Yamaha P60

This doesn't use any software or os. The instrument switching is requires you to hold a button and strike a piano key and its the same for playing a preset song or setting a dual instrument etc... Just think what can you do with a acoustic piano you wouldn't need any keys in that just the pedals switch it on play and switch it off thats it ;-)

polyphony is 32 and I don't need anything more I am not a good pianist. It does have one builtin reverb effect. No expansion capabilities but it can be used for controlling other keyboards. After I bought this one I don't feel like that playing in thatplasticky touch s30. I use p60 to control s30. Midi capability is normal no need to get any instrument definition for cakewalk because you can't. Lack of sequencer is a major drawback I would admire that but still one can use sibelius or cakewalk it blends well with them.

Believe me the sounds are awesome when compared with a korg digital piano sp300 or sp500. I don't understand how can korg sell something at a higher price when it is inferior to a p60. The action IS THE BEST compared with all other digital pianos and it resembles a grand piano to 99% yamaha did their homework on this touch and feel. I tried a kawai digital piano the sounds are ok but the action is somewhat rubbery. p60 has the feel of playing a real piano. p60 is clear winner hands down in that. All of its cousins p90 p120 have the same sounds and action but on the price aspect p60 rox again. There are 50 good piano preset demos, all are quite good but you don't get a midi output if you play the presets. If you are a beginner and want to practise piano buy this one don't buy anything else it is all waste of money. My humble opinion is that all other brands sell inferior stuff for a higher price in the digital piano category.

If you play classical pieces alone this is highly useful. Its just an electronic replacement of a piano only difference is it doesn't need any tuning like a normal piano. The bottom is wooden cork based material that is funny. Still its ok you can live with it.

I haven't dealt with yamaha at all

Yes I would buy it again if it was stolen and if I am short of cash. I have set my eyes on motif es 8 so I would buy that next time. I have had a psr510 s30 this is my 3rd one. I love the action very much in this I hate that wooden cork bottom. This is too much for the price you pay. I compared this with korg and kawai digital pianos and found this to be extremely good. I wish it had a sequencer and a inbuilt metronome.

There's not very many ways to mess up on this thing, I mean unless you can't play worth crap. It's really pretty basic, you've only got a few sounds, but no one is buying this to be some whacked out synthesizer with hundreds of voices; you buy it for the awesome piano sound and the feel.

I'll have to give it an eight, because of the fact that you don't have the buttons directly on the top of it, thus you can't switch instruments mid-song. But, I'm buying another Yamaha keyboard later for different sounds. This is just an awesome basic piano.

UNBELIEVABLE!! This thing is awesome, I was hooked the moment I first played it. Feels so real, similar to a yamaha grand...wow...just AWESOME. The sound is awesome too, at least the piano sounds. I didn't really care for the strings too much, but like I said, I'll get a keyboard later for all the extra bells and whistles.

It's a yamaha, it should be awesome as far as durability and stuff. I'd gig it (and probably will) with no hesitation.

Wouldn't know

Freaking awesome. I wouldn't even touch the other digitals this is awesome!

The Yamaha P60 is very easy to use. Just plug in a play. Changing instruments is easy with the reference sheet. I does not have any buttons for changing instruments, you have to use the keys while holding the 'voice' button down. Dead simple.

The keyboard action is superb. It is inspirational to play. It comes with a sustain pedal. The midi output port is useful for connecting to the computer. It works without any hastle. Velocity is excellent

The piano sounds are excellent. Piano1 is for your classical stuff while piano 2 is a bit brighter. The strings sound quite poor. Dont use vibraphone,harpsichord,church organs. Its a stage piano and the piano sounds are excellent.

Havent had it too long. It feels solid.

Havent needed to deal with them yet.

I love this piano. It sounds great and feels great. I would definately recommend to beginner or pro. Its very reasonably priced as well. It would have been nice to have some more sounds, hammond organ, clavinova.

Software versions do not apply with most (if not all) digital pianos.
The presets: stunning. Seriously.
Cannot edit patches.
Manual does the job.

32-note polyphony. The keyboard action is exactly like an expensive piano. Baby grand, upright, whatever. The keys feel so real. Close your eyes and you're playing the real thing. Yamaha's "hammer action" gives an accurate pressure.. more on low keys, less on the higher ones, just like a real piano. Amazing.

