Weighted vs unweighted keys - Roland Go Piano takes on the mighty FP30! 

I’ve got a GO, and one advantage is you can literally pick it up with thumb and forefinger with 1 hand. It runs off 6x AA batteries. You can play it with it on your lap even. It’s so portable it’s insane. You can plug in a sustain pedal just fine. I’d recommend the proper Roland one that has the swivel out heel rest which stops the pedal sliding away from you.

came here for weighted keys .... stayed for Remi :)

12:25 is absolutely stunning, Clare De Lune, one of the most beautiful pieces ever written. Can we have more Classical good peeps at Andertons?

Ordered an FP30 from Andertons a couple of days ago before seeing this video, by weird coincidence. Really looking forward to getting it!

They have a beautiful chemistry, I’d say.

I have it and i use it as a controller...If you look at it as a controller its Cadillac...Think about it what other midi controller has Bluetooth and speakers and has built in sounds? Its a great tool...

Roland Go:On a Date You Two!! :P

The sexual tension is real

Her playing is so nice. Makes me look like I'm just thumping the keys with my big dumb fists in comparison to that graceful work!

Help needed!! I'm a beginner who wants to get into BOTH piano and synths. Probably 60% piano which will be my focus anyway for my first year. I love classical such as Chopin which I'd like to try before I'm 90 yr old... But I just LOVE 80s synths as well, so I'll be dabbling with that and Virtual synths for some variance in the future... Looking at 1) Arturia Keylab 88 Mk2 with weighted keys (but not on a graded scale) and you get Analog Lab incl some piano sounds too. 2) Yamaha MX 88, weighted keys, think they're graded from bass to treble. Includes Motif engine and lot of synth sounds. But some people said the keys are getting sloppy after heavy use... Not sure! 3) Roland Juno DS88 has weighted and graded keys, has piano and synth sounds, but is there a replacement on the horizon as it's getting old? 4) Roland FP 30 cool piano, but limited/zero internal synths, but as long as it has Midi I will just buy Arturia V Studio or Analog lab.... Or is the FP30 too weighted to try play synths on it!? Pleeease any advice will be appreciated! 😁😊

Man, Jack, you have got to be the funniest guy on RU-vid....so cool....

Beyond the gorgeousness... Andertons, I notice a Tone Beast which is Warm Audio not Universal Audio, all the same, it is warm.

Great comparison.. it would be great to get to know about how semi Weighted keys in the go piano 88 compare tonthe weighted feel of an fp30 or fp10.

Oh Jack, expert on keys, terrible flirtmaester

I got my GO:Piano for taking with me when I'm away from home, like it, it's a lot of fun, but I wish it was 88 or at least 73/76 key as I do run out of keys on a lot of pieces I'm playing. The action is way better than I expected, though I do still miss my weighted keys (FP-90) a bit when I'm using it. I'd surely recommend it to anyone that wants a piano that weighs almost nothing (it's about 3kg I think).

Some say he was once shipwrecked on a deserted island with Remi, and he sent her off to fetch a keyboard. Some say he sees no point in counting beyond 88. All we know is, he’s called Jack.

Love the sounds!

I had one of those things, Go Piano. I sent it back the same day. It was just to keep in my truck... and even for that it wasn't an acceptable musical instrument.

Remis piano skills should sell lots of pianos.

she likes you dude

SALUDOS MI ESTIMADO. PUEDO APRECIAR QUE PARA CONECTARLO A UN AMPLIFICADOR SI NO ME EQUIVOCO NECESITARÉ UN CONECTOR PLUG PEQUEÑO O ME EQUIVOCO? Y ADEMÁS DEBE SER STERIO? TE AGRADECERIA ME PUDIERAS AYUDAR YA QUE QUIERO VER LA POSIBILIDAD DE COMPRARME UNO. MUCHAS GRACIAS

What's that last piece? Feel like it's something I've heard but can't place it

Can someone please answer, I’m new to piano and keyboards. How would I hook this up to an amplifier to gig with it? He mentioned something about it in the video, but I didn’t understand him. Thanks !

It is always good to hear a demonstrator playing actual music that I know rather than the usual load of very suspect "jazz chords"! I can actually hear the great piano tone on this instrument. Such a change from the normal.

