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I've got an original RD-300 I bought new in the 80's and played it til this past summer. Most of those almost 30 yrs was full-time, much of it on the road, and it's STILL working. I checked a few others, but decided to go with another Roland and *love* this one. The action is great, but I especially like the way the controls are laid out on the panel. It's just *made* for playing live... 'everything's easy to get to. I like a bright but rich "in your face" piano sound (kind of Bruce Hornsby-ish). I had to tweak the sound a little to get that but that's the great thing about this... you have a lot of control over all the sounds. Strings sounds are great as is the clavinet. Only weak point to me is the stock organ sounds, but I haven't messed with them much yet. Not bad... but I'm an old Hammond player, so "the bar is high" to my ears. The built-in rotary effect (Leslie) is reasonably good...'again some tweaking is in order, but it's easy enough to do. I'm a semi-retired musician these days, 'just a "weekend warrior", but this was the perfect keyboard for me. I bought a "blemished" open box one here from zZounds and got a GREAT discount ('and still can't find the flaw :O).... 'couldn't be happier. Thx...

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I'm definitely not easily impressed by keyboards. This one did it. The action is great and realistic, the piano sounds are right-on (and easily editable), and the additional instrument sounds are very nice as well. I love the feel of the keys (a rougher texture than the traditional smooth finish on most electronic keyboards). I honestly decided I'd never buy a Roland because I hated the piano sounds on all of them. The piano on this board is completely different from anything they've ever had before. Great!

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