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24 Months Interest Free Financing!On purchase of Korg products made with your Sweetwater Card now through December 31, 2013. From Our Research Team:The Gigging Keyboardist's Dream Machine!The Korg SV-1 88 is the gigging piano you've been wanting. Inside, you've got the most in-demand keyboard sounds ever found on a single instrument - we're talking decades of essential analog and digital legends, plus all the modern mainstays. The SV-1 88 also has Korg's finest weighted keyboard, so you can play with expression. To fine tune your sound, just steer your tone using the hands-on knobs on the front panel. Amp models, effects, and a hot vintage look take this Korg SV-1 88 over the top.Korg SV-1 88 88-key Stage Vintage Piano at a Glance:
Tap into 36 of the most in-demand instrument sounds You know the 36 sounds in the SV-1 88 by heart; each one is an old friend. Rediscover hit-making vintage electric pianos, funky clavs, classic and cult-fave organs, string machines and, of course, pianos. The SV-1 88 serves up breathtaking grands, a real-deal upright, plus hall-of-fame electronic contenders. On top of the standard sounds you love, you'll find multiple, signature variations of many classic instruments, all designed to inspire your performance. Shine up your sound with effects and studio processing Enhance your sound with a whole collection of period-correct amps and effects. You've got a 3-band EQ on the front panel to get things going, then you can take charge of pre-treating your sound with Compression, Boost, U-Vibe, Chorus/Vibrato, Tremolo, and Wah. From there, put your tone through any of the SV-1's wealth of amp heads and speaker cabinets - you won't believe how tube-like you can get your tones, thanks to Korg's exclusive Valve Reactor circuitry. Super-famous Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, and Rotary stompboxes add nuance and motion to any SV-1 88 sound, then all the essential reverbs and delays - include classic tape echo - let you really cook up your vibe. Last but not least, you've got an optional limiter at the 6th step of the signal chain, ensuring your level remains balanced across all sounds. Get your hands on your tone with front-panel knobs The Korg SV-1 88's user interface has performance in mind! Every essential control is quickly accessible on the front panel, with no confusing menus or multiple button presses. Rotary knobs include illuminated LEDs showing the position of the knob, and you can press them to restore the original setting. For really quick changes, the SV-1 88 has eight car-radio style buttons to instantly call up your eight Favorite sounds and settings. Storing a Favorite is equally as easy. Simply adjust the controls to your preferred settings, then press and hold one of the Favorites buttons; when the button flashes, press it again. Your custom setting is now stored in your Korg SV-1 88. Editor/Librarian software lets you program, save, and load settings More tech-savvy players out there that would love nothing more than to dig in a little deeper - and the SV-1 lets you. The SV-1 Editor/Librarian software provides cool graphic-based programming, including access to many effects parameters not available on the SV-1 88's panel. In addition, the Editor/Librarian software allows each of the 36 sounds and the eight Favorites to be programmed and saved individually. This makes it easy for you to share and swap your favorite settings, and for Korg to supply more sounds in the future. The SV-1 Editor/Librarian runs on Mac or PC, and is included free with every SV-1 88. Korg SV-1 88 88-key Stage Vintage Piano Features:
Korg's SV-1 stage vintage piano: it's all about great sound and feel!
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Marcy, Saint Louis, MO Reviewsbased on 6 reviewsPerfection!
by Benny from Berkeley, CA USA
I am a young musician who truly appreciates the classic sound and feel of all the classic vintage keyboards. I thought that there would never be a digital option for a Rhodes or a Wurli. I was wrong. ... read more [+]The SV-1 is perfection in keyboard form. Its weighted keys feel absoluetly amazing, and the Rhodes sounds (there are 6 different models) sound incredible. It's so great to show fellow keyboard enthusiasts the little tube on the left-hand side, then drive it to a deep, rich, fuzz. The pianos, okay...I mean I wasn't looking for a stage piano, but they could have been better. But if you're looking for the best Rhodes, Wurli, or Vox Contenental Sounds for a great price, BUY THE SV-1! I take it on every gig, and continue to be blown away at the look, feel, and sound of this demon. Thanks Korg! close [-]
March 3, 2013 Music Background: Korg SV-1 88 key black
by F. Shadan from La Jolla CA
I have been very pleased with the performance of my SV-1 88. I have been playing it for about a year. They keyboard feels authentic. The piano sounds are impressive in this portable set-up. I hone... read more [+]stly can not see myself playing any other type of keyboard.; Once you have tried it, it will be har d to switch to anything else. It truely is a classic. close [-]
November 2, 2012 Music Background: Keyboard entusiast Great keyboard!
