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May 18, 2011 at 10:22 pm #6810
Colin Graebert	<p>After 10 years of hard use and a lot of traveling it looks like I’m going to need to retire my Roland FP-3. Any thoughts on what I should get next? I’m looking to spend 1500-2000. The only other board I’ve tried thus far is a yamaha P90, the selection in my hometown is a little light.</p> <p>Thoughts? Thanks</p> <p>Colin<br /> http://www.colingraebert.com </p>
May 18, 2011 at 11:16 pm #7624
Andree-Ann	I’m in love with the P-90. Had one for 5 years, and now that I’m moving abroad, I’m still shopping for one where I’m going to live. P-90 = best piano ever.
May 19, 2011 at 3:55 am #7625
David J. Hahn	What kind of sounds do you primarily need? Or are you using an external sound generator? As far as keybeds go, Yamahas definitely have the best action. Their piano sounds are the best, but the Hammond samples are pretty lame. I’ve found that my P-120 doesn’t always play nice with Logic/Mainstage, but I’ve never had trouble in a live situation.
May 19, 2011 at 12:19 pm #7628
Joe Stone	There are a lot of great boards out there, but it depends on what you need and what feels good to you too. You should look at the Rolands, Yamahas, and the Casio Privias are actually quite good now. I know a few touring pros who are using the PX-3 and the PX-330. Kurzweil is back, Nord though they might be out of your price range… A little more info and we can get more specific.
May 19, 2011 at 3:39 pm #7629
Colin Graebert	I’m pretty much just looking for an electric piano, any other samples are optional. I do mostly jazz and piano-bar type stuff so the opportunity to use organ, rhodes, wurlizter samples are pretty rare. Maybe I need to try the P90 again, with an external speaker rig, I wasn’t in love with the piano sample but I did like the action. Anyone use any of the later Roland FP models?
May 19, 2011 at 6:02 pm #7630
Wedding Pianist	I bought the P-95 recently – great sound, great feel, couldn’t recommend it highly enough – it is louder and lighter than the P-90.
May 20, 2011 at 6:00 am #7642
David J. Hahn	By “electric piano” I think you mean the acoustic piano sound, right? I think the Yamahas are your best bet. You should may e try further up the P-series. The P90 is the entry level piano. Try the P250 just to see the difference. I use the P120 at home – it’s what I practice everything on. I like the sound and the feel. (I think the numbers may be different now – I think Yamaha updated the P-series. I think it’s the P125 now or something? I’m not site what they changed.) The P120 and P250 are both a pain to transport, though. They are very heavy. Will you need to bring it to gigs a lot?
May 26, 2011 at 4:39 am #7644
Andree-Ann	So….I can’t believe I’m about to permanently write this on the interwebz…. The Casio Privia PX-130 is totally worth it! I tried one out today, in my quest to find an affordable quality replacement for my P-90 left back home in Canada, and I must say that these are pretty good! They’re retailed at 499 in most online stores, you can even get it at Wal-Mart??? Its super light, 25 lbs, the keybed is pretty good and the action is better than the Roland digital pianos. The piano sample is pretty good – the best way to hear it is to lean the piano on a wall so that the speakers get some sort of natural reverb. You can also get a nice sound through an amp or external speakers. There’s a USB port that comes in handy as well I’m sure. Anyways, all that to say that for those of you looking for a very affordable digital piano that you can easily carry to gigs and practice on, Casio Privia PX-130 is a pretty good deal. Getting one myself – couldnt find my beloved P-90 in the area :(
May 26, 2011 at 11:47 am #7645
Joe Stone	Yep, I have the PX-3 and it’s really quite good. All the current Privias are. You just have to decide what features you need to determine which model fits you.
May 26, 2011 at 12:57 pm #7646
Colin Graebert	Thanks for the advice! My local shop has a couple of the yamaha models, I’ll see if I can find one of the Privias!
June 24, 2011 at 1:07 pm #7700
David J. Hahn	Colin – did you buy a keyboard?
June 28, 2011 at 2:05 am #7712
Colin Graebert	Not yet, I ended up on another show and haven’t gone looking yet! Portland has some good stores and I’m hoping to take a trip down there soon.
July 12, 2011 at 10:12 am #7732
	Really an exciting idea. Dont change ur mind, get it soon and tel post tat news am waiting to c tat