Roland GO PIANO review - Best digital piano for beginners?
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Let's do a review of the Roland GO PIANO and demo the sounds and features. I'll discuss the pros and cons and compare this digital piano to other models in the same price class. In this buying guide we'll talk about which features are important when choosing a digital piano for beginners.
Other pianos discussed -
► ROLAND GO PIANO
► ROLAND GO PIANO 88
► YAMAHA NP12
► YAMAHA NP32
► YAMAHA P45
► ROLAND FP10
► CASIO PRIVIA - เพลง
Thank you very much! I think this is the only youtube channel that presented the list of go piano timbres-tones simultaneously with the musical performances. Congratulations!
The best review of this piano I've seen so far!
great review, thank you ! you've covered all aspects I was looking for.
A very thorough and honest review. It has helped considerably in making my purchase choice.
I’ve never played music before. I’m teaching myself how to read music. This seems like what I need. Thanks Woody
Very helpful and well produced review, thanks a lot.
Thumbs up to Nate for making the call at that discord screenshot! Good advice as well from an enthusiast's perspective in the video.
I wish every review video was like that! Veeeeery helpful, thanks!
Excellent review, thinking of buying this to get back into playing again.
Thanks for your video Woody. Inspiring to catch up piano playing ...
Excellent and thorough review. Well done sir.
What a great review. Thanks for recording it. Cheers from down under.
Excellent video. Don't play myself, but my twelve year old spends hours on a toystore keyboard. This Christmas, in isolation, an upgrade is in order. Wonderful input and recommendations.
Thank you for taking the time to make this review. I think this keyboard might be the right one for me!
An excellent review. Thanks very much!
I loved your review! Thank you very much! I am getting this one just because I am a total beginner, and because I would like to carry it while traveling. Thank you very much!
Looks like a decent little keyboard. I’ve always been a fan of Roland products. And their digital pianos are amazing!
that was a super informative review, thanks a lot
Great review! I think I'm gonna buy it. Thanks a lot Woody :)
Thank you, very good and elaborated review to help me making my mind.
What a great review. Belatedly found --> belated thanks!
This is by far THE best review I’ve found of this keyboard, and I’ve also very much enjoyed your unboxing video. The keyboard should arrive tomorrow and I’m super excited! Keep up the great work. 👍🏻
wow, have a happy new keyboard day!
@@WoodyPianoShack Thank you! I’m only a beginner and this seemed the perfect keyboard to start with.
usually when i'm looking for a video review about something i want, i just skip skip and skipped to the part where i do need to know of but this video made me watch it entirely from the start to the end because his voice and the points (about the good and bad, should i buy it or not) were made so structured it doesn't get to the point of boring to me.
from each second of this video review, everything is quite useful and clearly explain what i need to know. thank you
ty for this, really good review
Great video and demo, covered everything. As someone getting back to the piano after many years I'm after a 61 key and deciding between Roland, Yamaha and the Casio. Wish all demo's were as good as this. Thanks. 👍
Very good, thank you. There is also the 'octave shift' on it, up and down, Cheers....
Amazing video! Helped me a lot, thanks! :)
Really very helpful thank you!
I have it in use every day. I like it espcecially at distant locations.
The way you're holding that keyboard is urging me to buy one😍😍😍
Thanks Woody, nice vid. Your usual good standard😊
Very good!!!!!!! Perfect review!!!!
one thing I like it...its minimalist in design.perfect for beginners like me,not intimidate from lot of controls
Great video woody, your usual high standard. Thanks
Most certainly the best produced review ever on TH-cam
wow, thanks, i'll take that
I was hoping against hope that this one would be a weighted key number... In my head at at the top of the video I had already sold my large Kurzweil 88key and was zipping around playing thither and yon in my house and all about the town with it. We continue to live in hope. Thank you for this video.
