Digital Pianos

kelsen

Thinking of getting one for my son to start learning on. Decent ones seem to be from £400 upwards, though the Casio CDP100 is just under £300.

Any other recommendations for an entry level one?

Kieran_Burns

any that doesn't colour the keys to 'help learning'. Ditto the teacher.

majormantra

Do you know any pianists? There's not much substitute for trying them out. Some of the cheaper ones have quite a poor piano feel.

I bought a Yamaha Arius YDP-161 a few months ago and I've been quite impressed with it. It's got very few bells and whistles but it sounds and feels very nice. Current prices are around £800 though which is probably a bit more than you want to spend.

The e-book here is quite useful: http://www.ukpianos.co.uk/digital-piano-reviews.html

cycladianpirate

Buy him a ukulele. Cheaper, more fun and easier to learn. And takes up way less space.

You can master "ain't she sweet" within a couple of hours

Twostage

One of the big differences with the more expensive ones is a better feel, weighted action it's called. It feels like a proper piano.
I tried to get my youngest interested in one so she could use it with headphones rather than use the upright in the hall. Selfish motive. She decided she preferred the real one. Must say the ones I tried out were very realistic. Amazingly so.

phy2sll2

MajorMantra wrote:

Do you know any pianists? There's not much substitute for trying them out. Some of the cheaper ones have quite a poor piano feel.

I bought a Yamaha Arius YDP-161 a few months ago and I've been quite impressed with it. It's got very few bells and whistles but it sounds and feels very nice. Current prices are around £800 though which is probably a bit more than you want to spend.

The e-book here is quite useful: http://www.ukpianos.co.uk/digital-piano-reviews.html

+1 for the Arius. We have the 141 which is a bit cheaper but still excellent.

symo

Have a look on Thomann, pretty good deals on there.

walkingbootweather

Had same dilema a year or two ago when my daughter decided se wanted to learn. A friend who is a music teacher advised pretty much any of the Yamaha models. Found one in the classifieds section of local paper that had hardly been used. Paid £70 when new price would have been about £250.

SickAsAParrot

Might be worth looking at MIDI controller keyboards and getting a cheap synth module off Ebay such as a Korg 05R/W.

gtvlusso

Get him a guitar - far sexier and transportable too....

Rock Keyboard players don't get laid....

Everyone wants to be Steve Vai, no one wants to be Rick Wakeman.....