New CK Stage Pianos from Yamaha | CK61 and CK88

Shop Yamaha CK61 and CK88 stage pianos 👇

The latest Yamaha keyboards to grace the stage expertly balance portability-minded design with vast sonic depth. Enter: the CK61 and the CK88. Jacob Dupre is joined by Yamaha’s Blake Angelos to show off the full scope of these spectacular stage pianos. Check it out!

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0:00 Swingin’ on the blues
2:37 Yamaha CK61 and CK88 Overview
10:26 Sounds/Presets
10:35 CFX Reflections Grand Piano
12:58 Tines & Reeds
16:33 Strings
18:57 Horn Section
19:54 Organ
22:48 Guitars
23:46 Synth Layer
27:11 Leads
29:16 Yamaha REC ‘N’ SHARE App
30:07 Pro Level Features
31:53 *Jazz nerds rock out*

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Yamaha’s CK series of stage pianos masterfully blend nuanced performance with a lightweight design, letting you take versatile, high-fidelity sound virtually anywhere, with ease! Let us know where you’re taking your CK61 or CK88 in the comments below! 👇

[jeffhrsn]

I don't know what Yamaha pays Blake Angelos, but it's not enough. The guy is pure gold for them!

[CristianoSanchez]

Great keyboard! and I really wish I had another 30 minutes of you both playing, awesome jam!

[ronj]

There is a heck of a lot of features packed into these pianos. Wow.

[waynemiller]

Great demo! Seems like the most user-friendly piece of gear I've seen in a long time! Plus loaded with usable features!

[stoneyboyd]

This is exactly what I need.
An affordable Stage Keyboard, so I don’t have to shell out 5 grand for a Nord

[TimothyEddy-lowv]

I love how this piano player improvises on classical themes

[-_-Alx]

amazing - simple, user friendly, great to take for practices, rehearsals and even gigs. Love it

[poldidak]

Things I like about the CK so far: 1) non-rubberized pitch bend/mod wheels that won't get sticky over time. 2) Bluetooth. 3). External keyboard MIDI settings. 

On the other hand...wait! No flash RAM for loading new samples?! Maybe this is meant for a different market than, say, Montage/MODX/Nord users. The CK is for someone who doesn't want or care about adding custom samples as time goes on. But it's a deal-breakable for me. (I'm also constantly disappointed that Yamaha doesn't release more sample libraries for their existing lines, compared to Nord, who have an extensive and growing library of samples.)

[revp]

Looks like Yamaha is finally getting to the market that Roland’s RD88 addressed a few years ago. Great addition of the reface YC drawbars to this platform but the organ tones could be better.

[Justin_collier]

Love this demo! This looks way funner to play on then a over priced nord !

[abc-yvjs]

By far, the best demo of this synth. You two should always work together and review synths as you are doing it here. Thank you. This might be my 2nd synth

[ldifalco]

Hmm... Nord just introduced the Stage 4 88 for $5700 and this new CK88 is $1500. (American dollars). A keyboardist consumer has to wonder if the Nord is really worth $4200 dollars more than the CK88. And before you say the Nord S4 has the Wave 2 engine built in, that 4200 bucks in savings buys one hell of a synth to go along with the CK88. Disclaimer - I own a Nord Stage 3 and an Electro 6. If this Yamaha board was available a couple of years ago however...

[jamescave]

The CK 61, would be great in my home studio.

[ajcjcarvalho]

This keyboard has the potential to be the best portable on the market. Very decent piano samples and independent organ... Nice move!

[gpeioarngo]

Very well done demo of the Yamahas, information comes with a very entertaining stile. (As a Clavia Nord enthusiast) I ordered one in Germany for testing, but I’m pretty shure I’ll keep it 😊 thanks for making such good videos at Sweetwater!!

[RaquelFoster]

Seeing him talk about the FX just makes me wish Yamaha would make a more interesting/attractive CP piano. Imagine if they made a CP61 that was simple and retro-sexy like the Reface CP!

[RenatoVargas]

This was a delight to watch and listen to.

[sebastien]

Enfin !!! 🙏🏽💯🔥depuis le temps que j’attendais ça de yamaha !

[thaexception]

As expected - some playin' for real!