on all details possible.
This one had better than average tines , there are also really bad/dull  MK2 -MK5 tines.

Watch yer keydip techs!

  http://youtu.be/1x82cktUOOo

[Student Rhodes]

Mike Roelofs  , Netherlands MK2 with different midrange intonation (tine directed under the pickup) and action refined for repetition and speed , on a Twin Reverb.  http://youtu.be/1x82cktUOOo

Checked him out.  Sounds great.
My daughter thought he deserved one of these
Ray

[Rhodestech Robocop]

See if she also likes this:

http://youtu.be/LoObIQ6T274