The Best Looking Electronic Piano Ever.
In collaboration with Casio
Look at this digital piano.
Isn’t she beautiful!
The design of the new Casio Privia PX-S7000 is everything that more traditional digital pianos are not .
Sleek and modern, this instrument is the latest addition to Casio's Privia range and the latest addition to my home.
I’m a novice player. I like chords to sing songs at a party.
So in my review of this instrument please know it is coming from a place of learning rather than an accomplishment.
What I know for sure is that many beginners start on digital pianos because of space (and let’s be honest an actual piano is a big commitment) and this digital piano is the sleekest, prettiest and most impressive I have ever played.
The Design
Straight up: this piano is beautiful to look at.
And far more gorgeous in 3-D than in pictures.
Part Scandi, part mid-century modern with just a hint of retro.
I could imagine Brian Wilson playing this in the late sixties in the Hollywood Hills.
The Privia PX-S7000 has a elegant, super-slim frame and blonde wooden legs. A depth of only 242mm makes it sleek and sexy. It’s perfect for small spaces - an apartment dream! - or the ultimate alternative to the traditional up and down box shapes of other digital pianos.
The Privia PX S7000 is available in three fabulous colours - black, white (naturally my choice) and Harmonious Mustard - and honestly you should treat it like art work and put in the middle of the room.
Even the back panel is chic - grey felt - so it doesn’t need to be hidden by a wall.
And of course it’s moveable.
I could totally see myself putting this outside for a party and playing under the stars
The Keyboard.
It’s an 88-key machine and feels very much like a piano under your fingers.
The white keys have a simulated ivory feel and the black keys are composite with wooden sides and this combines with the sturdy steel frame givea you the vibration that you experience when playing a traditional piano.
This Smart Hybrid Hammer Action Keyboard is signature to Casio.
The Wall Of Sound.
This is serious kit. It’s producer level equipment.
No digital piano is going to provide a perfect re-creation of an acoustic piano however, this sounds pretty damn close.
Much of that is due to a four speaker sound system (4 x 8W full range speakers). Even when I had the volume at 70 per cent it was filling the room.
I’ve never experienced that with a digital piano except once when I snuck on stage at a sound check of a very accomplished rockstar and had a sneaky play.
There are over 400 playing built-in tones on the Privia PX S7000 , including electric and acoustic pianos, organs, strings and it also includes a range crafted to sounds which are cleverly named after songs and bands they are ‘in the style of’….
Like Let Piano - for a Let I be (The Beatles) sound
Your Piano - for a Elton John sound.
Clocks Piano - for a Coldplay upright sound
All of it can be accessed by using the illuminated spin wheel just above your right hand.
This is a super cool feature such fun to play around with.
And also this feature makes you sound so much better than you might be. Or in my case actually am.
Putting It Together.
The Casio Privia PX-S7000 comes in a box.
So there’s an element of self-assembly.
This probably had more to do with me than the product but it took me a good hour and I needed another set of hands for the stand.
My tip would be to set up all the parts on the floor, read the manual properly and then just take it step-by-step.
My mistake was not doing that!
I have had electric keyboards before and by nature they feel light and oftentimes flimsy in comparison to a piano.
I am blown away by the sturdiness once put together, it could take my body weight.
The pedal and cradle are fashioned from solid steel and it’s what makes this keyboard feel so much like a proper piano.
For more information and costing head to www.casiomusic.com.au