Built-in effects-- only reverb. But it sounds awesome. No expansion capabilities, but that's not why you bought this, anyway.

No on-board sequencer (MIDI though... no problem connecting it up to a sequencer).

The pianos on this P60 are absolutely fantastic. Seriously. I've played many, many digital pianos and nothing comes close to the warmth and realism of the Yamaha P-series pianos (P-80, P-60). It feels perfect. My bandmate has a Yamaha Clavinova CLP-560 (original price about $3000-- she got a great deal on it)... let me put it this way: I played the P60 side by side with her Clavinova and it's EXACTLY THE SAME. To say it sounds great would be an absolute understatement. That's why I bought it. For the piano. Plus, the other sounds are really good, too... harpsicord is excellent. Vibes KICK ASS and if you're looking for that Thomas Newman "American Beauty" score-style sound.... that's what he uses on most of the tracks. Velocity is awesome. Play light, it sounds gorgeous. Play heavy, it sounds like it should- ballsy, like a real grand.

Excellent. Seriously. For the price? You can't get a better digital piano.

It weighs in at about 40 lbs, and that's not bad. It's definitely portable, though kind of awkward to carry due to the length. Seems pretty reliable. I wouldn't pound on it, making noise, though. If you want to do that, you shouldn't be playing a digital piano... you should be playing a piece of crap Casio consumer keyboard.

Never contacted Yamaha, but I know they're awesome and supportive. All their products are awesome, and stand by them faithfully. I also use a CS1x control synth, which I love.

If this thing were stolen, I'd cry. I would then seek out the thief and proceed to beat them senseless. Then I'd take the piano back.

I hate nothing about this piano. It's everything I ever wanted. You want real piano sound (which is hard to come by) and real piano feel, this is the way to go. Without even thinking twice.

I've compared this piano to digital pianos (new ones) by Roland and Korg, and I laugh at the sound of both of those brands (and I love and use Roland synths, like the Juno-60). The Yamaha takes the cake in every category. Plus, it looks sweet. Simple, black, with a nice red strip running along the top of the keys. Looks great, plays even better.

The only thing that is kind of annoying (but not that much) is you have to change patches by holding the patch button and then pressing a corresponding key. Oh well, you can't do fast patch changes. So what. I use it in the studio mainly, so it's not like I have to frantically press buttons. That's about it. Some of the other features (MIDI channel setup, reverb depth, reverb style) are a pain to edit, because again, you have to press a key to get the desired setting. Oh well, I like the default verb. I'm easy to please, especially when a piano sounds this good.

yamaha have skimped on the buttons meaning you have to use the keyboard itself as buttons to select different voices and features - this is fine most of the time but you can't do quick patch changes while playing - it's not the best piano for gigging.

it's not bristling with features but that's not why you'd buy it. You buy this for the piano action which is very good, and the piano sounds which are good for the money. Annoying lack of a line out socket - have to use the headphones socket and this switches off the speakers so can't use them for monitoring.

I love the two acoustic piano sounds though they are very similar. I also like the Rhodes piano . Disappointed there's no Hammond organ sounds.

Very expressive keyboards, well matched to the voices.

it's not got the most robust case - you can't throw it about. No key cover. But I doubt it's going to go wrong unless you are very silly with it.

there is nothing on the market for the money that comes close. A musician's piano. Very enjoyable to play with headphones.
I have a Yamah upright and the key touch is similar (although the sound is quite different.)

only a few buttons. hold a button and press a key to access functions.

features, features, whatever. it's the feel of the keys that makes this more than worth the paltry sum you'll pay for it. graded hammer action (lighter @ top, heavier @ bottom end) perfect touch sensitivity for dynamics control. it's got a MIDI port; that's all i need.

great sound for the money, 2- and 3- way velo switch samples, not complex but usable and great for practice. you can stack 2 sounds and add a bit of reverb which can make for somegood sound. you're buying this for the keyboard, anyway. get a good giga piano lib and you're in heaven.

feels solid. at least, i stubbed my toe on it and it hurt a lot. :)

never talked to 'em. don't think i'll need to.

the best playing keyboard action you can get for <$2000, an amazing value! built in speakers (sounds pretty good, considering) for fun,

Manual is short and clear.

