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This popular deal is available again! The price matches previous two-time FP deal.
Features:
61 piano-style keys with built-in speakers
300 built-in tones with layer and split modes
One touch song mode with 300 built-in rhythms
Play along with 40 demo songs or record your own
1/8-inch headphone jack mutes speakers for private practice
Everything you need - easy-to-assemble stand, a bench with three adjustable height settings, headphones, a music rest, a power adapter and a microphone for singing along while you play
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Alesis.../866545298
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I took it out of the box and assembled everything. I have not touched it since.
Be like me a buy a cheap piano first before spending real money.
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I took it out of the box and assembled everything. I have not touched it since.
Be like me a buy a cheap piano first before spending real money.
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This is a toy. if you buy it as a toy, you wont be disappointed. Otherwise, set your bar really low. it has absolutely no data connection for midi/usb either, so you couldn't use it as a controller, or an external instrument.
Chair is surprisingly sturdy
Stand is surprisingly flimsy.
1. The bench is study, and not cheap (I would buy it for $20)! It adds a lot of weight to the shipping box and shipping cost itself could be $30-40 if not more. I am not sure why Alesis sell this set at lost. (branding?)
2. the piano quality is not good (dollar shop plastic), but I am totally satisfied. I just think I spent $20 on a cheap practice piano, fully functional. I am a guitarist and I use this to do chord research.
3. mic and head phone is cheaply made, better than none. Just think they are freebie.
This is a toy. if you buy it as a toy, you wont be disappointed. Otherwise, set your bar really low. it has absolutely no data connection for midi/usb either, so you couldn't use it as a controller, or an external instrument.
But slapping a label of a well know pro audio and instrument maker "Alesis" on this thing is not going to give consumer a realistic expectation. This is tantamount to a $9000 msrp car bearing the brand name Mercedes Benz. Thats the issue with my whinging about it.
You're talking about 500 dollars as an entry point to weight key keyboards. This costs 53 dollars and comes with a serviceable stand and seat, which would cost well more than 50 bucks for any of the brands you listed. I highly recommend using something like this for learning keys, notes, and finger placement for at least three months, as well as deciding if s child is even interested in continuing to learn the piano. It's much easier to sell this set for 40 or 50 dollars to someone eager to try it out than it is to offload a more robust instrument for 500 and make your money back.
I realize I should have included a link: Amazon sells the Alesis Recital for $230 -- semi-weighted keys for much less than $500. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DZXE...YFPEG