Ya know how it's hard to go back to playing an rhodes piano sound on a keyboard after you've just played a real rhodes?...wurly?... B3?... Clav?... If you do, and you're tired of having to sacrifice sound for portability, get this keyboard. If I could describe the tone of the instrument I would use one word: Authentic. Period.

It's got everything I need. Leslie sounds incredible! Effects are cool too, but the Wah could screech more. Not bad for 1's and 0's though!

The panel is very non-intimidating and straight-forward. I was up and running in no time at all. Talk about instant gratification! {=

I've had mine for 4-years. Very rugged design. In that time I've replaced 2 plastic keys (my fault) and I've had to clean the contacts on the key sensors under the keys yearly. (tools needed: phillips screwdriver, rubbing alcohol, q-tips, and a paper clip to remove and re-secure the silicon tabs that hold the silicone actuators on the sensor board.) This is just standard maintainance though. Otherwise, no problems.

It's worth every penny.

Yep, I had the key sensors cleaned under warranty once. Very easy to deal with. Also, the people at Armadillo who sent me the replacement plastic keys were very easy to deal with too.

It's red, man! Yeah, the draw bar led's are wicked cool too! Wood end-caps and steel chassis, very vintage.

Active Musician

Jazz, funk, latin, and rock

If your looking for a rig that will provide all the old school funky sounds such as clav, fender rhodes, and a great hammond b3, then this is for you...now it took me sometime to save up for it, but it paying off...I really can't see myself playing without it...Great look to board as well!!!

I would've given a 10 here but I really don't like the ring effect on board, although the hammond drawbars are pretty darn close, clav effects are great, overdrive is so-so,(only on fender pianos does it sound incredible)

once again hammond drawbars and very easy to use...chorus and percussion right on...

for the color i give it a 10 i shines in the spotlight of a show..plus I never get sick of answering "What is that it sounds friggin incredible !" also its metal not plastic, and the wood cover are cool too..

can live without it...if was broken or stolen would def get new one...or maybe even the new stage nord...I have the electro 2 76keys

can't really give nord a perfect score, never really needed assistance over the phone as of yet...but i did go online and downloaded some new acoustic pianos which still are not that good but is a very fluid system to use..

active musician,,

Funk, R&B, Soul

B3 is to die for... leslie & overdrive effects bring it to life. Rhodes, Wurly, and Clav are perfect, especially with effects section. Piano is thin... but I have a piano kb.

Does not include pedals... get a sustain and expression pedal. Could use a built-in reverb, too. On the other hand, with the excellent on-board effects it replaces a bunch of other junk & cords.

Seems to be built like a tank... which is amazing for a keyboard this small (I have the 61) and light (I can take it on my scooter & put it on the stand with one hand).

It is pricey... but ripping an nasty Deep Purple style organ solo from a kb this small... priceless.

No experience.

I'd just have to get another one if this one got stolen... maybe after I checked out the Nord Stage (when it comes out).

Occasional gigs (left the road long ago)

Jazz, blues, rock, whatever's happening

The organ is pretty killer, rhodes dead on, wurly dead on, clav is good, I dont use the Electric grand much, and the Acoustic piano has very good potential if used properly. The piano really needs good reverb on it to sound good. Some people complain about no built in reverb, but you can get a much better sound from a high quality outboard reverb unit in most cases.

As far as features, this board has just what you need and nothing you don't.

This board is stupid simple to use. All the main features are self explanatory, some configuration settings required the manual, but were not difficult.

This thing is pretty solid. Wood endcaps are a nice touch.

Pricey, but it gets the job done well.

Haven't had to deal with them.

If it was stolen, I would get another.

Recording Engineer, Musician

Rock, Funk, Jazz

king of retro key sounds.acoustic piano sound is very limited.but all the rest are very cool.semi weighted keys are responsive w/waterfall design.

more piano sounds but materials are the best you can buy.

retro vibe is order of the day.very chill axe.

heavy price but a unique pro vibe w/this unit.

easy contact.wanted 20$ for a new manual after 1,700$ gimmea break.welcome to the 21st cen.

a real 10.the corvette of keyboards.not a volvo.

teach,gig,arrange,compose,be-bop to blues

jazz,blues space

This is the most expressive electric keyboard I've ever played. It takes a few days to get used to the touch, and then you can make it sing.

