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Synth Advice

Posted by Roland v. Yamaha? on 1/26/2021, 12:20 pm

Sorry, I know this question has been asked lots of times before--I couldn't find a recent-enough one that the search would locate it.

I'm replacing our synth--it serves both as our front ensemble synth and as our jazz band piano and also solo/ensemble accompanist keyboard, so I need a full 88-keys.

I'm looking at Roland. Can anyone recommend RD-88 vs. RD-2000? I realize there's a significant price difference. Or is there a Yamaha model I should consider?

Re: Synth Advice

Posted by Mithrandir on 1/27/2021, 11:33 am, in reply to "Synth Advice"

Short answer I would agree with the Yamaha Motif, just bought one this year it's great.
Longer answer I don't think you can go wrong with the two Rolands. It's just depends what you want out of the boards. I don't know the RD-88 but I think it would be a fine piano replacement. The RD-2000 has more features and has a better build so that might be better for front line. In the end you're not going to get a "bad" keyboard from Roland. But understand that a $500 keyboard and a $2000 keyboard will be different. You will get what you pay for (in general), but that is necessarily a bad thing.

Re: Synth Advice

Posted by percone on 1/26/2021, 12:37 pm, in reply to "Synth Advice"

Yamaha Motif 88 key weighted, fantastic keyboard

Re: Synth Advice

Posted by Mmhmm on 1/26/2021, 6:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Synth Advice"

Second.

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