CK Series 88-Key Stage Keyboard with Built-In Speakers, Black (CK88)

Absolutely remarkable keyboard. Does everything i wanted and more. The direct access feature knobs and adjustments are great and stored options areas are great to have. Many of the functions are lite with various colors for easy identification. Another nice feature is the back panel jacks are also labeled on the back top for easy identification from above. Many features and capabilities for the price.

I own a couple hardware synthesizers and MIDI controllers but wanted to get something with a more realistic piano feel and traditional sounds. This keyboard fits my needs perfectly. The key bed feels like how I remember a piano key bed feels, with the wooden keys and the 'hammer action'. It also has Bluetooth, which is cool. Plenty of ways to modify the sound to taste, including reverb, delay, unison, two variable effect (multi-effect) slots. I am really happy with my purchase!

It’s a great keyboard! Was considering a Nord and am so glad I chose this one!! Huge $savings with a great stage performance!

Excellent piano & organ sounds with nice performance features & action in a light weight package. Wish it included a sustain pedal & music stand.

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!

I love the programmability of the CK88’s voices! Learning it’s secrets is not that steep a learning curve. I upgraded from a Casio Privia with a little more realistic key action, but voice layering and tone control is way, way easier and convenient with this Yamaha! Got it online with a decent discount from what I would have paid at one of the big instrument stores in town. I hooked it up to Adam Audio speakers through a 6 channel mixer and love the quality of sound!

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.

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.

Clavier de scène très versatile, très intuitif, belle qualité de son. Bon rapport qualité prix. Des heures de plaisir et de créativité!

It's really good

Well built stage piano and easy to learn. I gigged with this piano a day after delivery and really enjoyed it. The piano was delivered on time and everything was in tact when delivered. I strong recommend this product.

Keyboard perfect for me