I love the action. This is the first digital piano I have ever considered, and I was wowed by the feel. I don't use MIDI, so no comment there.

I play classical at the intermediate level, and it's been a very good practice piano. The only negative is with pieces with a lot of sustain it tends to start sounding a bit electric/zingy after a while.

I've been using it for 3 months about 1 hr a day and no complaints. Just remember if you have the sustain pedal down when you turn it on, things get reversed and everything is sustained when the pedal is off.

Never had to deal with the company.

I would definitely buy it again/recommend it to others. I played for about 10 years till I was 16, then quit and came back 20 years later. Love that I can plug in the headphones and practice til the wee hours without bothering anyone and still get the sound and feel of a real piano.

Just plug and play. I note the manual is very clear. Bought it as a practice piano, so not interested in the other features.

I think the polyphony (32) will be fine. Again bought as a practice piano and the features are fine for this application.

I like the piano 2 voice. My wife likes 1 the best. We are both amazed at the sound within the volume constraints of the little onboard amp and speakers. Definitely a boost to the richness of the sound if you place it projecting towards the cormer of a room. The keyboard feels very close to the real thing with the ability to express touch nuance.

No experience but reliability reputation is good.

I have never delt with Yamaha, but hear they are good

I would buy again. Looked at many different brands and I thought the Yamaha was by far the best value. Also I got a great deal at guitar center in Chicago. Typical price is $750. However currently there is a $100 instant rebate and I got an additional $50 off for an open box. With Extreme bench, Yamaha stand and cover it was $770 out the door. Very good buying experience.

Everytime you turn off the piano custom settings are canceled. Apart from that , this piano is very easy to use.

It contains 50 demo sampler (50!!!!)but not separate connections for output and headphones.
No alternative tunes for Harpsichord.

Two great sounds of Piano, warmly and tuned right.
Harpsichord are beatiful too (sensivity keyb are disabilited)
Church Organ 1 sounds well, very realistic. Church Organ 2 (Ripieno) is less affective but always good.
I don't care about Electric pianos, anyway i think they aren't good.
Strings are awful.

I'm proud of me for choosing this piano instead of other products of the same price range. My ears work well at first sight!

Simple and effective. I use it for just a piano. It's good to own if you're on a tighter budget.

Keyboard action is the heavier type, more like a 9' concert grand.
It's definately MIDI compadible but limited that it has no modulation/pitch wheel knobs. It's great for taking around town to do quick weddings or gigs.

You can definately have a wider expression if you know how to control the keys with your hands. The velocity sensitivity is way better than those early PSR models. The speakers are small, 15W i think, so you might want to plug it into an amp.

So far so good, i only had it for a week.

haven't had it long enough, however i heard there is a 1 yr waranty on defects.

It's definately worth the dollars put into it. It is limited in the sense that it's only a keyboard with no bells or whistles but then, i'd have to shell out a couple extra grand to get those anyway. The feel is good and it does it's job well.

The manual is short, but appropriately so, as this thing is easy to use. No problems.

You get ten voices. Yamaha's website isn't very informative, at least not with the P60, so I'll list the sounds here:

piano1
piano2
electric piano1
electric piano2
harpsichord1
harpsichord2
vibes
church organ1
church organ2
strings

I like piano1 the most. Church organ2 has a nice full, powerful tone, good for Bach-ish type stuff. The strings are ok, but they sound kinda thin to me. The electric pianos are nice, but I'll never really use them. I do have one question though...what the hell are vibes? It sounds like some sort of electric xylophone. Whatever it (or they) is, I can envision using the vibes for cheesy xmas songs.

It is midi compatible, but I'll probably never use it. There are four reverb types: room, hall1, hall2, and stage (or you can turn it off completely). Each reverb type can be adjusted from 1 to 20 to control the reverb depth.

Me likes the reverb.

You can also layer two voices and adjust their respective volumes. Piano1 and strings sound nice together.

I've only owned this thing for 5 days now, so maybe my review is a bit premature, but I've played it for several hours each day. Anyway, the best thing about this keyboard is, well, the keyboard. It has an excellent feel and it's quite responsive. I was originally just gonna buy a dgx202 or something similar to entertain myself, but after trying the P60, there was no way I could go back to playing a non-weighted synth-style keyboard. Besides, the dgx202 et. al. have all that extra crap that I don't need or want.

