Advantages: reasonable price, reasonable sound, portable, built-in amplification & speakers, USB port Disadvantages: no music rest supplied, a few dodgy-sounding notes around D4
was so confident that CP300 would suit me that I didn't even bother playing it before buying it. Later, when the instrument arrived, I was not disappointed in any way.
Just bear in mind that, unless you have one, apart from the music rest for CP300 a suitably robust stand will be required on which to sit the instrument. I use a Quiklok 'X' type stand. But Yamaha does a special stand costing about £150 - also available as 'an accessory'.
*As far as I know Technics stopped making electronic pianos a few years back.
UPDATE ON ABOVE REVIEW - 8TH APRIL 2009
Now on to my second CP-300. The first one - reviewed above - developed an odd resonance on the note 'D' that lies a major ninth above middle C. In fact, the two notes on either side of this 'D' are affected i.e. the C and C# and the D# and E. Yamaha reckons it could be ...
jasonford 31.12.2008 (09.04.2009)
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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, the adjustable action, and the ability to connect a computer using USB which allows using CP300 as a multi-timbral tone generator.
Unfortunately, Yamaha does not come supplied with a music rest. You can buy it as an accessory which would cost you ...
totox 30.03.2009
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Honda Type R series of cars.
The majority of the UK models are starting to rust away but a tidy example can be found if your willing to pay a little more. (I payed £2.5k for mine and its pretty much rust free).
Some of the cars have been ..Brutalised with body kits. horrible custom paint jobs, wheels bigger than 15" and HUGE exhaust exit pipes. I would avoid a heavily modified CRX money spent on mods is money not spent on maintenance. In total I have spent quite a bit on mine and have only made one modification which was bigger brakes - the rest of the money was spent maintaining and caring for the car as apposed to making it look like somthing out of The Fast and The Furious.
I would say if you want one , buy one - even if it's a £300 rust bucket without VTEC thats needs some TLC. You will have a friend for life.
But please ...
ph0b0s1337 30.01.2009
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