Yamaha PSR-E473 Review (& Yamaha PSR-EW425 Review) 

This is the most thorough comparison hardware video on RU-vid for this equipment. You could even use it as a performance manual. Incredible !

Thanks for a great in-depth review! I bought the 425 and have been using it to play band jobs for about a week, and it is working great for me. I still have a lot of work ahead to be able to take full advantage of the many sounds and features, but there’s no doubt in my mind that this keyboard sets a new standard of excellence in the under $1000.00 price range. Here are a few initial impressions, in no particular order… I’m finding that I’m using the #2 piano sound most of the time-it just seems to work better for both comping and solos when running the keyboard through the soundboard/PA system we use. -I use this #2 piano voice just as it is for comping and fills. It blends beautifully with the band, even while having the dynamic presence to stand out a bit when I play a fill. When I play a solo I turn up the resonance a bit to get the piano voice to punch through better and get on top of the band, and it works like a charm. I don’t have to adjust the output volume up and down much at all with this keyboard. -My organ playing skills are weak, but already I can tell that the organ sounds on this keyboard are a huge upgrade from my previous Roland keyboard. The two voices I’ve been using this first week are #41 and #43-jazz organ 1 and 2 with rotary fast. On jazz organ 2 (#43) it’s easy to dial the rotary speaker off and on using the programmable left hand knob. I think down the line I will probably buy a Neo Mini Vent ll, but even without doing that I can see there is still a lot of experimentation that can be done to get great organ sounds with this keyboard. -I’ve also settled on the “Hard” keyboard touch setting, as it seems to give me the best overall control. As far as the keys themselves are concerned, I can unequivocally say this-this is a fast keybed! If you can adapt to synth-weight keys or have played them before you will be fine with this keyboard feel. I agree completely with Tony’s impressions. I’ve already been using the octave up/down buttons, which is not something I’ve done before, but these are simple and quick to use. The combination of 76 keys coupled with the octave buttons makes it possible to easily play on any part of the keyboard you like. I am super impressed with this keyboard, and I look forward to unlocking more of its potential as time goes by.

Wow! What a great review! Thank you so much - I already own the E473 and I still watched the whole thing. I feel so underqualified to own this keyboard and you have just really advanced my learning curve. If I had still been shopping this would have been even more amazing - really great job!

Professional review as always. Thanks Tony 😊

I have the PSR-E473 and it's an absolute beast. It staggers the mind how much functionality is crammed into such a small, lightweight keyboard that is so affordable. It isn't perfect, by any means, but I could see actually playing gigs with this thing. Plus I know this guy who tells me how to do all the things with it that I can't figure out on my own.

Awesome review. I will definitely check out this keyboard in a store. Thank you

This is so helpful! Such a great video resource. Thank you!

Best review ever made on youtube - congrats man

really beautiful ! thank you so much for this

@Piano Tone Very very helpful review, you cover it all !!! I am a novice self-learned user and wanted to get one keyboard for a lifetime, that would be great quality, enjoyable and full of features without breaking the bank. So i already bought E473 but i was very skeptical & almost regretting about my choice over the Korg EK-50 seeing it on various reviews ! Thank you for confirming that i made the right choice on the chapter !

You could yank the bottom off, check for clearances and install a 1/4" Switchcraft headphone jack (wired in parallel) in the front lower panel... Could even make it a 1/8" (3.5mm) jack instead... What I do is use a Bluetooth out to "in ears"...

Fantastic review of the E473 which I have just purchaced, but being a learner I couldn't see how you can instantly change from one instument to another in a piece of music

thank you for the video! I have a question to everyone: I used to have a PSR-330 super ancient synth which had a function I cannot find on my PSR-E473. When I play accompaniment in multi-finger mode, and I use chord inversions, is there a way to tell it I want the bass to be at my lower note? Example: I'm in the key of C, I play E-G-C (from bottom to top), and I want the accompaniment to play with the bass at E, not at C. Is there such a thing in PSR-E473? Thanks!

Thank you so much.That was an EXCELLENT review ! Helped me greatly for a peace of mind .

