This is actually pretty common. The truth is that a pianist and a keyboardist aren’t the same. Playing piano will require you to adopt a new skill set. One major hurdle you have to get over is finger dexterity. I often hear people say you can’t do this or that on a weighted keybed, but that’s not always true. A vast majority of what is and isn’t possible depends on how strong the player is. If you’re someone who primarily plays keyboards (even with semi-weighted keys), and moonlights with a weighted hammer action periodically, your playing will be slower on those weighted keys. Many times it’s not actually sluggish key return, but the player just doesn’t have the dexterity required. It takes a lot of practice (or conditioning).

I’ve got numerous keyboards, but the truth is I’m actually a pianist first and keyboardist second. One of my keyboards has a decent semi-weighted action, and I have to be careful sometimes when I play it because I’m a pianist. Playing technique between the two isn’t the same. I can play manual drums, and fast lead solo work on both my weighted keybeds (one is graded and one is balanced) without problems. That’s because over 95% of my playing is done on weighted keys. I even midi my keyboards up to both weighted models I have just to keep consistency.

If you think weighted keys can slow you down, then you might want to talk to a classically trained pianist or a well trained jazz pianist. Both can have incredibly fast right and left hand parts. There’s nothing wrong with being a keyboardist either. You just have to understand that moving to a weighted hammer action will take some time for you to adjust. Your 560 is a great digital. You don’t need the RD2000 to become a pianist. You already have the tool you need. I would strongly suggest spending more time playing just piano on it. Styles are nice, but you won’t properly develop your left hand if you spend much of your time using the arranger features. Look at the 560 as a piano first, but with arranger capabilities thrown in for good measure 😁. It’s a very capable unit if you want to be a pianist.

Sqk