The best review. I'll like it
Definitely best review on youtube.
best review i have ever seen
Just got one of these and I love it. I have a Yamaha P45 as well, but it's in the bedroom so practicing while my SO is in bed wouldn't be ideal. Even with headphones, having a light on wouldn't be good for her sleep. I can set this up in another room easily to practice on it in those circumstances, or I can easily bring it out on the balcony to practice on a nice day.
This looks like a pretty good piece of kit for the money, seems like good value Cheers again from Australia
Great video 👍
I think its very nice Roland Go for beginners , and for the money, thanks for the video!
A very thorough review, thanks. In my case space is the main priority and the GO:PIANO would appear to tick most of the boxes.
Thanks for the video Woody! It would be great if you could do a 'beginners digital piano' shootout, with the Casio, Yamaha and Roland options you mentioned (so I guess latest models, up to 500). Or maybe demo some models that can be found second hand in that price-bracket as well.
This guy specializes in beginner keyboards: th-cam.com/video/lleYtou0kUs/w-d-xo.html
a very superb comprehensif review! thanks i want to buy this piano and then i found this video ini its really help a lot. thanks sir from Indonesia. i'm your new subscriber!
Appreciate it!
thanks Woody , I may get one , I'm looking for a backpack keyboard. & what wins me over on this is the electric piano & organ sounds , which aren't always so nice on other similar price/weight keyboards. Appreciate you running thru them at the end .
now seen & heard the Casio CT -S1 , similar keybed & great sounds , I think that wins it for me . I got over my disappointment with Korg Kross 2 keybed , which I returned.
Thanks s lot for the explanation. Certainly a kind Of good Job in That vídeo.
Muchas gracias por las explicaciones. Estan muy bien desarrolladas. Con mucho criterio para un usurario novel y ayudan a decidir cómo escoger un teclado en función de lo que necesitas y el precio que puedes llegar a pagar.
Woody, this is GREAT and you have definitely convinced me to get this piano as my first beginner option. This is a super review and I love all the details. I will be checking your channel and blog for more help. Thank you
Did you get the piano? I am looking for a beginner piano and I am not sure about using unweighted keys for learning. Would be interesting to know what's your thoughts.
Hey Woody, long-time lurker and really enjoy your presentations! In the spirit of your Korg Triton videos, I would absolutely love to see what you make of the beast that is the OG Roland V-Piano. There's barely any demos of it online, and it was such a groundbreaking machine, it's a shame that it seems to be a Roland product that people love to hate - probably due to its outrageous price when it was new! I think seeing you get to grips with the powerful modelling engine would make a great video, especially with your Piano chops!
i agree, it would be very interesting, never come across one, isn't it the piano engine in the new fantom?
great vid thanks
Good to see practical info about the intrusive lcd display, when will manufacturers address this ‘glaring’ problem ?
Great review that really encouraged me to go buy one of these. Having moved into my own (rather small) apartment, I was missing the family piano and needed something both affordable and compact. This is by far the best compact keyboard in this price range. The keys feel lovely and don't have that cheap/plastic feel that so many of the other keyboard brands have, and while the keys aren't weighted or hammer-actioned, they certainly feel "heavier" and more authentic than most keyboards. The only downside, and as expected with such a small instrument, the speaker quality isn't the best. However, through headphones the different voices (particularly the Concert Grand and European Pianoforte) sound wonderful.
The keys feel good then? I'm thinking about buying it (first digital piano/keyboard ever, i want to learn)
Hmmm microusb! I'm with you there. MicroUSB is not very strong at all. I would like to see you compare this to the Casio CTX 700 if you have time and can get a model for comparison. The EPS sound nice on the Go don' they - especially that Wurli. Thanks
very useful thanks
Woody, awesome review, soooo helpful and positive, WELL DONE LAD!!, Wonderful to hear all the SOUNDS...awesome detailed additions!! my only suggestion.....Would have loved to see if the midi worked w. Garage Band at all??
thx, no need to demo that, it will work just fine, standard stuff! :)
Lost the sale because of the position and small size of the headphone jack. Thanks for a good review.
