Nick Rhodes 2021 Keyboards
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- KVRist
- 178 posts since 25 Jul, 2012
I know the top keyboard is a Roland JD-XA, what make/model is the bottom keyboard ?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 178 posts since 25 Jul, 2012
I found out it's a Roland fantom.
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- KVRAF
- 2394 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
Yeah, I don't think you'll see anything not made by Roland in his rigs -- at least, not front-and-center like these. Nick's been a Roland user since the beginning (well, once he got a few bucks, anyway), and after Roland gave him some award last year (or earlier this year?), he's been "subtly" (and not-so-subtly) promoting their gear on stage and in videos. And good for him! It's good gear, and he deserves the honor they gave him, I think.
I love Nick's work and the sounds he (and his synth techs) make with his Roland gear. I just wish he'd...y'know...plug the audio outputs in to make it look like they're actually being used.
It was like watching Top of the Pops from the '60s...and '70s...and '80s!
Then again, that whole Billboard show was difficult to watch, in my opinion. The band sounded great (as usual), but Billboard couldn't have gotten a damn audience?! It was a bit disconcerting (pun intended) to suspect that Simon et al were putting on a show for no one, only to have that suspicion confirmed when there was no applause at the end of each song.
And there were some shots where Nick's hands appeard to be on the lower Fantom, while a half-second later, he's playing the JD-XA -- yet he's still playing the same part. Since the MIDI or USB cables aren't connected (from what I could tell from the video and photos), it doesn't look like he was using the JD-XA as a master keyboard. (And don't get me started on the video editing for their piece -- it was enough to induce seizures in people, I'm sure.)
They dragged a lot of gear out to the stage to basically lip-sync -- Nick even had a rack of stuff with pretty, blinking lights next to him. I can't fault them for that, because they still sound great live and there was no audience anyway. But running a couple more cables to and from the synths would have helped "sell" the performadces, I think. Don't you?
Steve
I love Nick's work and the sounds he (and his synth techs) make with his Roland gear. I just wish he'd...y'know...plug the audio outputs in to make it look like they're actually being used.
It was like watching Top of the Pops from the '60s...and '70s...and '80s!Then again, that whole Billboard show was difficult to watch, in my opinion. The band sounded great (as usual), but Billboard couldn't have gotten a damn audience?! It was a bit disconcerting (pun intended) to suspect that Simon et al were putting on a show for no one, only to have that suspicion confirmed when there was no applause at the end of each song.
And there were some shots where Nick's hands appeard to be on the lower Fantom, while a half-second later, he's playing the JD-XA -- yet he's still playing the same part. Since the MIDI or USB cables aren't connected (from what I could tell from the video and photos), it doesn't look like he was using the JD-XA as a master keyboard. (And don't get me started on the video editing for their piece -- it was enough to induce seizures in people, I'm sure.)They dragged a lot of gear out to the stage to basically lip-sync -- Nick even had a rack of stuff with pretty, blinking lights next to him. I can't fault them for that, because they still sound great live and there was no audience anyway. But running a couple more cables to and from the synths would have helped "sell" the performadces, I think. Don't you?
Steve
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 178 posts since 25 Jul, 2012
I enjoyed the Billboard show, just wish they could've played their song Invisible from start to finish, then again it had to be done with a trio of songs. Nick's sounds are very creative and I love that choir like pad sound on the new track. It was great to have Graham Coxon involved, and the new album Future Past should be interesting, when out this October.
On the video there is a edit of Graham looking serious, next shot he's got a big smile, next shot serious again.
On the video there is a edit of Graham looking serious, next shot he's got a big smile, next shot serious again.