Electro-Harmonix KEY9

The KEY9 Electric Piano Machine Pedal from Electro-Harmonix transforms the tone of your guitar or keyboard into that of an electric piano and other vintage keyboards such as Rhodes and Wurlitzer, as well as percussive instruments such as marimba and steel drums. The nine presets are tuned to emulate some of the most popular and classic tones.

General Features

• Transforms the tone of your guitar or keyboard
• 9 presets that were carefully crafted to emulate classic Wurlitzer and Rhodes sounds, plus more
• Presets provide control of the fundamental parameters that help define that instrument's sound
• Many presets include adjustable modulation such as tremolo, phaser and chorus
• Fast and flawless tracking
• EHX 9.6DC -200 PSU included

Preset Descriptions

• Dynamo: An evocation of the “Dyno My” modified Fender Rhodes electric pianos of the 1970s and 1980s
  • Ctrl 1 adds bass to the lower strings of your guitar
  • Ctrl 2 adjusts the “tine” or high-end overtones
• Wurli: The classic sound of the Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts tremolo depth
  • Ctrl 2 sets tremolo speed
• Suitcase: This preset pays tribute to the sound of a Fender Rhodes electric piano routed through a phase shifter
  • Ctrl 1 adds a bass octave and adjusts the “tine” or high-end overtones
  • Ctrl 2 sets the phase shifter speed
• Mallets: The sound of a wood marimba
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts chorus depth
  • Ctrl 2 sets chorus speed
• Eighty Eight: This preset emulates a Fender Rhodes 88 electric piano with built-in tremolo
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts tremolo depth
  • Ctrl 2 sets tremolo speed
• Tri-Glorious: The sound of a Dytronics/Dyno My CS-5 Tri Stereo Chorus
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts chorus depth
  • Ctrl 2 sets chorus speed
• Vibs: The sound of a metal vibraphone with motorized tremolo
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts the high pitch attack
  • Ctrl 2 sets tremolo speed
• Organ: This preset offers a highly touch-responsive percussive organ
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts the high frequencies (treble)
  • Ctrl 2 sets the rotating speaker speed
• Steel Drums: This preset conveys the metallic sound of a steel drum
  • Ctrl 1 adjusts chorus depth
  • Ctrl 2 sets chorus speed