Roland and digital pianos are synonymous in my book. Many quality manufacturers out there, but Roland has always been in the game. For beginners, unless they have space restrictions that simply won't budge, I always start them on an 88 like the "real" thing. Yes, there are pieces that use those keys way up/down there. ;-) Excellent and comprehensive review. If I were a manufacturer, you would be getting every new keyboard I made to analyze. 2 quick notes: 1) There are non-adhesive cling type film products to dim any screen you don't want blinding you that would solve the menu screen problem and 2) even before you did the flash back, I thought to myself, "Wow! Woody really looks sharp today!" Kudos to your barber/hair stylist.
great feedback! i would put some gaffa tape over the display myself... interesting that the new 88 has lost the display, so not just me then.
Thx! Really love the shorter body - no use for ultra high & low ranges, but prefer weighted keys. Hmm… so portable though!
Brilliant Woody!!! Wonderful playing and demonstration on a compact instrument, that sounds fairly good under your magic fingertips, your demos are absolutely amazing. Elimaika, my beautiful japanese wife, loves the variety of styles and your stunning performance, Great Job!!.
that's very high praise, very much appreciated, thanks and best wishes to you both!
I use it as a portable piano that I can take with me on vacation or to another room.
It runs long on batteries and it is great to play to some TH-cam videos by connecting audio to piano speakers trough Bluetooth.
cool, yes, that's the use case where it really shines!
the cat scratcher wall decor is a bold choice.
shack reference :)
Thank you
The Roland Go is still out there and it is a nice option. Much of the market information and the prices have been superseded. The Roland FP-10 has been replaced by the Roland FP-30X. These 61-key keyboards are called arranger keyboards and they are called that for a reason. They are very useful for someone who wants to a portable keyboard to use to arrange music on. I am not in any way advanced as an instrumentalist, or even able to play anything at a performance level, but I do know how to work out chord progressions and I am doing some songwriting. I got a Casio CT-200, which is a lower level of arranger keyboard, to take to group vocal class at the senior center. I can see the value of a small portable keyboard to someone who is doing songwriting or arranging. I would say, if possible, try to start a beginner on 88 keys. The 61-key (and 54-key) keyboards are strictly for playing and arranging pop music. Worse yet, there just isn't the quantity of training materials available for the smaller keyboards. I think what I am saying is that the smaller keyboard are really for someone who has at least some musical development already, be it voice or some other instrument.
It’s expensive for that kind of keyboard. But it sounds much nicer than my $120 Casio.
good objective review
The one I have is the Yamaha DGX 660 full size 88 key electronic piano, very affordable for a full size.
... another nifty little instrument. I like the USB recording feature. What's the hammer action like?
I currently have a CASIO CDP-220R, which I also use as a MIDI controller. Has about 700 sounds, including all GM bank as well, you can sample with it, it has a 5 track recorder, you can split and layer sounds (at the same time as well too).
One thing you should've checked is if you can play the GM2 bank by sending MIDI to the keyboard. Using your PC or similar. Many products that have MIDI but don't give you access to it have this "hidden feature", which is meant to be used by their song player, for example.
good point, but I'm sure no, i read the manual and no mention of the GM2 bank, i think all it means is that the available sounds comply to the GM standard.
@@WoodyPianoShack This "feature" is often undocumented, as it's not something one is intended to use. An example of that happens with the Yamaha DTX Multi Pad. If you plug a MIDI keyboard into it and set the correct channels, MSB and LSB, you can play the pads and also play a different sound on the plugged keyboard.
I remember my first keyboard done "Slow Strings" never seen it with most newer keyboards :(
I understand that Digital piano.s run in a contact strip.After a few years the strip wears out and affects the playin usually making some notes louder than others.I changed mine twice after five years ,till they stopped supplying the strip.Of course it depends how much you play.I used mine every day.Portability is my main goal as I gig a lot.
