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#298771 - 11/03/10 05:50 PM Beginner's keyboard for under $300
chony Offline
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Can anyone recommend a good beginner's keyboard for under $300. I'm buying it for a cousin and I need it delivered by this coming Monday, so I'm hoping to get your comments by tomorrow (Thursday 11/4).

It should be a keyboard with decent sound, 61 keys, not too complicated. The kid is 12 years old lives in a non-English-speaking country, so the keyboard should not be too menu-complicated.

THANK YOU!
Chony

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#298772 - 11/03/10 05:52 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
Dnj Offline
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#298773 - 11/03/10 06:30 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
chony Offline
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Do you think the CTK 4000 would do the trick? I just watched a youtube vide of it. Unbelievable what a $150 keyboard does nowadays...

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#298774 - 11/03/10 06:35 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
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Originally posted by chony:
Do you think the CTK 4000 would do the trick? I just watched a youtube vide of it. Unbelievable what a $150 keyboard does nowadays...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MyN6nc6Eu8

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#298775 - 11/03/10 06:37 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
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#298776 - 11/03/10 06:39 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
montunoman Offline
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I have lots of fun with my Yamaha psr 413.
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#298777 - 11/03/10 06:42 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
Dnj Offline
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Originally posted by montunoman:
I have lots of fun with my Yamaha psr 413.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YFAaEvdLJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ndP8d4gWBc&feature=related

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 11-03-2010).]

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#298778 - 11/03/10 07:14 PM Re: Beginner's keyboard for under $300
chony Offline
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Loc: New York
Thank you everyone.

I ended up going with the Casio CTK 5000. It was only $200 including overnight shipping.

From my limited research it seems to me that Casio makes better lower-end keyboards. Also I figured if Yamaha puts crappy drums on the s910, I can't imagine what they've reserved for their PSR line. The drums I heard on the YouTube videos of the Casio sound quite decent.

[This message has been edited by chony (edited 11-03-2010).]

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