Need suggestions on buying a keyboard...

[Geez]

Can anyone recommend a decent intermediate level keyboard?
price range: $1500
features: 60+ weighted keys, different sounds, recording capability (I'm not going to be doing studio work with it).
I really want to graduate from the casio series (at least the lower class casio's). Thanks everyone!

 

[docjohn]

Look at Rolands'  RD seris stage pianos(not sure if it records),Yamaha Motif MO 8(not sure about memory) and Korgs' new board (M 50?).These are pro boards,maybe  a few hundred dollars higher than what you asked-but not something to upgrade from 6 mos. from now.Check CL-you might find what you want local in a Yamaha Motif ES wtd.88.good luck

[violist2009]

Hmm Well i was just checking out some stuff on Guitar Center and in response to docjohn, the Korg M-50's are(for the 73 keys at least) under 1500.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-M50-73-Compact-Workstation-870895-i1445820.gc

Thats the link if you would like to check it out. I'm not to sure about Korg's quality as I have never used one of their boards, but I am sure that someone else can give some advice on these boards.

I am currently looking at the Yamaha S90ES boards. For the Factory-B stock(which is the product that had a defect in it from the factory and have been repaired. Guaranted to work perfectly) They are somewhere around $1599 Plus Tax. For direct from the shop they are around $1800. This is what I would go for if you could afford it since the S90 is basically the Motif with a few less capabilities.

Here is the Yamaha demonstration of it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7487227366484836727

[docjohn]

I've owned a lot of Korg stuff which is generally pretty good,I played the 61 note version-the keys seemed pretty cheesy;and in fact 1 or 2 were stuck.Maybe not a problem with the 88's