Whether you just want to rock the designer presets or get busy with mods of your own, the Stage-73 V has the flexibility to be just about any electric piano you want it to be.

Better yet, you get a collection of vintage stompbox.

Next to the sustain pedal is a complete set of stomp boxes to dial in just the effects you’re looking for-all saved right with your presets. Theres plenty of gain onboard, plus the sweet vibrato and spring reverb these amps were known for. You also get the built-in amp and speaker in Suitcase mode, and the option of running direct or through a classic amp model in Stage mode. Open the top and you’re in control of parameters like dynamics, hammer hardness, tone bar resonance and lots more-some that would take a tech a zillion hours to mod in hardware and some that simply aren’t possible in the physical world. The Stage-73 V gives you access to the controls of the original instruments-plus many adjustments you’ve never been able to get your hands on before.įor starters, a simple click switches up the entire instrument between the distinct sounds of a Suitcase, a ’73 Stage or a ’74 Stage.

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