NORD STAGE 4 Unboxing Video - FIRST LOOK!

Join me as I unbox the brand new Nord Stage 4 88 keyboard!
At the end of the video I added a clip of me playing with Charlie Owen and Pocket Change.
Charlie Owen - Vocals, Pete Kanaras - Guitar, Nick Ruggieri - Drums, Steve Potter, Bass
Hope you enjoy!
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#scotttournet #burtthedirt #gabestillman #bronsonhoover #fetchbrewing

[@BronsonHoover]

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[@jeffreyreid6981]

The most happiest day, for a keyboardist is when he’s getting a new keyboard😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅❤

[@BronsonHoover]

Truth!

[@bdmax17]

I remember unboxing my Nord Stage 3 88 back in 2020 and it's so great seeing other people's excitement for these instruments! The Stage 4 looks awesome!

[@drindy5166]

A year later and I am still jealous!!! Powerhouse of a keyboard!

[@rainingnights1409]

I'm extremely excited to finally buy this beauty, probably by december. It's arduous to try and get these kinds of equipment in my country, but hopefully I'll find a way!

[@BronsonHoover]

Good luck! I think you'll love it.

[@jenniferfajman7988]

You are just having so much FUN - so great to see - thanks for sharing. JSF

[@dmitriiturchenkov3075]

I can imagine how much you are excited!! That would be very intresting to see videos about how you made your setup for rehersal and perfomance too. Thanks for this video. Hope to see you more)

[@ivandundek2125]

Great video Bronson, great edit!

[@markgeldmacher]

Great job not getting cut up by giant staples😂 I can't wait to get one of my own. Looking forward to more videos on your use...

[@Notmehimorthem]

Just ordered mine!

[@AdamBorseti]

Love it! 😊 I got an Electro 6D and it's my workhorse keyboard for all the bread and butter keyboard sounds. There's nothing like a Nord; the build quality is impeccable.

[@BronsonHoover]

Absolutely!

[@asphaltservices7112]

Very cool ending video My church just purchased a stage 4 I appreciate your videos and your little jokes thanks Bronson

[@BronsonHoover]

I'm glad someone appreciates my dad jokes. haha. Thanks!

[@Ks-zz9lh]

Awesome dude. Thx for the vid.

[@user-it7oj5hn8i]

Best of luck to ya Sir. Enjoy

[@MyKeysToMusic]

Congrats Bronson! 🎉

[@LabofmusicRecords]

OMG... 😅 I ordered my Nord Wave 2 yestrday🙂 I can't wait 😂

[@benpagac8686]

Nicely done Bronson. I like that you provided the payoff at the end.

[@BronsonHoover]

Thanks Ben! See you soon I hope.

[@ScottTournet]

Yes! Cant wait for the gig!

[@BronsonHoover]

Yes sir!!! dice.fm/event/aeemd-scott-tournet-w-mallow-hill-11th-may-the-8x10-baltimore-tickets?pid=3f0ca91a&_branch_match_id=1048919143789400900&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1S9JMTIwME%2BzTDYxN7cvyEyxNU4zSE60NEwEAD8tzcMuAAAA

[@sghsghdk]

I will get the stage 4 next week ..... I'm just as excited as you :D:D

[@morfopoulos]

Congratulations god bless you i hope you enjoy man :)

[@MrNot4saken]

Great Playing

[@mainbassss]

I was playing my old triton and I just stopped after 3 minutes and said it’s time for a new board! I’m not a keyboard player but I need some inspiration for new songs. Dude good demo but even better playing ! I’ll admit I pre judged you . BOY WAS I WRONG! Go Ahead Mr. Hoover…You got chops!

[@BronsonHoover]

Thanks man! I’ve been at this for a minute. This new Nord has really opened some possibilities for me too.

[@5thByrd]

Wowwww! This is so funny. I just did a search for "Nord Stage 4 88 unboxing" and your video populated. Shockingly you picked it up from Chuck's. I'm going in the morning to pick mine up FROM CHUCK'S!!! 🤯🤯🤯 Mile's will be the sales person I talk to. Wow, small world and small internet world as well I guess.😁

[@BronsonHoover]

Haha. That’s the spot. Enjoy it!

[@theclaverman]

Congrats mate:-) Hope it will serve you well for years to come:-) I can't wait to try the Stage 4 out in the music store. I currently own the Stage 3(88 keys), and are a little bit on the fence wether it's worth upgrading to the Stage 4.....only time will tell.

[@BronsonHoover]

I played a jump-blues gig with it tonight and the piano sounded incredible. So far so good!

