Save your money.

I would never buy a Casio again because of the limited polyphony and the lack of higher end features like a 16 track sequencer, etc. but I saw the WK-8000 (88 keys) at GC and decided to check it out for fun. Even though it has 88 keys (the kind most manufacturers provide the 'wider' keys for) the Casio had the smaller key size. The key action was poor also in my opinion and the sounds were mediocre plus the speaker system was rather ordinary with the volume less than adequate in my opinion. I suppose the WK-8000 would be a good starter keyboard for students in school who need 88 keys because the price is really low at only $399. But forget about using the WK-8000 for gigging. It just doesn't provide the necessary quality sounds you need for convincing, realistic live performance work.

That's how I see it anyway.

Best regards,
Mike

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[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 10-20-2006).]