Simply The Best 
by Keith McKenzie from Lakeland, FL USA, July 2008
Music Background:  Professional Musician

I have played piano with country legends and gospel greats since 1979 and have owned nearly every make and model avaiable. This piano is simply the best I have ever played. I came up through the ranks; from the YAMAHA CP series of the seventies, to the digital pianos of the eighties; even the YAMAHA P200, P250, and now this one! I love this piano. Everywhere I perform people approach me and say, "What is that keyboard you are playing?" If you want your songs to be full of the sweetest acoustic piano sounds ever heard, get this piano! You won't be dissapointed!

  This Is The Best Keyboard for Real Piano Players 
by Douglas King from Mount Horeb WI, June 2008
Music Background:  Keyboard performer.

Yamaha got it right on this one if you want something that actually feels like a real grand piano and sounds like one too. Their keyboard action and piano sound is far superior to the Roland RD series. I have both of them.

  The Perfect Piano 
by Tom from Wallingford, CT, March 2008
Music Background:  Musician, Engineer

Absolutely thrilled with this purchase ! I always wanted to have a piano in the house, but without the bulk, expense, and hassle of owning an acoustic piano. I also wanted a good quality sounding piano / controler for recording in my home studio. The CP300 is without question the perfect answer. The Grand Piano sound on the CP300 is as good as any I've heard on any workstation, keyboard, or even acoustic piano for under $10,000. Yamaha has also included several other quite useable pianos, as well as a really nice variety of digital pianos, organs, and strings to round out the presets. (You certainly won't get that with an acoustic piano) They've also included high quality stereo XLR outs, which makes it perfect for recording. You'd need a $10,000 piano, $2000 in mics, and a million dollar room to get better results on your own. It never needs tuning, I can play with headphones when the baby is asleep, it costs a LOT less than most acoustic pianos and takes up a LOT less space. It's a little too heavy and bulky for me to think of using it as a "STAGE PIANO" (unless you have a tour bus and your own roadie), but overall an exceptional product.

  This is the closest it gets 
by Rob from Houston, September 2007
Music Background:  gigging musician

This is one awesome stage piano! The moment I sat down and played it I got instant inspiration and just wanted to play it more. It makes you want to play it! The action is fantastic, some say its heavy but I grew up playing a Schimmel Upright and it feels just right to me. I can see if you maybe have never had a real piano how it could feel strange. The piano sample is the best out there. The electric pianos are pretty good, the clavs are awesome, the organs are OK , and every other sound is very good. I really wanted to talk myself into buying the nord electro but it just doesn't have a great piano patch and the action is waterfall, good for organ but not for piano and I don't feel like carting around an extra weighted midi controller. The organs and eps on the electro are great though, so if that is your main thing get that. If you are a piano player at heart though, this is the real deal and you will not be disappointed. The 30w built in moniters are great for practicing and live, they have good all around response and are loud and clear. The really cool thing about them is that they create a vibration throughout the keyboard when cranked, creating a realistic piano vibration (i doubt this was on purpose but its awesome!). The only downside is the 70 lb weight, but I just got this to replace my fender rhodes 73 which was 140 lbs, so its a lot easier to cart. plus you don't have to bring extra moniters to the gig. Get this piano!

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