Rhodes MK8
CurrentReleased 2021
The first new tine Rhodes since the Mark 7, built to order in the UK with a Kluge keyboard, redesigned tines, pickups and dampers, and an analogue preamp far beyond anything on a vintage one. At 34kg it is a genuinely liftable Rhodes. The FX board and the MIDI system (with polyphonic aftertouch) are factory options, so specify carefully.
Replaces Mark 7 73
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Rhodes
- Status
- Current
- Released
- 2021
Keyboard
- Keys
- 73
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- Rhodes custom spruce keys by Kluge Klaviaturen (Steinway group) on an oak and beech frame; ABS hammers with quad-zone tips
Sounds
- Sections
- Electric piano
- Drawbars
- None
- Sound engine
- Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups (precision-wound alnico), into an analogue preamp
- Organ models
- None
- Polyphony
- Full polyphony (73 notes)
Connections
- Outputs
- 1/4-inch unbalanced, XLR balanced, Headphones
- Pedal inputs
- Sustain (mechanical), Expression
Features
- Features
- Analogue preamp: volume, drive, envelope, Three-band EQ with sweepable resonant mid (wah), Vari-pan with four waveshapes and audio-rate modulation, Optional analogue FX: VCA compressor, phaser, BBD chorus, delay, Optional factory MIDI system: USB and DIN out, polyphonic aftertouch, Two expression/CV inputs (0-5V), FX send and return, direct pickup send, Twist-lock cable sustain pedal, External 15V power supply, Case design by Axel Hartmann, Built to order with custom finishes
Size & weight
- Colours
- Black, Gold Sparkle, Silver Sparkle, Smoked, Violet, Baby Blue, Pink, Mint Turquoise, Khaki, Traffic White, Red, Orange, Warm Grey
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 1153 × 563 × 225 mm
- Weight
- 34 kg
More from Rhodes
Discontinued 1969- Keys
- 73
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Sections
- Electric piano
- Drawbars
- None
—1965