the dreamy sound of my vintage vibe electric piano

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A little impromptu improvisation on the Vintage Vibe electric piano (J3PO Signature Model).
Vintage Vibe is making some serious electric pianos these days; pianos that rival the old Rhodes of the 70s. These pianos are a joy to play and the keyboard action is great. For more information on this particular J3PO signature model, please inquire with Vintage Vibe: www.vintagevibe.com/pages/j3po
If you like the music in this video, please subscribe to my KZread channel and check out my music on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, etc. (both J3PO and Julian Pollack). Visit www.j3po.net for the latest tour dates and releases (music, synthesizer preset libraries, and educational material).
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The audio was recorded direct to Pro Tools through a UA Apollo. The piano was plugged into my pedal board: Strymon Mobius (for the warble and drive), Strymon Timeline (delay), and Strymon Big Sky (reverb). For a completely dry example of what the instrument sounds like, please check out the second half of my "unboxing and first playing" video.
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Julian “J3PO” Pollack is a Los Angeles-based pianist/keyboardist and producer described by Timeout New York as a musician who “deftly balances virtuosity with tenderness.” Julian is known for his innovative use of keyboards and synthesizers in jazz, fusion, hip-hop, and electronic styles of music. Julian has toured extensively with the legendary artist Marcus Miller, as well as having performed and recorded with artists such as Talib Kweli, David Sanborn, Chris Botti, Michael League, Eric Harland, and many others. Julian has worked closely as a sound designer with keyboard/synth companies Nord Keyboards, Sequential, and Oberheim, and has created factory presets for the Prophet 5, the Oberheim OB-X8, Nord Stage 3, and many other commercially available keyboards. In addition to these hardware keyboard companies, Julian also has done sound design for Universal Audio (most recently, Opal, a new wavetable synthesizer), Softube, Cherry Audio, and Spectrasonics.
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  • @mikesmithwick1570
    @mikesmithwick1570 Жыл бұрын

    What a glorious sound, no danger of the Rhodes ever becoming extinct!

  • @wd25a

    @wd25a

    Жыл бұрын

    Well I would love one of these, and a Rhodes, and maybe a Valente and the Vintage vibe clav too, kerching! - I love that they exist again. Rhodes branded hardware is back too. However the Rhodes sound really mainly lives on in physical modelling software and sample instruments. That's where 99.9% of players will experience the Rhodes sounds at their fingertips. More people than ever can play these lovely sounds. Of course here it's completely real. Real tines the whole shebang!

  • @VintageVibePiano
    @VintageVibePiano Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful demonstration where creativity, ability, and tone come together. Kudos, Julian!!

  • @j3po784

    @j3po784

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @kevindavis2268
    @kevindavis226828 күн бұрын

    Beautiful, expressive, classic. Don't have any other words...

  • @ranestorypictures1738
    @ranestorypictures1738 Жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one who expects to hear the melody from Spain after this! 😊

  • @midnightmix2692
    @midnightmix2692 Жыл бұрын

    The voicing switch is revolutionary, i would not even consider buying any other rhodes alternatives to be completely honest, the built in effects in the rhodes MK8 aren't that important. I would rather have a strymon/empress FX pedalboard for that kind of money

  • @denzelpruett3931
    @denzelpruett3931 Жыл бұрын

    Bro... Literally moved to tears on this. This is going on repeat as I sleep tonight. BEAUTIFUL

  • @averyyoutube
    @averyyoutube Жыл бұрын

    Wish I could share this feeling inside. You probably remember it, but it's that feeling of satisfaction, joy... when two things come together so well. From the outside, it looks and sounds like the absolutely perfect match between artist and instrument. Your talent with the tools under your fingers, is something not everyone gets to experience, and it's got your *&$kin' name on it. Congrats to you brotha. New fan, and look forward to doin' some catchin' up. Thanks for sharing.

  • @DojoOfCool
    @DojoOfCool Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful sound both your playing and the Vintage Vibe bringing it to life.

