This is a great arranger for getting right into the music. The jazz and bossa styles work for myself with fairly good arrangemements for backup. Less technical than the Pa500, instruments are fine, there are better instruments on the Korg X50, but that is a workstation. This is almost the same as the old Korg Pa80 and Pa60, sounds and features. Good for practice or playing live. It works wonders when you don't have to call up people to jam. I am keeping this one!

Some of the guitars are passable, as well as the piano, vibes and organ sounds. There are better units that can accomodate you if the instrument sounds are of most importance. Some of the horn sections are not so o.k., barely. Should come with sustain and assign pedals. Would be nice to have a CD burner on board. The floppy discs will load more programs, but read the directions so you don't overide the ones that are installed.

Right out of the box, turn it on and play. The better you are the more likely you can make it sound good. Complex jazz rythyms with good chops that are lightin' fast, now that really helps. Or you can fade into the sunset with a bossa that is cool and serene.

Not bad for an Italian design made in China. There is no semi or weighted keys here, more like synth keys, something to get used too.

Good value for the money.

I wrote a couple of days ago and they haven't written back. Usually they may answer or e-mail you back, however it depends on what you want and how persistant you are...

It's plastic and not a Hammond B-3, so what. It looks like what it is semi-pro. I would beleive that it is not all together that aesthetically pleasing however, if they made it out of carbon fiber it would cost more, but it would be unbreakable.

Active

jazz bebop

Sound is beautiful, almost as good as the Pa800 or Pa1x. Preloaded instruments are nice, comes with a brief selection of oriental sounds and styles.

One of the features it has that I love is the option to let you put your own (custom) sounds, styles, and songs inside. I use this instrument for middle eastern performences and the features are very good. For the Price of $900 this is awesome!

Very very easy to use. Just load the floppy disk (if you own one) and load the sounds and styles. Choosing the sounds and styles are very easy. Many easy features that would be rather complicated on other keyboards.

Quality seems to be good so far. It rarely has bugs but still has some. I mean it is a nice Italian style developed in Japan and Made in China, like I said $900 very good deal.

For an instrument like this you should be very happy for getting it at $900. This is a really great price. If you were to buy a similar keyboard from "Yamaha" it will cost you around $1,500.

Korg, very good support I hear from a lot of people. I actually baught my PA-50 at "Guitar Center" and wherever you buy it new from Korg will give you I believe a 1 year limited warranty but if you register online I believe it will give you an extra year for free.

Very beautiful Italian look. Sexy keyboard with a nice grey finish. Everything on the keyboard is layed out nicely for ease of use. Nice look and finish.

Hobbyist

Middle Eastern

very good sounds! clear, natural, usefull

more features than any other arranger in this class! almost similar to pa80.

is not perfect, but better than what you would expect when hear "made in china".

the best product for the money! no doubt!

only support i needed until now was for downloading new styles and sounds and some freeware soft. it was very good!

is very desirable!

active musician

pop, rock, latin

Superexpressive, realistic, gorgeous! It sounds better than Yamaha PSR3000. I also use my Hammond M3 (baby B3) to play Bossa Nova. By the way, I have a brand new Korg CX3 combo organ that I only used twice at home. I want to trade for a Korg Triton LE-61, 76 or 88. The reason is that I need more sounds. My email is brownysweet@hotmail.com My tips are that you use the effects to your taste, but anyway this baby sounds amaizing without effects.

Get all the pedals and you will be in seventh heaven!

Beautiful, reliable, built to last.

For $900 you will get the mother of all arrangers ever made on this planet!

Very friendly and nice customer service.

I am so much in love with this baby that I am going to buy another one after I finish submitting this review. I love the lights and small buttons. It is sexy!

Active musician

Bossa, kazz

The sounds are a mixed bag. The drums are good. The acoustic pianos are on the thin side. Overall the whole instrument is very brite, I have tone it down with EQ.

It is loaded with features, but some of then are hard to get to on the fly.

Any keyboard with this many buttons has a deep learning curve. If I don't use it for a few months I have to "relearn" it.

Built of cheap plastic. I have a big crack in the back of mine from a small fall. The buttons are of the cheap rubber type, and some of mine take reapeated pushes to activate.

For the money, it is OK if you need an affordable arranger. Next one I buy will be a Yamaha though.

Don't know.

I own it.

professional musician

commercial

Best tip is to study manual to the end and posibilities become endless

exelent final finish of plastic case

regarding price-quality thing, couldn't be better

every updates can be found on official sites

active musician

various

THE SOUND OF THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT.

since I start playing this keyboard I becoame better at it. Thank you Korg. It has all the features I need.

It's very easy to use this keyboard, I use to have Yamaha, Roland, Casio, thanks god I got rid of these keyboards.

The quality should be little better, it is made out of cheap plastic, but what a heck it has a great sounds and I am very happy to have this keyboard. My Yamaha had a hard plastic but the sounds were no where near my new KORG PA 50.

This product worth more than $999, you can't find a better deal.

Great looking keyboard, loaded with all kind of features, and like that other guy said "sexy looking keyboard"

active musician

rock

In programmode: superb other modes: poor/good -> in other modes than programmode the sounds are not the same, because of missing effects etc (why?) Sequender: the more sounds you use, the poorer the overal outcome

For price qulity excellent

Playing: excellent Editing: difficult

Looks good, but keys feel as ik the could fall apart if you play to hard/fast

You get a lot for the price

Korg support is OK

Seems fine

Active musician(band-member, producer, studio etc.)

Popular/ethnic

HI system...? sounds good!

alot of them! i like it for both arranger capabilities and high quality sounds engine

i played korg keyboards before. i like them, they're strong and reliable. good looking, maybe a little bit "childish".

valuable gear! good investment!

don;t know.

definitely i want it! is there someone willing...? :)

The sounds are not bad for a $1000 keyboard.

I like the two sequencers.

This is not a user friendly keyboard. It takes time to learn it. You can go in certain modes and it will lockup with you. What I mean is whatever button you press will not change the mode or sound. I have to reboot in order to get back where I need to be.

Cheap, cheap cheap. I bought this keyboard 8 months ago and I have replaced the Db and Eb key. I never seen anything so cheap in my life. The Casio $99 keyboard have better keys. This is only a toy for children.

These guys do not have a clue.

I am very disappointed with quality keyboard. I have a Roland and Yamaha. Never had any problems with anything breaking, especially the keys.

Active Musician

Alternative

Sound is pretty good for this money

crappy buttons. Cheap plastic. Have to press the same button twice or three times to pick the something from the menu

If you go to style and want to go back, you don't know where you are at, at what style category. The "exit" button does not work in this case.

This is a toy, not a keyboard. Don't waist your money. Go to vacation instead,or save a little and go for tyros or pa1x. Tried pa800, the same soap box. Plastic, plastic, prastic. Can't be a serious machine.

complete piece of...you know what

I don't know nothing about support. This toy is made in China...With all respect I don't expect much from it.

God forbid to even look at it

professional

jazz, fusion