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B5 – Felt Hammers 2
Another soft bell-like Rhodes tone.
B6 - 80's Session
There's a story that back in the early 80's, the best Rhodes to rent
for a particularly heavy session was one owned by Leeds Rentals in
L.A., referred to as the "Stage Model E" piano. Solid and bright, it
usually was run through a chorus pedal and eq'd even brighter at the
mixing console. This voice was modeled with that Rhodes in mind -
that classic 80's electric piano sound.
B7 - Amp Noise
Stage 73 Rhodes fed through a noisy small combo amp. Perfect
for rap and hip-hop.
B8 - Filtered
Rhodes through an external envelope filter, giving it that "nasal"
quality for funkin'.
B9 - Bad Ground
Okay, this one is like a blind date gone wrong. Rhodes with a
noisy amp/speaker and a bad electrical ground to boot - which
sometimes happened. As said before, not all Rhodes pianos were
pretty.
B10 - Led Song
That swirling moody sound you heard John Paul Jones wring
from his Rhodes in the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains
The Same.
B11 - Nosy Tine
Anther thinner, more nasal Rhodes piano tone.
B12 – Wah-Wah Rhodes
Rhodes through a wah-wah pedal.
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