He currently plays bass in four jazz groups in Los Angeles, regularly hosts jam sessions at his house, and owns two budget digital pianos. The FP-10 offers the best playability and piano sounds for the price, but its availability has ranged from limited to nonexistent. Desertcart delivers the most unique and largest selection of products from across the world especially from the US, UK and India at best prices and the fastest delivery time. The piano I’ve ordered had an issue, which I think is I think is a very uncommon for this type of piano. I’ve had extremely pleasant experience with the customer service representative. They addressed the issues immediately and made sure it was resolved quickly.

It was a pretty good keyboard, but even though it was priced at $500, it didn’t match the quality feel and sound of our picks. The Alesis is on a par with our other picks in length and height, but it’s a bit deeper—almost 4 inches deeper than the Roland and 5 inches more than the Casio. It’s a little lighter than the Roland at 26 pounds. Like the Casio, it can run on six batteries, but in this case they’re D batteries, which add a bit of weight to the keyboard. Alesis offers no companion app for the Recital Pro.

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I’m happy to be able to play something that is closer to a real piano than what I had but I wish I had the budget for a better one. A decent piano/keyboard with some useful features, presets etc., If I could change one thing about it would be to add a numeric keypad for entering presets oppose to scrolling through them. It’s solid, large, feels good, has some weight, the sustain pedal is cheaply made (didn’t work actually, settled for a partial refund, no biggie). This is a great alternative for a parent that doesn’t want to blow a lot of cash for something their not sure if their child is going to stick with in terms of lessons, meaning its a lot of piano for very little cost.

Get unlimited free shipping in 164+ countries with desertcart Plus membership. The headphones are a plus when you are practicing the piano. Everything is working like I expected on the piano.

My 38-year musical journey began the first time I sat down at my cousin’s piano. My parents were able to foster this newfound passion by picking up a cheap, upright acoustic piano for me to practice on, but due to its age it had issues that made playing challenging. This is why Wirecutter recommends a good, affordable digital piano for beginners. If you’re looking to begin your (or your child’s) journey with music, the Casio CDP-S150 is an excellent choice because it suitably replicates the feel of an acoustic piano but costs less and requires less space. For our original 2018 tests, we evaluated all the keyboards in our Los Angeles office. After unboxing them and setting them up, I invited the panel testers to come in and try them out.

For the past 20 years, I’ve been a professional music director, and I’ve performed myriad musical styles on different instruments in concert halls and on nightclub stages. I also taught music for 10 years at a private Los Angeles middle and high school. The CDP-S150 is a compact, 88-key digital piano that sounds excellent and is easy to play. Digital piano features a streamlined, user-friendly design that’s focused on performance and classic visual appeal.

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Buttons for modulation, chorus, and reverb effects are provided, and the piano’s display shows all the settings and parameters. You can adjust the Recital Pro’s metronome function to any setting from 30 to 280 bpm, and the speed appears on the display. The Roland FP-10 isn’t as low-profile and shallow as the Casio CDP-S150, but it is a couple of inches less in width.