Digital Pianos Under $1000 is one of the most popular price ranges for piano shoppers. There are a number of great brands that offer very good digital pianos in this price range for beginners through advanced players which include furniture cabinet and portable digital pianos. If you want to keep up on all the latest digital pianos under $1000 then this is where you need to be.
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My name is Tim Praskins and I am a recognized top expert throughout the US and the world on new digital pianos, electric pianos, and digital keyboards for under $1000 and over $1000. With over 40 years experience teaching, playing, and consulting on digital pianos, I have seen it all and done it all. My son Erik (lower left pic playing piano) and I love to help people who are looking for good advice on new digital pianos. I have played on stage with some great players, 
taught thousands of students in both group and private piano, keyboard, guitar, and organ lessons, and I do consulting on digital pianos for churches, schools, universities, studios, and other big venues along with being an independent product consultant for a variety of digital piano companies. I know what makes for a great piano playing experience and what does not. I have also had years of experience playing name brand acoustic grand and upright pianos including Steinway, Bosendorfer, Kawai, Yamaha, Bechstein, Young Chang, Samick, and other name brands over the years. I teach piano using the latest technology because I believe it is helpful and stimulating for students of every age and the piano music curriculum out there for iPad, laptop, and other devices can help students in ways that regular traditional curriculum cannot always do. When you combine music educational technology with the current line-up of quality digital pianos that are available on the market today for under $1000, you have a win-win-win situation for the teacher, the student, and the audience, including Mom & Dad. (click on pics for larger view)
Definition of a Digital Piano Under $1000 in this report:
- 88 piano weighted keys
- portable without a cabinet
- furniture style in a cabinet
- single pedal or triple pedal
- built-in speakers
- permanent tuning
- has at least one or more internal piano sounds
- may have other internal sounds or functions
- has USB connectivity to computer or other external device
- stereo headphone jack input for private practice
One more thing that I want to share with my readers before you read more about the digital pianos under $1000 below. I have a review of the TOP 3 new digital pianos for 2021 in all price ranges & categories. Check that review out at the following link because it will help you narrow down all the options out there and focus on what is the 3 best and most popular digital pianos out there in every price range $500 to $1000, $1000 to $1500, $1500 to $2000, $2000 to $2500, and so on. TOP 3 Best Digital Pianos in all price ranges for 2021
added in, Casio now has a total of 11 models under $1000 which is a huge variety. Eight of them are portable digital pianos and 3 of them are furniture cabinet type digital pianos. The new PX-S1000 also comes in a bright RED limited edition color which is very attractive. and no other manufacturer offers a color like this in any portable digital piano. If you want something that looks more like a piano then you would need to choose the PX770, PX780, or PX-870. With regard to the latest and great digital piano technology and best sounding digital piano in a furniture cabinet under $1000, then it would be the Casio PX870 ($999US internet discount price) over any other furniture style digital piano brands or models under $1000 in my opinion. Please read my review of the PX-870 at the following link: Casio PX-870 ReviewFor a detailed review of Casio portable digital pianos near or at $1000 down to UNDER $500, click on the following link to read my Casio portable digital piano review "comparison. And don't buy anything from anyone until you check with us first to find out about the latest unadvertised rebates off the current internet discount prices with free shipping and no tax. Casio Portable Digital Pianos Under $1000 Comparison
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YAMAHA - Yamaha is a great manufacturer of both digital and acoustic pianos and many top pro musicians and piano teachers own Yamaha digital pianos. Yamaha makes some very good digital pianos under $1000 and has 7 digital pianos currently ![pictures of digital pianos under $1000]( "Digital Pianos under $1000 reviews")
available in that price range including the P-71, P-45, YPG-535*, P-125, DGX-660, YDP-103, and the new YDP-S34. I don't recommend the YPG-535 primarily because it does not have piano weighted keys. The keys are "semi-weighted" much like a regular $200 keyboard only with 88-keys. If you have an interest in actually learning to play piano or you already play, then I would not recommend buying the YPG-535. As for the other models, there is two of them which are in furniture style cabinets and that is the YDP-103 at $899 internet discount price and the new YDP-S34 at $999 internet price. All the others are portable digital pianos with optional stands and pedals. Although the YDP-103 is a nice digital piano, it's very basic and the Casio PX-770 or the upgraded PX-870 is the better way to go in my opinion for a number of reasons in that lower price range. The most popular Yamaha digital piano under $1000 for Yamaha seems to be the low priced P-125 portable model right now because of its low price and impressive features all at $649 discount price, but you would still need a stand and a better sustain pedal for it. *The YPG-535 is not a true digital piano because it does not have fully weighted piano keys
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ROLAND - Roland is a well known music products company and they have made pro stage music products for many years along with an array of 88-piano weighted key digital pianos. However just like Yamaha, Roland is much more competitive with their digital pianos over $2000 as opposed to under $2000 or under $1000 based on my experience with them. They have 3 weighted-key digital pianos under $1000 in the mainstream consumer market and they are called the FP-10 ($499), FP-30 ($699 internet price) which is a portable model, and a home furniture cabinet model called the RP-102 at $999 discount price. Roland is known for offering a lot of interactive music technology in their digital pianos which is nice to have, but overall most people are looking for the best piano playing experience they can get for their price range rather than extra "bells & whistles," but that is not always the case. In that way when it comes to Roland digital pianos, they do offer an enjoyable piano playing experience although their key actions are a bit more firm (heavier) than the others and their piano sound is a bit more brassy or metallic than the others, but still good and expressive. In my opinion they are better overall than the Yamaha models for the money in this price range but not as realistic or impressive as the newer Casio models when it comes to a more natural playing experience with upgraded speaker systems.
