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“A classic Stage Rhodes, which plays like a dream and sounds every bit as classy as its timeless heritage would suggest”: Rhodes Stage 61 review

Rhodes Stage 61.

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There is a lot of love for the Rhodes electric piano, which is hardly a surprise considering its secure position in the history of contemporary music. Originally designed by Harold Rhodes, the instrument as we know it today first appeared in the early ’70s, designed as a form of piano that could compete with other amplified instruments in a band. It adopted guitar-like technology, to generate a signal which could be easily amplified.

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