Floyd Tatum Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I try to keep up with Yamaha's digital pianos. I saw an ad for a P-145, so I downloaded the manual and Midi Reference. Not that I intend to buy it. I tend to do that for most Yamaha keyboards, even if I don't intend to buy them. I know, kind of obsessive. Anyway, Yamaha MIDI References usually tell you the year the keyboard was released in the upper right-hand corner. For the P-145, it says February, 2021. But I seem to remember seeing the P-145 long before that. Am I wrong? Or is this a "new version of the P-145"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 There was a P140 and a P45. The P145 is more recent. I posted the following at Piano World after a query about Yamaha P series and the confusing numbers… Yamaha P range I would say there are 4 tiers. Tier 1 Starting with the P60, this tier brings you an 88 key weighted piano with no frills and no lineouts! P60 P70 P85 P95 P35 P45 (All GHS) P145 (GHC) Tier 2 Starting with the P105, these are basically the same approach as Tier 1 in that they are a very light weight and a budget cost but they add some features such as extra sounds and line outs. P105 P115 P125 (All GHS) P225 (GHC) Tier 3 I am calling Tier 3 the models that are still portable by one person but that include a more quality keyboard action. Here, there is a mix of speakerless and others with speakers. Speakerless: P80 P90 This speakerless line would now be the CP range. With speakers: P120 P140 P155 P255 (All GH) P-S500 (GHS) (not sure where to put this one!) Tier 4 I am calling Tier 4 the highest level P piano at any given time. Usually Yamaha is unconcerned about the final weight of the piano. These models date back a long way and I may need help with this section but here goes: P100 (Clavinova PF-P100) Action Effect (AE) P150 (Action Effect II) P200 P250 CP300 (perhaps shouldn’t be listed here but did somewhat fill a void in the P series for a few years) (All GH) P515 (NWX) P525 (GrandTouch S) Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 9 minutes ago, The Piano Man said: There was a P140 and a P45. The P145 is more recent. etc Thanks. I just downloaded the P-140 manual, and it came out in 2005, so I must be confusing the P-145 with this older model. I'm an older model myself - this kind of thing happens to me more frequently these days..... 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 8 minutes ago, Floyd Tatum said: Thanks. I just downloaded the P-140 manual, and it came out in 2005, so I must be confusing the P-145 with this older model. I'm an older model myself - this kind of thing happens to me more frequently these days..... 😃 The P140 was an odd one. It was the successor to the P120 but, if I remember correctly, it had phono outputs instead of standard jack and a far worse Rhodes sound than that on its predecessor. Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 I had a P-120. It had a very nice rhodes sound, although it was only 3-layer. One day I compared it to the Mark II I used to have, and was amazed how similar they sounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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