Video: Fender Rhodes - Amp Comparison
Comparing different amplifiers for the Fender Rhodes electric piano. The direct signal from the Rhodes is recorded once and then sent through the different amplifiers with a re-amp box.
Instrument: Rhodes Mark I Stage Piano.
Amplifiers: Fender Twin Reverb, Roland JC-120, Vox AC15H1TV, Tandberg Model 2 T (TB2) and Leslie 122.
Microphones: Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser e 602-II (for lower rotor on Leslie).
Signal chain: Rhodes with Avion Studios RetroFlyer Preamp, Universal Audio Apollo, Hairball Audio FET/RACK Revision D, Radial X-Amp into amplifier (except for direct out example), Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978 (almost inaudible, just adds some "air" and stereo width) and DIYRE G Bus VCA Compressor.
RetroFlyer Preamp settings: High pass filter in middle position (60 Hz), mid boost/cut just below middle position and stereo tremolo is turned off (until the very end of each example).
Comparing different amplifiers for the Fender Rhodes electric piano. The direct signal from the Rhodes is recorded once and then sent through the different amplifiers with a re-amp box.
Instrument: Rhodes Mark I Stage Piano.
Amplifiers: Fender Twin Reverb, Roland JC-120, Vox AC15H1TV, Tandberg Model 2 T (TB2) and Leslie 122.
Microphones: Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser e 602-II (for lower rotor on Leslie).
Signal chain: Rhodes with Avion Studios RetroFlyer Preamp, Universal Audio Apollo, Hairball Audio FET/RACK Revision D, Radial X-Amp into amplifier (except for direct out example), Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978 (almost inaudible, just adds some "air" and stereo width) and DIYRE G Bus VCA Compressor.
RetroFlyer Preamp settings: High pass filter in middle position (60 Hz), mid boost/cut just below middle position and stereo tremolo is turned off (until the very end of each example).