I've been thinking about purchasing a 425 as an upgrade to my current practice keyboard...a PSR-32 that I purchased new back in 1986. When looking at online reviews about the 473/425, I've noticed comments stating that the display has been problematic for some users, but it's hard to know what the percentage is. It seems that both Yamaha and at least one dealer do not have any 425s in stock. The keyboard's page on Yamaha's website has had it in backordered status for a while now. Guitar Center has also shown it to be out of stock. This has me wondering if Yamaha is working on a successor. 🤔 I suppose the new 320 might be a suitable substitute, but it doesn't have all of the features of the 425.

Very pleased with my PSR E 473. Perhaps a little more memory and bluetooth on the next model. A better screen or capability to connect a tablet would help also. Amazing value.

I have 61 keys not yamaha but sound is great.I upgraded to Yamaha 88 keys and sound is super good .I am planning to buy 76 keys that I can carry outside to entertain some audience but I am thinking if it is ad good as the 88 keys.

I have the 473, however, im not familiar with the features quite yet. You said I can connect my tablet, do I need an app? Android, if there's a difference. When I was a kid, in 1985 to be exact, I had a Casio guitar shaped keyboard. I had the easy play books, hitsfrm 60s 70s, n 80s, the Beatles, Elvis, and a few more. I wish those books were still available. :/

Hi would you say the NP12 & NP32 have a higher build quality and better Piano sound? I am not interested in the extra functions.

There are online reports that some of 473 screens are defective with some partial and faded characters. Yamaha has refused to replace them under warranty. Seems to be a power supply issue. Apparently there's no problem with the 425 screens.

I agree these are insane value for the money. However i think that Yamaha could have taken this to the next level. A portamento button, 128 registration slots, ability to play samples chromatically on the keyboard, a button to turn on DSP1, 8x2 pads that can trigger samples, phrases or drums and a simple sequencer. They could put all these in and charge 100 dollars extra and people will gladly purchase it

Hey sir, Which is better for learning piano yamaha psr ew310 or psr425...? Reason.

thank for review, after many years of using a toy keyboard, now i want buy a good keyboard and that 61 key version E473, but in many videos and websites i read and about after around 6 months to 1 year the display screen issue showed up and texts is fade! now what you say for this problem, if your keyboard no have this problem anyway you suggest for me this? or better back to older version like E463? but that E463 piano voice is not good as E473 anyway i dont know buy E473 or no...

Hi. Please advice me. I have a tyros 1 and I am thinking of buying a psr e473. Which one do you think its better between the two?

Been looking for a place for reviews that have the specifics I want. Good, no, great job. An "expert" at one sales organization strongly suggests avoiding any keyboard with organ-style keys. Even full sized. And yet, I see so many positive responses to the Yamaha PSR-E473 I am puzzled as to why. The lack of fully weighted response may be his bias. You think? I have bookmarked this web page so will look here for a reply. Again, really like what and how you present.

Not to complain. But why do you have that blue box in the corner that dose nothing. It's a major distraction.

Of the many vids that I've viewed on the ew425, this is probably my favorite one. I also commented on your Initial Reaction vid, which was a major influence in me buying an ew425. It's on the way. Maybe I'll try to do a short RU-vid vid with it, and link to it in a comment here. Your presentations are really good. You should have more subscribers. Not sure how to facilitate that though. If I'm able to create anything with the ew425 that I like well enough to put on RU-vid, then I'll put a link to it in a comment here, if that's ok. Thanks for your well done videos and best wishes for the future.

By far the best overview/review of the Yamaha's as a short comparisson with the Korg I have on the radar. Very helpfull, thanks!

For the Piano voices, do you prefer Voice #1 or Voice #2? There seems to be more fullness or richness in Piano Voice #2. Thoughts? (I'm debating between the 61 and the 76).

Its to bad that you cant use the sampler mode for voices. That way i could have used a drum kit to make a drum patern and put it on loop. Realt a missed op to have a option to loop a voice

Very interesting , could you give a demonstration.

May I ask what might the price of this PSR-EW425 would be going for?

On a moment, I heard that my PSR425 was playing, that there was een sustain noise , without using the sustain pedal; how is that possible?

Thank you very much for your review, very helpful. According to your knowledge it is possible to plug in a electric guitar in the E473? Maybe via mic input?

Do the e473 keyboards still have display issues? Can anyone confirm it?

Awesome video with incredible details. I bought one, but the one I wish they would improve is the have lighted buttons. The buttons are very hard to see without an accompanying esternal light. Have you ever tested the Korg i3? This seems similar to the PSR E473 but has lighted buttons with different colors for various functions.

great production.....super helpful info

Thanks for the review. Can you please say more details about how to enable speakers as monitors? I can not find more info about it.

