While I am a diehard fan of modern Casio electric pianos, I got my start on a brand new Yamaha electric piano my dad kept in the basement. I would go down there as a kinder ~1990 and mess around on it, not understanding the patterns. The keyboard is HEAVY and built like a tank. Every component still works 33 years later.
I’m not the biggest fan of the built-in sounds, but then we attached an aftermarket external midi-box that had better piano sounds. Today I’m keyboard proficient, with a bachelor’s in music and a teaching career. Funny how it never would have happened, had my father not randomly purchased that old Yamaha which I never even heard him play or mess around with once.
Unfortunately the Yamaha electric pianos I have tested throughout 2000-2016 (probably low and mid-tier in stores) could not match Casio in terms of build quality, including action, price-point, and in piano patches being close to “real” sounding.
While I am a diehard fan of modern Casio electric pianos, I got my start on a brand new Yamaha electric piano my dad kept in the basement. I would go down there as a kinder ~1990 and mess around on it, not understanding the patterns. The keyboard is HEAVY and built like a tank. Every component still works 33 years later. I’m not the biggest fan of the built-in sounds, but then we attached an aftermarket external midi-box that had better piano sounds. Today I’m keyboard proficient, with a bachelor’s in music and a teaching career. Funny how it never would have happened, had my father not randomly purchased that old Yamaha which I never even heard him play or mess around with once. Unfortunately the Yamaha electric pianos I have tested throughout 2000-2016 (probably low and mid-tier in stores) could not match Casio in terms of build quality, including action, price-point, and in piano patches being close to “real” sounding.