Best Yamaha Model for Beginners

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• u/TonicSense_·1·Aug 1, 2026, 5:06 PM

  The PSR-330 is very old, so not it. The NP12 is a basic, lightweight, touch-sensitive, 61-key keyboard with piano sound. The PSR-SX900 is a touch-sensitive, 61-key arranger keyboard with lots of instrument sounds and rhythms and auto-accompaniment and recording capability. It is more than twice as heavy as the NP12. Be aware: A real acoustic piano has 88 keys, and the keys have weight that you feel when you play them. Digital pianos also have 88 keys and try to mimic the weight of acoustic pianos. But 61-key "touch-sensitive" keyboards have a limited range of notes and the keys lack weight. You can learn the basics by playing one of these, and everything you learn will help you play a full-size piano someday, so if these instruments are all that's available it won't be a waste of your time to start learning with one of them. But you might eventually want something bigger. And if you work with a teacher, your teacher will probably wish you had an 88-key weighted instrument.

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• u/dr-dog69·1·Aug 1, 2026, 8:09 PM

  Yamaha P-45 is my personal recommendation. 88 keys and fully weighted. At $450 it’s a little high for a beginner budget, but it’s a great instrument that will last you years.