I have always heard that you never run anything but a guitar through a guitar amp. Surely you can use any other instrument within the guitars register, but to the best of my knowlege if you try to run a bass through there even at low volumes you can ruin the speaker.
THe rhodes most definately puts out alot of bass!
I could be totally wrong about the speakers, but ill bet i never run my basses through anyones guitar amps anytime soon.
foogers for the Rhodes
i haven't found this to be the case with my (de-BS'd, i.e. converted to blackface spec) super twin reverb. it seems in addition to using the twin reverb to test the stage models in the factory, it was the preferred amp for most folks. having said that, i have read that the stock jensen speakers did not handle bass as well as the JBL speakers that were often substituted. with JBL's, the twin reverb is as close to a perfect amp for the rhodes as i think you'll find, and with reverb & tremelo, a more complete package than the 4x12 suitcase version (although a suitcase model has other attributes that make it desirable).asd wrote:are the lows that a rhodes puts out too low for a regular guitar amp like the twin reverb?
http://www.fenderrhodes.com/home.php
sorry, sounds like i'm a fender salesman! actually, at a certain point it's all a matter of taste- what some may find trebly and brittle others will think is clean and glassy, and by the same token one person's warm tube sound is another's muddy goo...btw, has anyone here run their rhodes thru a JC120? if so, how did you perceive the results? i did a while back happen to hear a jazz combo using that exact setup, and, maybe due to the acoustics of the room, or settings on the amp, or my proximity to the sound source, found it to approximate a very cold ice-pick. i wonder if anyone here has found usable settings on that amp for the rhodes...lg wrote:i haven't found this to be the case with my (de-BS'd, i.e. converted to blackface spec) super twin reverb. it seems in addition to using the twin reverb to test the stage models in the factory, it was the preferred amp for most folks. having said that, i have read that the stock jensen speakers did not handle bass as well as the JBL speakers that were often substituted. with JBL's, the twin reverb is as close to a perfect amp for the rhodes as i think you'll find, and with reverb & tremelo, a more complete package than the 4x12 suitcase version (although a suitcase model has other attributes that make it desirable).asd wrote:are the lows that a rhodes puts out too low for a regular guitar amp like the twin reverb?
http://www.fenderrhodes.com/home.php
I use a JC55, which is essentially the same but with 2 8" speakers, still gets way too f*ckin loud for me... anyways, been using it for 3years, and I do like it, I think the reverb is pretty good, but overall the sound is a bit brittle and cold. I've been debating a Twin-Rvb for the last year or so. A good friend uses a vintage '68(?) Twin and the thing is just ridiculous, at least with guitars... I think that amp would do fine with a Rhodes...
Anyways, I think the Roland JC line is good for the Rhodes maybe if you're new to the instrument, but I can't see using this amp another 3 years... Actually I just bought a used Leslie and a pre-amp box to be used with the Rhodes... Its missing the connector cables to run the motors, but MAN!!!! The sh*t is SOOO warm its utterly undeniable..... so, I'm workin hard on finding those adapters, needless to say...but anyway...
Anyways, I think the Roland JC line is good for the Rhodes maybe if you're new to the instrument, but I can't see using this amp another 3 years... Actually I just bought a used Leslie and a pre-amp box to be used with the Rhodes... Its missing the connector cables to run the motors, but MAN!!!! The sh*t is SOOO warm its utterly undeniable..... so, I'm workin hard on finding those adapters, needless to say...but anyway...
MPC3000, MF-101, 102, 103, 104Z, 105M, 108m, 107, CP-251, MINI MODEL D, OB-8, ALESIS A6, ARP ODYSSEY MK1, RHODES MK1