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A sales man told me the CFX is the same in both the P515 & YC88, only difference is the action. I have the YC88 & very satisfied with the feel but have never tried the P515. Is that true or just a sales pitch to reel me in?

Another sad example why brick & mortar are soon becoming extinct...also, choose your battles wisely my friend. We've all been there... good luck.

As Mathofinsects said, having the support of the band around you & knowing when to get out of the way... that's how the big boys do it!!

Thanks ChazKeys!

On the "issue" of expression pedal not working on some sounds it was operator error, duh. The steps are: Settings/Controllers/Receive Switch/Expression. Set Keys A and Keys B to "OFF" Leave Organ to "On" ... or whatever configuration you want.

Thanks ChazKeys for the tips, still not happening for me but never say never. The more I play the YC88 the more it reminds me of one my favorite hammer actions on a DP... the RD800. I find myself being inspired by this board just by the action alone, this is a great utility gigging tool & digging deeper...

The YC88 hammer action isn't too heavy (you can adjust to taste) so to play organ isn't really an issue if it's mainly for cover band duties which meets my needs. Now if you're looking for a more "waterfall organ" action experience where organ plays a more central role then yes it's not the right board for organ ( FWIW, I sold my NS3 HA76 to get the YC88, for me it was the right move).

Nope, not able to run the volume pedal on the organ & strings simultaneously. Either it's not doable or I'm not doing something right.

Have an RD-2000 in a "GrandIllusion" baby grand shell, been using it for a few years at church & there are still people who think it's the real deal.

I'm not able to use the volume pedal on the strings & organ at the same time, is there a way to do this? But yeah, this board is awesome!!

Hmmm, so maybe for a more utility stage keyboard that does cover band duties Hammond might be the way to go. Just don"t know the hammer action on their 73⦠And I"m sure an 88 is in the works if they follow the 'trend'.

I agree, it may be years before we see some Basic modifications like adding an extra layer option or it could be in the next OS in a few months⦠who knows. I really do enjoy the sounds on the YC88 and the keyboard action and I"ll admit the Hammond definitely looks tempting, possibly as a second-tier?

I have been playing the YC 88 over A couple of weeks now and I"m really enjoying the sounds on it, of course for the organ purist there can be some modifications to make the organ stand out a little more realistically but that"s being very picky. The Hammond SK pro I think has it right on a couple of areas which if the YC picked up on could definitely be the leader of the pack. The Hammond has four layers and splits anywhere on the board. More specifically adding an extra third layer to the non-Organ section will really improve the system.

FA-06 on top & Yamaha YC88 on the bottom floor... light weight yet powerful rig.

cphollis, Haven't worked with that combination yet although having the connection "to host" is nice, still getting used to the basics as I've only had it a week. I'd like to see more layer options & less restriction on splits.

The action is just what I wanted not too heavy but not too light. I also have a Roland RD2000 that I use for practicing at home (too heavy for gigging ) and it reminds me of that. Owned the Nord Stage 3 88 A couple of years ago and to me it"s not a true hammer action. It"s all subjective but for me the action on the YC 88 feels like an old friend.

General assessment... gigged with the YC88 last night for the first time & it exceeded my expectations! AP's & EPs sit nicely in a mix and stand out as needed, the strings & brass worked good after some tweaking. Of course the organ was great in the band mix which surprised me because I really wasn't all that impressed with it by itself. The Soundman was pouring on the compliments on how good the new keyboard sounded! I've been using the Korg Kronos 7, great sounds but a hefty 47lbs. became a pain to schlep to gigs. Plus the onboard sequencer is too much for my needs in a cover band. Then I was using the Nord Stage 3 HA 76, good sounds but still not quite what I craved & the hammer action was blah. The YC88 checked all the boxes for me, not perfect (what is?) but at 40 lbs. it's a powerful well thought out board. Was looking for something lightweight yet high end gigging sounds to replace the NS3 HA76... I found it IMHO. ;-)

You might be able to get a good deal on a used Kurz. Forte 7, they're weighted and are awesome.

I have the NS3 HA76, love the light weight for portability but don't like the "weighted" action so having the same action as the 88 is a well thought out move by Nord. Now let's see if they have a bloated price tag.

Get the RD-2000. I'm the music director at my church playing eight to ten masses on the weekend and that number increases significantly when you add weddings, funerals, etc. We had a Boston Grand & I loved it but it went out of tune regularly with the workload so when the finance council agreed to get a digital board I got the Roland RD-2000 in a piano shell, not crazy expensive & the hammer action is good.

A band with a deaf guitarist & yeah, I'm always moving my KB stand to the ends of the stage area to create comfortable real estate for the guitarist. My audible solos are intros to Superstition & Dancing in the moonlight.

Kurz has the best strings in the industry, IMHO.

To be fair ( my observation), Yamaha does some amazing things with APs, EPs,... I'm a huge fan of all their products especially the stage pianos. I wouldn't expect any board to do everything, the weight alone would need a fork lift for every gig. I'm happy with my CP88 except the organ, maybe a future update for that is on the horizon... IMHO.

The same organ in the sub section... what is it about Yamaha & organ sounds? Not a critique but an observation.

Enter at your own risk or should I say ... mission accomplished. ;-)