Yes' keyboard equipment

[Ahkin]

I'm going to take piano lessons and I have a soft spot for 70's vintage keyboards. Can you guys give me some detailed information about Rick's and Patrick's huge equipment? I know they had electric pianos, organs, mellotrons and synths but I'm also interested in the models and all that.

[Ahkin]

Heck, I thought I'd find a couple of keyboard freaks who knew about these kinds of things.

[Rabin105]

Don't worry about it. I only got one response from my guitarest's post. And I know that there are more guitarests than one.
Though i'm not sure how much help i can be but your best bet is to start of with a yamaha Most of khorchev's equipment on the ladder tour were yamahas and kaye used yamahas on the 90125 tour. wakeman used a triton on the Keys to acension dvd (as well as numorous other keyboars) kurzwel stage piano is another bet as well as a hammond organ. though i'm just a guitarest what do i know

As far as what my previos keyboardest use (most of it my gear my late father HAD) Hammond organ, Yahmaha dx7 synth (his), yahmaha synth (forgot the call number) with those we were able to recreate some classic yes sounds. Not all mind you but some. Hope this all helps
your yes friend
Mac

[therifferoo]

My preference of "those days" was MOOG all the way!! I would highly recommend a MemoryMoog Plus if you can find one. HUGE sound...

As far as the DX series of Yamahas, well, if you're going to go that way, make sure you get DX 7 II FD...they are multi-timbral (allow you to stack two sounds, or split the keyboard between two sounds).

The Korg Tritons are awesome, if you have big cash. Same with the larger Kurzweils.

My advice to you would be to hit as many music stores as you can, and just play all the keyboards they have available, and make your choices from there. If it SOUNDS good to you, and it feels good to you, then buy it!! Your own ear will be the best judge for you!

Have fun!!!....and good luck!

~Riffer.

[no name]

Rick Wakeman's equipment on his 6 Wives of Henry VIII album, which is around the Close to the Edge time, is as follows:

2 Mini-Moog Synthesizers
2 Mellotron 400-D Synthesizers
Hammond C-3 Organ
RMI Electic Piano and Harpsichord
Steinway 9 foot Grand Piano

[Plastic Man]

2 words, Hammond Organ...

[Squireaholic]

I'll share what I know; even though I'm 'only' a bass player; I have been known to ham-fistedly bang through "I get Up I Get Down" with my band when the crowd's into it... Most of my knowledge comes from remembering stuff I read or saw at concerts.

Rick had a hand in the development of a number of Roland's innovations in the 90s, and continues to use large Roland keyboards as his primary 'trigger' devices for internal and external sounds. Roland's website has several articles on this subject, as well as more info at Rick's website.

Pat Moraz is very much a Steinway/acoustic and Kurzweil/electric player, as is Igor. I know Pat also uses a raft full of outboard modules triggered by the Kurz', though I saw him with the Moody Blues using almost all Korg keys. Igor states in the Cakewlk literature that he contributed to that he created a lot of that sample software with Yamaha controller.

Tony Kaye has stated that if he had just a Hammond B3 organ, he'd be happy. He doesn't seem to care what electronics he uses; He had an early Alesis synth on the Union tour.

Hope this helps...

[Ahkin]

Heh, thanks dear Yesfellows. I'm not that rich to get those expensive vintage synths, just generally interested. I'm going to buy a synth that I can practice and compose with. My friend has a Fender Rhoades piano and a great organ and I can use them for sessions and recordings when needed.