Hi Don,
You know I kinda agree with you and disagree at the same time. I have never owned a Rhodes, but it has been my ambition to own one for some time. Having played it a bit in the last few days I can confirm the current crop of emulators are very very good.
However the one thing I notice the original still has, is the feedback from the keys... the vibration running back along the keyboard which makes it feel alive.
So many players play these things with a ton of different effects that using a modern model would make no real difference in the sound. An yes it is very very heavy. But I still want one!
John
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