What kind of electric piano should i get?
Tom asked:
Ive been wanting a piano, but a good one.. i actually have a piano already but its cheap. what should i get with 400 bucks? i want a real nice one that has speakers in it. something that sounds real, and feels like the real thing. btw is a Korg Concert 5000 Digital Piano anygood?
Ive been wanting a piano, but a good one.. i actually have a piano already but its cheap. what should i get with 400 bucks? i want a real nice one that has speakers in it. something that sounds real, and feels like the real thing. btw is a Korg Concert 5000 Digital Piano anygood?
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Casio makes a good sounding elect piano that is not $$$$$$ pianojazz man
You want an 88 key piano, weighted keyboard, and the minimum number of on board samples, memory, etc. The more the technology and memory is dedicated to classical piano sound, the better.
Yamaha , Roland and Korg are names that come up again and again.
Roland has a brighter timbre which cannot be tempered down. It is excellent for cutting through pop sound mix arrangements. The sound is not generally desired by classical pianists.
The Yamaha is most desired by classical pianists, for its tone, which is nonetheless a little too ‘fluffy’ in the medium setting and a little too bright in the bright setting. The Japanese have a taste for strong and delicate Pastel colors, and I would fault the Yamaha a bit on being ‘Pastel-ish” in the basic timbre of its sample.
I know Korg only by reputation, and as more a synthesizer work station than famous for its piano sample quality. That Piano sample again is probably on the bright side, like the Roland, and ‘tipped’ toward a preference of timbre for pop music.
p.b.
Many of these pianos, recent models, are for sale second hand because people buy new ones thinking they will use them, then don’t. petr b
I don’t know about he Korg, but here’s another one to look at.
Research this $300 piano on the net:
Yamaha NP30 Portable Grand Digital Piano
It sounds great and it has graded hammer action keys meaning the lower keys are a bit harder to press (because on a real piano they are hammering thicker longer strings) and the higher notes are easier for the opposite reason. It has a fantastic feel to it.
There are some user reviews at:–YAMNP30
You will need to buy a pedal for it. This one is awesome:–MDOSP2
Good luck. Buster Friskers