after hearing a Hohner Pianet M on 2 different (yeah well.... youtube) clips, i am totaly sold to is sound

however they are really everythign but easy to find and other Hohner Pianet models are much cheaper...

i really want the sound of the M to me judged by youtue its sounds very different from the model T (can find audio of the C and N)


i have many options to buy the other models rather cheap but i really doubt they have the same wobbly silky sound...

ís this only due to the build in phaser of the M and a C or N or even T will sound the SAME with some phaser?



i really need some insider knowledge here

please help out



or should i stop the gaming and get a 73 mkI ?
i know the rhodes has MUCH more dynamics.... but can i also make it sound like the pianet M if i want to?

I have had a lot of experience with electric pianos. I have never owned a pianet, but have used them extensively... a T model. It was actually the first proper electric piano I ever played. After playing it I decided that I needed to have one. I started making plans... watching them on ebay... etc etc. And then I went into a local shop and heard a Rhodes MK I 73 for the first time. It was the suitcase model with stereo trem. Now THAT was a silky smooth moment. There was no question... I had the money saved and went home with it the next day. My buddies Pianet was at my place at the time and I A/B'd them. I even ran the Pianet through the Rhodes cab... There is just no question about it... Rhodes wins. More versatile, it can be softer AND more aggressive.

Any of the Rhodes would satisfy you. Actually now I am a wurli man. I picked my wurli up for 400 total and it has more attack and grit than any other EP I have played. The difference between the three... Wurli mostly bites but can get soft when played accordingly. Rhodes is mostly soft but can bite when played accordingly. Pianet is mostly always the same. It doesn't bite has hard as a Rhodes or Wurli, nor does it lay low as nice as either. Don't get me wrong... it's a great alternative to Softs. but if you have saved the 500 for a Pianet why not go the whole way and save 200 more for a Rhodes/Wurli... whichever sound you dig. The pianet DOES sound somewhere between a Rhodes and a Wurli... and you would think that's a good thing, but it's really not. It isn't enough of either.

And YES you can get just as good a sound running any of these through a trem/phasor/vibr. I missed the trem on my Rhodes cab but luckily I have this nice little tube amp that has a really warm Trem. There are plenty of ways to go about getting the sound you like. An old fender amp with trem will do the trick nicely... and probably SMOKES the tone of any pianet,rhodes, or wurli built in amp.

BTW I used to live in a house full of Rhodes's. We had two MK I 73 (stage and suitcase) a MK II 54, and a MK V 73. The MK V I still play often as it belongs to my drummer. I just wanted to say... don't be afraid of the other Rhodes's. You might think you won't like a MK II as much... then you play one. That MK V actually sounds extremely SICK.

And wurli's...don't be afraid of the student models. They are actually quite easy to chop... it requires no chopping for one! Just some screws, ya know. Just an inch of electronics... mostly just moving the power chord and changing the headphone out. Removing a few things. It's pretty easy.

I LOVE my wurli. I prefer the wurli to the Rhodes.

Oh YEAH. No way to get sustain on the pianet. BIG BUMMER! Seriously.. it REALLY changes the game...

thanks a LOT man! nice info

okay i may have to trust your experience..

the non sustain thing is really a bummer.. didnt know about that


but since you seem to be able to pretty much tell e-piano sound differences:


i found only these 2 videos on youtube featuring the Pianet M

both from different people but both sounding same genius to me

YouTube - bagatellemusic's Channel

YouTube - Hohner Pianet M


they really have a very own sound in my opinion.. nothing like the T model at all...


okay... i think you will agree that on both videos its sound-character comes through and gives a good idea of it.

while there are of course tonz of rhodes vids on YT (as sad as it is for reference) as well as many many Pianet T (wich is a joke imho)

and nothing sounds to me like that Pianet M....

originaly i was of course hoping for a cheaper way than a rhodes by going Pianet M.. but they are so frekin rare that it doesnt make much of a difference to a rhodes price here in EU in fact



short: please listen to the videos, are you sure a rhodes... mkI mkII and V can sound THE SAME?

Well I have never tried the M model... but from what I have read the M model is the same as the T but with the addition of a phasor circuit. So essentially I have played the M model... because the truth is that a phasor circuit isn't going to change the physical build, ya know...

If you really feel dead set on that sound, ask somebody on youtube with a T model to run it through a phase 90 or something... see what kind of sound turns up.

but the T (and likely M) pianets have a pretty muddy sound. The Rhodes and Wurli both have a far more flexible/ crystal clear sound.

