Top 10 Stage Pianos under £1000?
Hi, looking to spend no more than £950 on a stage piano but i will spend up to £1000 so what are the best ones on the market. I've been looking at Kurzweil sp3x or Yamaha cp33... looks has to count aswell but the sound is the major priority!
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Yamaha P70[/b]
I believe this is Yamaha's "entry-level" digital piano. It's light enough to carry; you can purchase it at places like Guitar Center, and it get's the job done. Keys might not be the best-of-the-best, but they get the job done.
This is definately a bare-bones system. 10 voices and no LED display. (All configuration is achieved through combinations of simultaneous button presses & key presses)
Yamaha P140[/b]
This one is actually about $100 over the $1000 limit, but I thought it deserved mention. It's very similar to the P70, but has more bells n' whistles. Of particular mention, there are more levels of sampling (I think) and it does have more voices. This piano actually has buttons on it to affect settings (as compared to the nearly button-less P70).
Overall a nice piano.
Casio Privia PX-110 & PX-310[/b]
Definately liked the price tag on the PX-110 (Being $100 cheaper than the P70). The Casio pianos are more compact than the Yamaha's and they definately come with more gadgets.
However, I felt that the Yamaha sound was more deep and full than the Casio sound. Also, I didn't really like the feel of the Casio keys. (remember: key touch is an individual's preference)
The Casio AP-24 upright (this sells online
for $700.00 US, in the US) would be a
good choice. This has fully weighted hammer
action keys that are very close to an
acoustic's, 2 built-in pedals (the rt. is
the sustain pedal, the lt. is the soft pedal
by default and can be electronically set to
be a middle pedal--there is no problem having
only two pedals instead of three, because
you would never use the lt. and middle
pedals in the same song), sound that
is electronically sampled from a top-of-the-line
concert grand piano, instant record and
playback, volume control, etc. I have
an AP-31, which is identical, and I'm very
satisfied with it. I use it to play
difficult classical music and consider it
equivalent to an acoustic piano. I was in
a piano store recently an one $35,000.00
acoustic piano that I tried I thought
sounded worse than the Casio.