For sale is a Rhodes Mk8 Earth Edition limited to only 50 units worldwide. Estimated delivery in Q1 of 2025.
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Introducing the Rhodes MK8 Earth Edition: Inspired by the beauty of the natural world.
In celebration of Earth Day 2024, Rhodes is thrilled to announce the launch of the new limited-edition MK8 electric piano. With design motivated by the splendour of our environment, this MK8 boasts a whole host of unique features specific to the Earth Edition model.
In a pledge to give back to the planet, Rhodes will plant 500 trees for each MK8 Earth Edition sold through a partnership with charity ‘One Tree Planted’. With a limit of 50 units available, Rhodes aims to plant 25,000 trees in the hope of helping foster a greener tomorrow.
Specs
Limited Edition Design:
Crafted with sustainability in mind, the MK8 Earth Edition features a unique design inspired by lush forests. Each piano is fashioned from sustainable American Walnut with a sandblasted wooden base and hand-turned, sustainably sourced walnut legs, accentuating the natural grain and beauty of the wood.
Custom Finish:
Metal parts of the piano are adorned with a custom stable rust effect coating, ensuring a distinct pattern on each component, making every piano truly one-of-a-kind. Custom inlays and side panels, enhanced with black dial inserts, add sophistication to the aesthetic.
Exclusive Colour Scheme:
The forest green lid and pedal cover offer a natural style exclusive to this limited edition. The pedal also features an American Walnut 'R' logo badge.
Eco-conscious Construction:
In line with sustainable practices, the piano incorporates eco- conscious elements throughout its construction. The piano lid is crafted from sustainable, recycled ABS material, ensuring durability while minimising environmental impact. All wood used in construction is FSC-certified, promoting forest preservation and sustainable forestry practices.
Analogue Preamp & Effects:
True analogue signal path with various controls, including VOLUME, DRIVE, ENVELOPE FILTER, PARAMETRIC RESONANT EQ, and VARI-PAN with audio rate modulation. Expression pedal control allows for functions like mid sweep, wah, volume, pan speed, and depth. It also features a custom stereo analogue effect processor with VCA COMPRESSOR, PHASER, BUCKET BRIGADE CHORUS, and DELAY, with modulation speed and mix controlled via expression pedal. FX rates and delay mix/time are adjustable, too.
Power Supply:
15-Volt, universal voltage external supply with 4-pin locking XLR.
Keyboard & Pickups:
73-note Rhodes custom spruce keyboard by Kluge Klaviaturen GmbH, with oak and beech keyframe. Precision-wound alnico pickups with anti-slip adjustment and flat- ended pickup heads.
Action & Tone Generation:
Custom high-impact ABS hammers and combs, aerospace-grade damper combs, and black natural wool damper felts. Precision steel tines and tonebars, sustainably sourced Baltic birch tine and pickup rails.
Connectivity:
Balanced XLR and 1/4" jack outputs, all usable simultaneously, with direct pickup output with FX loop, and a headphone jack with independent amp/volume control.
Pedal:
The piano pedal connector is twist-lock with flexi cable, featuring a chrome aluminium footplate and non-slip mat.
Stand:
The telescopic, powder-coated black steel frame with mirror-chrome steel and height- adjustable front legs now includes screw-in walnut legs and rust-effect steel cross-braces. It also folds compactly for easy transport.
Weight & Dimensions:
75lbs/34kg, 1153 (w) x 563 (d) x 225 (h)
