Alesis Prestige 88-Key Digital Piano With Graded Hammer-Action Keys

Solid electric piano, but I out-grew it pretty fast. I have a real piano that I cannot practice on at night, so I throw on the headphones as to not disturb the rest of the household. Obviously, the action on my piano is much better than this Alesis Prestige 88, and at first it did not bother me, but now I wish I had spent a little more to get a keyboard with better action. This is a fantastic keyboard for beginners, but if you really need that hammer action feel, I suggest paying for the upgrade.

If you're looking for an excellent digital piano at a budget price, this thing will do the job. The action is a pleasure to play, and the piano sounds are very good. The rest of the tones range from decent to not very exciting at all. It's particularly disappointing that there's no way to introduce vibrato or a rotating speaker effect to the organ and electric piano tones. (Regarding the latter, the Wurlitzer emulation is more convincing than the Rhodes.) The builtin speakers are more than good enough for practice and home performance. The instrument seems solidly built, but I wonder how the plastic body would stand up to stage use. I'd recommend a hard case if you plan to haul this thing around frequently. Finally, the sustain pedal works but isn't nearly as functional as a pedal modeled on a real sustain pedal. Serious players and students will want to replace that sustain pedal with something more robust at the earliest opportunity. As I said up front, this instrument does piano very well. For home use in that context, it's a bargain. It looks good, it's lightweight, it plays well, and it sounds good. Be sure to budget for a keyboard stand if you don't already have one. For less than $100, the Musicians' gear X-stand is a solid platform.

…As a church instrument

I just got it this Christmas 2021. It's just what I need to learn how to properly play piano. It has an excellent feel and sound with plenty of volume and augments my home recording studio perfectly!

Best 88 weighted action keyboard for the money.

I am learning piano as an adult and this checks most of the boxes at the price point. Good quality polyphony, weighted action, dual headphone jacks in front, l/r 1/4 line outs, easy to use lighted buttons and clearly labeled functions above the keys so no manual diving. I am really enjoying it. Once I learn the fundamentaIs I might buy an arranger type keyboard so I can start making my own compositions since this doesn't have any of those features. I like its simplicity for now because it allows me to focus on technique.