[@ju2705s]

Great Keyboard for a great Player. So it fits perfectly 😊

[@BronsonHoover]

That's very kind of you. Thanks!

[@Bashanvibe]

Me coming from the Roland family the new Nord 4 has been on my radar for small gigs rehearsals and church!!! I’m anxious to see what sounds you create from it!!!!

[@BronsonHoover]

Cool. Thanks man. In July I'm going to edit a video showing my whole process of sound designing for my new group. I have hours of footage, so I need a minute to sort through it all. haha. Thanks for subscribing.

[@jacobvo3694]

On the way home to unbox my NS4 ^^

[@manuelvicente9614]

Congratulations

[@jazz734]

Great playing, loooooooove it! Greeting from Germany

[@BronsonHoover]

Thank you! I have a cousin in Germany. I'll be across the pond to play in the next year.

[@jazz734]

@@BronsonHoover cool! I'm from Munich, maybe the gig is in my area....😊

[@angelotheepianist]

Chuck levins bro nice! Best Music store in the DMV!

[@nickruggieri2597]

Thank you, Bronson for breaking open that box!

[@BronsonHoover]

Well Nicky you know how I like to break boxes. haha! Thanks man.

[@eninlaloluwajoshuaolubodun4260]

😭😭😭😭 I want one!!!!!!😭😭😭😭

[@kwhandy]

the box is sooooo thiiiin for thousand dollar keyboard dayum

[@ViolenceGaming666]

My dad will order a Nord stage 3 soon

[@tashiramusic]

can give me hom many tones already install in this keyboard ? ( Nord stage 4 )

[@88omarz]

Thanks for the vid. Packaging is horrible, it should be much easy to take out the device out safely. Especially for that money. That’s a simple engineering solvent. Totally interested in seeing more. Great playing

[@BronsonHoover]

Thanks man. I'm not a fan of those giant staples, but otherwise the packaging isn't too bad. So far she plays like a dream.

[@pjburke131]

OMG the packaging is HORRIBLE. Nearly impossible to get the box open and then when I finally got it open it was very awkward to lift out of the box. The styrofoam literally fell apart like paper mache and the stupid thing slid right out of the plastic like an eel and banged on the floor. They couldn't have sealed the plastic for $6000? Not a single note played and it was already damaged. Disgusted.

[@88omarz]

@@pjburke131 that’s just unacceptable for sure. I wasn’t happy with my Nord 3 packaging

[@BrandonJGuitarist001]

How does the piano action feel for the organs? Do you wish it was lighter with a waterfall action, or do you think the action is great for the synth, piano and organs?

[@BronsonHoover]

Hey Brandon - if you're used to a real organ feel than this will be weird for you. I stack the E6D with waterfall keys on top for my organ stuff. If the organ parts are secondary it totally does the job. I need both boards for most of my work, but whenever I can get away with one board the Stage 4 is the best option I've ever had. And the synth engine is really powerful for how simple it is. Good luck!

[@texchnsawdrum]

This popped up for some reason and I went, hey it’s that guy I know but don’t know. Watched your thing here. You seem like a nice guy. I look forward to meeting you. I bought a Nord something so I’d have another thing to hide behind and can only use 4 sounds. So this was cool. Good luck with the band. Please forgive the word jumbles. I’m trying to pet a cat, type and eat. Bobby.

[@BronsonHoover]

Haha. Bobby - you never disappoint.

[@trstack]

Any comments on the keyboard action? I’m considering the Stage 4 88. Coming from a Roland RD-2000 which has one of the best weighted piano actions in a stage piano. Thx!

[@BronsonHoover]

So far it feels amazing. Proof is in the pudding. I have a show tonight which will be the real test. I'll let you know tomorrow.

[@trstack]

@@BronsonHoover Thank you! I've been using the RD-2000 as midi controller for soft synths. While not playing live, I miss the immediacy of direct access without menu diving. Using: Roland RD-2000, Hydrasynth Deluxe, Mac Studio, Studio Display, Logic Pro, Arturia:V Collection 9/Cherry Audio:GX-80,Dreamsynth,Polymode,Quadra,Sines/MemoryMoon/G-Force: OB-E, Oddity3, SEM/VPS Avenger/Korg:MS20,Triton/Native Instruments:Komplete 14/Roland Cloud Pro/Spectrasonics:Keyscape,Omnisphere/uhe:Diva,Hive,Zebra2/HZ,UVI:Workstation Sold: Korg:Kronos 88,T3,MS20,Yamaha:Motif XS8,Motif ES8,Motif 8,KX88,TX7, Oberheim:Modular 8 Voice,OBXa,OB8,Prophet 5,Roland D50,Dyno-My-Rhodes,Crumar T2

[@brunoandreolle]

Correct** if u can chek in the bottom missed 4 screws its normal?

