Which One: Yamaha or Casio?

[calvin1509]

A few days ago I placed a post asking which would be a better keyboard, between three Yamaha's. It was recommended to me that I look into the Casio WK series. In doing so, I came across a Casio CTK-5000 which looks like a decent keyboard. So, now my two choices are narrowed down to:

1. Yamaha PSR-295: http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musi...boards/portable_keyboards/psr-295/?mode=model
2. Casio CTK-5000: http://www.casio-intl.com/asia-mea/en/emi/high_grade/ctk5000/

For a little context, I am getting it for someone. She plays in a church band on Sundays, and the sound would be roughly kind of Enya/Coldplay. She is an intermediate player. The church has a nice keyboard of its own, but she is looking for something to work on at home for practice, leisure, etc. Also, the price point we are looking at is around $175 used.

Also, I am wondering what the difference is between the Casio CTK and WK series. My guess is that the WK series is a higher grade?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[happyrat1]

The CTK series are all 61 key keyboards. The WKs are all 73 or 76 key keyboards.

As to the choice between the Yamaha and the Casio, that's very much a subjective thing. Casio tends to give you more bells and whistles for the buck and brighter, more video gamey and synth tones, while Yamaha has a more realistic acoustic instrument sound set.

Seriously your smartest move would be to walk into a Best Buy or Radio Shack with a few units on display and audition them for yourself.

 

[The Y_man]

Seriously your smartest move would be to walk into a Best Buy or Radio Shack with a few units on display and audition them for yourself.

Except that the PSR-295 is a discontinued legacy unit.... have to find someone selling a used one and then go audition it.

Not sure if important but the 295 doesn't have pitch bend (not that I ever use it much in my style of playing)

The Y-man