Wurlitzer Vs. Rhodes

The "bite" of the old Rhodes vs. the smooth tine sound of the 70s and early 80s. What sounds the best?

I have to say I prefer Rhodes, one of my favourite keyboard instruments of all time.

Come on, Rhodes is untouchable

Wurlitzer electric piano? It's nice!

Strangely it seems to be the first thread title mentioning Wurlitzer and not meaning the jukebox, although there is an old thread asking how to make that Supertramp keyboard sound which basically hailed from the Wurlitzer.

I still prefer the Rhodes though, being an Arturia V Collection owner I have both available as excellent softsynths, but there is just something wonderfully charming about the Rhodes sound. Unless as glossy as the DX7 Epiano, that is.

rip gary

Overall? I prefer the Wurlitzer. The v1 Rhodes has that "bite", yes, but later Rhodes's don't, and vary in consistency. I find that the Rhodes has a broader resonance and is a higher quality sound, but the Wurlitzer is more playable, more reliable in getting an acute attack.

The Wurlitzer is more affordable, too-- especially if you source a student model (the 206, I think?). I like the internal speakers for home-practice, I like the built-in tremolo. I like the portability! My Rhodes was a pain-and-a-half to transport and/or move around the room. I owned one of each at one point and now own neither; I would absolutely prefer a Wurlitzer over a Rhodes, though

I love them both, but I definitely prefer the Rhodes. It's hard to articulate why because they're timbrally pretty similar, but the Rhodes seems more "buttery" and versatile to me than the Wurlitzer. The true sparkly sound of space. I even dig the Dyno Rhodes and the DX7 emulation.

Been really into this Weidorje track with dual interlocking Rhodes lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8g5nn0qcEo

Of course, Liz Harris is low-key out here keeping the Wurlitzer alive, and God bless her for it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb5ZCr3YkM8

Here's me thinking Geir had gone forever!