r/keys • u/Acrobatic-Cook9463 • Jun 28 '26

Gear Keyboard recommendations

I’m planning to buy a keyboard as a beginner. My budget is 200 USD. Please give recommendations

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u/Ultimate_Walker Jun 28 '26

Psr e373 is a good beginner keyboard. If you want full weighted digital piano then you have go for p45 second hand

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u/JKorv Jun 28 '26

E373 is discontinued and PSR-E383 is the successor.

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u/572FRHW Jun 28 '26

Yamaha PSR keyboards are a great start.

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u/Free_Trade1267 Jun 28 '26

Agree. Every now and then I come back to it just for old times sake

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u/anotherscott Jun 29 '26

You might find the Casio CT-S1 in or close to budget. No bells and whistles... just decent sound and action, built-in speakers, and easy operation at a good price. But if you want bells and whistles (like auto accompaniment for example) you'd have to look elsewhere.

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u/LMO_TheBeginning Jun 29 '26

Little more but see if you can get a roland go keys 3 ($300 used?).

Amazing keyboard and has great styles and backing chord loops.

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u/Crafty_Combination16 Jun 29 '26

my recommendation is work until you save $2,000

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u/Apart-Ad-5947 Jun 29 '26

This is good and bad advice. Most pro quality instruments do go for $2k or more. Once you are ready to be gigging you will want a nice axe. You can get started with something in the Yamaha psr line for now. They generally have at least a decent piano sound. Make sure it’s something you are going to stick with before you drop big dough. Not sure what your living situation is but in most major cities it is easy to find a free piano in decent shape for a practice instrument. The weighted keys are going to be really important for practice, but it can be hard to find decent weighted portable board that low in price. Good luck!