can't decide which keyboard to keep!

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I bought a prokeys 88sx off ebay for 300 bucks shipping included, which was a good deal. I like it quite a lot. It sounds great and the action, as far as semi weighted keys go, is very nice. What I LOVE is that it sounds good, feels good, and at the same time IS SO PORTABLE! It's only 17 pounds and it's really skinny.

I just picked up a prokeys 88 which is the sx's big brother, and goes for like 600 new. I got it for 300. GREAT deal. But I can't decide which one to keep!

The only thing I'd use one of the keyboards for is playing piano live. I don't need other sounds. The 88 has twice as many sounds but I don't care. It has eq adjustment though which is nice. But the only real thing I got it for was the hammer action. The hammer action is great. That's it's only feature I truly love that the sx doesn't have.

But it weighs 3 times as much and is twice as big. That's the issue. I don't know wether I should keep the 88 for the action, or wether I should keep the sx for it's amazing portability.

What is more important to you, action or portability? Would you sacrifice some action for portability, or vise versa?
 
Yo Antipasto:

"Life is but a dream...." Good line for a song! :D

I'd keep them both! You got good deals on the boards, they both work well, they both offer you something you enjoy and favor; thus, why divest yourself of either?

You can always put one up for sale if you change your mind or donate it to your college or a college and take the tax rebate. I did that with a NEW Roland KC-500 with no burn hours on it. So, I didn't bite the money bullet in total.

I think it's a good idea to donate new/good/used gear to your college of choice as the "kids' benefit and you get a small tax break or a large tax break.

Spring is coming along next week in the middle USA! It's about time too! :cool:
 
I'm in the "keep both" camp as well.

There's no question in my mind that you should use the lighter keyboard for gigging. Other than the pleasure of playing a weighted action, there is little need for it on a live gig.

Since you got such a good deal on the weighted 88, you might want to consider keeping that at home for your studio use.

What I do is have a separate keyboard rig for gigging, so that I don't have to tear down gear from my studio every time I go out to play. My studio and my live rigs are always fully functional and ready to go. I will pull a rack module or two when I need it for a gig, but that's as far as I a go with it. Everything else is independent.

So in your case I'd leave the 88 at home and take the 88sx to gigs. I have a Yamaha KX88 at home and use a Roland A-70 for gigging.
 
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