Casio PX-S7000 Digital Piano - Harmonious Mustard Reviews

I've been playing on stage since 1969, writing & recording, and making videos for many years. I owned and played all the significant keyboards, too. So the main thing to me is the sound of the keyboard, portability, and A couple of main features: Oh, and "THE Look" is a Plus. After working with my advisor and with Sweetwater "Jay Diehl," I tested and battled him for a few months by trying out and returning keyboards until I got the one I needed. So, The Casio S7000 WON the battle; I'm going on 72, still rocking, playing, and recording in high gear, but now, with this CASIO keyboard, I have a great addition to my setup and studio. You can go to about 4 of your main sounds with little problem. I recommend it to my musician friends who want a pro-piano sound that looks great on stage. This is it. It can even be run on batties, but I don't. The built-in drums and recording of one track come in handy. Besides the tremendous acoustic piano, it has about 300 sounds, which is fantastic. So Yamaha Roland Hammond and Korg, I still Love you. But let The Casico S7000 join the family.

I'm a professional musician, playing for decades, played lots of different keyboard and pianos over the years and I'm EXTREMELY impressed to say the least. The piano sounds are fantastic. Truly. The way they sound, respond, sit in the mix with voice and other instruments or solo, sweet. I've played many different latest models of pianos in the last few months, including the "red" keyboard everyone gushes about, I'm very picky about piano sounds, and frankly this Casio 7000 came out above them all to my preference. All 3 grand pianos I love the sound of for different applications but the Berlin that I understand is unique on the 7000 is such a fantastic sample. The attack and tone is unlike anything I've played before and worth it to me to buy the 7000 vs the 5000 or 6000. Also has decent electric piano sounds also along with nice pads. The other thing that amazed me was how good this key bed feels. It is like someone designed it just for me, ha, such a great feel to it. And it's basically silent, don't know how they did it, but they did. The keys have a nice texture on it. And last but not least, really nice design, the stand, the keyboard, the clear music stand, the mustard color, it just blends together nicely. Of course looks mean nothing without the feel and sound, but this keyboard has it all. I'm so glad I purchased it and for those who are obsessed with names, red keyboards, think Casio is the company that makes cheap things? You really own yourself to play and hear this keyboard.

Ive had this Casio for a few months now. Through 2022, I felt To better read music, I wanted to add piano to the mix of guitar. One of my patients that is a distinguished musician had mentioned that if I were to go to school for guitar, piano would be an automatic part of the program to better enhance the level that a student would absorb and learn. I began researching and started to lean towards Kawai, and over months of learning and understanding the products out there, realized the notion of finding a Kawai CA series in a pandemic world was not going to be an option for some time. I began to dig deeper with going with a Clavinova. During this research this Casio P7000 popped up and immediately caught my visual attention, though I dismissed it for being simply a high end of a lower spectrum of piano keyboard. I was getting more and more sold on the Clavinova. Again, could not find anything available. Somehow I began doing a deep dive on the P7000 as it does look like it was built for me and my midcentury decor. More and more I realized there was some grit to Casio in what they were attempting with this particular model. This is not just a high end beginner series keyboard. I wont go into specs as Sweetwater & Youtube cover this quite well. Also, I was cautious with the weight of the short length of the keys themselves, though that is not an issue here, at all. The keys are amazing. As for the build, the Casio is built like a tank! You will absolutely see no flex, no wobble. Any wobble would say more about the flooring of the home.
I recently also bought a Fender Custom shop with help from my amazing Sales Engineer, Ben Elder. It is a gorgeous and very well made guitar. After some long days of healthcare, it can be a bit challenging to want to pick up the Fender and do my daily due diligence with it. With the P7000, visually it calls out, Come, have a seat, get lost in some music, as I walk in the door. The guitar gets love, though this piano has become a favorite go to since I got it, more than I realized it would. I do jump between guitar and piano, however, and can see why one would want to learn and know both simultaneously.
Thank you Sweetwater, and Ben! …Until next time!

I own and direct a performing arts school in a medium-sized upper-Midwest town, am a music educator and worship pastor. I've owned and/or played just about every type of digital piano (and synth) made. I purchased the PX-S7000 because I wanted something with a small footprint for my 100+ year-old home that had a solid build, decent action, and great sound. I suppose two out of three isn't bad, hence the four stars. But if Casio had invested just a little more in the audio components, the company would have had a really top-notch digital piano, and a serious contender in the competitive upper-midrange digital piano market.

The pros: the design is beautiful, the instrument is built like a tank, and the action doesn't disappoint. The waveforms are pretty good, and there are some really cool on-board features (especially the touch-sensitive, light-up control surface).

The cons: the built-in amplification system is the instrument's main weak point. It's not terrible, mind you, but I'm disappointed with the lack of robustness you'd find in similarly priced Yamaha, Roland, or Kawai digital pianos (even some of the less expensive Casio options have better sound systems, in my opinion). Rather than return the piano (I love everything else about it), I've decided to try a set of Mackie CR2X Cubes and the accompanying CR6X sub to help resolve the issue. I'd have been willing to pay the extra $ for a better quality speaker system in the PX-S7000. Oh, and the internal architecture of the instrument is cumbersome, with layers upon layers of parameters to wade through for the simplest edits. The accompanying app works around this deficiency, but one shouldn't have to pull out a device to tweak the most basic parameters. I suppose those touch-sensitive light-up buttons aren't cheap, which may be why Casio designed such minimalistic onboard controls.

Bottom line: If I were looking for a stand-alone instrument for stage, studio, or rehearsal room, I wouldn't choose the PX-S7000. For personal enjoyment in my home, however, it works nicely. The build quality is exceptional, I love the look of the instrument (the mustard goes well with the color scheme of our Fireside room), and the touch-sensitive surface with those really cool light-up controls is delightful!