Korg digital pianos include a collection of portable pianos, stage pianos and home pianos (classic design). While Korg is known for its superior range of synthesizers and arrangers, they have overhauled their range of pianos and now they have a nice collection of digital pianos catering to different kinds of users (and available at different prices).
Introduction
When its Korg, you can expect an extremely high quality and robust build. After all, they make some of the best gigging keyboards.
Until a few years back, their SP range of pianos was quite popular (among beginners and intermediate level players).
Korg now offers several new series of pianos.
- Concert series digital pianos: Better sounds, touch. Includes several pianos (Gi Air, C1 Air, B1, D1).
- Digital Pianos: Includes home pianos (classic design as well as portable designs) – Includes LP series and SP series pianos.
- Performance pianos: These include stage pianos such as Korg Grandstage 88 Stage Piano, Korg SV-1 (stage vintage)
- Korg tinyPiano: Tiny digital piano
Korg brings high level of realism and feel to its digital pianos with realistic sounds and keyboard touch. Most of the piano models have clean/uncluttered looks. Korg now has models to appeal to users of different skill levels, including pros.
Best Korg Digital Pianos (At a Glance)
Here are the more popular pianos from Korg:
Korg G1 Air: 88-key home digital piano: RH3 Hammer Action Keyboard, 32 Sounds, built-in speakers, bluetooth, half-pedaling support.
Korg LP-380: 88-key home digital piano, bit cheaper option than Korg G1 Air. RH3 Hammer Action Keyboard, built-in speakers, half-damper support.
Korg B2SP: Excellent budget portable piano with 88 fully weighted keys. Comes with assembled stand and three-pedal unit.
Korg SP280: Excellent budget portable piano with 88 fully weighted keys and nice selection of piano sounds. Natural Weighted Hammer Action, built-in speakers.
Korg XE20SP: Excellent Digital ensemble piano (with accompaniments).
Korg Grandstage: 88 Stage Piano, RH3 Weighted Hammer Action, Onboard FX, powerful sound engine.
Korg SV-2: 88-Stage vintage piano, excellent sounds, effects and presets.
Korg tinyPiano: High-quality digital toy piano for fun.
Korg Concert Series Digital Pianos
The concert series pianos come with a better sound engine and feature better quality sound samples.
- G1 Air: Uses piano sounds of world-famous concert pianos, real weighted hammer action 3 (RH3) keyboard, powerful speakers, beautifully crafted high-end furniture
- C1 Air: Same as Gi but fewer sounds and less powerful speakers
- B2: Built-in speakers, Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) keyboard. The B2 series pianos include three months of Skoove Piano teaching software for free.
- B2SP: Same as B2 but includes stand and 3-pedal unit
- B2N: Same as B2 but comes with a light-touch 88 key keyboard
- D1: No speakers, compact and slim, stage piano with real weighted hammer action 3 (RH3) keybed, connect to external amplified speakers or recording equipment
- B1: Built-in speakers, NH (Natural Weighted Hammer) keyboard action, Optional Stand sold separately
- B1SP: Similar to B1 but includes a stand and a three-pedal unit.
Korg Digital Pianos: Reviews
Let’s take a look at these pianos in detail.
Korg B2 88-Key Digital Piano
The Korg B2 series digital pianos include the B2, the B2SP (which includes a wooden furniture-style stand plus 3-pedal setup), and the lightweight B2N digital piano. The B2 is a new generation of digital pianos from KORG aimed at the beginner piano player. These pianos focus on accessibility and ease of use. A great option for beginner and intermediate level players. Nice sound and features fully weighted keys.
- The B2 is more like a portable digital piano.
- The B2SP comes with an easily assembled stand and a three-pedal unit
- The B2N features a light-touch 88-note keyboard.
The B2 digital piano features an ’88 Key NH Natural Weighted Hammer Keyboard’, whereas the B2N features an ’88 Key NT Natural Touch Keyboard’. So basically, the Korg B2 has a better piano action.