I play through headphones most of the time, but the speakers seem adequate.

So far, so good. I don't gig as I suffer from intense bouts of neurosis.

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I've played off and on for about 15 years, and after buying this thing, I'd like to start taking lessons again. It's made me want to play more. The P60 comes with a power adapter and a sustain pedal. There are also 50 preset songs on here - this I could do without. I'd much rather have a few more choices in sounds than the 50 pieces of pre-fabbed music, but apparently Yamaha sees things differently. There's also a stand made specifically for the P60 (same as the p120), but I just bought a generic stand for it since Sam Ash didn't have the right one.

I tried the P80 and P120, and a few Korg models...and there was Kurzweil too, but I thought the P60 had the best feel and the best price.

I'm satisfied.

If all you want to do is turn the thing on and play piano, it can't really get a whole lot easier than this. The connections are on the back instead of the side. This is pretty much a preference issue. I would prefer to be able to switch between earphones and the built in speakers without unplugging the earphones. Getting to more advanced functions such as transposing is less than intuitive and means consulting the reference card or the manual.

This is a very basic keyboard. It has 32 note polyphony. It has a graded action keyboard that to me feels very good with a full 88 keys. It does have the ability to layer two of its sounds together. The relative loudness of the layerered sounds can be adjusted. It does have built in reverb again with the ability to adjust the settings. Be aware however that if you turn off the unit, your previous settings are not retained.

Among the things it cannot do and which might matter to someone:
1) Layer sounds
2) Adjust the sensitivity of the action
3) It only has an input for a sustain pedal
4) Retain settings upon poweroff
5) It only has 10 sounds so you better like them
6) It has no built in sequencer
7) It has no built in drum machine
8) It has no easily accessable program change buttons etc. so it is limited as a midi controller.

I think that for the 750$ it cost the sounds it does have are very good. In particular with the piano sound looping is much less objectionable than on units I heard that cost literally twice as much (from another manufacturer). I find the action great and very easy to control. If I want ff I can get ff and if I want pp I can get that too. Sustain seems natural to me which again I can't say for some other units that cost twice as much.

It is limited to those 10 sounds it comes with. If you want eye popping lead sounds, you better go elsewhere. If you want a very nice piano sound on a weighted keyboard with 88 keys, this has it.

Who knows. Ask me in 10 years.

Again, ask me in 10 years.

I think this is a fantastic value for people who can live without the many features it doesn't have. When I went shopping I was willing to spend up to 2000$. My requirements were:

1) Excellent piano sound
2) 88 key weighted action that felt right to me
3) A sustain pedal
4) The ability to turn it on and be essentially instantly ready to play.

I checked out much more expensive Yamahas, Korgs, Rolands, and others. By nature, I tend to overbuy. In otherwords I would usually rather spend a bit or even a lot more money to get something that actually does exactly what I want. I ended up going with this. To me it ended up being a choice between this and the Yamaha S90.

On the otherhand, my requirements were very basic. There is a whole lot this keyboard will not do. Be sure you can live with that. It is a niche product. It would not be right for a whole lot of people.

I would absolutely buy this keyboard again.

This Keyboard is a breeze. Perfect for someone who wants a light weight graded hammer weighted keyboard with excellent piano sounds.

Graded Hammer 88 Note weighted action keyboard for realistic piano feel


32 Notes of polyphony


10 Voices including Grand Piano, EP, Pipe Organ and Strings


Dual voice mode to combine two sounds


Digital reverb


20W x 2 amplifier


MIDI IN/OUT

The 32 poly might be a drawback for some but I use this board only for piano. I have an S30 for organ and synth sounds etc. and sequencing. It is the 32 poly version of the P120. The on-board speakers are small but I use it with a Peavey KB300 so that is not a problem for me.

The Piano sounds are what I bought this board for. It sounds as good as the P120 and much better than the P80.

It's a Yamaha, need I say more. Yamaha builds products that last.

I have owned a DX7, a S30 and a couple of acoustic guitars by Yamaha and I have never had any reason to contact cutomer support.

I love this Keyboard! Where else can you get a great sounding Digital Piano for $700?