My buddies Pianet-when he first got it he changed out some of the rubber pads and it brightened the sound a bit. BUT it still couldn't TOUCH my Rhodes.

They are just better. I don't know how better to explain. If you could FIND an M model.. and being that they are rare I am sure they would go for MUCH more than a Rhodes... and you had it next to a Rhodes.. then you would hear what I am talking about. It really is a different class of instrument. Not to bash the pianet, it's great for what it does.. but the Rhodes is a RHODES man. It's THE electric piano sound, along with the Wurli. chk this song:

YouTube - The Beatles - You Like Me Too Much (Stereo) (Remastered)

sounds kinda like a wurli in the song. I'll tell you though. same as Rhodes... Wurli is just a freaking Wurli. It's like with guitars... They did the Strat and the Les Paul... and those are THE guitars. Anything that tries to be both a Strat and a LP will FAIL at BOTH. You can't BE both. That's what the Pianet sounds like... somewhere stuck between the Rhodes and Wurli and not happy because of it.

Take the Hohner Clavinet, though... NOTHING sounds like the Clavi.. and the Clavi stands up well because of it! And look at the price a Clavi will fetch.. people LOVE the sound of the Clavi and for a reason.. They love it because Stevie wonder sound ****ing BAD.

I'd say save a hundred or two more and get yourself a Rhodes.

BTW... one more thing about these 3 machines. To me the action of the pianet ALSO is inferior. It feels kind of like the action on an old organ. Springy! The Rhodes's I have played have all had pretty heavy action. Actually a bit heavier than a Piano! I used to bruise my fingers playing shows on my rhodes (but I play pretty hard man!). And my Wurli has amazing action. It gives nicely... not to stiff. I swear it man. If you have all 3 side by side... you will forget the Pianet is there. They are light, they sound pretty cool.. and that's the end of the story.

YouTube - Judith plays the vintage Hohner Cembalet

heres a funky sound

another one. wurli with some heave phase.

ok mate.. thank you
maybe i should really go the common way and get the 73

i dont know too much about it...

-should the rhodes effects be bypassed and extra gear used?

-i think i really dig the DI sound compared to the amplifier sound, so if i want to record DI would i actually bypas the rhodes fx´s?

-and simply.. how would i get my rhodes to sound as humpty and mellow like the M in that video?... i mean what gear to use etc?
amp and mic a must?

thanks again!!

the extreme wurli sounds cool.. but thats really like an special effect thingy like that...


the phased rhodes is much too phased for me and i cant find similarities to the sot mellow bit airy, gentle phased Pianet M

i am not saying the basic sound of the M is as good or even better than the rhodes/wurli

but these 2 examples are just a completly different thing than the M sound, no?

I have to tell you. If you get the suitcase model you are gonna wanna out a mic up to it. It will sound much smoother like that M vid. Direct can sound good sometimes... but it's like plugging a guitar in direct... after all, these instruments are ALL pickup based.

Through an amp is ALWAYS better. Through a tube amp KILLS. warmth. My tupe amp has a great sounding reverb... I can't fathom a Electric piano without at least a LITTLE verb. Tremolo is nice, phaser, flange, vintage analog filters, delay, wah... whatever. man it all sounds good.

I treat Electric Pianos like guitars. I love the sound of a clean guitar... but with a little bite it sounds nice too. I prefer vintage effects. I don't like to overdo the effects. To get a smooth sound, some analog compression works nice. warms it up a bit. reverb. lots of ways man. I would say for the sound you are looking for... find a nice phaser that has both a depth and a rate control. some medium to light phasing will get that sound. It depends on what you want, ya know.

oh yeah, they're different. I just put em up because I couldn't really find anything closer. If I get some time I will pull out a phaser and run my wurli through it, try to get that sound for you.

actually, i already had a mic out. give me 5 minutes and ill get you some phaser on a wurli.

here you go:

Untitled.mp3

I played in D minor for a bit with a little slower of a phase setting. Halfway through it's in A minor and I sped up the phase. I didn't set the depth very high.

I am using my wurli into a DOD FX-20b stereo phaser and then into this small tube amp called a "melody". I put a SM57 up near the cone. I put a little bit of reverb on it, not too much. Waves. IR-1 efficient. Also a little compression... Waves Audiotrack. Not too much either, just a little to tighten up the verb.

I tried to play a little mellow at times so you could hear the tone. As I mentioned before, Wurli mostly bites but can be soft if played softly. Rhodes mostly is soft but can bite if played hard.