  • @Quicksilver_Cookie
    @Quicksilver_Cookie7 ай бұрын

    Wow, the dynamics of it is something else. It's got just the tiny bit of distortion when you play harder. Just makes the note more saturated and rich. And it goes soft and pliable. I love it so much.

  • @stephystills
    @stephystills Жыл бұрын

    So lucky to find your soul mate! That keyboard is a fusion fantasy!! Great Playing--!

  • @ADVENT_MarkPtak
    @ADVENT_MarkPtak11 ай бұрын

    Now THAT'S the way to demo this beautiful instrument. Nice job... 👍😎🎹

  • @toineleuverink9905
    @toineleuverink99052 ай бұрын

    Maaaan oh maaan....you sure can play! I can feel every note...

  • @colbydobbs6399
    @colbydobbs63993 ай бұрын

    I’ve played one of these at the shop for a few hours with the VVC and I just can’t imagine a better electric piano. I’ve owned a lot of Rhodes (currently own a 1971 and a 1975), and it’s on a whole other planet.

  • @jacksonsweetman1532
    @jacksonsweetman1532 Жыл бұрын

    Love everything about this

  • @Ninejahman
    @Ninejahman Жыл бұрын

    Masterful as always!

  • @solowayguitars
    @solowayguitars Жыл бұрын

    Fabulous. One of the very best electric piano sounds I've ever heard. (And needless to say, beautiful playing)

  • @firesailstudios1003
    @firesailstudios1003 Жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous tones and playing!

  • @JustinKauflinMusic
    @JustinKauflinMusic Жыл бұрын

    Congrats on this. It sounds beautiful. And thanks so much for posting everything you do. You’re a great inspiration to me.

  • @McEnroe911
    @McEnroe911 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @22duke
    @22duke Жыл бұрын

    God damn what an emotional sound it has 🥰

  • @MalachiVereen
    @MalachiVereen Жыл бұрын

    Yeaaaa, beautiful playing as usual!🥹

  • @brandonhuttsell
    @brandonhuttsell Жыл бұрын

    This is really amazing.

  • @4estral
    @4estral Жыл бұрын

    I want to hear one of these every day

  • @NicuPlaschevici
    @NicuPlaschevici Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @user-dx2ps1wy7e
    @user-dx2ps1wy7eАй бұрын

    Man, wishing I still have my EP.

  • @georgegeez8708
    @georgegeez87088 ай бұрын

    Awesome! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @user-dx2ps1wy7e
    @user-dx2ps1wy7eАй бұрын

    Man, I miss my old stage mark EP 73. Unfortunately, my son gave it away after I alow him to use it for his friend studio. Never again will I give him instruments to have.

  • @tomblaze2
    @tomblaze2 Жыл бұрын

    Love it 🥰

  • @SoChilledOutGuy
    @SoChilledOutGuy8 ай бұрын

    thanks for doing these videos

  • @oscaroliveros4165
    @oscaroliveros41655 ай бұрын

    HERMOSO Hermoso 😍😍

  • @andrecebass
    @andrecebass Жыл бұрын

    Now i can't listen the video but i click like ...Always love your progressions, ideas, everything Julian!

  • @infn8loopmusic
    @infn8loopmusic Жыл бұрын

    Can I hit the like button a hundred more times? 🔥 This sounds so gorgeous. Beautiful performance!

  • @sayonvertigo
    @sayonvertigo7 ай бұрын

    Good job 👍

  • @rubenchannel8237
    @rubenchannel8237 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing 😃👍😃👍.

  • @branislavhribik6257
    @branislavhribik6257 Жыл бұрын

    Petfect sound 😉👍📸🎹🔊🔉🎵🎶🪩 TOP

  • @camoneful
    @camoneful Жыл бұрын

    Oh yes! good timbres.

