Yamaha CP300

Other than from an economic angle, I was never a fan of Yamaha acoustic pianos. So back in the 1980s it came as no surprise when their digital instruments failed to impress me. In my opinion Yamaha pianos sounded too 'wooden' at the top end. They had none of the 'singing' tones common to European pianos like Blüthner, Bösendorfer or Bechstein. However, after moving into an apartment in 1996 I was obliged to get a piano that took cans and chose a Technics PR900, which in my view was the nearest thing to an acoustic piano. It sounded like some of the best German pianos I had played. Early ... more

The YAMAHA CP300 is one of the most highly respected and most sought after piano's available and as a musician and performer I cannot stress the amazing quality of this piano. The piano is a solid investment. It is well built and looks great. Like almost every keyboard it comes with additional voices which sound good, but this pianos forte lies in it Grand Piano setting. Before I purchased this piano I had heard it on stage a few times and was amazed at how realistic the piano voice sounds. I found it almost impossible to detect whether I was listening to a stage piano or the real thing. Post ... more

Yamaha CP300 sings better than its previous pianos. I compared it to some other pianos such as Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Bechstein, Technics PR900 and Yamaha P-150. Its features include MIDI/XG tone generator which is much more capable than the P-150, a detachable power lead and a panel lock which would not change the settings when you hit one of the buttons as it might happen with P-150, balanced XLR outputs, the half damping feature, comprehensive monojack ins/outs and connections for other types of effects pedals, the built in amplification which is actually not common on this style of piano ... more