Not quite like the pianet vids... but hey, I play a wurli! I hope this gives you an idea of the possibilities.

oops. I don't know what that previous link was. Fixed!

If you want the sound of a Pianet, get one. As the other posters say, just be aware there's no sustain pedal and you can't get that hard biting sound of a Rhodes or Wurli being bashed. So it depends if you want a Pianet, or you want the most-playable and widest-ranging instrument.

I was lucky last year to pick up a MK I Stage 73 in very good condition, and a Roland PH830 phaser which is about the nicest phaser I've ever heard, both great deals.

I would get a Rhodes every time if there's not much price difference. The Pianet T was cool when you used to see them for £100 but that doesn't happen any more.

My Rhodes has no built in effects, nothing to bypass, there's just a volume and a bass control. I find it needs to go through a pre-amp to avoid excessive noise - I get good results from an MXR micro-amp pedal.

Then just add effects to taste, with me it's usually some subtle creamy 70s phaser and a spot of cheap spring reverb.

Can post a recording later if you're interested.....


edit: wow joe your wurli sounds good. Nothing like a Rhodes at all, is it? just another, different, beautiful sound. if only my house was bigger.....

hey, great soundclip!! thanks

sounds actually really quite close and mellow to the pianet M examples...

since you say rhodes is even more mellow naturally than a wurli, i would assume this is also possible if not even more possible with a rhodes?


i just had a quick listen not at home, so i will check again later.

@Edward

with DI i actually meant into a DI of my summing mixer and than through Neve 1272 preamp


i just wonder if that gives me the mellow sound as well or if a speaker-mic situation is needed for that
i have some amp plugins.. but its most likley not the same!?


i know about the roland pahser you mentioned, but its usualy realy expensive

i would like to know, to make the rhodes sound "exactly" like the Pianet M example
what phaser and what vibrato are you guy recomending?

expecialy about vibrato i am really clueless

creamy 70s sounds how i like it, but the Pianet M examples are really right there of what i want

Well I don't think a Rhodes is ever gonna sound exactly like a Pianet, so if the Pianet is what you want, you should get it.
They are different mechanisms and instruments at the end of the day.

My Rhodes definitely needs a DI or pre-amp BEFORE hitting the mixing desk to keep noise levels down. I get a great mellow sound by going Rhodes->MXR micro amp->desk and not playing too hard. Generally with a Rhodes it sounds good and mellow unless you really whack the keys, then you get that nice barking sound as the tines rebound against the hammers.

About the phaser/tremelo/vibrato sound, I really can't tell from the video sound-quality what he's using but if you have a nice-sounding EP, really almost anything works, just get the piano, borrow/buy some different pedals or rack effects. Older is usually juicier for vintage-sounding tones, like I said, my Roland is great, Small Stone is cool, MXR Phase 90 is a very "classic" EP sound especially if you can get an old one. Ring mod can be good and is how a lot of people used to acheive tremolo effects (EP ring modded with an LFO)... Leslies, old chorus pedals, Dimension D etc etc.

But equally I can get useful tremelo and phase effects from a modern prosumer Lexicon unit with the treble rolled off a bit....

BTW I googled Pianet M and saw your post on Tape-Op where you mention not being much of a player....

I'm not that great either but once you get a real electric piano, it really is so much fun to listen to and play that you will want to practise more, I guarantee it.

When I first got mine I actually stopped making tracks for a few weeks because I was just noodling/practising.

Hope you get something, a Pianet or a Rhodes or a Wurli, I don't think you'll regret it.

Just want to encourage you

exactly my thoughts man, thanks!

i may end up getting the Pianet M i am not sure... it seems i can score one for around 600,- eur while rhodes is usualy around 1000,- eur and wurli suprisingly even more expensive

i am also alternativly looking for a rhodes but man i totaly love the sound of these 2 clips and its totaly different from other pianets or e-pianos in general..

of course i love the rhodes sound, heared on tonz of records but its a very dominating instrument and quite strong attack/transients i think

i dunno, i hope its not a mistake but from he soundclips of the videos the M totaly rocks!

Yeah I luckily got a great condition Rhodes for about 850 Euro close to where I live, from eBay.
Listening more to the clips you posted, the Pianet really has its own sound, closer to a Wurli than a Rhodes but not the same as either, so if that is what you are digging then go for that.
Post some samples when you get it!

I don't know that EVEN if you got a Pianet M that it will sound Exactly like what you heard either. A lot of it has to do with playing as well.

