Yamaha P70 Contemporary Digital Piano

Very basic digital piano with limited functions

Posted Sep 8, 2007 - The P70 digital piano is a fair piano. First of all it looks very elegant with the all black finish and hint of red velvet. The touch mimics that of a grand piano because it utilizes Yamaha’s graded hammer standard (GHS) technology, with fully weighted keys and not semi or light-weighted. The sound is very close to an acoustic. If you’re looking for a digital piano without any bells and whistles, this is the one to get. It serves as a great digital PIANO; therefore, it does not have many other functions. HOWEVER, there are drawbacks to this model. The P70 lacks a metronome. A piano of this price should have one. It also only has headphone size outputs and no ¼” line in/out making it difficult to hook up to any sort of amplification system. The weight at about 29 pounds is light enough for gigs but the lack of outputs is a factor. The piano is very basic with minimal tones (10 voices) and does not have auto-accompaniment. Recording and playback are not supported either. The two biggest drawbacks are that the volume is very very soft, where I have to set it on max most of the time, and the keys make a soft thumping noise as they are depressed that is very noticeable even with headphones on. It’s very basic and serves its purpose as a practice digital piano at home.

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Very satisfied.

Posted Jan 22, 2007 - I will recommend this keyboard given the price and the quality. I play it in the showroom before I bought it. If you have a bigger budget, go for P140, which is about twice the price. Overall, it's a good quality keyboard.

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I like It!

Posted Jan 1, 2008 - Just what I was looking for; a real (to my clumsy touch) keyboard. Any extras are not what I was looking for so I do not miss them. The is heavier than my old keyboard so my inexpensive stand is not up to the task of keeping it from moving around when I play. If I get at all excited I need to put it on my desk. A new stand; another cost to add to the new toy before I am done.

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P70 - The 20-20

Posted Mar 10, 2006 - I purchased this piano because I wanted a relatively lightweight, portable, 88-weighted-keys instrument to take to personal gigs with the guys. I have a 7ft-6in Kawai concert grand and a Korg 88-key weighted electronic piano at home but the Korg (Concert 5000?) is now about 20 years old and although it still works just fine it is very heavy. I looked at the Casio PX110 in the same price range and the Casio sounds were inferior to my ear even though I was tempted because it has 8 watt speakers and more features like a notepad sequencer. The PX110 is also $200 cheaper than the Yamaha P70. Other boards were twice the price. In the end I could not bring myself to compromise on the touch and the sound so I paid the extra $200. This keyboard appears to be the best quality for the price. I have tried using the adapter for the headphone outputs, running this to a pair of keyboard amps and this works OK for the times when I need to increase the output beyond a puny 6 watts. I can use Cubase on the Mac for a sequencer if I feel so inclined although it would be useful to have the "notepad" function on the keyboard itself. I have had two bouts of buyers remourse after viewing a couple of other keyboards but after putting various keyboards side-by-side with the P70 I STILL ended up liking the P70 the best. It's nice and simple. At the moment I cannot comment on the MIDI implementation because I have not tried the MIDI interface. The MIDI features did not have a high priority for me because of my home studio setup (KORG piano + Cubase + Mac + Mackie mixer and Steinberg MIDEX + KORG wavestation + KORG 01W + Alesis SR16 + nanoBass with studio amp and monitors). I really wanted a good-sounding portable piano with realistic weighted keys and that's what I got!

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Yamaha P70 Review

Posted Nov 7, 2006 - We looked at many different types of keyboards and selected the P70 for our daughter based on the sound quality and simplicity. We considered more expensive keyboards with more features but liked the feel and simplicty the P70 offered. The price is right for a good quality, great sounding keybard. Our only complaint is the volume coming from the speakers.

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yamaha p70 digital piano

Posted Oct 16, 2006 - I bought the P70 for my college dorm room. I needed something that was small, portable, and produced great sound. This digital piano has definitely met all of these needs. If you want something with an authentic piano sound, but do not have enough space for a larger piano, the P70 is the perfect solution.

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Nice piano

Posted Sep 30, 2006 - My acoustic piano is in a small bedroom, and I felt like not only my roommate but the neighbors next door were probably getting too much of my playing. It would be nice to have a piano in a completely isolated place where only I could hear it, but the world's a little too crowded for that! I decided it was time to practice in silence. In the late 1990's I had a Casio electronic piano, but I ended up selling it because it just didn't work for me. Because of that I approached the Yamaha P70 with lowered expectations, and I haven't been completely disappointed. It has a beautiful sound, and it's also remarkable how realisitic it is in terms of volume related to velocity, and the way notes gradually fade out. But, at least in my opinion, the keyboard action is hard and "clomping." It's harder to press the keys than it is on my acoustic piano (maybe this will make for stronger fingers?), and there are "clomps" when the keys are pressed down and released. I find it very distracting, but maybe I'll get used to it. I'm thinking about buying over-the-ear headphones to cut down on that noise. I'd still rather be playing my old acoustic, because the digital lacks its feel and sound, but being able to practice any time of the day or night will be invaluable.

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Yamaha P70 Digital Piano

Posted Jul 6, 2006 - I'm very happy overall with the Yamaha P70 digital piano. If I had more space in my apartment, and didn't live on the third floor, I probably would have bought a regular piano. But this is a great option which perfectly suits my needs at the moment. Plus, I like having the stand high and playing while standing up.

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Yahama P-70 review

Posted May 30, 2006 - Overall the keyboard is worth the price paid for it. The keyboard looks beautiful with the P-70 ($120). Only two things I don't like is the piano keys sometimes clinking when touches the keyboard. Sometimes the keyboard get a buzzing noise (according to manual from cel phone or cordless phone interference). Besides these two things it's a good keyboard. Doesn't replace the feel of real piano.

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A Solid Digital Piano for Home Use

Posted Jan 20, 2008 - I researched many Weighted action Digital Pianos and I ended up with this brand and model based on quality, feel, sound, and full playing experience. It is one of the best models at its price range based on the above.

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