The key (no pun intended) is in choosing ones with weighted keys. Only those keyboards can give you an authentic piano-playing experience.
Another plus – you will avoid having to hire someone to come regularly to tune it.
There are two types of pianos on the market, electric and acoustic. In this article I am going to focus on how to choose the right electric piano for you.
Although owning an acoustic piano sounds so exciting, romantic and sentimental, for most people electric pianos or keyboards just make more sense. For start let’s just point out how much easier it is getting it into an apartment and how expensive it can be to have it brought into higher floor apartments. Lucky for us, the keyboards on the market today can be great quality and come very close to feeling like you’re playing an acoustic piano.
Here are some pianos I find to be an excellent choice. Each one of them is also linked for your convenience. It will take you to Thomann.de page where you can see further and more detailed specifications. It’s a reliable store, but amongst other reasons why I chose this website is that it has a great amount of reviews that can help you make the decision. And their pricing is very reasonable, plus they often offer additional discounts.
- Very popular choice, suitable for beginners to advanced students
- Top brand for a fantastic price
- Weighting of the keys is close to acoustic piano
- Light but sturdy construction makes it easy to move around when needed
- Headphone output
- Good price point, they run around 630€ depending on where you buy them from
- This one will be a great choice for anyone including serious players
- Excellent series of pianos, the most realistic feel when playing in my opinion
- Powerful sound, a lot of extras, many come with bluetooth connectivity
- Superb wooden construction
- Higher price point but you do get a lot of bang for your money (prices start at around 1350€ and up)
- A model in the middle somewhere between the P-45 model and CLP series
- Price point is somewhere around 900€
- Good keys, they feel sensitive and expensive
- It comes with various piano presets
- Good pedal quality
- FP-30X – entry level piano
- FP-60X – more sound options compared to FP-30, it allows you to adjust the tone of piano for low, mid and high range on the keyboard
- FP-90X – sounds very good, good key feel and it comes with a lot of sound features, has recording capabilities. This one has a very cool feature (dairy page), it records practice sessions which allows you to listen to your previous sessions so you can compare your progress
6. Korg B2 SP
- Another good budget option, runs around 790€ or less if you catch it on sale
- Has everything you need to start learning
- This one’s sound quality lacks behind some other ones I’ve mentioned
- This one is great lux options for performers, keyboards run for around 2000€ depending on a model
- Realistic key response, excellent sound quality
- 2GB of library memory
- Very practical for traveling and performing people
- A lot of fun extras and lots of presets
- Offers a variety of sound customizations
- Even the accessories you can buy for it are top quality (travel case, pedal etc.)
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