But as mentioned above, when you get a real EP it WILL change your playing almost immediately. I am not much of a player either. Actually I am a REALLY vintage synth nut. I am 23 and have only been playing for a few years... but the moment I got my first Rhodes I just started playing more. You will too.

Anywho I think that to get the sound you want it has more to do with effects than with the pianet M. The problem is you don't like the sound of the T models and that's what you will be getting with the M... a T pianet except with a phaser built in. And truth is you will only use it with the phaser on soo.... If you got a Rhodes you would have a more dynamic instrument with sustain capabilities... and you will like it ran through pretty much any and all kind of effect. It's just going to be a broader range of sounds.

He is right though. If you are dead set on that Pianet M sound... and can find one... get one. It's true about the Wurlis. I moved to San Francisco for a part of this year and they draw much more $ than any EP. They are beautiful instruments. Really funky.. They have pretty much the same tines as the Pianets, but the tines are hammered in the Wurli... that's also why the Wurli feels better... and is also the reason the wurli can have sustain. The pianet gets plucked.. sorta like a harpsichord... Which is also the reason for it's like of dynamic response. Harpsichord's don't really have dynamic variation.. pianet either.

I am getting an Ensoniq DP-4 pretty soon. From what I have heard it's got a great digital phaser. Vintage 70's DOD pedals can be had for REALLY cheap man. Phase 90 is great but it's just one knob, so the depth doesn't change. Don't be afraid to experiment. I got a great Wurli phase sound in seconds. It can be gone about a million different ways. Creamy 70's sound on the rhodes? Hell yes man. The Rhodes is all over that sonic terrain. The difference is that bell like tone cuts through the mix a lot better than a pianet. In that respect the Pianet is more like the Wurli. But the Rhodes is DEF more mellow than a Wurli. Pianet's are muddier than both. There is NOTHING muddy about a Rhodes or Wurli.

I promise that either way you go... Wurli, Rhodes, Pianet... you will be happy with what you buy. So REALLY it's a question of which features you are willing to leave out. a Rhodes is very heavy in comparison to both as well. Pianet is very light, can be carried by one hand. Wurli can too.. but it's a bit more cumbersome. Rhodes is a bitch to carry by yourself.

And I personally think that going direct sounds cool... but for a more mellow tone I would use a nice Tube amp Mic'd. An amp simulator probably wouldn't be necessary going DI. Reverb.... YES. The Darker the Verb, the closer to your sound. A lot of ways to get what you want. I suppose what you need to figure is whether or not it is the sound of an effect processor that you hear in those VID's, or the EP going through the processor.

yes that is certainly the question i agree.

to be honest i have doubts... i think quite a relevant part of what we hear at those vids are the build in amp-speaker situation as well as a lot of room between the camera mic and the instrument... that + maybe a kinda special phaser are probably the points that make it different than the T


okay

but than i really dig the phaser i have to say, because its not so obvious spacey but realy realy natural and imho not really a phaser only... it has some vibrato sideeffect as well i think.

so... to get that soft airy laid back `riders on the strom' (actualy i want it even smoother and less attack)
what would i need to plug a rhodes through? and what model of the rhodes fits this best?

i am thinking about
-some of the jazz chorus amps, rather for the vibrato effect tho, because chorus can easy be too much again.
or should i get a different amp? some tube? inexpensive? vibrato on board?

-than i really wonder what phaser fits this soft natural mellow phasing the best... if i can go extreme thats fine but priority would be to be able to have just this slow warm not sine-wave stereotype oldschool phasing effect.... kinda PRE SEVENTIES! i love the 70s but they went berserk with phased keys : )

i anyway start to really dig the 60s latley.

another thing i could describe it with is a vibraphone like vibrato, really natural and controllable if its very obvious its often too much for me


i had a few phasers allready.. the MXR seems not controllable enough
i will take a look at the DOD`s i have a vintage DOD lime green envelope filter wich i love on bass.

so a few preferable vintage amp,tremolo,phaser recomendations for the kind of sound i am after?


thank dudes!

To me old Fender amps fit the model of amazing clean tone. Obviously one with Trem and Verb. Those Roland Jazz Chorus amps are really cool and do clean really really well.

I used to hate chorus, but on a Rhodes or Wurli it really sounds nice... if it's subtle enough. In general subtle sounds out of Phase, Flange, Chorus, Vibrato... those are the best... too much and it starts sounding a little wanky. Although I love a good Pink Floyd Flanged the **** out psych solo.