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KAWAI - Kawai is the only piano company out of the top 4 manufacturers who makes only pianos, both digital and acoustic. The other guys make produce many other types of products including drums, guitars, audio equipment, computer related product, motorcycles, watches, calculators, etc. So when it comes to the Kawai company, although they are quite famous in the piano biz worldwide, they are not known outside of that business and they really are a rather small company in comparison the other digital piano manufacturers. However with that being said, the piano product they do make are outstanding instruments and thousands of professional pianists, universities, piano teachers, churches, recording studios, musicians, and piano students own Kawai acoustic upright, grand, and/or digital pianos. Kawai has new 2 digital pianos under $1000 and they are a portable model called the ES110 at $699 internet discount price and a furniture cabinet model called KDP70 at $899 internet price. Both models offer what I consider to be an impressive piano playing experience in this price range under $1000. There is an optional furniture type stand and triple pedal-board unit (as pictured above left) for the ES110 so that it can look and behave bit more like a piano and when you do that then the ES110 offers even more versatility and features than the KDP70 cabinet model, so it just depends on what is more important to you.
There is one more digital piano brand that I would recommend for purchase consideration although it is not as well known by average buyers/families as the other brands. This brand is called Korg (from Japan) and they have been in business for over 50 years. Korg is a well known keyboard and digital piano brand among pro and studio musicians and they make other music equipment including drum machines, synthesizers, digital organs, recording and pro audio gear, computer music products, tuners, and metronomes. They have a home digital piano division that takes the piano playing technology from their pro quality stage pianos and put it into attractive home furniture cabinets, and these pianos are very impressive. Currently Korg has 4 digital pianos under $1000 including the brand new portable B2 ($499), the SP-180, and the portable SP280. Korg also has some great digital pianos above $1000 that I like called the LP380, C1 Air and G1 Air. The C1 is $1449US discount price so it is definitely more money than the $1000 price range but it is worth consideration when looking for a lower priced digital piano as is the Korg G1 Air at $1799. Read my detailed reviews of these models on this blogsite if you can go up in your budget. The "Air" series are awesome digital pianos.
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Other than the pianos I have mentioned in this review I would recommend you stay away from the "no-name" brands that are out there including Williams, Artesia, Gewa, Suzuki, Medeli, etc. Some of these brands are sold by Guitar Center or Sam Ash as "house or exclusive brands" and others are offered by Costco which generally are low price but I overall do not recommend them as instruments. Also there are other brands available in Europe and Asia that are not available in the US but most of those brands are "private label" meaning they are cheaper technology made in China and renamed for consumers in other world markets and many but not all) of those pianos are of poor quality and not recommended. Although all of these pianos can "look good" on the outside, they are clearly inferior in my opinion on the inside when it comes to offering a good, natural piano playing experience. Extra "bells & whistles" such as drum rhythm patterns, 100's of instrument sounds, LCD color display screens, etc, are sometimes fun to have, you should not let that, and the way the piano looks, dictate your dollars spent. Besides, generally speaking you do get what you pay for so if the price is cheap then there is likely a good reason for that and it's usually not getting you better quality, regardless of what the manufacturer says in their advertising. Just remember, when at all possible, stay away from PSO's (aka: Piano Shaped Objects) that look like pianos, may be attractive, might have a lot of buttons or functions, but in terms of actually playing like a real piano or even coming close to it...forget about it...or as they say in New York City and part of New Jersey...fuhgeddaboudit
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My recommendation is that you think carefully before you buy any digital piano under $1000 and also consider possibly spending a bit more money so that you won't need to trade out of your piano for a long time (if ever), especially if you (or your child) progress in your piano playing skills and then find that your current digital piano cannot keep up with you. In reality, you could probably be happy on any of my recommended brands and their models but depending on what your musical goals are, some of them do offer more for the money. A piano can last many, many years and your can look at it as an investment in your (or your child's) musical future. So when you finally decide to purchase one, make sure you do it right so you won't regret your decision. You can also contact me (and my son, Erik) by phone (if you live in the US) or email and we can help you with free personal piano advice without obligation because we enjoy helping people & talking about pianos. I have been doing this for people throughout the US and the world for many decades and am the foremost authority on the subject of new (and used) digital pianos under $1000 and over $1000.
