Rhodes Mk 8/80AE

Analogue Electric Piano

• With 73 keys
• A special edition model, limited to 80 pieces worldwide, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Rhodes brand
• A unique design featuring an exclusive all-black keyboard, glossy black housing and oak legs, as well as a black frame with chrome-plated leg supports
• The transparent hood offers a clear view of the chrome-plated tines and the black-painted rails that hold the tines and pickups in place
• Elegant black-and-chrome front panel and black-and-chrome preamp and effects panels, combined with chrome control knobs and black-and-chrome logo plates and side panels
• Black pedal with a chrome-plated logo plate
• Custom-made 80AE serial number plate
• Classic electromechanical tone generation delivers the legendary original sound
• High-quality keyboard from Kluge Klaviaturen with oak and beech wood key frame
• Built-in analogue preamp with diode distortion and 3-band EQ
• Envelope follower for modulating the mid band of the EQ enables auto or touch wah effects
• Vari-Pan section enables the familiar Rhodes panning tremolo with four LFO waveforms and adjustable frequency and effect depth
• Analogue effects section with compressor, stereo chorus, stereo 4-stage phaser and stereo bucket brigade delay
• Alternate Mode allows you to adjust advanced effect parameters
• Two connections for expression pedals to control volume, wah effect, vari-pan rate and depth with optional matching controller pedals
• MIDI output with high-precision detection of key positions, channel and polyphonic aftertouch as well as separate circuits for power supply and signal
• Outputs: 2 x XLR balanced, 2 x 6.3 mm jack unbalanced
• Accessory send/return: 2 x 6.3 mm unbalanced jack sockets
• Connection for controller pedal: 2 x 6.3 mm jack
• MIDI out: 5-pin DIN socket
• USB-B connection
• Connection for external 15 V power supply: lockable 4-pin XLR
• Dimensions: (W x H x D) 1153 x 225 x 563 mm
• Weight: 34 kg
• Includes power supply (15 V / 40 W), legs with bag and sustain pedal