Great review! I might have to get me one of these. You can't change the Tremolo or Phaser speed on the EP's can you?
I was thinking about the Privia when watching the video and then you mentioned it in the competitor roundup. It would be nice if you could get one for review to see what you make of it.
it sure would, some of their new more expensive models look interesting too.
Pretty good for the price. Can you imagine having something like this available for relative peanuts during the 70's ?
you play beautifully sir.
i'm just a bluffer, but thank you!
I’m learning piano on the Yamaha P125. It’s a great piano for beginners. I want something to practice on when we go away in our camper and this seems perfect for that. Not sure whether to go for the Go keys or the Go piano. Or if there’s another that might be suitable. I like that this one can run on the battery and the keys are full size.
Good video. Thank you 🙏
Quite an entertaining review compared to many which are way too serious!
glad to hear that! music making supposed to be fun :)
Greetings from Melbourne.. nice demonstration I would really appreciate it if you could please do a review for Go Keys. thanks
If you have a Macintosh, you could get GarageBand and use an M-Audio keystation 61es or a 88es. That’s what I learned on. (GarageBand is free for those who didn’t know.)
Or an iPad or even iPhone, SE or other. Bluetooth MIDI on this unit sounds convenient, though. Would not touch b/t audio though.
The used market varies. It's quite good in the UK, but in Spain people either give away used keyboards/pianos or expect stupid high prices for them.
Hi, I’ve just bought this as My first piano 👍🏻 please could you advise what power supply to get as their seems to be some confusion about what one I need. Thank you. Garry...
The Dixibell S1 has 68 keys and the sound is prop the best piano and keys money can buy IMO
the sound set looks like sort of a modified general MIDI set and actually sounds fairly useful. The scat vocal sounds like the one from the jv-2080. (that scat vocal is a blast, try some boogie woogie the next time you are around that roland scat singing patch = too much fun, especially if it has velocity control over the voices like the jv patch has). Looks like a fun niche toy
I think not having a legit stereo line out is a mistake. people do own mixers, pa's, amps and other "jamming" things. Those speakers have a very limited usefulness beyond a quiet acoustic or unplugged thing or the woods, etc. The headphone outputs are generally slightly different impedance than a standard line level and can strangle the sound if not well impedance-matched to the input device that it is driving, so there COULD be issues with certain other devices that affect the sound quality.
I still use my JV-2080!
hi, I am reading about this quite weird instrument just because of curiosity what can be good on it - that BT-MIDI if done well is quite useful against some iOS soft-synths or even some newer Android 6+ softsynths or rather tiny romplers (those well done with zero latency, not usual there though). Generally iOS strenght is in softsynths and audiobus, even tiny cheap iPhoneSE can handle some very nice and PRO emulators - wired to some decent portable speaker (JBL Flip3 is FANTASTIC) and controlled by this small batery-powered thing may be also some "bed" use case (other BT-MIDI are some Korg AIR models, but they have really mini-keys). Latency over BT-MIDI is quite perfect too, these days. But for kids say 12+ to learn real piano feel, it screams for weighted full keyboard, to take it seriously.
Interesting review. I have an old YDP121 which I love more than life itself, but am trying to find a smaller instrument specifically for baroque harpsichord play with as authentic a feel as possible. It's surprisingly difficult to find anything besides the C-30 which is way over budget. I may have to settle for something like a Go Piano. I actually don't need half a billion voices, rhythms and whizzbangs. Just an action that feels like a harpsichord. Gah!
Did you check out the Nektar GX61? I know many organists who play baroque pieces that use three of the Nektars! It has a nice key feeling!
@@ejmusicofficial haven't seen that one I'm afraid. Thanks for the tip.
@@bikkies No problem!
Excellent video. and.. WHERE DID YOU GET THAT TABLETOP STAND? (that U were using outside at 12:12..) (It looks perfect for a keyboard that size) I want one for my GoPiano!!!
Love your presentation, Great!
Gonna get one!
