Members jabuerctu Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi all, I've hardly posted on this forum but I thought this would be a good place to start. I've been playing guitar for 10 years + and I'm thinking of getting a keyboard but I haven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Buy something like a Roland Juno D used...gives you all the bread and butter sounds. Or if that's too much, an Alesis QS 6 or 6.1 would fit your budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jabuerctu Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ah wicked the Jumo D looks amazing but I think I may have trouble tracking down a 2nd hand one... I know its cheap but what about this - ?http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/29363 Unless Roland do a budget one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members russ1974 Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 To be honest, and I'll probably get slapped for this ... it DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KEYBOARD YOU BUY to learn on. The more you spend, the better it will be. So judge your decision on your budget. Is a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Enigmatic Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 I agree with Russ on this one. I am a guitar player myself, and owned a PSR for a while. I sold it and later missed it because it was more like a band in a box for me. I later upgraded the PSR to a MM6. I got 20% discount + $100 rebate. It has been well worth it. The Motif or Juno G would be great, but not nearly as much fun. (I also have own a Motif as well, but i wouldn't call it a beginners board) Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jabuerctu Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 To be honest, and I'll probably get slapped for this ... it DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KEYBOARD YOU BUY to learn on. The more you spend, the better it will be. So judge your decision on your budget. Is a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 To be honest you are 100% on the money! Comparing it to when I bought my first guitar puts things in perspective Cheers! So scratch my first two suggestions...chances are you want something with built-in speakers. The Yamaha Home Keyboard Line would probably work out for you. Make sure you have touch-sensitive keys at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jabuerctu Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 So scratch my first two suggestions...chances are you want something with built-in speakers. The Yamaha Home Keyboard Line would probably work out for you. Make sure you have touch-sensitive keys at least. Well I wouldn't scrap them, I could imagine upgrading to the Juno D after trying an entry level keyboard! I definetely would like touch sensitive keys though. I'll check out your link. I think Yamaha is probably the best place to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jabuerctu Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Looks like the Yamaha PSR-E313 is winning for me at the moment. I then need to get a good tuition book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Looks like the Yamaha PSR-E313 is winning for me at the moment.I then need to get a good tuition book Do you want to learn piano or general keyboards? If you want to learn piano, you can start with entry piano books. If you want to learn more about keyboarding, I'd start with chord charts...chords are more helpful than musical notation when you start playing with bands. EDIT: you already play guitar. Just figure out which keys are what note on the keyboard and apply your chord knowledge to the keys. IE E major is E, G#, B. C add2 is C,D,E,G....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jabuerctu Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Do you want to learn piano or general keyboards?If you want to learn piano, you can start with entry piano books. If you want to learn more about keyboarding, I'd start with chord charts...chords are more helpful than musical notation when you start playing with bands.EDIT: you already play guitar. Just figure out which keys are what note on the keyboard and apply your chord knowledge to the keys. IE E major is E, G#, B. C add2 is C,D,E,G....etc. Well the plan is for me to learn the chords for sure which I would assume it quite straight forward. I think I'll learn some songs initally so probably a bit of both. I think I may struggle with both hands so I'll take it one step at a time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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