Yamaha P125 Review | Which Digital Piano Should I Buy?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Yamaha P125 Review | Which Digital Piano Should I Buy?
Professional keyboardist Mike Barden shares why he loves playing the Yamaha P125 Digital piano and recommends it for use at home and for piano-based gigs.
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Great video, man! It's hard to find honest opinions on things like this lately.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
James Pavel Shawcross also puts out excellent unbiased videos. He started playing as a little boy and is a very good musician and reviewer of all major brands. I like that he's honest also with his opinions. Check him out!
@@mikebardenmusic5997hi, what about a keybed action on noisy, loose and glossy for fingers....?
I get mine tomorrow. I'm so excited.
How is it?
Same!
I get mine in a week
I can’t wait
So how is it?
Im lookin forward to buy one too
I’m just beginning to play and I bought a P125 with the cabinet and 3 pedals. It’s arriving tomorrow....so excited!
- you're gonna love it! Have fun :-) !
Do u like the 3 pedals with it? I am wanting an honest opinion, hard to find.
@@alexdmitri_ I have one and it’s awesome
Great common sense presentation. I am just starting out learning to play and initially focused on the p45 as a beginner but the more I learned the more I gravitated toward a higher end model. To be honest I would've gotten the p515 as the last piano I'll ever need but they're sold out for at least the next 2 months and I don't want to wait that long. Finally, after many hours researching and watching countless youtube videos I found yours and it helped me make up my mind. P125 it is. And I used your link for purchase to return the favor ;-)
I'm an advanced beginner, I bought one of these recently...I love the action, feel like a real piano to me.....I think it's excellent for a beginner....
I've been playing for 4 months without lessons and have gotten the hang of a few things. This was the digital piano I originally wanted but couldn't quiet afford it so my sister brought me a cheap keyboard. Its served its purpose and I love it for inspiring me to play. But then I went to a friends who mum had recently brought this very keyboard!!!! I played the shit out of it and finally brought it. Comes Monday im so stocked! Love the weighted keys they feel close to the real thing I must say. But the sound is what I'm here for. The one I have currently produces the same note no matter how soft you play so u can't be very expressive. I can't wait to play some clair de lune on this.
Wait...what's an advanced beginner.
@@nigeldsouza6088 ya, I guess that was kind of a stupid statement. let's just say I've been playing for a while now, and I've learned to play a little.
@@southeastgasservices lol therefore, youre not advanced but a complete biginner
Can i shift the octave down? I need more bass
I really didn't want to get this piano. I'm a gigging musician (typically using my tried and true and heavy Motif), and all of the reviews I've seen describe it as a starter piano, suitable for beginners, etc. So I shied away from it and looked for something else in the same range, but I kept REALLY liking the piano sound on the P125. And since that's mostly the sound I need on gigs, I just made the leap and picked it up, thinking it'd spend most of its life in its case between gigs. But I haven't wanted to put it away, because it's actually really fun to play and sounds great. It's nice to see a review from a professional musician who seems to feel the same way about it... Thanks!
Awesome insight into the P-125. I'm shopping for an entry level dp, and while I've seen all the reviews on the 125, Roland FP-30, Kawai ES110, I keep coming back to the 125 for various reasons. Either the other do not have line out, or lack in the tablet app interface, etc., but the Yamaha seems to be holding its ground. Thanks!
You are welcome, and you won't be disappointed.
@@mikebardenmusic5997 I DEFINITELY agree!
Same here 😆 I saw sooooo many reviews of the three you mentioned and went for the P-125 too.
Thanks man! It’s so hard to find honest reviews. I was first thinking on the Fp-30 by Roland but then I discovered the Yamaha p125 and it appears is a lot better.
Glad I could help! thanks for watching.
Hi mate, please tell me why Yamaha P125 is a lot better than Roland FP10/30?.
It's interesting to know that professional musicians do sometimes purchase musical instruments that are generally marketed toward beginner-level amateurs.
Because they have to carry it to every night club they perform. And play it with guitars and drums, you don’t need best quality digital piano.
it's not the tool that counts - it's how you use it
Not sure if you know this or not, but if you use the 3 pedal add on you can purchase, it will allow you to speed up and slow down on the organ like a Leslie. Just thought I would toss that out there for you. I have used my P125 since it first came out. Three nights a week and Sunday jams, and private parties and still going great.