[@BronsonHoover]

I also see four empty screw holes. This must be for the Nord stand. I'm pretty sure this is normal.

[@BronsonHoover]

Hey folks - I've just posted my first tutorial video. More to come! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKWqYXagmrR3gMk

[@Resounded]

Hi Bronson ! I had to Laugh ! I just got my Nord Stage 4 on May 20th 2023.. I was just as excited as you.. The night before I was dreaming I was playing my NS4.. for hours.. ! I was worn out from the excitement ! Hey.. I have a question.. I tune to 432 htz.. instead of the standard 440 htz.. do you know how to do this Global change on the NS4 ?

[@BronsonHoover]

It's soooo deep. I have more quick tips to come. Next week I'm going to put together a video showing my sound design process from concept to performance. I'm having so much fun with this board.

[@Resounded]

@@BronsonHoover Me Too ! Thanks Bronson for the come back !

[@patrikvelek2630]

Is sustain pedal and dust cover included in the package?

[@BronsonHoover]

Not that I'm aware. They haven't released their new 3 pedal yet. It has a special connector and is supposed to add a lot of functionality.

[@jakejacobs126]

Great video. Need to be running stereo though.

[@BronsonHoover]

For these videos and for studio, I completely agree with you. But I don't like to run stereo for live shows because that only sounds good when you're standing in the center of the audience. I want it to sound good for the whole audience - even the folks in the balcony right up against the front plane.

[@marloncampbell]

Looking forward to the unboxing of my Nord this May

[@BronsonHoover]

Good thing it's already May! Your wait is about to end.

[@life-is-inspiring3953]

Wow very expensive, you’re a lucky guy!

[@BronsonHoover]

I wasn't using both kidneys.

[@LabofmusicRecords]

@@BronsonHoover 😂

[@user-ps4lm4ge3r]

In Russia this model costs more than my salary for 2 years))

[@anthonypocetti]

Do you ever wish they weren’t red?

[@BronsonHoover]

It's funny you say that, I've been thinking about changing the color somehow. I'm not usually a fan of red, and I think it would be cool to customize it. You know me man, I'll post a video if I go that route!

[@santimaranguello1208]

Regalamelo lo quiero por favor😢

[@ldifalco2010]

Great board but at that price, it's criminal no sustain pedal was included. Not right!

[@BronsonHoover]

At that price I wouldn't mind a hardshell case too. But so far it's been worth the loss of one of my kidneys.

[@jemkeystv5717]

Get something else just as capable and put $3000 back in your pocket, as a matter of fact Nords are sadly lacking in some programming capabilities, I guess a lot of keyboard players just aren’t aware of that

[@BronsonHoover]

Thanks for the financial advice. I don't know which programming capabilities you're talking about, but you may be right. However, I'm a live player and what I like is how easy it is to change things on the fly on stage. The cool thing about the options we have as musicians is that different players need different tools. It sounds like you're a studio cat who needs to dig in deeper. I'd love to hear more about that. For me as a live player I've never played a board with this much flexibility and power on stage. I'm still extremely happy with my purchase.

[@jemkeystv5717]

That’s cool, I’m actually a live player too, steadily playing the last 32 years, don’t get me wrong, nords sound great, but a piano is a piano is a piano, all the major brands sound great, Yamaha, kurzweil, korg, Roland,, I looked into Nord, limited programming, no definable split point, no numerical keypad, you could only have 2 pianos, 2 synths, 2 organs, what if I want 4 synths? I can, but it would take to much work, on a kurzweil I could literally program a sound 512 layers deep, you can’t do that on a Nord, and that’s just one example, there are many others, to me the cost wasn’t worth the money, but If I came across a used one at what I thought was a great price, I’d buy it, only a stage 2 and up though, lol, but good luck with it

[@BronsonHoover]

@@jemkeystv5717 I used to be a Kurzweil guy myself. Many, many years ago. I'll do a video about the splits though, because I really like how it works on the Stage 4. We can have 4 splits with blends in between splits. It's pretty cool. Let me know if you're ever playing the DC/Baltimore area and I'll come say hello. Good luck man!

[@bobbymeyerti9300]

Yeah😱😱😱it’s pretty bad ass machine!!!

[@rrsimonetti]

Greattttt solo hammond.. congratulations.

[@BronsonHoover]

Thanks man!