Hermit On The Hill Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 In "Down by the Seaside," the keyboard used sounds very much like the one in Queen's "You're My Best Friend." Any thoughts or reflections? Quote
woz70 Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 7 hours ago, Hermit On The Hill said: In "Down by the Seaside," the keyboard used sounds very much like the one in Queen's "You're My Best Friend." Any thoughts or reflections? Yup. It's a Fender Rhodes electric piano in both cases. Quote
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 Was it actually true that Plant suggested this for PG, and the rest of the band laughed at him? Quote
babysquid Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 17 hours ago, woz70 said: Yup. It's a Fender Rhodes electric piano in both cases. Nope! It's a Wurlitzer on You're my best friend and I'm pretty sure it's a hohner Electra piano on down by the seaside. Same keyboard as on stairway and misty mountain hop. Quote
woz70 Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 43 minutes ago, babysquid said: Nope! It's a Wurlitzer on You're my best friend and I'm pretty sure it's a hohner Electra piano on down by the seaside. Same keyboard as on stairway and misty mountain hop. Ha! Out-nerded I still reckon it's a Rhodes on 'Seaside' though. It's got a more bell-like quality than you generally get from the Hohner. Both electric pianos though, which is more to the point..... Quote
babysquid Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 5 minutes ago, woz70 said: Ha! Out-nerded I still reckon it's a Rhodes on 'Seaside' though. It's got a more bell-like quality than you generally get from the Hohner. Both electric pianos though, which is more to the point..... Out nerded! isn't it sad when it comes to that! Well here's some more geekery for you. It was the Hohner Electra on DBTS. The Hohner was JPJ's preferred electric in the studio over a Rhodes or Wurlitzer due to it's stiffer action. It wasn't taken on the road due to its more fragile wooden case and size. It should be remembered that this is the Electra-piano not the pianet. Iike the Rhodes it uses a hammer action and like a wurly it uses a struck reed system. The resulting sound falls somewhere between the two. It was also the piano, fed through an EMS synthi, used on No Quarter Quote
babysquid Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 17 minutes ago, woz70 said: Ha! Out-nerded I still reckon it's a Rhodes on 'Seaside' though. It's got a more bell-like quality than you generally get from the Hohner. Both electric pianos though, which is more to the point..... As you say though. Both electric pianos Quote
sk8rat Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 t'was the hohner on down by the seaside. Quote Down By The Seaside is another Hohner ElectraPiano song, with Jones playing a traditional country-pop piano arrangement. Quote
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