Reddit reviews Casio Privia PX-160BK 88-Key Full Size Digital Piano with Power Supply, Black
We found 7 Reddit comments about Casio Privia PX-160BK 88-Key Full Size Digital Piano with Power Supply, Black. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
The AiR engine provides highly-accurate grand piano sounds with seamless dynamics for a remarkably expressive and powerful performanceThe Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action II keyboard has an incredible feel and captures the dynamics of a performance with unparalleled speed and accuracyFeatures a chassis designed for an elegant look and to house a 8w x 8w speaker system that delivers the PX-160’s remarkable sounds with total richnessFeatures newly developed string ensemble sounds that sound wonderful by themselves or layered with the PX-160's grand pianos, electric pianos, harpsichord and moreProvides split and layer capability allowing you to play bass in your left hand and have two layered tones in your rightDuet mode allows the keyboard to be split into two equal ranges, so a student and a teacher can use the piano simultaneouslyA two track recorder can even record and playback your practice and performances
Try to find some used pianos.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Pianos.gc#narrowSideBar
and also your local craigslist/letgo/offerup
also on amazon:
>* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072FKLXRB/
It comes out to $330, maybe 380 with tax.
>* https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Weighted-Digital-Sustain-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B01LY8OUQW
>* https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Privia-PX160BK-88-Key-Digital/dp/B0100RBPTC/r
For the Prime Store Cash back you need to get the amazon store card (a credit card, you recieve 5% back on all amazon purchases, but sometimes, like for instruments you can recieve 10% back.) and for the Harmony discount you go to the product page and press the call me button and ask for the Harmony promo code. The %of the code varies between 5% to 18% so in total you can save 15% to 28%
Self-taught mostly with help from the internet. I started out learning video game songs from like Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, Conker, etc since that was the type of stuff I liked to listen/play. A friend ended up dragging me to the music club and she was kind of a tutor after a while.
I'd suggest finding a used digital piano for like $150 or $200 and trying to learn with that to see if you like it or not. If you want to jump right in or have $500 I'd suggest this its what I use now and I love it.
There's a ton of helpful sites on the internet or channels on YouTube that range from never touched a piano in your life to expert tutorials. It takes a lot of practice at least for me it did. I was pretty awful and frustrated with it for two to three months because I was so bad. I sucked it up tho and I'm glad I did.
Is this it?
https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Privia-PX-160BK-88-Key-Digital/dp/B0100RBPTC
Any thoughts compared to the Yamaha P45?
Here is an article that I found that compares the two
https://www.digitalpianoreviewguide.com/casio-px-160-vs-yamaha-p-45-which-is-better/
Many online retailers offer discounts if you contact them.
Amazon Harmony (there is a link to have them call you on the items page). You have to speak to a rep but you can get ~15% off. Also, if you have an amazon credit card you get an additional 10% back. This brings the PX160 down ~23% + tax.
Guitar Center also offers 15% off if you call a rep through a number listed at the top of their site.
Las Vegas Music has a discount if you call/chat too but I don't know how much.
All of these are to get around MAP (minimum advertised prices).
I use an older model of this I went to guitar center one day and played all the ones they had and picked the one I felt go closest to the expressiveness I was looking for. I'd definitely recommend doing something similar before you buy even if you'll eventually order online - they may even price match you
99 extra on amazon...and yeah thats what i meant by it having a better feel. i still use my yamaha, but the keys feel a lot cheaper and lighter. the casio is more like an acoustic. https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Privia-PX160BK-88-Key-Digital/dp/B0100RBPTC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497894594&sr=8-2&keywords=casio+privia There might be another model which is slightly cheaper, i swore i saw one for $479.
Something like this would be good: https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Privia-PX160BK-88-Key-Digital/dp/B0100RBPTC
By itself its a digital piano, but over USB it is a midi controller that you can use in a DAW.
IDK if that particular model is good but I would look at other digital pianos and find something that suits your needs.