1st post!
"For those who have played both, is the action on the Stage 4 88 ‘better’ than the Stage 3 88?"
Yes. Unequivocally.
"Watching the Natalie Tenenbaum video has me wanting a 4. Yes, I know I’m not at her level, but I still like a fast, playable, (but still weighted) action."
There's nothing she's playing I couldn't play just as "fast."
But speed isn't really the barometer. Listening to the fastest guitar players usually makes me want to shoot myself. Fast doesn't necessarily mean good.
I mean, you really want to be able to play the F@$*! out of an instrument, be expressive, hit hard, hit soft, fast, slow, everything, and I've never felt I could do that on earlier versions of the Nord Stage.
I realize action and keyboard feel is highly personal and based on years of what you've been playing, what you grew up playing, what kind of music you play, who your influences are, what makes your hands happy, etc.
but for me, personally, someone who's picky about action, I've been turned off by the feel of previous Nord Stages.
This is the first Nord Stage I enjoyed playing.