I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD❤️❤️
Quick and direct review from someone who knows what's really needed in a day by day routine - thanks a lot!
Very honest review from a pro! Thanks!
The new Yamaha DGX-670 portable grand piano is an upgrade to the P-125 for slightly higher price. Same key action, much improved sounds, including the CFX piano - same as on the P-515!
The P-125 has now been discontinued and replaced with the P-125a - perhaps not a model you want, because the USB audio feature has been removed!
Dgx-670 weighs nearly twice as much and doesn’t have midi outputs
Excellent review of the P-125, if not the best out there. Thanks for sharing your professional insight, very much appreciated. Cheers.
I had a couple of Yamaha pianos in the past and loved them, only thing I didn't like is that Yamaha is not Microsoft compatible, you must have Apple to get the add-ons. Great tone and well built though. I still have a Yamaha Arranger keyboard but when I get a new piano it'll be Roland or Kawai. In this IT age they just tick more boxes.
Huh? Looking on the Yamaha website, I find files to download for Windows for all keyboards. Seems like Microsoft Windows is fully supported.
Excellent review, subscribed !
Thank you!
Very nice review! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions, as well as producing a really great and well-thought of review video. I played piano for 15 years, miss it terribly since I haven't been taking classes formally for almost 5 years now, I want to get back into it. I've been debating between this Yamaha P125 and the Casio PXS-1000.
I'm wondering what's the action like and what are the physical keys like? For someone who grew up playing an upright piano, key-feel is really important to me.
Thanks again for the review!
Thanks for the comment! I should have said more about the action but that's a big reason why I like it so much. I was also trained on an upright piano and a good weighted action with easy expression is also important to me. I can't speak for the Casio but this one definitely has good playing action.
Yamaha sounds waaay better and more realistic
A bit late but if I’m not mistaking the pxs1000 has a problem with the action and they made the black keys lighter than the white ones trying to fix the problem with keyboards where the higher you go the harder the key is to press but that made it hard to play on the edge and sometimes if you want to play a white and black key at the same time you will accidentally click the black key first
@@MMD88 - you are correct - another reviewer discovered a significant difference between the weighting of the keys on the Casio - not a very good choice for serious extended practice
Great review! Thanks a lot.
I totally agree with you, I also love my piano :)
Just an addition. You can use Tablet Android to play with Smart Pianist (in my case is a Galaxy Tab A 10.1). And if you plug your USB cable to a computer, you can use it with Pianoteq and Keyscape, what make it even better =) I LOVEEEEEEEEE MY PIANO :)
greatings from Brazil
I have had not been able to get my usb to work and I do use midi regularly. Would be curious how you make it work
@@mikebardenmusic5997 first you must install the USb Driver Steinberg from Yamaha
After that you open the program you want and select "digital piano" the. You are able to use the mid
"Metronome + rhythm + c5 or c#5" turn on / off the sound of keys to keyboard.
I hope you get it.
@@pleco101 1 pianoteq is a softwere that allowed you to have different sounds from you digital piano or a midi controler. And you can add some more details like tunning, like each note volume, and pitch, Even the noise of the hammer and the pedal noise. You can also listening some mids and chose the pianos or make a playlist with manyh mids and listening with high good quality piano sounds.
2. The sounds of the Pianoteq are amazing, They are really good. The sound of Yamaha into Pianoteq is exactaly same sound I have into my P125, when you choose others brands you can listen the differences
3. The pianoteq works in realtime, you chose the piano then you listen the sound of that piano you choose. (but in case of Yamaha p125 you must turn off the sound of the internal piano or you gonna listen 2 sounds. to turn it it is "metronome + Rhythm + C5 or C5#"
4. Yes the speakers of the Yamaha p125 are very good, when install the usb Steiberg driver (avaliable into Yamaha website), plug cable, open pianoteq, Install Asio4all drive, then go to Pianoteq settings and select "piano digital" and then turn off the internal piano (metronome + Rhythm + C5 or C5#) then you have an amazing sound of the pianos you want
the delay in my pc is about 9ms.
I hope I could help you
Hello from Brazil :)
@@canadiansoul9401 Can I use it as a MIDI Controller? I am using Reaper
Update: Apparently it works with Android devices also! Great! The need to have an apple ipad is a deal breaker for me, unfortunately. I'm thinking the P515 is compatible with android, I believe someone at Long & McQuade mentioned that. Will research further. Have you tried the P515 yet?