Roland missed with the fp10. They should have made it 128 polyphony and an X model with line outs and a damper pedal! It only has 96 polyphony Cheap Go piano 128 polyphony. Stupid IMO! If the fp 10 had line outs and at least 128 polyphony, I would have bought one!

Does anyone know the song she plays at the end?

I don't feel like the go piano is worth $329. I might pay $150 or $200.. Edit: I take it back, I'd pay as much as 260 for it

Anything with weighted keys is a piano!? What?

Remy official roland rep swearing!

The Yamaha dgx 530 has all 88 keys and they're not weighted, and Yamaha is definitely not a lesser-known brand sir

That is one ugly looking product. Looks like the air vents inside an old car...

They are cute together. I hope they make baby piano players.

Girl is on the left, sound comes from the right, Jack sits on the right, vice versa. I never realised how disturbing that is when watching a video 😀

It’s good that Jack is honest (and he is now trying to get away from his Nord fanboy image) but more important is that Remi is totally honest as well. She’s happy to accept the limitations of the build or the samples in the cheaper boards and that means that people can trust her. Also, she’s delightful so we can’t blame Jack for flirting with her!!! 😉

Andertons and Reverb are putting out such good keyboard/synth/piano content lately I think it's so good for the community and such an exciting time!

Loving your honest and fun approach to products Jack!

Bruh. Get a room.

Well, the passion in this video was for more than just keyboards it appears.. a beautiful thing.

Didn't expect Remi to play Clair de Lune. Kudos to her for playing one of my favorites.

I got both, FP-30 at home and Go-Piano on the go. Love them very much! 🎹

8 people?!?! There are dozens of us! Dozens!

A lot of talks, not much comparison. I have awesome FP-30, and I need something smaller for travel. Cannot decide between Go Piano and MIDI keyboards like Komplete Kontrol A61 or Novation Impulse 61. Everything is clear about Hammer - Not hammer keys (or Weighted vs unweighted). But how good is key dynamics of those 61 keys to simulate piano keys? Which is the best?

She assaulted poor jack in the beginning

100!!! Sexual tension in the workplace right there Peace and love from Bristol England

The texture (ivory keys) feels god awful

There is no sad keys, there are only sad chords, but the chick is cute.

Full wack, love it, gonna steal that expression!

too much reverb which always hides the true sound imo

Proud to be one of the 8 viewers Love u bro 💕💕

Please can you review the new NI Komplete Kontrol S88 keybed versus other weighted controllers like the Studiologic Grand? Thanks

So the beautiful piece she’s playing at the end of video is Le Ondo by Ludovico Einaudi whose piano music is incredible. She plays it with such expression and ease. I’m learning it myself.

3:17 if you're that customer, forget about what she's saying here. Just get a weighted keyboard from the beginning and remember to also get a sustain pedal. It doesn't have to cost you a lot, there are many descent budget offerings out there, which is why i would never recommend anyone to get something like this Roland go piano with keys that are not weighted. The thing is that it will be much, much more difficult for a beginner to be truly expressive on a keyboard that isn't weighted and this will take away from the joy of playing and the motivation for learning to play. I this guy does a pretty good job of getting some expression out of the piano go, but he is an advanced pianist with years of practise and experience. Beginners, and really anyone wanting to play classic piano sound keyboards, should go for weighted action! "do you really need weighted keys?" Yes! You really do!

Killing these videos Jack!

Funny looking synths. Do they have aftertouch? Where's the mod wheel? Look at all the space on that wide boy for an array of d-beams!! Such a missed opportunity! Jack, you should get in Remi again if Roland unleash a new poly at 'NAMM, for a duo vid \m/

Need suggestions.. im a beginner and been using a 66-key Davis Unweighted keyboard for like a year now and thinking of buying an 88-key weighted keyboard because I am not able to play some pieces on the piano because of me having only 66-keys.. I just wanna know if whats better between weighted and unweighted

Remy could be Kate Hudson’s sister. Super cute. Bet she sells a lot of keyboards…

Came back for the tension. And I'm not talking about the harmonic kind.

Keys are definitely not full size. They are 1 cm shorter comparing to an acoustic piano or even Nord Stage.

The products may be great - but what an appallingly rambling and incoherent intro and 'review' from Duxbury.

Oh man this really shows the goodness of weighted keys

She is lovey

Remy plays really weird..