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Speaking of "used" digital pianos, some people think they might get a better deal if they buy a used digital piano at a lower price but in reality that rarely happens. As digital piano technology changes, many of the new ones play and sound more authentically than ever while the older ones are more artificial and noticeably less realistic. Also the new ones are really not that much more money than used digital pianos plus used digital pianos are almost always sold "as is" so you take a big risk that they will actually work correctly or for a long period of time. If a repair should be needed then it could be very expensive if you can even get replacement parts at all of find a service tech in your are to repair it. A used digital piano can also have "intermittent" electronic or keyboard issues that may not show up all the time so if you buy a used digital piano this may happen to you and you would not know it. Then one day you go to play it and it doesn't play right or doesn't play at all. My suggestion is...buy a new digital piano unless the price of a good used digital piano is so low that you are practically getting it for free:).
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Check out my blog for individual digital piano reviews, info on piano lessons, shopping tips, and other info that I believe you will find useful. Go to my "Search My Reviews" to find my reviews of the various digital pianos and if you don't see what you want, I am always working on and publishing new reviews so it may be up there soon. You can always contact me directly as I likely have played the digital piano you are asking about even though you may not see it yet on my blog. Playing piano is one of the most fulfilling and relaxing things that anyone can do and I can personally attest to that fact along with my entire family. I have ![pictures of digital pianos under $1000]( "Digital Pianos under $1000 reviews")
seen it literally change the lives of thousands of students for the better such as the students that I have personally been involved with in the pictures. Although some people, especially young people, may not like all kinds of music, particularly classical music, playing piano gives them the opportunity to play music they would not naturally be attracted to. Did you know one of the reasons piano teachers like using classical music in their lessons is because classical music is more mathematical and complex than ordinary pop or kids music? Yes it's true...learning to play classical music allows the brain to develop in ways that other music just cannot do and scientific studies have shown that kids who are exposed to playing and hearing classical music will likely have a higher IQ and do better in their school subjects than other kids will. I admit that not all classical music is enjoyable to play just like all jazz, rock, and all music is not enjoyable to play. But the point is...please be sure that you give yourself and/or your kids the chance to express themselves musically, especially with a digital piano...you won't regret it!
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BEWARE! There are MANY so-called digital piano review sites that are either fake or have only one thing on their minds...to get you to buy almost any digital piano available on ![pictures of digital pianos under $1000]( "Digital Pianos under $1000 reviews")
Amazon so they can make Amazon affiliate commissions off the sale! This kind of thing is definitely not helpful and in fact some of these so-called review sites show older discontinued digital pianos as current new models and also have no idea what they are talking about most of the time. They even have the nerve to say good things about poor quality digital pianos such as such as Alesis, Williams, or try to suggest that cheap spring action keyboards play like digital pianos with weighted keys! It's easy to put up a fake "review site" but it's difficult to actually have played these digital pianos in person let alone know what you're talking about when it comes to what these things can and cannot do. Don't get fooled...if you see that a review site links their reviews to Amazon, then that is the RED FLAG you should avoid in what those sites have to say. Look for someone who knows what they are talking about and is willing to personally help you make the right piano purchase decision. As an example, on one fake review site that I found on-line, the fake reviewer said the following: "This is a grand piano which can be used by any world class professionals for any grand concerts." What they were referring to is a $700 portable digital piano that may be fun to play but is as far away from a real grand piano as a bicycle is from a Mercedes Benz SUV...there is no comparison. These people also have bad grammar (another Red Flag) because there is no such thing as "grand concerts." What in the world is that supposed to mean? No one writes like that unless they are making it all up. It's these kinds of comments that tell me the "review" is fake as is the name of the reviewer is fake and likely they are fake review writers hired in the Middle East or Asia by fake review sites to write fake reviews to (hopefully) make money from Amazon and in fact this is what you'll find with other product reviews (cars, appliances, sporting equipment, guitars, etc)...fake content from fake review sites using fake names written by fake people. It's too bad this is going on but unfortunately you need to be very careful what and who you believe. When the writer is making crazy comments like the one I just quoted and they cannot speak correctly...run away from that site as fast as you can!
