Fender Rhodes electric piano
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The Fender Rhodes electric piano is a classic electro-mechanical keyboard instrument known for its warm, bell-like tone that became a staple sound in jazz, funk, soul, and rock music from the late 1960s onward.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fender Rhodes electric piano canonical | 3 |
| Fender Rhodes | 1 |
| Rhodes piano | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric piano
ⓘ
electro-mechanical keyboard instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fender Rhodes electric piano
ⓘ
surface form:
Fender Rhodes
Fender Rhodes electric piano ⓘ
surface form:
Rhodes piano
|
| commercialPeak | 1970s ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedEffect |
chorus
ⓘ
phaser ⓘ tremolo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
classic studio instrument
ⓘ
iconic keyboard instrument ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestInfluence |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
pickups
ⓘ
tines ⓘ tone bars ⓘ wooden keys ⓘ |
| hasModel |
Rhodes Mark I
ⓘ
Rhodes Mark II ⓘ Rhodes Mark III EK-10 ⓘ Rhodes Mark V ⓘ |
| influenced |
digital electric piano designs
ⓘ
electric piano emulations in synthesizers ⓘ |
| inventor | Harold Rhodes ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Billy Preston
ⓘ
Chick Corea ⓘ Donald Fagen ⓘ George Duke ⓘ Herbie Hancock ⓘ Joe Zawinul ⓘ Ray Charles ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| requires |
external amplifier
ⓘ
external speaker cabinet ⓘ |
| soundCharacter |
bell-like tone
ⓘ
mellow sound ⓘ warm tone ⓘ |
| soundGenerationMethod |
electromagnetic pickups
ⓘ
struck metal tines ⓘ |
| typicalKeyCount |
73 keys
ⓘ
88 keys ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ fusion ⓘ jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herbie Hancock
this entity surface form:
Rhodes piano
this entity surface form:
Fender Rhodes