If you have a Samsung the app works
@@atereolusola2497 thank you
I have the Google Pixel and the app works great
literally the trampled under foot segment is enough to purchase this keyboard!
Great review. Very helpful. Thank you.
thanks for this video...i just subscribed. i have a yamaha p105 that i've used for 5 years now but since it's all i've known don't really know if it's good or bad. lol...i supposed i'll eventually get the p125 with solid info like this.
Thanks for the sub! and glad it was helpful.
Solid video. At almost 50 I decided to broaden myself and start playing piano. This is what I decided to buy. For learning one of most important things for me is action. How did it feel to you? I heard somewhere that it is decent but feels heavy at the black roots. Also - once you get to faster pace it starts to feel gummy and sluggish. Then again - its 650.
damn i want this so bad now, but i have to wait for christmas xD
I just played it again on a gig a couple nights ago. It's really nice for gigs or at home. Sorry you have to wait till Christmas!
I’m in the same situation... mine is full size but doesn’t have weighted keys
Awesome video! Thank you!
Keep up the great work
Hey for your next video maybe compare this piano to another one in it's priced Ange and give us your unbiased professional opinion! Great video!
thanks for the idea! Although since I am not a professional reviewer I would have to buy another one which is not practical for me!
Thanks for this video. Very helpful. You sure make the Yamaha P125 sound good! Appreciate it. What is that song you were playing in the Clavinet mode in beginning of your video.
The song was Led Zeppelin’s Trampled Under Foot
Im not apple user as well............. I hope it helps me to learn piano cz I am going to but this in next 4-5 days
Nice review man!
Thanks!
I've just started learning piano. I use a very cheap 66 keys keyboard and wanted to upgrade. should I take this as my first?
You should! I like it very much.
Hey Mike,
Great video. Thank you. I have a bundle on hold for pickup on Thursday but was wondering if you know of a great protective cover option for the keyboard and keys? I have cats and they will like jump up on it. Thoughts? Can’t wait to keep following your channel.
Amazing sound...were is your shop allocate..thanks
I've been trying to make up my mind whether to buy this keyboard oer the casio pxs3100. I was really surprised at how good the casio is - always thought of them as toys tbh. But I think your review has got me more inclined to plump for the Yamaha. I was weighing up the pros and cons. I actually prefer the default piano sound and keys of the casio but I prefer the size, probably the durability and speaker positioning of the P121..Are you still using it btw?
Hi friends, which key action is faster, more confortable and reliable between this P125 and P515?. Is worth the extra money for the P515?. Thanks!.
P515 with no doubtl
I’m trying to decide between this and the kawai es110.
Mike, thank you for your review. My family should gave me a P-125 for Christmas. I'm a beginner and am considering one of the online courses that requires a connection between computer (Android or Dell laptop) and the keyboard. Flowkey is among those I'm considering. Will the P-125 allow such a connection and, if yes, how? Thanks!
did you know that you can use 2 sounds at the same time. you can do organ and strings for example or whatever you want to? i just discovered it last night. i was like damn shit that's cool. i watched a lot of review of this yamaha and no one mentioned it. i didn't know either :D
Hey bud great video! I'm just now getting into starting to want to learn piano would you recommend this p125? I'm 43 so hopefully its not to late. Lol
Absolutely! Good piano for a beginner. Age does not matter. :-)
p125? with GHS mechanics, the worst mechanics ever existed for weighted keys? Obviously not.
@ MikeMaryshev I cant afford and don't have the room for upright piano what do you prefer?
@@Filinozavr Why my friend?, So which one do you recommend?.
@@Filinozavr - which digital instrument/action solution to you find most usable?
Accorging a price level what is better Casio px-1100 or Yamaha p-125 on keybed action and piano's sounds?
Hi! If you still have this piano, can you check one thing for me - if you hold G1 until it will be silent and then (while still holding silent G1) press D1, do you hear additional tone (D3?). It works for any pair of silently hold G and pressed D...
Thank you
The Yamaha P515 is by far superior to any other portable. The key acton is as good or better than any portable or home digital .
It should for $1600. I just got a used P121 for $300
Hi, great review! As a beginner with zero experience would u still recommend the p125 or should i buy the cheaper p45?
