Roland VR-760 Keyboard User Reviews at zZounds

"It's a great keyboard" submitted June 2, 2003

By a customer from att.net

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Music Style: Jazz, Pop

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Sound: Terrific Organ, Good Synth, Fabulous Rhodes Sounds. No modern electric piano sounds at all....even the Ultimate Keyboard Expansion module didn't help. Acoustic Piano is fine for R & R, but not expressive enough for jazz. Feature: The keyboard comes with a music rack, but no foot pedal. Quality: Keyboard looks great. Manufacturer Support: Ultimate Keyboard Upgrade. You have to scroll through each sound (and there are hundreds) in order to find the one you want, then save it to a patch. Overall: If you do club dates, this is a great keyboard, but you need another module to get some of the more sophisticated electric piano sounds, as well as a better quality acoustic piano sound.

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"Ass-kicking performance keyboard with great sound and feel" submitted December 8, 2003

By a customer from darediablo.com

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Music Style: Rock

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Sound: The Hammond, Rhodes, Wurly, and amp/microphone modeling are all top-notch. I bought this as a replacement for my '72 Rhodes Mark I, because it's the only performance keyboard I've ever played with a really convincing set of Rhodes sounds. The VK-7 engine combined with the Leslie amp modeling is fantastically accurate in most respects, and the tube overdrive simulation is realistic enough for just about any situation. Feature: Sound splits and layers are great (see "ease of use"). The effects for the synth side are great; I only wish they could be applied to the other sound sections (piano and organ) as well. If there were an on-board delay I could use on the Rhodes sounds, this would pretty much be the perfect solution for me. Quality: I just finished a tour where I played 38 cities in 41 days, so every day I set this thing up as part of my rig. It looks and works as well now as it did the day I bought it, and I ran into neither software nor hardware trouble with it. Built very well, looks good on stage too. The keyboard action, by the way, is fantastic -- the feel could easily be a well-played Rhodes Mk I, an old Wurly, or a B3. The smooth-edged keys make organ-style playing very pleasant. Value: I still think it's a little pricey, considering some of the obvious limitations (synths not programmable, very limited selection of drumbeats, onboard effects basically applicable only to synth sounds...but the sound quality, the ease of use, the quality of the machine itself, the keyboard action -- these are all fantastic, and well worth the money. The Wow Factor: The keyboard just feels good -- go play it somewhere.

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"Best replacement for a Rhodes you'll ever find -- plus great a great organ!" submitted September 25, 2003

By a customer from darediablo.com

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Music Style: Rock, generally

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Sound: For years I've played (and maintained, and sweated over) various Fender Rhodes from the early 70s. My current one's a 1972. In the back of my head I've been convinced that there'd be a viable replacement someday -- the sound, the touch, without the weight, the hassle, the mechanical problems, etc. This is it -- the VR 760 is the one instrument I've found that's a perfect replacement for a mint-condition Rhodes Mark I. In addition, the organ module is fantastic, and the synth section features some usable sounds. Feature: There's a large bank of internal FX, but for some reason most of them are only assignable to the synth sounds -- that's a shame, and doesn't make much sense. Effects are high-quality, though, and the amp modeling for organ and piano sounds is fantastic. Quality: Very well-constructed, solid but not too heavy. The keyboard action is among the best I've used -- it's meant to imitate B3-style waterfall keys, but the action is really similar to a well-played Rhodes. Value: I do wish all effects were applicable to all sounds, but the Rhodes and organ sounds alone are WELL worth the price of admission. Add to that the amp/mic modeling, onboard effects, and fantastic keyboard, and it's a winner. Manufacturer Support: Haven't dealt with them yet, so I'll give it a 7 -- benefit of the doubt. The Wow Factor: The keys, man -- just play it. It's fantastic.

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Roland VR760 Combo Performance Keyboard

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"It's a great keyboard" submitted June 2, 2003

"Ass-kicking performance keyboard with great sound and feel" submitted December 8, 2003

"Best replacement for a Rhodes you'll ever find -- plus great a great organ!" submitted September 25, 2003