YamahaCK Stage Keyboard, Expressive Sound, Intuitive Controls with Built-in Speakers, Black (CK88)

I love this piano! I bought it as a backup board for my YC-88 or three years. Basically, this is a cheaper, lighter version of a YC-88. You can mix up to 3 voices per register, on the fly! And of course you can save them into memory. The piano sound C7 is the best of the pianos and I personally added another CFX to the mix for a really rich piano sound. You can actually edit the sound quicker and more advanced than on a YC-88. The organs are just fine, come with draw bars, and leslie (roto-speaker) fully adjustable. For only 1500 this thing was a steal! Mind you, this is still not a YC-88 (those things are $3000) but it comes so close that it's scary! And having onboard speakers are really nice when you're playing small venues or practicing.

I absolutely love this keyboard. It has been so much fun to play on the tactile feedback of the keys are very rewarding and the sound out of the device itself is incredible. Built-in speakers is an absolute gem of an idea and it works well on this device, leaving very little to be desired. You can also plug in headphones and practice quietly. compared to very expensive synthesized this is a great value for its money as you feel like you have one of the best keyboards available, but it doesn’t totally break the bank.

If this is your price range it’s a great piano. I love it and it’s so clean sounding. Feels great as well. I made the right decision.

Como pianista clásico y tecladista de una banda buscaba algo que pudiese transportar sin ningún problema que fuera versátil pero que a la vez tuviese las 88 teclas contrapesadas, que tuviese una interfaz de usuario intuitiva a la hora de tocar en vivo, que tuviese las barras de tiro del hammond y con una calidad de muestras excelentes para usarlo como piano principal. el Yamaha ck88 cumplió con todo eso además de que hay mucha libertad a la hora de editar los live sets y las diferentes capas de personalización para crear sonidos a través de las muestras originales, los materiales aunque es de plástico es de una excelente calidad y las bocinas integradas están muy bien para ensayos en un cuarto pequeño.

So many functions and so much to offer from a relatively light (22lb) unit!. The learning curve is a little steep but only because there's so many useful functions! There are plenty of video tutorials out there and the manual is pretty good! Everything is laid out perfectly, making it a great choice for gigs. There are 160 memory locations where you can save your layered sounds for each song on your set list. I love the fact that you can load songs/audio files in WAV form onto USB stick and play then on command, I'm using an 8Gig drive w over 40 wav files loaded on it. Very useful, and fun! The speakers are a nice addition, although they sound thin, but my back appreciates the light weight. Only one complaint. The lack of a descent music rest. The YMR-03 music rest......not only is it a problem (people complaining that it falls off if you touch it), but even if you wanted to try it, they are NOT AVAILABLE. I've contacted Yamaha and got a non-answer. I was hoping they were redesigning it which would explain the shortages. If you happen to have one, I read a review where the player used velcro to help secure the music rest. I had to buy a separate music stand, NOT IDEAL!With that said, I would still recommend you buy the CK-88. You won't find a better stage keyboard in this price range!

Only using the CK88 for 3 weeks but it had already proven itself as I am coming from an old Roland RD300sxWeighs only 28pounds, the piano and layers are quite similar to keyboards that are twice the priceThe feel takes a little getting used to but after 2 or 3 days, I was fine.The Bluetooth and speakers features are perfect for rehearsals in a small roomIt’s a great deal for $1500 !

Great set of sounds. Excellent keyboard feel. Very easy to program. Excellent stage keyboard.

Speakers are under keyboard, which makes it difficult to hear.