If go piano was fully weighted, it would be such a killer..!

weight , portability & decent Electric piano sounds , do it for me. I had a Go Keys & like the feel of the keys , apparently the Go piano is better. I gave away the Go Keys to a budding young player, that's what uncles do . So may get one 2 of these to pass on to my young nephews & nieces in Morocco.

I need to pick your expert brain for some advice. I am primarily a guitar player/singer, but I also play some piano/keys. I have a beautiful old red Roland FP-8 and a Yamaha P105... both with weighted keys... along with a semi-weighted M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88 controller (which I bought for stage use, primarily for it's improved portability.) I also have a couple of 49-key synthes I use in the studio. I play live in a 4-piece band and also in a duo... guitar and bass, with added keys, drum pad and a looper. In each act, I play a few 'piano' songs (a couple of which have strings layered on top), a couple with an organ sound, and one or two with just a string sound. My problem is that ALL of the full 88-key boards I have are too long to fit easily on stage, especially with the duo, where we often have very limited stage space. Although I prefer weighted keys for the piano tunes, they CAN be a pain for organ slides, etc, and because most of what I do on keyboard is rhythm or texture parts, I think I can get away with as few as 61 keys. For the sake of the no-more-than 8 songs per night on which I play keyboard, I'm seriously considering the Roland Go Piano as a replacement. Any thoughts or suggestions for other compact alternatives?

I've been looking for a 88 key NON WEIGHTED controller for years... Nothing seems to exist... new or old.. reading synth forums, there is definitely an interest and a market.. but nothing out there.. any suggestions would be most welcome.

The reason I clicked on the video :Wanted to know about Roland GO piano Real Reason :To see their chemistry

As for the lack of proper LINE-OUT that they mock about, you can actually hear the distortions of the saturated signal in her performance at around 12:30. Kind of subtle but with headphones it's a pain to listen, certainly not for a pro or semi pro musician. Still awesome value for home practice, midi, and jamming with friends at the living room. Now the FP30x fixes that, so you have the choice to upgrade OR buy a cheaper disconinued FP30 used. I'm deciding that myself at this very moment.

this thing is beauty and a lovely lady, roland really impressed me

I love it man he's just so honest

I kindof love her.

she plays so good. angel

A hint of Alexandra Bastedo there.....no bad thing.

Can I get Remi's instagram for research purposes? :3

Lovely. Roland should send her to the states.

i rly loved that claire de lune performance

She is lovely.

She looks sooooooo elegant when she plays. I love it!

What is the name of that beautiful classical piece she’s playing at the end of this video? It’s a beautiful piece.

Hella ship it

I don’t care about the keyboard I wanna know more about Remi

Is there any weighted piano action keyboard that is 61 keys?

what is the name piece Remi played @12:45 . . absolutely stunning

Thanks for this! I wanted to ask how you record audio from the fp30 into a daw? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I can’t seem to find proper answers online

I knew it was going to be said but I stand firm, No Stereo L/R Line outs, No Deal. Honestly such a disappointment as it would have only cost Roland pennies.

Roland got somethig right about the look of this keyboard........it's very compact and nicely designed. When are the manufacturers going to let us put our own piano sounds in on entry level keyboards...........or let us import soundfonts.......isn't it about time with Ipads and what not! The presenters both play the keyboards really well here.

I’m in love with this girl 😍😍😍 when she started playing I nearly collapsed

Why girls nowadays trying to keep they voice tone low? Sounds hilarious, no sexy at all.

I just got this keyboard can I get info with output cable you use in this video

I just got the Yamaha P125, it was on super Black Friday sale for $120 off the going price...It is truly awesome, really liked the Roland FP30, but it was $700, wow, $160 difference. So, I decided to go with the P125... I am going to also go for the Roland Go61...Why? I also need a practice piano, that is super portable and battery powered that kicks out some serious HEFT!

Go Roland go,..... good show.

Wow, she’s very good!!!

That touch on the arm at 24min...😜

we need more remi

Wondering what sound she was using when playing that piece. Also didnt hear muffled sound in bass which I found with chords on the model I tried.

Hopefully, they'll be an updated Roland A800pro soon, with aftertouch that's useable.

The FP-30 sounds awesome!

her playing is fantastic

I have the choice between NP-12/32 and Roland Go I want to make the best choice given that both of them are for beginners. I want some technical advice please. So as to make a better comparison

Uuh! Ah!