  • @d3nnisparisis439
    @d3nnisparisis439 Жыл бұрын

    Great ✨🎹

  • @jeffreyreid6981
    @jeffreyreid6981 Жыл бұрын

    It sounds like butter

  • @le2559
    @le2559 Жыл бұрын

    Damn! Your sound so sick ☕️

  • @ezydenias8505
    @ezydenias85052 ай бұрын

    I thin k some people don't really grasp the difference in the feel of using somthing different than an basic keyboard. Like I have such a hard time to explain to people, even to ones who dable in playing instruments, why I much prefer listening to electric pianos and analog synthesizers over a normal as keyboard. Since the keyboard could technically reproduce all those sounds.

  • @paolofabbroni2707
    @paolofabbroni2707 Жыл бұрын

    Bella ❤️🎹❤️🎹❤️

  • @rahard
    @rahard Жыл бұрын

    want one ...

  • @vicejacksonmusic
    @vicejacksonmusic Жыл бұрын

    Want. So bad. So so bad. Sounds amazing, man!

  • @tonymason6686
    @tonymason6686 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic.... as much as I'd love to have one of these babies, it would require selling... (looks around) looks like... everything I own! Back to keyscape it is!

  • @ldifalco2010
    @ldifalco2010 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds fantastic! The guys at Vintage Vibe from Rockaway NJ have done a fantastic job reinventing the tine piano. There's a company across the pond who seem to think they are the be all and end all of the electric tine piano because they own the name. The Vintage Vibe is lighter, sounds better, has better features including the new variable voice control. For my money, the MK8 is not even close to Vintage Vibe but it is more expensive when you consider you can buy a basic 64 key VV for 2/3 the price.

  • @bluch251
    @bluch2517 ай бұрын

    Sounds awesome. My Yamaha CP4 breaks through a bit with some EQ and compression.

  • @jeffreyreid6981
    @jeffreyreid6981 Жыл бұрын

    I want one bad

  • @billrebsamen1810
    @billrebsamen1810 Жыл бұрын

    Looked at the Vintage Vibe link. I love how this model captures the Rhodes sound but seems to have more of the Wurly 200a footprint and initial appearance. OK... we want details! Video please! How did this whole thing come about. What kind of input did you have on the design and features? Are there any features they left out that you wanted? Does this have midi?

  • @jeejeeBlaps
    @jeejeeBlaps Жыл бұрын

    Sounds amazing. Are the guts on these the same as an older Rhodes ?

  • @danilobarbudao5476
    @danilobarbudao5476 Жыл бұрын

    💥💥💥💥

  • @DouglasRosser
    @DouglasRosser Жыл бұрын

    "Man found dead sitting at his new Signature Vintage Vibe Electric Piano from a combination of starvation and exhaustion."

  • @jeffreyreid6981
    @jeffreyreid6981 Жыл бұрын

    Question, I’m wondering if you can use Headphones without having an amp do you automatically have to have an amplifier

  • @StatikVibesBeats
    @StatikVibesBeats Жыл бұрын

    👀

  • @billrebsamen1810
    @billrebsamen1810 Жыл бұрын

    The lick at 2:55

  • @Iwillownyouandbehappy
    @Iwillownyouandbehappy Жыл бұрын

    Does it sound better then Nord keys to you? For me yes but I do not own any of those instruments.

  • @j3po784

    @j3po784

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a completely different experience than playing a Nord or a sampled instrument. This is the real thing. Rolls Royce of modern electric pianos. The feel, the sound, the look...it's all there.

  • @jayandgem

    @jayandgem

    Жыл бұрын

    Great ears! You're right; it does sound better. An authentic instrument, built to the highest standards, will-when recorded correctly-beat the sound and feel of a sample-based keyboard trying to replicate the real thing. Sweetener is nice an' all, but give me that sweet, sweet sugar. Be well!

