Essentially an electric guitar with keys, the legendary Hohner Clavinet® is an electro-mechanical keyboard, with two single coil pickups. The keys cause polymer-tipped hammers to strike the electric guitar-like strings, pushing them abruptly into contact with a metal bar which serves as a fret, causing them to sound. Keyscape's patches include fantastic Cry Baby® Wah emulation, extensive amp modeling, and extensive release noises that preserve all the grit and grease of the original unit.

BACKSTORY: Although it was originally designed as an electric clavichord for early European classical music, when Stevie Wonder used the Clavinet® C on his mega-hit “Superstition,” it became an instant mainstay in 1970s Funk, Soul and Rock. Unlike the more common D6, the Clavinet® C has fewer electronics and a punchier sound. This actual Clavinet® is from legendary Philadelphia soul factory, Sigma Sound Studios and was used on tons of hits in the 1970s from classic artists including the Spinners and David Bowie.