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Yamaha PSRE223 Portable Digital Keyboard Including Mains Adaptor

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I already own a professional stage piano from Yamaha - but it's heavy and needs monitors and power amps to get any sound out of it. This means at least a half hour set-up just to practice. Time to make life easy and buy a practice keyboard that isn't the weight of a small car and has at least a modicum of piano feel on the keyboard and all on a tight budget. I was prepared to spend up to 200 pounds, but after reading all the reviews I decided on theYamaha PSRE223. It arrived well packaged and in good order.

Getting started could not have been easier - out of the box and plug it in - it defaults to a concert grand piano sound. After having spend a lifetime playing grand pianos and professional concert electric pianos I was blown away by the sound this small keyboard produced. This is how far electronic pianos have moved on since I last bought a keyboard over 15 years ago. The sound is amazing from such a lightweight inexpensive box.

The keyboard feel is a little light - you can sometimes sound another note with an accidental brush of the keyboard with a loose finger, but considering the quality of sound produced for the budget, this is a minor quibble. For a portable lightweight keyboard that you can use every day without hassle, I think this product is brilliant value for money. It does what it says on the box, nothing more and certainly nothing less. Yamaha PSRE223 Portable Digital Keyboard Including Mains Adaptor

The Yamaha Keyboard I recently purchased is excellent ,it does exactly what it says and I am having great fun learning to play. The order and delivery was prompt and efficient and I would not hesitate in purchasing something else from this seller.

My wife purchased this item for me in June 2010 and whilst I acknowledge that there are in-built lessons, I found these difficult to follow. I then discovered the Complete keyboard player books and after a bit of playing around with those I finally plucked up courage and now at age 55, I am taking piano lessons.

What is good about this keyboard, well actually all of it, ignoring the in-built lessons. It is responsive with a positive feedback from the keys, but you should not expect it to match the feedback that you would get from a PIANO keyboard, nor does volume increase the harder that you press the keys: who cares though if you are a beginnner like me! The tone, particularly for the piano is excellent and does indeed sound like the real thing. The speakers are not fantstic, but up to the standard of the job, although I find using a reasonable set of padded headphones is much better overall, both for me and my poor family who have listened to me playing and have no hesitation to remind me to use them when I get carried away.

There are so many voices etc, more than enough for me. You can also use the transpose function to allow you access to more of the scale should you need it, but I would suggest that if you are proficient enough to need this function, you will have outgrown this keyboard and may need something a little better, although if space or cost is a consideration, then perhaps not.

As an absolute beginner this item is great, it is light and relatively compact, easy to store or to travel with you if you wish and of course, not every home can accommodate a piano. For a little over £100, this is the ideal starting point, particularly if you are looking for a keyboard to determine whether this instrument is for you, or if you are on a limited budget and simply want to play. I absolutely love mine and once you discount the gimmicky training aids and get down to using it, it is very good and more importanly, good value at the price.

Suffice to say, I am working now towards my grade 1 so it is ideal for us beginners and perfect at the price for a child to start with.

This organ was a replacement, the previous one sounded quite ropey with one of the speakers not working well at all. I was worried about contacting Amazon about the defect, but I did not need to be. The keyboard was replaced within a few days and instructions were left explaining how to return the defective keyboard. Good job Amazon!

The new keyboard sounds great considering the cost. I love the piano sounds (there are a number of them) and many of the other voices that are included. It easy to change voice and apply a style if I want to. I am very happy with the product and with the customer service I received.

Easy to setup, just plug in and go....then spend the next 3 hours going through all of the functions and instrument sets with a broad grin on your face. OK there are the 'regular' instruments, grand piano, harpsicord etc...then you find the Brass section, woodwind and percussion. If you've ever learnt to play the keyboard or piano but dreamed of introducing another instrument then this is the perfect tool.

The instrument functions are so wide-ranged that you'll be hard pressed to not find a known instrument. Then you find the 'fun' functions, the sound effects, animal noises, water effect, explosions...

Last word....

Enjoy! :)

I have never played a keyboard before and am not that musical but I have had such fun learning to play. I probably do not know how to get the best out of it and can only comment fron a beginners point of view. What improvements would I make, if I could? The display showing which notes you are playing is very small and does involve squinting at it (this display is essential for total beginners especially those who cannot read music, as it is the only way to know if you have played the right notes). The book that came with it is very techy and it would be nice if they could produce a total idiot's guide on request for total beginners.

Great value for money and excellent keyboard. I recently decided to take up the keyboard again after many years of not playing. This is full size and has a great sound to it. The adapter comes with it as does a good instruction book. Music stand included which attaches to it easily. Well packaged and received promptly.

The keyboard is what i expected for my two children who just start learning music (seven years old).
It is what a beginner need for his first steps.

I brought this keyboard Yamaha PSRE223 Portable Digital Keyboard Including Mains Adaptorfor my Son who has just started learning music for his GSCE. I didn't want to buy anything too expensive, so this was an ideal choice for him, plus it was recommended to him by his music teacher. It's a nice looking keyboard that has all the functions that he needs.

A great keyboard, lots of features (that I haven't used yet), but best of all it has a good sound and is easy to play. The keys respond well. Would highly recommend it