Keyboard Suggestions?

Tedecaster · September 23rd, 2006, 10:02 AM

I would like to buy a weighted-key stage piano for our jam (and my own use the rest of the time!) I've looked at a few but there are a zillion models so I'm looking for suggestions. Weighted action is the most important, good piano sounds next and 88 keys would be nice. Decent organ sound would be a plus but we already have a small Hammond. I looked at the Casio Privias but the 100/110 don't have a real line-out so I was looking at the 310 ($600 +/-) Older models would be cool too. And cheap is always good. Suggestions?

franchelB · September 23rd, 2006, 12:01 PM

What I would recommend is Yamaha's P series, i.e P90 or P120. Casio, to me, feel like "toys".

Tedecaster · September 23rd, 2006, 01:04 PM

I had never been that impressed with Casio but that series felt way better than I expected. I'll check out the Yamahas. Thanks.

ramseybella · September 23rd, 2006, 02:00 PM

Yamaha Clavanova!!

blue metalflake · September 23rd, 2006, 05:33 PM

I have a Yamaha just for home use, but great value for money. Try one out.

raisindot · September 23rd, 2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tedecaster

I would like to buy a weighted-key stage piano for our jam (and my own use the rest of the time!) I've looked at a few but there are a zillion models so I'm looking for suggestions. Weighted action is the most important, good piano sounds next and 88 keys would be nice. Decent organ sound would be a plus but we already have a small Hammond. I looked at the Casio Privias but the 100/110 don't have a real line-out so I was looking at the 310 ($600 +/-) Older models would be cool too. And cheap is always good. Suggestions?

You might find a used Roland XV-88 in the $600 range. 88-weighted keys, 128-voice polyphony, hundreds of waveforms and nearly 1000 patches, full 16- track multimbral midi, a pretty decent built in piano but, more importantly, it can take the SRX-02 and SRX-11 acoustic piano cards, which are the best rompler based cards available, and it can also take the SRX "Keyboards" card, which is a great collection of Roland's Hammond, Farfisa, Rhodes, Wurly, and other classic analog and digital synth emulations harvested from its legacy SR/JV cards.

Jeff in Boston

September 23rd, 2006, 10:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tedecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, Vermont Posts: 1,018 26 Photos	Keyboard Suggestions? I would like to buy a weighted-key stage piano for our jam (and my own use the rest of the time!) I've looked at a few but there are a zillion models so I'm looking for suggestions. Weighted action is the most important, good piano sounds next and 88 keys would be nice. Decent organ sound would be a plus but we already have a small Hammond. I looked at the Casio Privias but the 100/110 don't have a real line-out so I was looking at the 310 ($600 +/-) Older models would be cool too. And cheap is always good. Suggestions?

September 23rd, 2006, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
franchelB Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 43 Posts: 1,862	What I would recommend is Yamaha's P series, i.e P90 or P120. Casio, to me, feel like "toys".

September 23rd, 2006, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tedecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, Vermont Posts: 1,018 26 Photos	I had never been that impressed with Casio but that series felt way better than I expected. I'll check out the Yamahas. Thanks.

September 23rd, 2006, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
ramseybella Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Santa Fe New Mexico Posts: 1,044 48 Photos	Yamaha Clavanova!!

September 23rd, 2006, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 55 Posts: 2,340 10 Photos	I have a Yamaha just for home use, but great value for money. Try one out.