by Brian from
This is a really solid keyboard. The sound is great and the fact that it has two XLR outs directly on the keyboard is more handy than you can imagine. The piano sounds are not really clear to me but ... read more [+]are still usable. The electric pianos are what you buy it for. A few of them have some really deep tones that you can really dig into.February 4, 2013 Music Background: Musician, composer, keyboardist, singer Pros: good e-pianos and good ability to connect with a mixer for live applications. The keys are also very nicely weighted. Very sleek- it looks very professional. Cons: HEAVY. I was not used to a heavy keyboard. I'm getting a gig bag for it but it does feel solid. It's piano sounds are not really clear but much better than a lot of software has to offer. Great keyboard! I recommend it! close [-] Wow.
by Tyler from Chattanooga, TN
After doing months of extensive research in preparing to purchase a new digital piano, it finally came down to two main contenders for me. It was either the Nord Stage 88 keyboard(or maybe even the el... read more [+]ectro), or this SV-1. I traveled out of town to play this SV-1 side by side with nearly all other professional digital pianos, including the Nord series models. This is not just a digital piano. Fellow musicians who have also played guitar understand that each and every guitar has a unique personality and vibe. The SV-1 is a perfect example of such an instrument. You can FEEL the pianos as you play them. It doesn't seem so "digital" like every other digital piano I've played. It truly feels like a real mechanical instrument. May 13, 2012 Music Background: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Classical This keyboard does in fact use digital samples much like other digital pianos, but the electronics of this instrument is what sets it apart. The SV-1 contains all of the mechanical parts that an amplifier uses, including a valve and a built-in tube. The controls are hand-ready, and there is no complex navigation to find the sound you need. The sound of the acoustic pianos are certainly fantastic, but the electric pianos are definitely the highlight. This keyboard has the closest versions of the Rhodes and Wurlitzer classic pianos, and a fantastic group of clavs, with both modern and vintage style strings. These combined with the built-in vintage style effects creates some truly authentic sounds. The keybed is slightly lighter than what you would expect on a real grand piano, but its a good hybrid as it provides excellent feel for classical acoustic piano, and also gives a bit of "bounce" in case you need to break out a funky clav. I run this thing through my Roland KC-550 and it sounds amazing! After playing this side by side with the Nord stage 88, it was no doubt this was the clear winner. The acoustic pianos sound better, and especially the electric pianos. The interface is also easier and quicker to navigate. The Nord has two things over the SV-1: #1. It has better organs(the SV organ sounds really aren't that great if you are looking for authentic B3 sounds) and #2. It's lighter. The SV-1 is heavy. And then there's the price. In my opinion the Nord series are a bit overrated and overpriced and this keyboard is a fraction of any keyboard in the Nord series. I gave this 4.5 stars instead of 5 because of a couple of things. In addition to it being heavy, some of the effects parameters are not fully editable on the interface and must be edited via usb through software on your computer. And, switching from sound to sound can be abrupt, especially when switching from acoustic to electric pianos, and the master volume has to be adjusted quite a bit before switching. Otherwise, this board is amazing. Don't spend nearly 5k on a Nord keyboard. No keyboard should cost that much. Play an SV-1 and let it steal your heart. close [-] Good Digital Modeling, Lousy FX
by Jonathan Kotulski from United States
This is an interesting keyboard. The rhodes and wurlitzer sounds are excellently modeled, and the grand piano sounds are fairly usable. I've found a couple organ sounds on here that sound good, and ... read more [+]the strings are decent. In some ways this keyboard has really restored my faith in digital modeling, although the real thing will of course always sound better. This does have the advantage of being way more portable than rhodes and wurlitzers!October 26, 2012 Music Background: Professional Pianist The disappointing thing about this keyboard, with all the hype built up around the simple interface and the amp modeler, is that all the cool-looking knobs are wasted on lousy sounding effects. The amp modeler is completely useless, however the rhodes and wurlitzer sounds have a really convincing grit without the amps on. The tube is just going to a dummy speaker, it's really a sales ploy. You can read about this highly "simulated" tube sound on page 7 of the manual. I had high hopes for this since this technology is so up-and-coming right now. It's embarrassing how KORG put it on display and it sounds so sub par. I've found the Boost effect sounds slightly better than the whole amp section. Also, don't be fooled - the computer editor does not change the usability of any of the effects to any audible degree that's worth your time in fiddling with it. (However, the computer editor is good for getting rid of all the preset FX that are on every sound when you select it). Here's my workaround though: run this keyboard in stereo out to a good PA speaker on one side and through a re-amp box run to a tube amp on the other side, and you'll have the best of both worlds: a full-frequency sound and a creamy dirty compressed sound. Other effects that are usable. The Equalizer is actually very useful and much needed. The Tremolo is weird-sounding but usable at modest levels. Same goes with the Reverb. I'm not really interested in the Chorus, Flange, Phaser, Wah and Vibrato effects, so no comment on those. Overall I'd say it's worth the value, for the wurlitzer, and rhodes sounds. These sound artifacts are amazingly constructed. The grand piano sounds are also finely done. I take off stars for this though: for it's minimalist design, for all the effort Korg poured into the effects, and for all the marketing around the tube, it's a shame all that doesn't sound better. close [-] Also popular
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