One of those Roland Space Echo units will do you a lot of good. Not just for the EP you buy, but for everything! Another cool thing you can do... there are a lot of old Organs that go for CHEAP at thrift stores... like easily under a hundred bucks... and if you look you can find some with a nice little leslie. I used to have a Lowrey with rotating speakers. MAN THAT SOUNDED NICE! If I still had it I would mod the shit out of it... I am CERTAIN it is an easy mod... they are JUST speakers for god sakes... find where the speaker connections are and connect it to just any power amp!

And on that note, a lot of those old organs are tube... and also have built in spring verb. Might be a great idea to go grab one and do some mods... I don't know why I never thought of doing this! I should do it soon. Rip the amp out.. just take the organ out of the equation.

I use this small little tube amp for my wurli. I also have a modern Traynor that's pretty good. My drummer has a ton of amps.. a Fender bassman and bandmaster. We like those a lot.

You know, we have another instrument that might be of interst to you. I have never really heard good vids/clips of it... but if you hear it in person... man is it cool! It's a Yamaha CP-70 Electric Grand Piano. It has a build in Trem Circuit that sounds really nice. The thing sounds like a piano pretty much... but just a tiny bit of clavi like spank. The tiniest bit. Or rather it sounds just a tiny bit like a guitar. Mostly like a piano though. Man this thing... with the Trem on... it sounds like Pink Floyd straight up... Straight off of Echoes! It's funky, really cool. The CP-70 goes for weird prices. I have seen it go for as much as a Rhodes... and I have seen them go for close to nothing. My drummer (on my suggestion) picked one up for 200$! It worked PERFECTLY. Looks great too! They are pretty rare and we were lucky it was only an hour away. Someday soon I will put some clips up of it. He and I need to consolidate our gear. I play the keys in the band.. and we won't end up using it if it's at his place!

Oh, and Riders on the Storm... man that's what got me into EP's. Then it was Miles Davis (bitches brew etc.) Herbie Hancock... Ray Charles "What'd I say" is the quentisential Wurli riff... that song Zombies "She's not there"... modern stuff too. I have ALWAYS been obsessed with Radiohead. Daft Punk use tons of EP's... I love DP's sound man. EP's sound great in hip-hip. Everything man. A good EP is a universal sound that you can use on song after song after song. There are instruments out there that you use on a song and then you are done with it... you have used that sound and can't really use it again. You could make a WHOLE record with a good EP. If you get a Rhodes and you hold on to it... you will use it FOREVER. Don't be concerned with the price they go for... think about it... a modern American Strat goes for a grand in the States. A Rhodes goes for 700. And the Rhodes is quality build... back when components were made well... and so you have to compare it to the price of a vintage Fender American Strat. No question, a Rhodes is WAY cheaper. So for an instrument that will become your PRIMARY instrument... well, you said you wanted the Pianet as a sub for a Rhodes. Get the Rhodes. It is worth EVERY penny.

I will stand by what I say about a Rhodes/Wurli over a Pianet. With synthesizers... I don't think you can replace an Oberheim OB or a SC Prophet 5 with a Polysix. The Polysix is a great instrument... but if you could get a Prophet or OB for only 2 or 3 hundred more... I would say save just a little more and forget the Polysix. The Polysix is a sweet little beginner vintage synth. The Prophet and OB are top of the line and uncomparable. The Rhodes and Wurli are top of the line and uncomparable. The Pianet is like the Polysix. It's a cool little thing with some good sounds, but it aint no Memmorymoog!

And being that the price difference is only a few hundred it wouldn't be a question.. in my mind. That's one more week or two of saving and you would be getting THE sound. Rider's on the Storm.

BTW if you want less of that cutting bell-like tone... try one of the MK II models. I am pretty sure they often go for cheaper than the MK I. They do here at least. The MK I IS more mellow, but the bell sound is also more prominent. The MK II is still very mellow (in comparison to a Wurli!) but it can bite a small bit easier... and some of that bell tone is decreased.. it will yeild a smoother tone through some verb and with a nice Trem/Phase/Vibro... My old roommate had a 54 key... it was MUCH lighter than the other models. He got his for like 400! Great deal. It has some GREAT tone man.

Electro Harmonix is always a great way to go. There is the Mu Tron Bi Phase.

