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MGR/B Donaldson « Roland RD 700 »
Published on 01/06/03 at 15:00For my 50th birthday my wife surprised me with a Roland RD 700.
I had been looking at all of the various electric stage pianos and thought this one looked pretty interesting as it seemed to deliver everything I wanted at the best price.
Thus, The keyboard was bought to provide an electric stage piano with variety of piano, electric piano, and organ voices. It had to be light enough to take when playing out and would otherwise be kept in our music room with drum set, amps, PA etc.
The Roland RD 700 was bought to replace an older, Alisus (sp?) Q77 keyboard that has unweighted keys, only 77 keys, is difficult to move from voice to voice since the LED display is damaged and has not been what I have enjoyed playing given a choice.
My wife bought The Roland RD 700 via an internet purchase at Z Zounds for $1,989, including shipping.
1. great weighted feel on the keys
2. excellent voices
3. ease of moving from voice to voice
4. In comparison to other similar stage pianos this seemed to deliver the most bang for the buck.
5. There is a sense of the piano having something powerful about it that is difficult to describe but thrilling to play.
1. have yet to find a matching gig bag or hard case
2. It going to be a beast to move around as it's pretty heavy
3. There are better B-3 Leslie voices out there
seems very sturdy; so far so good
The Roland RD 700, though a big expense for our budget, seemed to offer the most value in the category and seems to be exactly what I thought it would be. I did not expect to have such difficulty finding a gig bag or hard shell to fit it but further exploration may solve that problem.
Only having it for the last two months I am pleased thus far.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I had been looking at all of the various electric stage pianos and thought this one looked pretty interesting as it seemed to deliver everything I wanted at the best price.
Thus, The keyboard was bought to provide an electric stage piano with variety of piano, electric piano, and organ voices. It had to be light enough to take when playing out and would otherwise be kept in our music room with drum set, amps, PA etc.
The Roland RD 700 was bought to replace an older, Alisus (sp?) Q77 keyboard that has unweighted keys, only 77 keys, is difficult to move from voice to voice since the LED display is damaged and has not been what I have enjoyed playing given a choice.
My wife bought The Roland RD 700 via an internet purchase at Z Zounds for $1,989, including shipping.
1. great weighted feel on the keys
2. excellent voices
3. ease of moving from voice to voice
4. In comparison to other similar stage pianos this seemed to deliver the most bang for the buck.
5. There is a sense of the piano having something powerful about it that is difficult to describe but thrilling to play.
1. have yet to find a matching gig bag or hard case
2. It going to be a beast to move around as it's pretty heavy
3. There are better B-3 Leslie voices out there
seems very sturdy; so far so good
The Roland RD 700, though a big expense for our budget, seemed to offer the most value in the category and seems to be exactly what I thought it would be. I did not expect to have such difficulty finding a gig bag or hard shell to fit it but further exploration may solve that problem.
Only having it for the last two months I am pleased thus far.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com