  • @adamsmith7058

    @adamsmith7058

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j3po784 I can get some pretty good tones out of Lounge Lizard, especially with a nice amp like Black Rooster's Omnitec, and some of the Kush stuff, as well as Plugin Alliance analog saturators, comps etc, but this is the real thing.. Though I can get close in a mix situation, the differences are still evident and I think there's quite a way to go. Although with ITB I can layer a Rhodes performance done in midi with all sorts fm and physically modelled chime/bell sounds/ tuned perc like hang drums and kalimbas and kind of create mini orchestrations that augment the existing sound in all sorts of ways. Epecially when you split the voicings up and divide them between instruments. So, for me, the difference is similar to a fine exquisitely drawn picture done with a pencil, the Rhodes, and some graphics on a HD monitor with millions of different colours, the sort of stuff I was referring to doing. Equally valid, but different. With Analog synths though... To my ears, the sort of stuff Gmedia, Softube and Uhe have created is virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, for most intents and purposes. Although this is probably because analog synths are considerably simpler in terms of the tones and colors you can get from them when compared to electromechanical and acoustic instruments. Great playing by the way. You should do more stuff like this. Maybe blaze through a few standards . It would be cool to hear your interpretations.

  • @Iwillownyouandbehappy

    @Iwillownyouandbehappy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j3po784 NIce, how did you record it on that video? Was it DI?

  • @zackperkins6107
    @zackperkins6107 Жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately my bank wouldn't allow me to take out a loan for this. Totally worth the 6k price tag

  • @The_Invisible_Man
    @The_Invisible_Man16 күн бұрын

    Bit too clicky, herbie’s mK1 is my fav.

  • @joelcarini1796
    @joelcarini1796 Жыл бұрын

    How do you prefer to amplify it live in the studio? I want an electric piano, but sometimes I feel like I need to go all the way to the suitcase amplifier to get the authentic sound. But, $$$…

  • @j3po784

    @j3po784

    Жыл бұрын

    I prefer to go direct in the studio. I've been on a lot of sessions where we mic the suitcase. 9 times out of 10, we'll end up going with the direct signal, processing from there. Maybe we'll mix in a bit of the console. But it's rare in a studio situation to use the mic'd stereo amp only. Seems like it would be the cooler option, but in practice, most of the time it's not. Live, in a club and concert setting, it's completely different. The suitcase console is everything, it fills the room with a certain magic. Kinda like having a Leslie (although in the studio you better be sure to mic that Leslie and not go direct 🤣)

  • @joelcarini1796

    @joelcarini1796

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j3po784 Super helpful. Well, just pulled the trigger on a Valente to get into the electric piano space…

  • @KunchangLeeMusic

    @KunchangLeeMusic

    8 ай бұрын

    Do you need the midi option to go direct in or can you directly plug in from the piano to interface (sorry I’m a noob at this stuff)

  • @wajobu
    @wajobu Жыл бұрын

    Rhodes has always been a favorite and Vintage Vibe makes some beauties. This also caught my attention many years ago: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mneh08-no6XIY6w.html

  • @christopherpederson1021
    @christopherpederson1021 Жыл бұрын

    Every rhodes has a dreamy sound🤣

  • @j3po784

    @j3po784

    Жыл бұрын

    good ones do ;)

  • @user-dx2ps1wy7e
    @user-dx2ps1wy7eАй бұрын

    I have never heard a Rhodes sound like yours. It's so fat and full, almost to a bell like chorus echo.

  • @jeshkam
    @jeshkam Жыл бұрын

    Feels like NYC on a cold, misty but sunny morning in the early 1970s. Afros, bell-bottoms, pimps and italian mobsters.

  • @Kung_Fu_Jesus
    @Kung_Fu_Jesus Жыл бұрын

    Get a room!!

  • @Ogma3bandcamp
    @Ogma3bandcamp Жыл бұрын

    Ethereal cereal.

  • @JacobCarlson
    @JacobCarlson Жыл бұрын

    Ugggggh

  • @dari6795
    @dari6795 Жыл бұрын

    shame these have kinda gone out of fashion. i want the rhodes to make a return in modern music

  • @wd25a

    @wd25a

    Жыл бұрын

    Rhodes has been popular for decades. Vintage Vibe has been going for a long while now and Rhodes is back in production but in the UK. Also you can get a Wurli type sound from a Valente electric piano.

  • @kutzak236
    @kutzak236 Жыл бұрын

    Way too much effect. A real dreamy rhodes sound doesn't need that

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