Choose the Best Digital Piano: A Piano Players Guids
Choosing which digital piano to purchase can be a difficult process, especially if you are a beginner. Digital piano’s are a big step up from portable keyboards, yet still a much smaller investment than an acoustic piano, which is what makes it such a great choice for beginning to intermediate piano players.
As a seasoned piano player, I have played on almost every digital piano brand you can think of. I always tell my students ‘any piano is better than no piano’ which is true – but there are huge differences between the brands that make some a great investment and others a waste of money.
Even though there are tons of digital piano brands out there, there are actually only two brands that meet a professional piano players standards of quality. These brands aren’t necessarily the highest price either, because the lower-quality brands like to up their price so you think you are still getting a great piano. The best digital piano brands are Yamaha and Roland. No professional piano player will argue with you on this one. Yamaha and Roland take out any other brand, no competition.
However, deciding which is better of the two can be a controversial subject among pianists. There is a huge debate in the piano world on which brand is more inferior, Yamaha and Roland, and I will tell you right now that they are both amazing pianos. Regardless of the brand you choose, if you purchase one of these digital pianos you will not regret it. These pianos are worth every single penny, and more.
Any other brand trying to compete with these two has no chance, unless you are looking to buy a cheaply made item.
So what are the major differences between Yamaha and Rolands? Well, there aren’t many, really. In my opinion, it is just too hard to decide between Roland and Yamaha. I own a Yamaha (click the link at the bottom of this article for a review of the piano I own) and I love it. Yamaha’s are great because they’re quality is equal to that of a Roland, but they are almost always lower in price. However, Rolands higher end models offer the best functionality and the most sounds, but this is usually irrelevant for the beginning player.