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Has anyone played the Roland FP-2? #681852 02/17/04 05:59 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3 Seattle Y Yo Yo Yo OP Junior Member
OP Yo Yo Yo Junior Member Y Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3 Seattle	Is it as nice as it's brethren the FP-5 and FP-3? From what I've seen it is going for $1300 as opposed to the $1100 I can get the FP-3 for? are its features worth the extra bones? Thanks, Ryan

Re: Has anyone played the Roland FP-2? #681853 02/18/04 12:35 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 433 CS, Texas Zymtil Full Member
Zymtil Full Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 433 CS, Texas	I haven't found a good overview of the specs (the Roland website is lacking in this department, IMO), and haven't been able to play around on one yet. However, I'm looking forward to checking one out as soon as someone around here gets one in. From what I've seen it seems that the main "improvement" is the addition of onboard speakers (which to me personally is nothing special, but for some it's a nice addition).

Re: Has anyone played the Roland FP-2? #681854 08/11/04 08:23 AM
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RinTin 3000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3,206	The action is very light, almost like what they call "semi-weighted". Find 660 of Harry's solo piano arrangements for educational purposes and jazz tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book."