On a side not, my Wurli is actually tagged under the company name "Mutronic". I frankly do not know if it is related to the "Mutronics" company that put out the Mu Tron pedals. But it is a rare breed of Wurli. When I went into the shop where I got it... my buddies all work there.. and they said "hey, did you get to see the 'fake' Wurlitzer we got" hmmm... I walked over... man this aint no FAKE! haha. It's a Wurli with a different badge! Companies used to do that a lot... they would be having money troubles so they would sell of a bunch of their product to another company for cheap... then that company would give it a new badge and sell it as their own! I have an E-MU Emax and Baldwin actually has a re-badged version of the Emax. It's freaking identical. I work at a repair shop and this fella brought his Wurlitzer a few weeks back. Man, that thing was IDENTICAL to mine. Different badge, that's all. But because it said "Musitronic" The shop gave it to me for 400. Then upon further inspection I found the "Musitronic" badged Wurli's go for MORE! haha. I guess because of the Rarity.

Man I write a lot...

I recommended a few earlier on, but really I think you should just get a piano and then start experimenting. You will be shocked at how easy it is to get sounds you like using all manner of effects devices.
I daresay a Roland JC would sound nice, never tried it.

You say that you think a lot of phaser sounds are too extreme, don't forget you can always put the phaser on a send and mix it with dry signal... or else get a phaser with a depth setting.

agreed

but thanks a lot

okay... well i had space echo, stgae echo, evans super echo (highly recomendet!) and now i have some exotic HH tape delay with a slider for moving the heads really fast.... i am coming from dub music... going beats,grooves soul/hiphop right now...

cp-70 there is a great sampleset out there

no way i have space for an organ here in my living room studio

i tried to hunt down a model D but i didnt know i would sell something valuable what i am doing now, so i grabbed a Voyager for 1k less than a model D would have cost me... used Jupiter 4 and Nord 1 before this now.. but i like moog sound.



edited....

hey would you guys think a Nord Electro will do all this very well with a realstic key action as well?

no. The nord does what it does and does it well. It combines many sounds onto a keyboard that feels ok. The sounds are somewhat convincing...

but you just can't replace the creative interaction you get with playing a true electric piano. it is just different. I can't explain it any further. I used to have a decent weighted controller and NI elektrik piano. I found it good sounding and fun... but when I first lay my fingers onto a real Rhodes... I just couldn't understand how I felt so creatively involved with the instrument. It's just different.

Don't get me wrong. If you are touring and you don't want to bring along your hammond B3, Rhodes, Wurli, Clavinet, and piano... believe that the Nord is the machine ready for that task. But when you are in the studio writing it just doesn't inspire in the same way. An electric piano is a REAL instrument.

hey yes i quickly stepped back from the NE 3 idea... very quickly


well.. yes what you are talking about now is what i may have in mind.

i talked to some people and they advicd me to use Scarbee (wich i know very good and like) with a high quality weigthed keyboard.


the advantage would be that i may benefit from the better keys when playing other samples such as Vibes for example no?

i actually was (am) thinking about getting a vibraphone... i am willing to learn to play it as its kind of my favorite jazzy instrument
but i am having doubts of course... dunno if i have the skills and its a lot of cash!!!

but i tried the best samples around and while Cool Vibes for example sounds very good... i am not able to play it realistic on a keyboard (or maybe only on my non weigthed keyboard i dunno)

this is a really wicked dream and i change my mind 5 times a day since i got the idea ( 4-5 days ago)

does anyone here have experiece if its more difficult to play Vibes compared to piano? (i have percussive hands,groove so that wouldnt be the issue)



ok back to rhodes its: real deal vs. real-deal keyboard + Scarbee VKC

hey.. a "while" later

i wonder if you dudes still stumble across this thread.

actually what i did is what i said... Scarbee samples and a Quality Piano Keyboard

but maaaaaaaan you were sooooo right... this is not at all compareable to the real mechanic E-Pianos.... no match
i quickly sold the Stuff again


i got a Vibraphone and practising since around 4-5 Months now, LOVE that instrument

BUT i am on the Boat again for a Epiano, a real one this time, and i ll try to get a cheap Pianet T for now... cost/space!!! and it sounds pretty good through effects.

if i would have the space i would maybe save up for a rhodes (the price difference is much bigger here in EU)
but i also need a little moog, so moog+Pianet seems to be the best next add.

hey man,

i noticed you are located in hamburg.

I purchased an old Pianet a while ago in Lübeck for very cheap.
I wanted that feel and sound of a real Ep for not much money - like you

iam currently restoring it now. once it is finished you are invited to come over
and play that thing.

I really like the sound of it, even though it is out of tune.

Me too is doing hip hop/trip hop/electronica etc...