Fender Rhodes For Sale

Finding a Fender Rhodes for sale can be a bit of a challenge if you are looking to add on to your collection or to give your band the sound that only a Fender Rhodes can offer.

Below are some of the Fender Rhodes for Sale on ebay:

The Fender Rhodes is the piano that changed music. The fender rhodes was a benchmark in music history, being one of the first ever electric pianos. It was invented by Harold Rhodes for wounded soldiers to play in bed and soon became a partnership between Harold Rhodes and Leo Fender to manufacture and sell the Rhodes Fender pianos.

It’s one of the best sounding keyboard/pianos of all time. It is noted for its warm sound and no digital keyboards or samples can come close to the sound of the Fender Rhodes.

There are different models of Fender Rhodes pianos that have been manufactured over the years they were in production. The stage model and the suitcase model come in 73 and 88 note versions. Fender eighty eights remain popular today. Both models both include a built-in preamp with Stereo-Vibrato, amplifier and speakers. The first Fender Rhodes piano released was the 32 note PianoBass in 1959, soon followed by the Sparkletop Fender Rhodes Electric Piano. Versions include MK 1, MK I, MK II and the MK V, which is the last of the series.

eBay continues to be an excellent source for finding Fender Rhodes for sale, since this gives you access to finding them all across the county. Be sure when Bidding that you are aware of what you are bidding on and do your research to make sure it is a genuine Fender Rhodes for sale. VintageStudioGear.com nor eBay is responsible if you purchase something and then find out it is not authentic.

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1965 Fender Jaguar Electric Guitar

The 1965 Fender Jaguar Electric Guitar is a popular one amongst collectors. The first Fender Jaguar was released in 1962 and was based off of the Fender Jazzmasters from the 1950′s. The body of the Jaguar is alder and a maple neck with rosewood fretboard and may have pearl or clay dot markers.

Fender Jaguars come in a variety of custom color styles, though the most popular is the sunburst design. Other colors included olympic white, shell pink, black, candy apple red, lake placid blue, sonic blue, burgundy mist, fiesta red, shoreline gold, surf green, inca silver, blonde, and charcoal frost. These colors are extremely rare and difficult to find today.

In 1965, the price for a Fender Jaguar Electric guitar was around $430-$500 for one brand new. Today these collector vintage electric guitars value anywhere between $2000-$5000 depending on style and condition. Left handed Jaguars did exist in the 1960′s and are very rare now.

Here are some of the signature characteristics of Fender Jaguar Electric Guitars:

Brighter pickups with a shorter (24″) scale length.
Sliding pickup selector switches
Rotary volume wheels on the upper bout
Chrome hardware
Tremolo lock
Removable Fender Mute

Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain used a 1965 Fender Jaguar on several occasions as well as many other popular recording artists. The Jaguar was discontinued by Fender in 1975.

Many Fender Jaguars and parts and accessories are available on eBay. Some of the most recent listings are below for the Fender Jaguar:

Neve 1073 Preamp & Equalizer

The Neve 1073 preamp and equalizer was launched in 1970 and still remains a popular choice today amongst recording artists. It’s well known for its “louder than life” and “big, punchy” sound that continues to make the Neve 1073 an icon.

Finding an original handcrafted and handwired Neve 1073 ‘s is no easy task, though most reviews have suggested that the current models are manufactured to the exact same specifications of the original Neve 1073 modules. Obviously with advances in technology they are not be identical, but the high quality they produce still makes them popular today. Recording artists can use just one single unit, or purchase multiple units to further expand the capabilities of the Neve 1073.

If you’re a statistics person, here are some of the features of the current (modern) classic version of the Neve 1073:

  • Classic transformer microphone preamp amp (Class A design)
  • 3 EQ bands
  • Hand-built and hand-wired to original 1970s design
  • HP filter
  • Neve designed hand-wound transformers
  • Both inputs are transformer balanced and earth free
  • Microphone Input: Gain +80db to +20dB in 5dB steps.
  • Line Input: Input impedance 10k ohms, gain +20dB to -10dB in 5dB steps.
  • Output: Maximum output is >+26dBu into 600 ohms.
  • Output is transformer balanced and earth free
  • Distortion: Not more than 0.07% from 50Hz to 10kHz at +20dBu output
  • (80kHz bandwidth) into 600 ohms.
  • Freq Response: +/-0.5dB 20Hz to 20kHz, -3dB at 40kHz. EQ Out.

Finding Neve Equipment in the U.S. is especially difficult, with there only being 3 authorized AMS-Neve dealers. Fortunately, sites like ebay make it easy to shop all around the world. See some of their current listings for the Neve 1073 and accessories below.

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