YAMAHA P125 88-Key Weighted Digital Piano Bundle

7/17/23 I put it back at full 5 stars I figured what was happening when I plug my iPad into the piano the volume on the iPad was playing also through the speakers. I muted the iPad and solved my problem. Yamaha is still good !

7/15/23-Reduced to zero stars because after 3 years of daily play it sounds horrible and I just went past my 3 year warranty period. I think I would not buy a Yamaha again I expected more years out of this 650$ piano. I will post a video.it occurs mostly when I step on the sustain pedal. I tried to factory reset but that did nothing. It also sounds tinny now. Zero stars.

Original review: there’s prob thousands upon thousands of reviews of the P125 – i have been playing the P125 for 2 months now.

i started flowkey since 10/27 last year – took about a month off (various vacations) so i’ve been playing for about 6 months now. i’ll never get a traditional teacher and i just use this as an exercise of the brain and hands. cuz i’m old and i needed to learn a new trick. so far have learned to play maybe 6 songs but i’m kind of dragging now cuz all i want to learn are the difficult songs so i’m taking my time to do that.

anyway i was using a 90s casio ct-670 – 61 key keyboard for about 5 months – and then after i felt that i wanted to commit to it for longer term i went to purchase the Yamaha P125 – i had seen the P45 from a warehouse club – they both have the same action but not the same voices (instruments) i think the P125 is better in voices dept.

i have never played a real acoustic piano and i didn’t go into a store to test any of the other digital pianos out. i was deciding through online reviews between Yamaha, Roland, and perhaps Kawai – and Yamaha had a special going through 3/30 to receive a 50 dollar visa gift card with the purchase of a p125 – so i bought the Yamaha P125 digital piano only – i do not have the space for the stand.

i got this on 3/13 and have been playing daily with the pandemic and all. i still need finger endurance, strength , and contortion abilities. playing the casio is so much different than playing a digital piano. after spending about a month or so with the yamaha i went back to the casio and it made casio seem like a toy.

i am pretty happy with the yamaha p125 but the built in speakers could sound a little better – i mostly play with a pair of headphones – i don’t want to have to subject my missus to my practice playing – i mean how many times does she want to hear me brutalize Yirumi “river flows in you” and Yann Teirsen comptine d’un autre été the original small version? i don’t mind playing it over and over again. it sounds great on the headphones.

i’m not going to go through the features and such there are a ton of reviews for this piano

i had previously bought another sustain pedal – the one included is not so good – i actually don’t even know if it works since i have been using another one from M-Audio.

not having any experience with an acoustic piano i can’t do a comparison between the 2 actions of the keys – but i think the yamaha is fine. it will be some time before (if the piano holds up) i would upgrade the piano to one that has better action.

i recommend this for the beginner or if they need a practice piano to lieu of an acoustic piano.

hope this helps.

Edit 7-1-20. I noticed on a couple of occasions – 2 separate occasions— that there seemed to be a lag from when I press the keys and the sound was delayed. I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. Just a few months old but played every day.

The sound is good with the speakers if the volume is up at least half way up to 3/4 of the way up. It doesn’t sound too good if the volume is in the lower or decreased volume. Learning a lot with this digital piano. No regrets so far.

7/11/20 – edit – today this yamaha was exhibiting odd behavior. i had left it for just a moment – maybe 2-3 minutes. i come back and push on some keys and it was silent for about 30-40 seconds so i proceed to do what i would call the panacea for electronic devices – i turn it off – it didn’t turn off and then suddenly all the keys i had pressed came to life at me – then it shut down. some kind of delayed response. not exactly what i expected from a yamaha product with an MSRP of a penny shy of $1000 dollars. but anyway it’s still what i would call working. hope these are not a precursor to more serious issues. i cover it when i am not playing it – will update if something goes awry that needs me to invoke the 3 year warranty.

8/16/20. Piano is running well still.

9/24 piano is still going strong!

Wow almost thanksgiving (11/23h- I’m still playing the piano! And this piano is still going!

3/17/21 – still playing this. Still working!

8/16/21 – still playing and it still working.

3/20/23 – still playing- I went through Faber books and still on flowkey. I can read music but still bad on rhythm but I need to practice a long bit to play but I make too many errors but bottom line is I am still having fun that’s why I got into it.

Reduced to zero stars because after 3 years of daily play it sounds horrible and I just went past my 3 year warranty period. I think I would not buy a Yamaha again I expected more years out of this 650$ piano. I will post a video.it occurs mostly when I step on the sustain pedal. I tried to factory reset but that did nothing. It also sounds tinny now. Zero stars.

Learning to play the piano has always been on my “bucket list” and I finally took the plunge since we only live once and I’ve been saving up for it. While it isn’t a “piano” in the literal sense, the Yamaha P125 offers exactly what I need, especially being a novice: lots of digital features, great sound, nice key weight and outstanding quality at a reasonable price point. I also appreciate that it doesn’t take up precious space. Opening up the box felt like Christmas and it was pristine–obvious that it was handled with care during shipment (thanks, UPS)!

If you can swing it, I recommend also getting the optional Yamaha stand for it and pedals–I bought these separately so that all three items would arrive at the same time. Buying the package offered elsewhere was exactly the same price but the stand that comes with it is from a different supplier and would’ve taken longer to arrive. Having everything together made setting up a lot easier.

I’ve been playing piano for 60 years. 40 of that professionally. This piano feels great, sounds pretty good through the internal speakers but sounds fabulous when mixed in a recording or played through a large sound system. To be honest, if you add a $150 external powered 10″ subwoofer to the internal speaker system it is completely convincing as a 9 foot concert grand piano.

My usual instrument is a Nord Stage 3 88, a $5,000 digital keyboard. But I bought this to put in my bedroom for middle-of-the-night, muse-has-struck situations, where it does not fail. I also use this yamaha for jazz outings that I need to amplify myself without alot of extra clutter and complication.

This thing is perfect for a restaurant, small quieter lounge, rehearsal room, studio, church, second home of a musician (but let’s be honest… most musicians have trouble getting their first home…lol)

Buy it and enjoy it. It’s just a good value.

Llevo más de un año usándolo y es de excelente calidad, el peso de las teclas es como de un piano real, lo que hace que para principiantes no sea ideal, sin embargo yo si lo recomiendo aún cuando seas principiante para hacerte más profesional y así poder tocar cualquier piano.Muy buenas características de la aplicación para configurar y buen sonido.

Ottimo kit, completo di tutto, per suonare il piano in piccoli spazi. Lo uso con delle buone cuffie per non disturbare. La meccanica della tastiera è più leggera di un piano a martelletti, ma per allenarsi va bene lo stesso. Facile il montaggio.