Roland RD-600 - "RD600 great sounds"
I love the RD600 but the weighted keys tend to break, especially as the plastic gets older. It's an easy fix and I've bought a box of spares, that's how much I like the instrument. I've also been a…
Akai Professional EWI 5000 - " An extremely versatile professional sounding piece of kit . . . However . . . ."
The Ewi 5000 is an extremely versatile professional sounding piece of kit and can be used at any level despite the price tag which is fairly modest. It gets four stars because of the poorly documente…
Gretsch G9480 “Laydie Belle” Irish Tenor Banjo - "Worth seeking out, production run was too short"
I tried one of these a couple of times during my search for the ideal, practical tenor banjo. This was a much more refined instrument than its competition, the Deering Goodtime tenor (which lacks eit…
Mahalo MC1-AL-GGN Alien - "It is what it is, a bit of fun"
This is one of Mahalo's 2018 "specials", it's part of the new creative series that have come out along with the latest art series and a new designer series. The Alien is the only new model to have a …
Clavia Nord Electro 5D 61 - "Close to perfection!"
-As usual, it’s perfectly built : great job ! :bravo: -The keys’ touch seems to me slightly better than the 4D version, as I play more easily some piano pieces which were problematic. -The knob…
Lowrey Genie (Model 1CG-1A) - "An enjoyable instrument with practical uses"
This is a fun keyboard to play, and it can be used for recording. The sounds can be combined to make some interesting tones, and the effects; AUTOWOW, REVERB, PERCUSSION, VIBRATO, REPEAT, and ECHO; c…
Farfisa Louvre - "Music Circus! A large and good analog combo"
A real mammoth that I found out of order at a pawnshop and managed to refurbish: partytime! It’s an organ/ string machine/ piano/ harpsichord/ synth/ drum machine all-analog combo with a vertical aco…
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-709 - "A superb digital piano equipped with a great arranger mode"
The instrument looks great, even if I preferred the appearance of the 407. I use it at home, for my own personal pleasure. Piano sounds are very realistic, and the keys feel close to those of an ac…
Roland RD-700NX - "Roland RD700NX built like a tank"
I use this as my main gigging piano and have done for the last seven years. I have had to go into the editing as deep as I can to get the acoustic piano sound that satisfied me, but I feel I have now…
Marcodi Harpejji g16 - "A great instrument "
The Harpejji is a very nice instrument which is somehow intuitive to play for a keyboardist. But while it's easy to play an easy piece of music, there's still a long way to go to rival with Mathieu T…
Crumar T3 - "The future of vintage sound is in your hands."
A rare piece of gear, not an easy one to find. If you chance to see one for sale, don't miss the opportunity to try it - and to try it is to love it instantly. It's a 3-in-1 in the same series as…
Young Chang U121 - "A really great Sound !"
In what musical style and context (training, recording, live, etc.)do you currently use this piano? - I think its sound mostly suits recording pop, middle-of-the-road music and so on. As for live…
Viscount Intercontinental VS20 - "Very good"
I bought it used at a garage sale in October 2014, I use it at home during my spare time. With it, I aimed at finding again the joyful moments I had when, as a kid, I used to play with that belongin…
Roland F-20 - "Really beautiful"
For all beginners and amateur musicians. Semi-professionals who know the piano market will very soon see its limits: they don't want to waste their time setting a tempo or calling a (tunes or styles)…
Tokai TX-Lower - "If you own the TX-5 Classic, you gotta get this too"
This is the TX-Lower. It's technically a MIDI controller with 61 waterfall keys, but the main difference is that it was designed specially for use with the Tokai TX-5 Classic. They're sold as separat…