Shipping Weight (lbs):79.8 Dimensions (in):59.5 x 23 x 12.9 The Yamaha YPG-635 is an 88-key weighted graded hammer action portable keyboard. Upgrades from the previous model include 64-note polyphony, a beautiful matching bench and an optional three-pedal unit, along with additional DSP (Digital Signal Processing) effects that enable realistic sounding Distortion Guitar and Rotary Organ. It also includes USB MIDI and USB to Device for removable storage, along with a high resolution Live! Grand stereo sample, song recorder, score and lyric display.
Product Description The Yamaha YPG-635 is an 88-key weighted graded hammer action portable keyboard. Upgrades from the previous model include 64-note polyphony, a beautiful matching bench and an optional three-pedal unit, along with additional DSP (Digital Signal Processing) effects that enable realistic sounding Distortion Guitar and Rotary Organ. It also includes USB MIDI and USB to Device for removable storage, along with a high resolution Live! Grand stereo sample, song recorder, score and lyric display.
Customer Reviews:
Amazing Keyboard Feel - Great SoundDecember 5, 2008 If you've ever moved a real piano, you know the problem. Moving a piano needs to be done by a professional. Pianos need tuning.
But, at the same time, nothing is quite like a real piano. The feel of playing one, the sound - hundreds of years of development have combined to bring the sound and feel to its current state and, when it all comes together, there is nothing quite like it.
But that comes at a price. Did I mention tuning? Action tuneups?
So was developed the keyboard - and the keyboard feels like a keyboard - the action is wrong. And it does not have the rich sound of a piano.
So we arrived at the electric piano. Early electric pianos were neither fish nor foul - they were partially mechanical devices that still needed to be mechanically tuned. The actions were more or less horrible. The sound was that of an electric piano, not a real piano.
The Yamaha sounds like a piano - within the limitations of its speakers. Its action? Better than some real pianos and much less likely to need an action tuneup.
And all the benefits that you can get from modern electronics.
This is an amazing item. It comes with 100 songs programmed into it - and if you are inclined to learn them, it can teach them to you. You can learn the left and right hand parts separately. It will show you the music, and the corresponding piano keys that you need to press on the little display. You can start slow - and it will wait, patiently, until you find and press the correct key.
At the same time it accompanies you, or not, as you choose.
I first tried this piano in a store - it was lined up with a bunch of other electrics and it had the best action of any of them - the action was clearly the most piano like - in fact, I thought that it had a better feel than some of the real pianos, in terms of consistency.
The triple pedal attachment gives you a soft pedal, a full sustain, and a left hand sustain, just as the better pianos do (this is an option which I recommend).
The ONLY downside, in my opinion, is the size of the display. It is actually rather tiny, and, as far as I can tell, there is no way to attach an external display.
In my opinion, the controls are reasonably intuitive. And there is one button that you can press which says, "get out of my way and just be a piano".
This is the home piano of the present - frankly, while you need real pianos in concert halls, and even in piano bars, this is what you want in your home - for the kids to play and learn piano on, to plink Christmas carols out on, and to play yourself. Record your music. We need music.
This is the piano of the apartment dweller - because it has a volume control, and a headphone jack. And it can be moved up and down the steps.
I'm not a piano expert. I'm surprising my wife with one of these for Christmas, though. I think she will be really happy with it.
Amazing keyboard!December 2, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow! I couldn't be happier with this keyboard. It feels and sounds just like a real piano, not to mention the other 500 sounds you can get from it. We were looking for something for our 9 yr old son to start piano lessons on without buying a piano that might just gather dust in a few years. The entire family has been enjoying this keyboard. In fact, our kids are choosing to play it over video games and tv. It has great sound, even without an amplifier, and is very easy to use. It has enough features to keep our children entertained for hours and yet still has the ability to sound and feel like a real piano for serious practice. It is well worth the price.
