Yamaha YPT-220 61 Key Keyboard - Normally around 120-130euro / Now 99euro

Kabutofro

Lidl have this on sale this thursday for anyone looking to get a great musical instrument for someone for xmas. A very good keyboard that's ideal for beginners

here is manufacturers description Total of 375 high-quality instrument voices and 100 accompaniment styles
Portable Grand button lets you instantly call up Yamaha's world-famous grand piano sound
Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) feature
102 built-in songs for easy learning
Reverb effect with 9 different reverb types

The YPT-220 features 375 natural sounding voices, including Stereo Grand Piano, 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum kits and a sound effect kit. The YPT-220 also has 100 accompaniment styles and 102 built-in songs. Use the Portable Grand button to instantly call up an authentic stereo grand piano sound. The instrument also has a rich Reverb effect that adds concert-hall ambience to any performance. The Yamaha Education Suite feature makes learning and practicing music more fun than ever before.

Review here http://www.keyboardpianoreviews.com/yamaha-ypt-220/
http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YPT-220-Personal-Keyboard-Adapter/dp/B002F920XO
http://www.retrevo.com/s/Yamaha-YPT-220-Music-Keyboards-review-manual/id/23656ci473/t/1-2/
http://www.toys.ie/Yamaha-YPT-220-!110800-prd.aspx

karag

Just a warning...

According to the following review, this keyboard is not touch-sensitive, which may be important to some.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ED9O7D29WFH2

Nazata

Though this is a reasonable keyboard for the price, it wouldn't be advisable for experienced musicians or those doing exams above grade 1 as without touch sensitivity it won't have the ability to demonstrate dynamics...
Good price but the Yamaha PSRE series is a lot better if you have the extra cash.

paikea

Just in case someone (like me) does not understand what touch sensitivity means for a piano.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100313171055AAysBht

ripcord

Could anyone recommed a good value (i.e. cheap!) touch-sensitive keyboard? Was thinking of starting to learn.. thanks!

GermanicGalore

@paikea thanks a lot. I didn't know what it means and was tempted by the offer.

@ripcord +1 am looking for the same. Anyone any advice??

crimsonking

All those fancy features...but without touch-sensitivity a keyboard is almost useless as a learning tool, it's really just a toy. A shame.

ripcord

This seems to be the best Electronic Piano I can find for a reasonable price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RTHGKW/ref=s9_simh_gw_p267_d0_g267_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1NTSB3HVYX9X0V0F33A8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Seems to have gotten a good review. I think it's a relatively new model. Would be approx 180 euro but the extra 80 euro would probably be worth it, if you're not worried about a keyboards fancy effects and 2 million instrument sounds!

crimsonking

Yeah ripcord, the Yamaha NP-11, that seems a pretty good starter keyboard with just the basic sounds.
I see there is a 76-key version the NP-31.

If you get serious though you'll want to upgrade to one with a full 88-key hammer-action keyboard, if you want a proper piano feel.

If you want a keyboard with all the bells and whistles like the original one mentioned then the PSR-E333 has touch-sensitivity.

There are other brands but I find Yamaha very good.
I'm a pro keyboard player but I'm looking for something like these for my young kids.

crimsonking

Oh by the way I don't think that one comes with a power-supply so you may have to buy that separately....

ripcord

crimsonking wrote: »

Yeah ripcord, the Yamaha NP-11, that seems a pretty good starter keyboard with just the basic sounds.
I see there is a 76-key version the NP-31.

If you get serious though you'll want to upgrade to one with a full 88-key hammer-action keyboard, if you want a proper piano feel.

If you want a keyboard with all the bells and whistles like the original one mentioned then the PSR-E333 has touch-sensitivity.

There are other brands but I find Yamaha very good.
I'm a pro keyboard player but I'm looking for something like these for my young kids.

Interesting... what is hammer action? Is this different from touch-sensitivity?

If the PSR-E33 also has touch sensitivity - wouldn't it be far better than the NP11? Or am I missing some other advantage of the NP11?

Thanks

crimsonking

Hammer-action replicates the feel of a real acoustic piano, where the keys feel weighted because they are pushing the hammers that strike the strings.

I can't speak with too much authority about these particular keyboards because I haven't played either of them, but it seems the NP11 is an entry-level model in the digital piano range, the few sounds it has are probably very good and possibly superior to the PSRE333. The keys may feel superior too.

However, the PSRE33 has a lot more features to help with learning, a rhythm machine, play-along songs and loads more sounds, it certainly is a lot more "fun", so it may suit you better to begin with.