I got excited for a moment as when i was viewing it on Youtube there was another awesome clip of a Korg Pa4x mentioned by Jonky Ponky above. The Pa900 is only about $160 more than the DGX660 here which really surprised me - but again only 61 keys. Some great vids on Facebook of the Korg mentioned above. My main interest is easy jazz piano and I want an easy way to get Bass and Drum accompaniment. Yet I see others on Facebook doing wondrous things with them - it's just that I am far from wondrous yet. Even though I am a learner, I am unsure about buying a keyboard with only 61 keys. They are about $800 here and the Yamaha PSR is around $1,300. I am also starting to settle on the Yamaha DGX660 purely for economic reasons. Sorry, I should have mentioned that I am living in Vietnam but not Vietnamese. Korg is pretty strong in this area too, but I don't know if they have anything with 88 keys, accompaniment, and at a reasonable price. I know that for my PSR-S970, Yamaha makes a Vietnamese style and instrument pack, and they probably have a Vietnamese pack for the DGX, but I'm not sure.Ĭasio, Roland, and Kawai might have a better piano feel, but there are just thousands of really spectacular accompaniment rhythms available for Yamaha keyboards. If he searches around at and other places on the internet, he should be able to find Vietnamese accompaniment styles. ![]() I think that with his budget, he's best off getting the Yamaha DGX 660. The gentleman who we're helping is from Vietnam. I'm a professional keyboardist and a piano hobbyist. It really depends if you're more of a keyboardist or a pianist. Yeah, the Yamaha S970 is a monster of a keyboard, but it only has 61 keys. He did get excited when he used it though. (Though Woody's Piano Shack on YouTube lambasted its construction as a piece of s***t. What a pity as the 970 has great sounds and rhythms. But still only 61 keys?įrustrating as some of the songs I'm learning at my daughters piano class need the next octave lower. Wow, they have come a long was since the 740. I have an ancient Yamaha PSR 740 which I dug out of storage a couple of months ago to try and get some accomaniament going for a blues I'm trying to learn on our Roland RP401R I was surprised by Beakybird commenting on the arranger Yamaha PSR s970. Many thanks for the helpful comments guys. Of course that would involve a computer in your setup, so forget about my suggestion, if you don't want or don't have, a computer to use with your piano. ![]() Given the modest price of the FP30 in Vietnam, that instrument paired with one or more such packages, would still be less expensive than the Casio PX-560. Native Instruments have some packages, that won't break your bank. The bells and whistles of the Yamaha DGX660, are probably better, but then, the so very important part, the action, is inferior, in my opinion.Īnother option, is to pair the FP30, or any of it's usual competitors in it's price range, like Kawai ES100, or Casio PX-160, with nonpiano virtual instruments. ![]() I would greatly value any suggestions or comments from experienced players on the forum as there are no English speaking dealers here I can ask.Īgree with you, that a simple but pianowise, and actionwise good (based on reviews, not my own experience) instrument, like Roland FP30, plus a good accompaniment app, like this Piano Partner, is a better solution than built-in accompaniment.Ī pity that the accompaniments of the Casio PX-560 are a disappointment, because the Casio action is quite good. The Privia PX560 was looking interesting till I read on a forum this morning that it's accompaniament sounds were rubbish - in that reviewers opinion. I understand if you use accompaniament you can no longer play freely with the left hand. The Yamaha dgx 660 seems good value but it is bulky. The Roland FP 30 is a good price at $900 here but doesn't seem to offer any accomaniament. The Roland FP 80 seems to allow you to play normally with both hands and will intelligently provide accomaniament to follow what you are playing. I will go to Saigon to try instruments once I have narrowed the choices. I'm living in a small town in Vietnam so have been doing my research on the internet. I'm an oldie and new to piano and looking for a digital piano which can accompany me with at least bass and drums.
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