Yamaha CK Series 61-Key Stage Keyboard with Built-In Speakers Black CK61

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This is the best Yamaha gigging keyboard I’ve ever had for the price. I have to do a lot of splits and layers on the fly, and this makes it easy. The organ/leslie sounds are better than any Yamaha I’ve had before. And the keyboard action feels top notch. The speakers are great for working over my patches before the sound crew has me plugged in. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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! Read more

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. Read more

Careful, keyboard began mis-triggering random loud notes (black keys )… while playing soft legato sections. Happened several times, with and without pedaling. I regret having to return it, but after struggling over 5 years with 3 Kawai es8’s (all replacements for the previous ones ) and now replacing my 3rd sensor board on that 3rd Kawai unit (out of warranty)…I’m not taking the same chance on this Yamaha CK88. Very disappointing! I am currently without a keyboard after years of frustrating faulty components. Read more