Features:
- Five piano sounds + seven additional sounds
- Audio input; play along with other audio source. Partner mode splits the keyboard equally for duets or teaching
- Instantly connect to music apps with USB. Connect to music software with USB Audio & MIDI
B2SP includes a three-pedal system; B2 and B2N inludes a sustain pedal - Includes three-month subscription to the Skoove Piano teaching app (free download). Also includes access to Korg’s module software
The B2 is a value-for-money digital piano suited for anyone looking for something comfortable to practice on. It’s also a practical way to see if youngsters have a liking for the instrument before spending thousands on a real piano.
Buying Links
- Korg B2: Buy on Amazon | Buy on zZounds
- Korg B2SP: Buy on Amazon
- Korg B2N: Buy on Amazon | Buy on zZounds
Korg XE20 Digital Ensemble Piano
Korg XE20 is a mid-range digital piano that is more appropriate for serious learning and rehearsals at home (than for performance).
This 88-note digital piano comes with a nice with a graded weighted hammer-action keyboard and also comes with built-in auto-accompaniment / styles.
700-patch sound library, including two concert grand pianos (one from Germany and a second from Italy). Other sounds include a nice selection of authentic sounding electric pianos, synth pads, brass, strings, drum kits and more.
Korg is promoting the Korg XE20 as a learning instrument, for the serious piano learner. The piano comes bundled with piano learning software Skoove, Korg’s own Module app that lets you explore production-ready sounds, and Gadget 2 Le, an iOS app packed with synth and drum machine sounds.
This piano is available in two versions – XE-20 and XE-20-SP (with stand).
Korg LP-380 Home Digital Piano
The LP-380 has a slim design, looks beautiful and is available in different finishes.
30 acoustic and electric piano sounds (most borrowed from the Kronos), 9 different temperaments for period-specific performances, and many more features, the stylish Korg LP380 piano offers real value for money. Read more…
Korg SP-280 Digital Piano
The Korg SP-280 is a fantastic 88-Key weighted hammer-action digital piano, with a responsive grand piano sound & touch.
It comes with a clutter-free design, the on-board speakers are wonderful as well. The speakers are among the best and it also comes with a brilliance setting which makes it sound even better. Read more…
Korg SP170 Piano
The Korg SP170 Piano is an 88-key digital piano with a clean and simple design, minus all the bells and whistles, and perfect for playing the piano at home, church or even in the studio. Read more…
Korg SV-1 Vintage Stage Piano (73 & 88 Keys)
The SV-1 contains the hippest, most in-demand and soul-satisfying keyboard sounds ever collected in a single instrument. Decades of electro-mechanical, transistorized, tape-driven, analog, and digital legends are joined by a collection of rich acoustic pianos, all reproduced with stunning realism. Read more…
Korg Pianos: Buying Guide
Korg has been making electronic gear and musical instruments for years now, and caters to musicians at home, in the classroom, or on stage. They are primarily into synths and workstations, but they also have a good lineup of stage and home digital pianos that are priced to suit most pockets.
When it comes to pianos, Korg’s piano portfolio may not be as huge as that of Yamaha or Roland, but they definitely have good quality pianos to cater to a wide spectrum of piano players – beginners as well as for accomplished musicians.
Simple and to the point, intuitive controls, and authentic piano sounds and touch, are the highlights of these pianos.
Pro Korg Pianos
In general, Korg stage pianos (built for the stage) have excellent tonal and build quality, besides being portable. Most stage pianos are 88-key (fully weighted keys with hammer action) version of their popular workstations.
Available in 73-keys as well as the full 88-keys, Korg’s vintage stage pianos are performance keyboards that feature some of the funkiest and most in-demand keyboard sounds. Professional musicians love Korg vintage stage pianos because of the variety of voices it offers. In addition to the rich acoustic pianos, you will find several analog and electro-mechanical sounds.
Korg Home Pianos
Korg SP series include portable pianos that are popular among serious beginners as well as those who want a good piano for practice. Korg LP series include upright home pianos.
These pianos feature fully weighted keys, have a clean and simple design, with no clutter. Sounds and feels nice, perfect for home, school or the church.
Some models come with built-in accompaniments but other features common to most models include MIDI IN/OUT, audio output to connect to external speakers, headphone output and jack to connect sustain pedal.
Also, some models allow you to adjust the touch control to adapt to your playing style. On certain models, you won’t find many knobs and buttons to perform various functions. Instead, the keys themselves can be used to perform these functions.
They also have a 61-key mini digital piano, named the Korg microPiano.
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