Amazing real time control of effects, like leslie, wah wah, distortion, etc.,

solid

its not cheap but it blows away the competition if you want an electric piano.

don't know yet

its red

active musician

blues, jazz, rock

great sound. very funky!!! the acoustic piano sound is to be ignored, though....

for this money i would expect a bigger display. Also, after seeing the new "nord stage 88" i asked myself: would it kill clavia to include a reverb and delay effects, and a nice morphing wheel to the clavia for the same money? hell, i'm willing to pay a bit more for these effects.

looks great, and feels solid. good mid-whighted keys.

i think that for this money i should have got more features. but as for the sound - i feel i got a good deal

didn't need one

quite sexy

hobbyist

rock, techno, electro

The Hammond B3 sounds are great when working. The Wurlitzer sound is also quite good. The piano is poor, but not the reason I purchased the Nord.

OK for the most part. The drawbar controls are pretty intuitive. The knob controls a little less so because when using a preset the knob position has no relation to the seting until you start to turn the knob. This can make it a little bit difficult to fine tune sounds. Lacks midi passthru and therefore requires separate midi connections (cannot be used in a midi loop).

The organ interface is very intuitive.

My keyboard stopped working after 2-3 months of use. While I was playing, the keyboard started smoking (and by this I mean that burnt electrical smell that is emitted by malfunctioning electronics). This was followed by a "pop" and the start of my still unfinished journey to get the unit repaired under warranty.

I expected much better quality and service for something that costs this much.

The Clavia company is not easy to deal with in the US, and does not take much responsibility for poor service. I sent my unit to a factory authorized repair center and the keyboard has not been fixed in almost 6 weeks. The Triple-S repair center in NJ is particulary bad - customer service almost never answers the phone and they never return calls when you leave a message.

Serious hobbyist

Blues

Bought it for the B3 sound. After 1.5 years I'm still impressed. I still have people come up and ask which of my boards make "That Sound"

Active Musician

Currently Country

I bought it primarily for the organ sounds. Has the most realistic B3 sounds I've heard in a lightweight keyboard. I like the electronic draw bars and the presets are easy to use. This makes live performance a snap to change sounds. The piano sounds are weak but I use a Yamaha for those anyway. After 6 months the system jammed up on me and will not boot up. Needs to go to service and reading some of these reviews is making me nervous.

No accessories were included. For $1500. they could have thrown in the sustain pedal or leslie foot controler.

Easy enough to use. They could have included a pedal to control the leslie feature. Hitting the button by hand to increase/decrease rotor speed while playing with both hands is difficult. Manual was definitely written by someone with English as their second language.

Keyboard is beautiful and sounds great. After six months the system has jammed and I'm faced with dealing with service. Don't know yet how that's going to work out.

We'll see. Price was fine when I purchased it but don't know if I'm going to start having problems with it. That will change my opinion of value.

E-mailed Nord USA when my system jammed and was sent two authorized service centers in NJ. One of which had a negative review by another Nord owner. Have not brought it in yet.

Love the sounds, ease of use and weight. Don't know yet if my repair is going to be a nightmare.

Active Musician

Rock

I love the sound, I have never added new sounds as the factory presets sounded fine to me.

could be easier to navigate

not bad I guess

I bought mine in August from my local music stiore and played it about once a day for 15 minutes average, and it has electronicly malfunctioned with organ and piano lights on simultaneously. only does b3 now and distorted, took it back to music store they didnt know what to do, I tried emailing sweden jan 2nd and on the 5th we still have no answer probably the holidays, wholesaler has went out of buisness, music store is trying to figure out who to call, Nord website has no information.

this thing has bad warranty when it goes down so it should be about $5500 not $1500

no published service center number, no address of service center displayed on website, kind of a dont call us we'll call you, I just bought a $200 flight case because I'm getting the feeling this thing will be on the road for a long time (without me)

It had great appeal till it broke and I'm told we dont know where the warranty station is and nobody is answering the phone

ex- AFof M hobbyst now

Blues, Jazz, some gospel at church

Lots of people knock the acoustic piano sounds, but to my ears it is the least 'digital' sounding piano sound out there. The action takes a little getting used to, and to that end maybe some players don't access the full range of the piano sample....completely awesome within a band context.

Everything a gigging player needs is one push away, once you start using the preset feature.

Some minor problems with sticky buttons on my new one, but no service tech required.

Expensive, and multitimbral would be nice, but hey, you get what you pay for.

I've e-mailed Sweden and received quick response.....haven't really needed any support, though.

Couldn't be without it.....will sell my Roland 88 note weighted piano before I would live without my red beast.

gigging rock&roll/blues hired gun

Rock/blues/roots

Organ and Leslie are right on the money. Acoustic pianos are a bit weak (the electric piano is far better than the acoustic one - but Clavia notes this...better stuff is coming.) My only real complaint is the key click is a little bit off, and the overdrive doesn't sound quite right with the organ - it "heads off in the wrong direction".

Could use some onboard reverb

For this price the above noted flaws shouldn't be there.

blues/rock and roll