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Finally, I do not have a "ratings chart" or do "ratings stars" or "numbers from 1-100" to indicate which piano is better than another because that is a fake way of doing it. Each piano has it's own functions and features as well as appearance and what may be the perfect piano for you may not be the perfect piano for someone else. So a ratings method is not useful and cannot be fair to any digital piano. STAY AWAY from those web sites and if you want real info then look on YouTube as there are a few pretty good video digital piano demos and comparisons out there and then you can contact me for more info and I will help you get the piano you want brand new with free shipping, no sales tax, full factory warranty, for even less money than internet, Amazon, and store discount prices.
*** Check out my "TOP 10 "Biggest Bang For The Buck" Digital Pianos at the following link: Top 10 "Biggest Bang For the Buck" Digital Pianos
If you want more info on new digital pianos and LOWER PRICES than internet & Amazon discounts including helping you with credit and no interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases over $100, please email me at tim@azpianowholesale.com or call direct at 602-571-1864.
available in that price range including the P-71, P-45, YPG-535*, P-125, DGX-660, YDP-103, and the new YDP-S34. I don't recommend the YPG-535 primarily because it does not have piano weighted keys. The keys are "semi-weighted" much like a regular $200 keyboard only with 88-keys. If you have an interest in actually learning to play piano or you already play, then I would not recommend buying the YPG-535. As for the other models, there is two of them which are in furniture style cabinets and that is the YDP-103 at $899 internet discount price and the new YDP-S34 at $999 internet price. All the others are portable digital pianos with optional stands and pedals. Although the YDP-103 is a nice digital piano, it's very basic and the Casio PX-770 or the upgraded PX-870 is the better way to go in my opinion for a number of reasons in that lower price range. The most popular Yamaha digital piano under $1000 for Yamaha seems to be the low priced P-125 portable model right now because of its low price and impressive features all at $649 discount price, but you would still need a stand and a better sustain pedal for it. *The YPG-535 is not a true digital piano because it does not have fully weighted piano keys
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seen it literally change the lives of thousands of students for the better such as the students that I have personally been involved with in the pictures. Although some people, especially young people, may not like all kinds of music, particularly classical music, playing piano gives them the opportunity to play music they would not naturally be attracted to. Did you know one of the reasons piano teachers like using classical music in their lessons is because classical music is more mathematical and complex than ordinary pop or kids music? Yes it's true...learning to play classical music allows the brain to develop in ways that other music just cannot do and scientific studies have shown that kids who are exposed to playing and hearing classical music will likely have a higher IQ and do better in their school subjects than other kids will. I admit that not all classical music is enjoyable to play just like all jazz, rock, and all music is not enjoyable to play. But the point is...please be sure that you give yourself and/or your kids the chance to express themselves musically, especially with a digital piano...you won't regret it!
Amazon so they can make Amazon affiliate commissions off the sale! This kind of thing is definitely not helpful and in fact some of these so-called review sites show older discontinued digital pianos as current new models and also have no idea what they are talking about most of the time. They even have the nerve to say good things about poor quality digital pianos such as such as Alesis, Williams, or try to suggest that cheap spring action keyboards play like digital pianos with weighted keys! It's easy to put up a fake "review site" but it's difficult to actually have played these digital pianos in person let alone know what you're talking about when it comes to what these things can and cannot do. Don't get fooled...if you see that a review site links their reviews to Amazon, then that is the RED FLAG you should avoid in what those sites have to say. Look for someone who knows what they are talking about and is willing to personally help you make the right piano purchase decision. As an example, on one fake review site that I found on-line, the fake reviewer said the following: "This is a grand piano which can be used by any world class professionals for any grand concerts." What they were referring to is a $700 portable digital piano that may be fun to play but is as far away from a real grand piano as a bicycle is from a Mercedes Benz SUV...there is no comparison. These people also have bad grammar (another Red Flag) because there is no such thing as "grand concerts." What in the world is that supposed to mean? No one writes like that unless they are making it all up. It's these kinds of comments that tell me the "review" is fake as is the name of the reviewer is fake and likely they are fake review writers hired in the Middle East or Asia by fake review sites to write fake reviews to (hopefully) make money from Amazon and in fact this is what you'll find with other product reviews (cars, appliances, sporting equipment, guitars, etc)...fake content from fake review sites using fake names written by fake people. It's too bad this is going on but unfortunately you need to be very careful what and who you believe. When the writer is making crazy comments like the one I just quoted and they cannot speak correctly...run away from that site as fast as you can!
*** Check out my "TOP 10 "Biggest Bang For The Buck" Digital Pianos at the following link: Top 10 "Biggest Bang For the Buck" Digital Pianos
If you want more info on new digital pianos and LOWER PRICES than internet & Amazon discounts including helping you with credit and no interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases over $100, please email me at tim@azpianowholesale.com or call direct at 602-571-1864.