Hi Phillip, thanks! Normally I'd say I don't know but I actually gave the P45 to my son as a gift last Christmas. He is studying piano in college so I got it as a practice instrument for him. And it is a good instrument, especially if you are a beginner. I still think the P125 feels and sounds better though. And one downside we discovered is that it doesn't have a professional output jack for playing on a gig or plugging into an amp, only one headphone jack in the back. So if you will only play it at home it could be a good option.
If you get the P125 you won't outgrow it - it's a better build and has a better in-built speaker sound. I'm a classically-trained pianist and organist. For my use as a practice instrument I personally have found the P125 to be an excellent choice - I can spend hours practicing on it and transfers very well to my acoustic Yamaha U1 and our church's grand pianos. I find my practice time on the P125 is highly beneficial and I recommend the P125 to my students who are unable to have an acoustic piano.
See if you can find a new p115, it is is the older model not much different to p125, much better than p45
@@mikebardenmusic5997 FYI, the P45 and P125 have exactly the same action. No difference in the way the keys feel.
Also, if you like the p45, there is Amazon exclusive p71, which is the same as the 45 model.
Hey! Great review and thanks for being honest! Would you recommend buying this piano for someone like me, who is doing grade 7 trinity and is hoping to pursue further into piano studies until diploma level?
I don't know what grade 7 trinity is, but if you are studying piano I definitely recommend it.
This can be a very usable practice instrument if you learn how to use it as such. As with any two pianos, the shading and nuances of expression need to be finalized on the instrument itself, but you can practice variances in shading and nuance in the P125 by altering the touch sensitivity and volume settings. To build endurance I set the touch on heavy and set the volume low so that I can play with more force - probably the equivalent to one or two dynamic levels above what I would actually perform the piece. For lightness, I set the touch sensitivity to soft (which gives a brighter sound) and raise the volume so that I have to be very careful about keeping the touch even - the slightest variances really stick out. So you can change the settings to practice as if you are practicing on different pianos - which is a good thing because your touch becomes much more adaptable and is therefore better suited to making fine adjustments on what ever instrument you're playing your exam - :-)
Can you play bohemian rhapsody and your really good :D
Thank you, and yes I can! We play it in our band, Boogie & the Yoyoz.
Mike Barden Music ok I’ll check it out 😃
i love my p125
I just bought mine Wednesday... I love it,,, just wondering if it’s worth the 80-90.. I don’t use the other pedals
@@dennisjett4322 I'm not sure how effective the other 2 pedals - the left ("soft") pedal and middle (sostenuto) pedal - are on this (or any digital) instrument. You'll not likely benefit from having them if you're not practicing repertoire that requires them - for example Debussy - La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral). And they may be only marginally beneficial if you are, seeing as use of these pedals on an acoustic piano is coupled with a bit of finesse on the particular instrument being played.
The one feature I'd like to have the soft pedal for is that when the “Jazz Organ” is selected, pressing and releasing this pedal switches between “fast” and “slow” of the Rotary Speaker speed, and when the Vibraphone is selected, this pedal switches Vibrato on and off.
@@aBachwardsfellow thanks
@@aBachwardsfellow
I heard on one of the you tube reviews that the extra pedals can be used for the organ or electric piano
@@dennisjett4322 The "soft" pedal (left-most) - when the “Jazz Organ” is selected, pressing and releasing this pedal switches between “fast” and “slow” of the Rotary Speaker speed, and when the Vibraphone is selected, this pedal switches Vibrato on and off - very cool! :-)
One way I like to find out more about an instrument is to download and read through the user's manual - the P125 manual can be found here:
tw.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/1204365/p125_p121_en_om_a0.pdf
Thanks for the video! What are the pedal options? Do you find the pedal(s) okay? I am planning to get the more portable X-shape stand - does it come with a sustain pedal? Or do I have to buy that as an extra? Thanks!
It comes with a sustain pedal.
I have a double x stand. Much more stable
Get a Z stand. It is better. As for the pedal, the pedal that it comes with sucks. I bought my own pedal.
P125 vs yamaha mx88, compare acoustic piano sound which one is better?
Thank you very much
Thanks for the question, but unfortunately I haven't tried the other model so I can't say for sure.
- the MX88 is a step or 2 beyond a basic digital piano like the P125 and can be more tailored with parameters, so it can likely be made to sound more to what your ears are wanting to hear. However the MX88 doesn't have in-built speakers - if that's what you're asking about.
