lvercaut Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 CP1 and CP4 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejefunkyman Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 SV1/SV2 for me of course ð The coolest modern looking digital pianos ever ð followed by the Vox Continental, also a very cool looking modern digital piano. I also like the Grandstage, especially when looking at it from the back. Wait, are they all Korg keyboards? Yes they are ð±ð±ðð!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Rhodes MK-80. (Roland) Cool thing was the Rhodes label on the front rather than Roland. People didn't know what the hell it was. I donated mine to a school after picking up a Yamaha P200 http://www.muzines.co.uk/images_mag/articles/sos/SOS_89_10_rhodes_mk80__full.jpg Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 From an audience view, No digital piano looks good. They have never, looked good. They are a box on scaffolding with untidy wires coming out of the back. On the money. Yup. Further, would say it neither looks good or bad, it looks like a piece of stage equipment, could be a lighting board or sound mixer, or a table to hold papers or beers, or some piece of computer equipment. But wielded in the right hands, it becomes a very powerful weapon Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrrtyuuiioop Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 There is the further problem of product Identity. Keyboard Manufacturers love to put their name on the back of the keyboard so the audience knows what is being played. Or is it so that other band members can see the keyboard player is actually at a keyboard and not a painted box. Whereas Johnny Guitar has his Stratocaster, Tele, SG, Les Paul etc and the audience loves them and knows what they play. Its just cool being up front, its uncool being stuck at the back next to the guy on skins who is doing his best to drown every other band member out. Quote Feck u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove On Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think stands are part of the problem. Most stage pianos look plenty fine or good enough. But the look is ruined by what it"s sitting on. I agree, most stage pianos look better with a decent set of legs, even my Roland FP-30 (attached). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Towns Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I do think the Roland RD2000 with it's matching stand is a nice looking stage piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I always liked the old Korg SG1D, the Roland RD1000, and the Yamaha CP1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah DC Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I"ve always appreciated the simple workman look of my CP4. Somebody once tried to start a thread about what kind of curtain/'skirt' setup people use to cover all the bottom board wires and ugly stand poles. Thread didn"t go anywhere, but I"d still be curious about those options - maybe some wall made of tolex or just a jet black curtain like back when guys had big pianos or Hammonds in front of them blocking the lower view. Quote Numa X Piano 73 | Yamaha CP4 | Mojo 61 | Motion Sound KP-612s | Hammond M3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Somebody once tried to start a thread about what kind of curtain/'skirt' setup people use to cover all the bottom board wires and ugly stand poles. Thread didn"t go anywhere, but I"d still be curious about those options - maybe some wall made of telex or just a jet black curtain like back when guys had big pianos or Hammonds in front of them blocking the lower view.Interesting idea. If somebody wants to market a black keyboard curtain -- adjustable length and width, with connectors or tabs or something to secure it, I'd probably consider it. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 For whatever reason, if we're talking pure aesthetics, the taller a stage piano is, the more of a turnoff it is to me. I like sleek and slim, a clean horizontal line across my platform stand. It's one of several reasons (most of which aren't aesthetic) I'm hoping to grab a CP88 rather than a used CP4. Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Purely from aesthetics, in no particular order: CP1, CP5, GEM ProMega 3 & 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 This... Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 This... Yep gotta say when this came out it rocked the portable piano market and me to the core. I always considered this the very beginning of true portable pianos. Thin, lithe and very light weight at the time (I think if I remember rightly 18kg). Although I didn't buy one (funds at time didn't stretch past what I had just purchased just before this came out but it pushed me later to buy the first Casio Privia which was same lithe long body but only about 12kg. Technics to me pioneered the concept and I always give Technics credit for being the first..very first of the thin 88 pianos. A damn shame they couldnt have kept the momentum up. And with their other gear. I still have a Technics SX-WSA1 super synth and a KN2000 (which was ground breaking in its day for many gigging players here in Australia although I bought it many years later when cheaper just to have one as I never believed a home keyboard type of thing could Grab the attention of so many gigging players at the time) Edit: and what about the hidden sound inside the P30 selected by a secret handshake (as you guys seem to say an Easter egg surprise?) Seems like the Yamaha Reface CP has a similar easter egg surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Under the OP's "and other thought": Create your own excitement, if that's what you desire. My infamous Red PX-5S and Keylab 61 Black Edition on the stand I built using lighting truss. Same combo but on my AX-90 Missile Launcher Stand Think totally out of box. Various setups of my modular and custom colored drum rack stand Current Config for use with my computer rig One thing to keep in mind is that all these are designed within the context of my band. We play at places where people want to see a "Rock Show", where as Timwat put it, they're listening with their eyes. When I do the one-off sit in, or solo acts, it's just a digital piano on a single tier Z-stand. Quote David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 One thing to keep in mind is that all these are designed within the context of my band. We play at places where people want to see a "Rock Show", where as Timwat put it, they're listening with their eyes. When I do the one-off sit in, or solo acts, it's just a digital piano on a single tier Z-stand. That's such a good point, not to be minimized. Context and audience expectations dictate the direction to go w/ visuals. David could probably rock a Corvette red grand shell as an homage to Cain's whale, but the awesome Gibraltar rig would upgrade any rock / modern KB rig appearance. Jazz rigs, other genres might benefit from some deliberate thought and design in another direction - depends. And of course the money from jazz gigs is so rich we can really go crazy with the visuals. No matter what genre, seems to me the biggest aesthetic upgrade I've made to my stage rig appearance: 1) Smile 2) Make a physical effort to communicate to the audience that I'm enjoying playing music for them 3) Look like I'm having a good time myself 4) Refer back to #1 Tim Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairstar Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 .... so many people have come up to me after going to high profile gigs saying "hey, the keyboardist was using one of those red pianos like you've got". The average audience member or even average band player has no idea about the nuances of modern keyboards. To them red is the new black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I actually love how the Kronos 2 looks (the one with wood panels). Both from the audience perspective and from the player's perspective (though I haven't used one at an actual gig). It just looks classy. Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76| Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT, Kurzweil PC4 (88) Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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