decent keyboard for gigs
BEADS BY MAIL
digital at home, can't schlep it.
Prefer inboard speakers, but guess I have to bit e bullet & use an
amp??? Anyone know how to avoid this? The rooms I will be palying in are
small.
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BEADS BY MAIL wrote in message <38E4E8A7...@beadsbymail.com>...
>looking for a decent 88 key board to take to gigs. Have a nice Technics
>digital at home, can't schlep it.
>Prefer inboard speakers, but guess I have to bit e bullet & use an
>amp??? Anyone know how to avoid this? The rooms I will be palying in are
>small.
My choice is the Yamaha P-80 and a small piano amp. I use the Roland KC-100,
which I don't love for the sound but like for the schlep factor. It sounds
better if you use two amps, one for each stereo channel. If the room is
really small, I tote a Radio Shack karaoke box instead. It's lighter and
lets me play cassettes when I'm on break.
Jon Parker
"BEADS BY MAIL" <ja...@beadsbymail.com> wrote in message
news:38E4E8A7...@beadsbymail.com...
> looking for a decent 88 key board to take to gigs. Have a nice Technics
> digital at home, can't schlep it.
> Prefer inboard speakers, but guess I have to bit e bullet & use an
> amp??? Anyone know how to avoid this? The rooms I will be palying in are
> small.
Al reccomended the Yamaha P-80 which I second. If you want internal
speakers, try the Yamaha P-200. I am not sure if they will be loud enough,
but they might be for your gigs. The Roland KC-100 amplifier would work
well for you.
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Chipster36
If you primarily want piano sounds, I'd check out the Roland RD-600 or the
Alesis DG-8. I like the action on the Roland better, but the Alesis does have
built-in speakers (probably not loud enough for an audience, though). If you
want a wider variety of sounds, the ability to create mixes of sounds and more
synth-like capability, the Alesis QS 8.1 is a lot of keyboard for the money
(you can pick one up for about $1600 new). I run mine through a Roland KC-500
which may be more power than you need...you might want to consider two of the
smaller models as previously suggested.
Darryl Greene
the buck. I got mine for $1300. I use KC-300 powered speakers and
they're more than enough for most occasions. In fact, I often use
small Yamaha MS20S speakers which adequately produce the sound of a
concert grand. An earlier poster mentioned the Yamah P200 - believe
me, you wouldn't want to lug this monster around on gigs. I don't
thinks there's even a case made that's large enough for this keyboard.
- Darryl
Al Stevens
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>I'll second the QS8 - I have one and you get by far the most bang for
>the buck. I got mine for $1300.
I had a QS8 and sold it within a year of buying it. If you want piano sounds
and weighted action, the P-80 is by far the better choice--cheaper ($999),
lighter (37 lbs), better piano sounds (IMO), and much better action (IMO).
On the other hand, if you need a pile of MIDI features and functions, the
P-80 is not a good choice.
Jose' Silva
good luck ...
--jsilva
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