> > > If you run them through a guitar amp like most people originally > did way back when it will sound a lot better. Anybody who has ever > owned or toured with a Rhodes or a Clavinet knows that there's a > reason that those instuments slowly disappeared - the tuning. For the Rhodes, it was the weight. The DX7 came out with its excellent Rhodes emulation, and Rhodes were gone seemingly overnight. In fact, (real keys players might disagree- I'm a guitarist) there's no question in my mind that guys would have preferred to continue to play a real Rhodes to a DX7 if they had weighed the same- at least the guys who did their own schlepping, which would have been the guys playing through guitar amps. For the Clavinet, which I always thought was a cool sound, I think it was more that it was just limited to a funky style that had its day and then passed. And again, if you don't have a roadie, why bring another keyboard if it's not an essential one? Sorry. OT, I'm sure. Just remembering the old days, I guess. James Irelan