Is Strauss Rottman Symphony 4.0 good piano?
Hi Mike, nice video..
One question please.. have you tried to use virtual instruments in this piano using any software or app.. does it work..?
My favorite virtual piano by far is Alicias Keys, and I may do a video on that some day. But in using virtual instruments you need a keyboard more suited as a midi controller. This is a very good standalone piano, but I find it quite limited as a midi controller.
@@mikebardenmusic5997 Thanks for the reply Mike.. exactly what problem did you face while using it as midi controller..?
It doesn't have a normal midi connection, just the square usb connection. I tried using adapters to make it work but couldn't. Maybe there is a way but I haven't figured it out.
One of the best features of this keyboard is the ease of connecting to iPhone or iPad to play virtual instruments. I've only had mine for a couple of days but the built in USB Audio Interface is amazingly simple to use. One Usb cord via Apple camera connection kit and you are good to go with both midi out and USB digital audio return to your keyboard to play via apps like Pure Piano, bs-16i, Ravencroft, Korg Module. You just press function and C5 key to turn local control on or off.
Should I wait for upgrading p 125.🤔?
Anyone know when this will upgrade.?
When layering sounds like rhodes and organ, can you adjust the volumes separately ? Have the organ or strings at half volume compared to piano ?
Yes the levels can be modified
How are the keys, quiet or noisy? Clicky keys drive me nuts.
Hi may i ask how similar does this feel to playing an accoustic piano in percentage?
I would say about 80%. A real piano still has a bigger dynamic range and more natural sounding keys, no doubt. But as I said, for home use or even for gigs, it works for me!
I think Mike's answer - about 80% - is a good appraisal. The difficulty is that acoustic pianos themselves can have a wide range of feel. On the P125 there are 3 touch settings - soft, medium and hard. Setting it to soft makes the piano sound brighter which makes the touch feel lighter and has a slightly less wide dynamic range. Setting it to medium or hard makes it sound more mellow, which also makes the action feel heavier and gives a wider dynamic range and control. The volume setting can also change how the action feels by how much sound you're getting. So the P125 can be adjusted so that the touch response can feel lighter or heavier.
Do you think the P515 is overkill?
I have a P70 :l
No problem at all, it just have noise key
Is the sustain nice and long when using the pedal?
So it's a great digital piano, right?
Yes! Very good!
Is it better than the Korg LP 380?
Does the octave shift take it down lower on the left side to bring it down lower than the lowest left note?
Does it?
Is this piano for duo piano?
wondering on the width of the keys as I have small handspan...
All white keys are 14,9×2,4 cm, all black keys are 9,8×1 cm
/ P-125 player
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Can i use this as a midi controller for live gigs
No modulation wheel and lack of drawbars…
Please answer: I was wondering. I wanted to hook up the keyboard to my phone or computer to record. And just found out I can’t with my model. I was looking at the Yamaha p125 but I don’t know what to look for to know if that’s available
Same question here...but I think that to record directly with your computer you need an interface (between piano and computer) bc the usb to host type b does not alwayas transmit audio. But as i said i'm not sure if this is the case with this piano
Vi ta yeah I gotcha. On most keyboards you can connect the keyboard to ur phone directly and just use the recording app and it will do the rest. I want to upgrade my p45 to this so I can record
@@w.coast_piano6404 ohhh okay which recording app do you use? I'm kind of new to this :D
Vi ta you can literally just use the factory camera app on your phone. If you don’t know what chords to use to connect ur phone to your keyboard let me know I can tell u what I use. Just know this is what works for me. I’ve looked up a lot of videos and bought all the stuff they told me to and didn’t work so I figured it out myself
@@w.coast_piano6404 currently i'm playing on a yamaha clavinoca clp 340 and i have the usb to host cable so that i can connect it to my computer. But if i connect it with the usb cable i can't record with my computer. Am i doin something wrong? Bc on the casio px s1000 it's exactly like this and you need an interface. Im wondering if i need one too 😂
Can these be hooked up to a synth module?
Yes, there is a midi output
I ordered mine 5 weeks ago and still isn’t it :(
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is this good for a beginer?
Absolutely!
- VERY !!!!
Not light
25 pounds
I want to see you play yamaha p125 not talking.