The Korg SV-1 Vintage I aquired this summer is not only beautiful, but it also have provided me with versatility and extended possibilities to what I can do on stage and in the studio. It’s my go-to keboard for piano, rhodes, wurly, and other retro sounds I might need.

The weighted keys increase the emotion I can put into the notes and chords. I do not use this keyboard for my organ tones. I use a NORD electro 2 for my organ replication if a Hammond B3 is not available. It’s light and fits to my liking above the Korg … plus, the double-red look is sexy.

The biggest downside is that it is HEAVY! Lugging it around from gig to gig is made easier by the rolling case I have. Although it’s quick to set up, sometimes I feel like, “Finally, I get to play it after all that!”

-Brendan