Hello and thank you for your very thorough informative review. I want to buy keybord for my son, so that he has the ease of portability when play in school events, or with his friends in the future. I thought that ew425 would be a good choice, specs\price. The only thing that troubles me is the 64 voice polyphony, considering the fact of playing with sustain pedal and the simultaneous use of accompaniments and/or other effects. Please enlighten me! Cheers.

Hi, thanks for the reviews. Does the 425 have a decent synthesizer selection (Like 80s saw leads for Van Halen Jump or Synth Horns in other 80s pop?) TY

Please ! An advice to get thé nearest sound of vintage Fender Rhodes amp more or less saturated..the inbuilt one of elp is good but too sweet to my ears. Thanks

Hi there! I have the PSRe 473 but I keep having issues with USB flash drives. One would say "Unformat" Now the manual says if you get a "Format?" message afterwards, you can format the USB. But I wouldn't get that message. I would just get "Unformat"? then the message goes off. Then I tried other drives and I get NoFile even though I do have files on the USB drive. I also tried buying different USB flash drives because the first few I tried might have been too big with 128 gb and I read somewhere that it won't take large drives. I called Yamaha tech support. He first told me maybe 32gb...but he also recommended 8gb or 16 gbs. I purchase a 16 gb drive and still getting NoFile message. I had been emailing the Yamaha tech support person...but he hasn't replied to my latest email yet. ..but I just don't know what else to do. I even reset my keyboard to factory settings. Anyone else having an USB issue?

Another question? Can you turn the volume down on the sampling? I see S voice. Is thst the sampling voice?

i just bought the 473 but was under the impression it came with some sort of Yamaha lesson program you could access directly from the keyboard? Am I wrong?

Is psr ew 425 and psr e473 are same ? Does it have same tones?

Super review, thank you so much. One question, can I use the sustain input to assign the pedal to another source, like articulation for instance? Thank you once again

Wow that’s really an in depth review!!! You should work for Yamaha Tony 😉

Is there any way to maintain the M Release function across all the voices. I mean it changes back to default wen we change the voice.. pls reply

I got the e473 over the weekend and just got exasperated with all the menu after menu options…I own a decent acoustic piano and just wanted to get something to practice with when at my out of town office. So I took it back and will probably order the DGX670….but is it portable at all. Is there something that has all the benefits of the DGX-670 that weighs less?

My keyboard didn't come with a manual. Is there one online?

Outstanding review, thanks! Go Sharks!

I have for just pay yamaha ew425 today, after I was see you videos

Question , that USB is both midi and audio , does that mean i can lay down the keyboard sounds itself on the grid of my mpc , or in a daw ? Because im looking for that , and im new to music production and dont know that much

Does it support micro tuning for playing oriental music?

Great review, sir. Do the onboard speakers work as monitors when the keyboard is connected via line-out ports, or do they shut off like they do when we connect headphones?

Well done.

Thank you

Can this play USB rhythms

It is a MIDI controller too?

the worst thing is it only has 2 variations of each rythm.... this type of keyboard need 4 :(

Hey guys...if you could buy a psr 630 for half the price that of the e473 what would be your choice?

Sir can you play hard piano covers on this keyboard?

Whish one shoul I getbuy

Sorry im 70 years old, I shold wrigt bay😅

Sir few questions i am from India, i asked around to random musicians on twitch and most said to not buy anything except the ones with 88 weighted keys, now i have no basic knowledge, no idea how to read music sheet, melody, harmony notes etc. can someone like me self learn if i buy the e-473? ew425 is not available here for the time being, my plan is to make original background music, something similar to jingles, themes, instead of just playing songs, this is for both personal use and commercial use if i get good enough. Can you make something like ambience sound and sell it to music stores online? just some random tunes, long or short but nothing like full song or music, if i can give some example, the kinda of music you would hear in background in dramas or any kind of media to be precise, it that a thing? or you would need to be hired by studios for such kind of music creation job? 88 weighted key models costs over 50k here One of the reason i want to get into music is due to a korean actress singer who has inspired me to be something big in life, otherwise i am doing fine in my web work as a freelancer, i have a lot of free time to spare daily so thought to learn something instead of wasting time, besides my father used to play harmonium, mouth organ and eletronic piano so music is kinda in the blood