Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
lightweight, good sound through speakers, loads of features |
| Disadvantages: |
plastic feeling, not as good through an amp |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
I've owned this keyboard for approx 2 years now. Its been played at gigs a few times and also thrown in the back of the car many more times! Its now not my main keyboard but is still regularly used.
Styling and cosmetics
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The design and styling of the keyboard is a little cheap looking. It feels very plastic and light. A feature of expensive keyboards is their heaviness. Probably not a good indicator of their quality although many would say the same thing! The WK3500 is very light for the size and feels a little vulnerable to knocks. Although i have to say its been played in many packed pubs and never let me down so what do i know! The presentation of the buttons and screen does seem a little crowded and "busy".
Sounds
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The sounds on the whole are very good. I'm temped to compare it with my other more expensive keyboards although when i do it falls short. The piano sounds are acceptable although when put through an amplifier they dont sound as good as through the keyboard itself. Theres many more sounds on the keyboard which can all the edited and altered according to the need. Theres approx 100 spaces to store your own variations of sounds as well.
Features
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Where the WK3500 comes into its own is in the editing and mixing. Theres onboard equalizers,effects,sound editors, drum machines, recorders, synths and a full draw bar organ. This all adds up to a quite adaptable and feature packed keyboard. Although working your way through the menus and sub menus will require special training from NASA engineers (unless its just me!!)
Overall
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For the price the keyboard has a lot of features and effects. This slightly compensates for the average sounds. The keys are a little plastic feeling though. When you think that this can be obtained from ebay for £180 then its very good for the price and will suit the advanced amature player with no problems.
Thanks for reading and keep
music Live!!