What stand (that the keyboard is sitting on) are you using? I like it! Would you recommend that stand for that particular keyboard?
Many thanks
the stand is a roland, don't remember the model, but very expensive, so perhaps overkill.
great vidio yet again woody, i have massive respect for you and your videos, keep up the great work and next time you visit home give me a heads up and il buy ya a pint :) ps when ya did captain pugwash for a second the wife asked what you ginning at (i was on the laptop with headphones on lol :) infact i smiled all the way thru you end demo, even thought of my smile at the camera richard claydemen on acoustic guitar voice (man he was cheesy) :) brilliant woody :)
it's funny the little details that people pick up on, well done on naming the tunes
yeah joe jackson is a classic and i taught myself against all odds (phil colins this aft) you also did a bit of marroon 5 (this love?) we are all music lover woody :) all us guys like us just have an ear, you can teach ppl to play but not to have an ear :) ps ip peter tork of the monkees, go listen to girl i knew somwhere (great harpsichord (rhdes) break, the only track they ever did themselves and the only track micky dolenz ever did vocal on instead of wee davy :)
Great video... till the end. Most of KB you present are 88 keys. Would have preferred comparison with others 61 keys (compacts KB).
Other than that it was interesting.
glad you found it interesting, you know I don't think there are any other 61 key pianos to compare with, other than the Yamaha, which I hopefully mentioned :)
@@WoodyPianoShack indeed they seem rare besides yamaha or it is not the same price 😁 thanks. By the way I cannot find the good things in go:piano vs go:keys. I would be interested in your opinions (esp. sound quality and keys sensitivity). The Key seems to be the same with more features. Thanks
5:19 Nice..!!!
Nice honest review, the strings sound does not convince my ears. Thank you
This is a really good review. I’ve just ordered the Roland Go Piano and looking forward to learning to play. Been meaning to learn for years. Do you know if Bluetooth headphones can be connected via the Bluetooth? Thanks for the review 👍🏼
i don't know, i have a hunch it was just for streaming to the piano...
At the time of writing this comment, 3 people would rather prefer a stop piano. Great video, as always.
Great video Woody. Does this have rhythms built in, or just the drum sounds?
don't remember, you'll have to download and check the manual.
Does the sustain pedal come with instrument together?
hey good honest review, action does suck, among other things, how you said power output was 1 amp, which is not a unit of power but current.
power = amp (times) voltage
It has some nice sounds on it, are some of them taken from the sound canvas? Interresting that it supports bluetooth midi. This feature is great for iOS users, as it works quite well with some Korg Products. I use the nanokey studio and nanokontrol studio frequently with gadget and the bluetooth LE is marvelous. Sadly, microsoft hasn’t really caught up with this development yet. Windows 10 has some support for this new standard but it a lot of software isn’t ready for it.
i think i remember being told it was JV, or XV tech.
Hi! has better sound quality than the yamaha np12? greetings and thanks for your videos.
Hi woody. Thanks a lot. I learned from your video that it doesn't have a big jack line out. But can the mini jack out (which is also phones) to a mixer and PA?
yeah i think you can in a pinch, but the connections are not as robust and the levels are not so matched, so might get a more noisy signal, but should work.
great review! are you using the KS-12 stand? does it screw to the keyboard? thank you!!!
that's the model yes, it's ancient, no the keyboard just rests on top.
Hi friend! very good your video What about the weight of the keys? are heavier than those of yamaha NP12? and the texture of the keys? thank you!
Sorry but I am certainly not Woody, I have a GO Keys which is the same model with a few extra music creations things built in to it, the keys feel soft but not as good as say my Roland VR-09, however at the end of the day I have a NP32 and I prefer that, the NP32 is the big brother to NP12
@@geekindakitchen you recommand the Yamaha NP12 ? Yamaha NP12 is better than this Roland GoPiano ? Thanks :-)
That review really helped me. I wonder if you'd mind telling me the name of the first piece you played?