From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018091008290914972-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > When I was in the old " road band ", we had a Rhodes 73 key.  Before that,   
   > I played a summer in Texas, McAllen to be exact, and the keyboard guy the   
   > studio sent along with us had a Rhodes 88.  That thing was a monster. He   
   > even had the big speaker bottom for it.   
      
   Nice monster! All 240 lbs of it! That's the Rhodes "suitcase" model which   
   has its own amp, usually either 80W or 100W, more than enough power, and an   
   absolutely "ping pong" stereo tremolo! Of course, I'd prefer to have a   
   ping-pong stereo effect and Behringer *used* to have one, the Ultra   
   Tremolo/Pan - don't  know why they still aren't making it.   
      
   > Maybe that's where my preference for small, light gear came from. Lugging   
   > those things around :-)   
      
   JimD   
      
   Now that there's the Yamaha Motif XS Rack to plug a midi controller into,   
   and 30 lb dual manual B3 clones, sure I also have a preference for   
   easier-to-move gear - but back when all there was was the Rhodes monster,   
   then that was all there was...a 240 lb combo electric piano and amp with   
   ping-pong tremolo, a 350 lb cut down Hammond B3...lots of heavy stuff back   
   then...but it still more than worth it because those monsters were used to   
   also make some even heavier Music!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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