Casio Privia PX-5S 88-Key Digital Piano

Excellent stage piano value!A little background...I have been goofing around with keyboards all my life, but joined a band a couple of years ago. This made me focus on playing and figuring out what equipment would work for gigging, on a tight budget. I owned a Yamaha DX-21 years ago and have a Yamaha DGX-620 at home, mainly for my daughter to play. I even hauled that beast to a few gigs until I could get my first Casio.My first Casio was the PX-130, which was a great starter instrument. It had just a few sounds and no display, though. Tough for live performances. Then, I was able to sell that and upgrade to the Privia PX-350, which I still own. An excellent upgrade which I was happy with for over a year.I had been looking for a way to afford the PX-5S, but had to wait for a deal. When I finally purchased it a few weeks ago, it was worth the wait! It has the same key bed as the PX-350, which includes weighted, textured keys--a nice piano feel. The feel is a bit heavier than my Yamaha DGX-620, but you can adjust key velocity if that bugs you.The keyboard...You can read all the technical details, so what I'll say here is to give perspective. I love how light it is. At around 26 lbs., you can easily carry it using a Privia gig bag--which is only about $60--either using the handles, or a shoulder strap. I will be upgrading to a porter with wheels simply since I can then carry all the extra cables and such in one trip.The number and variety of sounds, and the fact that you can download new ones that either Casio, or users post, is super fun. The piano sounds are great, but I really have more fun playing with the EPs, organs, and clavs. Note: There is a Wah-wah Clav that actually uses the sustain pedal for the wah effect! With the 6 sliders and 4 knobs, you can adjust many sound effects--reverb, attack, etc--on the fly.There are 100 stage setups in 10 banks of 10. You can customize a stage setup for every song, if you wish, even editing the title of it. This is particularly useful for gigging, since with a couple key presses, you can switch instruments.The interface is fine, but not super user friendly. Plan to invest time in learning the menus. For someone who loves technology, like me, it wasn't hard to get the basics down. There are hundreds of parameters, once you start digging, so you can customize just about anything.My first gig with it is coming up in a week, but I've been playing it at home and love it so far!!Particularly useful in making my decision and learning about the instrument were Piano Man Chuck's YouTube videos and the archived YouTube produced by Casio general manager, Mike Martin (what a talented guy!).[...][...]Anyway, it's clearly worth the $1000 but if you can get one in great condition used or refurbished, like I did, you will be even happier! A tip of the hat to Warehouse Deals, Inc. I purchased my PX-5S in "Very Good" condition through them at a significant discount, although the machine is practically brand new.

I am a keyboard junkie...This is the best value in terms of feeling like you're playing on a grand or upright piano. The grand piano and electric pianos are fantastic. The new updated stage and sound setting from the forum are excellent. The strings and synth pads are also very good. The bass patches and brass patches are useable. I however prefer the bass, guitar and brass sounds on the moxf8 and fantom. It does have a phrase recorder to capture those moments of inspiration(good or bad). However IMHO, The sequencer, arpeggiator and drums are better on moxf8 (if that is why you are getting it).Great for studio and live use. Some folks don't care for the white color. I actually like the geeky white color.If you gig a lot, you will appreciate how easy it is lug around, use with batteries etc.Go ahead and get it. You won't regret it.

Package arrived as expected and undamaged. Setup was quick and all features worked as expected. This is a really great product. Surprised at how much value is included in this keyboard. Happy it just weights 25 pounds. There are better sound samples out there, but those included are of good quality. The dynamic expression of this keyboard is outstanding and much better than product costing much more. I found myself immerged in delight playing soft/ low and hard/high and everywhere in between. Good quality headphones are a must. An amplifier is required to perform for others. I have been using a Roland CM30 with good results for in house entertainment. An amplifier with a larger driver would definitely do better justice to this fine instrument. I love it!

Impressive, lightweight, great sound banks, easy to learn, keys feel good.

GREAT KEYBOARD HAS A LOT TO OFFER FOR THE FIRST TIME BEGINNER OR FOR THE SEASONED PRO GOOD JOB CASIO