| I've been playing piano my entire life, and I can tell you | | | | two can be a controversial subject among pianists. |
| I've played on a lot of pianos/keyboards! Name the | | | | For me, I love Yamahas and Rolands. I would never |
| brand, I've played it. One thing I can tell you, is that any | | | | ever buy any other brand than one of these two, and |
| digital piano will benefit you far more than a portable | | | | you shouldn't either or else you will waste your money. |
| keyboard ever will. Keyboards are very cheap, which | | | | Yamaha and Roland dominate the digital piano market |
| make them appealing, however for a serious piano | | | | by far, with their impressive and realistic acoustic piano |
| player these are just not comparable. If you (or your | | | | sounds, and the quality of their weighted keys. No |
| children) are serious about learning piano, digital pianos | | | | other brand can compare. |
| are the way to go. | | | | So what are the major differences between Yamaha |
| Even though there are tons of digital piano brands out | | | | and Rolands? Well, there aren't many, really. In my |
| there, there are actually only two brands that meet a | | | | opinion, it is just too hard to decide between Roland |
| professional piano players standards of quality. These | | | | and Yamaha. I own a Yamaha (click the link at the |
| brands aren't necessarily the highest price either, | | | | bottom of this article for a review of the piano I own) |
| because the lower-quality brands like to up their price | | | | and I love it. Yamaha's are great because they're |
| so you think you are still getting a great piano. | | | | quality is equal to that of a Roland, but they are almost |
| The best digital piano brands are Yamaha and Roland. | | | | always lower in price. However, Rolands higher end |
| No professional piano player will argue with you on this | | | | models offer the best functionality and the most |
| one. Yamaha and Roland take out any other brand, no | | | | sounds, but this is usually irrelevant for the beginning |
| competition. However, deciding which is better of the | | | | player. |