YAMAHA PSR-E463 Portable Electric Beginners Digital Keyboard, 61 Touch Sensitive Keys, in Black

They call this an entry level keyboard, but it is very sophisticated, well built with many features found on machines costing much more I think they mean a performance entry level, but this would be a fantastic keyboard to seriously learn or for the accomplished player on and would really be a machine to grow into. There is very good connectivity including MIDI, USB, AUX a large selection of over 700 voices, the keys feel good to play, there is a learning curve to master all the features and there are too many to list here, but between the groove creator and the very many styles this machine rocks, and it has some specialisations that take it to another level entirely like the mod wheel and pitch bend and two special configurable knobs that allow a free manipulation of the sound as a whole or specifically to a voice. There are some good appraisal, comparison and feature demonstration videos of this keyboard on Youtube, This is the top of the PSR E Series range and there is a larger version of this model the EW410 with 76 keys, but this one has 61 keys. My overall impression and experience of this keyboard is that for the price you will be hard pressed to find better, it has realistic sounds and a good number of features and feels good to play! Well worth checking out this keyboard if it is within your budget, if not check the cheaper offerings in the same range!

I'm not musically talented and cannot play the piano but I can appreciate a good bit of kit. I bought this keyboard to entertain and amuse myself primarily. It has many features and abilities, which will keep me busy working them out for ages, while I try to learn a few favourite tunes to play.it is an impressive keyboard, both in appearance and features, it is bigger than I was expecting and the sound quality is excellent, from the quite large built-in speakers.Overall I'm impressed with it and consider it to be very good for the modest price and it's from a good manufacturer. it's probably 'too good' for someone like myself but I'm enjoying exploring all of it's various settings, voices and sounds etc. I love it and would recommend it for it's capabilities and creative potential.

My family and I love this keyboard and it is used most days. We are beginners, 3 months in now with lessons, and it’s simple to play. Keys are full size, and it has lots of potential and lots for us to learn.My only bug is that even on max volume it’s not very loud, and needs to feed an amp or something else to sound as it should.Great buy. We bought the Yamaha stand For it which I would highly recommend.

I have had to give this four stars for the fact that the keyboard sent to me was pre used, covered in fingerprints, the User song memory still had a poorly played tune stored and a poorly packed power supply was in the box and the box was poorly taped up.The keyboard itself is great with magnificent feature. Anyone without knowledge of music or a keyboard can easily make music with this and its fun to use.I would highly recommend this keyboard but it would have been nice to receive a new model rather than a 2nd hand one.

Really fun! I play piano and the feel and weight of the keys is very nice for somebody used to a piano rather than a keyboard.It has so much scope for creating so many different types of music that I'm actually a bit blown away!I'd highly recommend this for families too, as it can cater to every level of ability and provides some really fun, pro-sounding features if you want to make your own tracks.There are hundreds of voices to choose from (some better than others as you'd expect) but it's so versatile you could play almost anything on it.I absolutely love it. This is not a "beginners" item by any means, although beginners will have great fun with it too because you can use as many or few of the features as you choose.I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it is. Keyboards have come a long way!This is a very reasonably priced, exceptional piece of equipment. But I suppose you wouldn't expect any less from Yamaha!My only minor criticism is that it didn't come with a dust cover, because you really need one.

Firstly I have to say I'm absolutely no expert and don't play at all. I bought this for my wife as a Christmas present.1 - Various other comments said about the packaging. It is very well packed but Amazon deliver it in it's OEM form without covering the Yamaha packing so if it's a surprise like this one was then you'll have to be very careful when it's delivered.2 - The unit isn't too heavy and is easy to handle and the music stand is easy attachable and easy to detach if you want to move it or put it into storage3 - The sound quality is pretty good for such small speakers and loud enough to annoy others outside of the room although my wife uses headphones4 - Apparently the keyboard action whilst not up to much according to the super critical concert pianists that seem to have reviewed this item is well weighted and sprung with a "good feel" according to my wife.5 - The range of tones, styles and so on is quite incredible for something of this price and my wife hasn't even used half of them in over three months of playing around so I suspect that other novice users will find the same.Overall for a novice it's got a good quality sound, lightweight not too big or small and so long as you have the space, a stand and stool I'm sure this will give you hours, days, weeks and probably years of entertainment.