Yamaha PSRGX76AD 76-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard with AC Adapter

Amazon Customer Reviews

(5 out of 5)

One Awesome Keyboard

I have a PSR225 but I wanted this keyboard mainly for it's 76 keys! Some song I could not play all the notes because I would simplay run out of keys this solved that problem. The bass boost feature is also very nice would recommend anyone who want to have some great technology at a great price to get this keyboard.

(5 out of 5)

76 keys ample; Excellent sound

I had been practicing on a 60 keys or so keyboard, that didn't have touch sensitivity, when I got into more advanced music. My left hand started running out of keys! This became very irritating very fast. So I set out to find a remedy. After sifting through almost all the keyboards , I decided on this one. The main reason was the 76 keys. When it arrived, I quickly plugged in and started playing. I was used to practicing with my other keyboard in my lap, but don't try it with this one! Get a keyboard stand as it is way too heavy! Anyway, the first thing I noticed was how realistic the sound was. And it had touch sensitivity too! The pieces I was playing sounded really good! There are also tons of different effects. You can make it sound like you are playing in a concert hall! I was really pleased with my purchase and my playing times became longer.

Then I tried taking the lessons that it includes. I was able to learn the right hand parts of songs when only one note gets played at a time. However I think someone recorded the song on the keyboard manually instead of by computer. The notes come out irregular when the pianist playes multiple notes with one hand in songs like Nocturne. I solved the problem by buying the sheet music for it. However I didn't buy the keyboard for lessons so it is a non-issue for me.

Now we come to the only thing I am really frustrated about. I have started playing really advanced pieces like Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Nocturnes, Ballades, and Sonatas. They will sometimes run off the board! Most of the time there is more than one note being pressed by the left hand so it doesn't sound quite as bad. But it unnerves me!

I don't mean to complain too much about this product as it is very good other than the lack of extra keys. For most people, 76 keys is more than enough. I'll just have to get a real piano sometime. But if you are thinking of getting a keyboard, don't even look at the others, you search has ended here.

(5 out of 5)

It sounds like a grand piano, but not like a guitar!

I am a guitarist and a pianist. I have a gibson guitar and a yamaha piano. I shopped around for keyboards several days, playing all casio and yamaha keyboards below ...
If you want a keyboard that sounds like a piano, look no further, the yamaha models ... offer very good piano sound. Sure, it's a keyboard, so without amplifiers, it won't sound as impressive and loud, but the essence is definitely here. Yamaha keyboards do sound like pianos.
But all other instruments sound like kid's toys to me, definitely not like proper guitars or violins.
If you don't own a piano and need a keyboard to practice (a cheap second hand piano would cost you at least $1000), the yamaha keyboards are good value options.

(5 out of 5)

Yamaha PSR-GX76 -- seventy-six hot keys

I bought my Yamaha PSR-GX76 through Amazon.com in March of 2001. I use it with my Yamaha DGX-500 and my Compaq Presario personal computer. I consider the PSR-GX76 to be the best keyboard I've ever played and owned.

When I first got my fingers on a PSR-GX76 at my neighborhood Best Buy, I knew that I definitely wanted one, and would settle for nothing less. However, Best Buy had no PSR-GX76 in stock.

I shopped around the neighborhood. I saw a Yamaha DJXII at The Wiz, and a PSR-282 at Circuit City. I decided to order a PSR-GX76 through Amazon.com.

The PSR-GX76 has many awesome features. The 76 keys are just the beginning. I heard through the grapevine that the PSR-GX76 is the only keyboard on Yamaha's PSR line with 76 keys. It has a backlit display, 256 digitally sampled Advanced Wave Memory voices, 10 drum kits, 100 demo songs, a really cool DJ mode, a pitch bend wheel, General MIDI In/Out, plus much more.

If you want a keyboard that not only comes packed with awesome features, but will stand the test of time, a Yamaha PSR-GX76 is the instrument you should buy.

(5 out of 5)

Great keyboard to play although tough to learn on.

I really enjoy this keyboard. One nice feature is the large number of keys, allowing more songs to be played. The keyboard is light enough for me to hold in my lap, although it is fairly wide. The sound is quite good and the keys are pressure sensitive, allowing for individual softer or louder notes. It is necessary to strike the higher keys harder to get the same volume as the lower keys, but this is minimal. The lesson function to me was nearly useless, as it is impossible to follow the mini keyboard screen. This screen is interesting to look at, but does not serve any real useful function. All in all, the nicest keyboard I have played on.