Roland GP-9

Description

Product Summary

The Roland GP-9 is boasts the fullest/widest sound in a digital piano to date. When lay a chord down in the bass, you can feel the vibration just as if you were laying the chord down on a grand piano. The GP-9 is currently the best digital piano on the market and it also doubles as a great furniture piece.

The clarity and depth in the low-end of the GP-9 is unmatched, yet the high-end register still punches through with a perfect mix of brightness and warmth.

This is the dream instrument for those looking for a high-end option that they likely will never replace. You can even lift the lid up and adjust as you would on a grand piano.

Pros & Cons

What I Like

• Best key-action of any digital piano
• Booming low-end
• Beautiful high-end
• Doubles as a furniture piece
  

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What I Dislike

• Extremely high-price point
• Very heavy and not suitable for smaller spaces
  

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Specs

• Key Type: Reality Hybrid Concert Keys
• Sensitivity: 100 Types, Fixed Touch
• Escapement: Yes
• Polyphony: Unlimited/256
• Presets: 324 Presets
• Effects: 7 Effects
• Effect Types: Reverb x 6, Brilliance
• Song Playback: 394 Songs
• Storage:USB Flash Drive
• Metronome:Yes
• Audio Inputs:1 x 1/8″ (aux in)
• Audio Outputs:2 x 1/4″ (L/Mono, R)
• USB:1 x Type A, 1 x Type B
• MIDI I/O:USB, Bluetooth
• Bluetooth:Yes, v4.2 (Audio, MIDI)
• Headphones:1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8″
• Pedal Inputs:1 x 7-pin connector
• Number of Pedals:3-pedal unit (damper, sostenuto, soft)
• Built-in Speakers:1 x 9.87″, 2 x 6.31″, 2 x 3.18″, 2 x 1″
• Amplifier:2 x 25W, 2 x 20W, 4 x 15W
• Display:LCD (128 x 64 dots)
• Software:Roland Piano App, Piano Designer (iOS/Android)
• Bench/Stand Included:Bench (RPBD400PE)
• Power Source:AC Adaptor
• Height:39.37″ (closed), 70.37″ (open)
• Width:56.75″ (closed), 56.93″ (open)
• Depth:59.12″
• Weight:372.62 lbs
  

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Reality Hybrid Concert Keybed

The GP-9 boasts my favorite keybed currently on the market. I would put this over the Yamaha Clavinova series, quite easily as well. The GP-9 features hybrid wood and Ivory Feel materials, giving it a heavier feel on your fingers, which is reminiscent of a really grand piano.