Casio AP-45 Digital Piano (88 Keys with Weighted Action)

by Casio

Product Features

• 88 Key, Cabinet Digital Piano Design
• Tri Element Z Chip Technology
• Casio Weighted Action
• Bass Reflex Speaker System
• Stereo Line Out for Sound System Use

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 59 x 18 x 24 inches ; 125.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000B6IUBE
• Item model number: CAS AP45
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,459 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Casio's AP-45 is an 88-key digital piano in an elegant rosewood cabinet. With weighted, scaled, hammer-action keys, 64-note polyphony, and three pedals, you might forget you're not playing an acoustic piano. For a reminder, take advantage of the piano's 16 versatile tones, built-in songs and metronome, MIDI and headphone outputs, and digital effects.

An 88-key digital piano in a rosewood cabinet. Click to enlarge.

Acoustic piano elegance.

Damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals.

Acoustic Piano Feel
The AP-45 features 88 naturally scaled, hammer-action keys with touch response and 64-note polyphony.

The beautiful rosewood cabinet and three pedals--damper, soft, sostenuto--add to the acoustic feel.

16 versatile tones
16 instrument tones, including piano and pipe organ, provide plenty of performance versatility. An easy setting lets you control the brilliance of each tone, and a layer feature lets you assign two tones to sound simultaneously.

You can further dial in each sound with reverb, chorus, and brilliance effects, utilizing the pedals for all the nuances of an acoustic piano.

Metronome
A simple operation lets you set the tempo and the beat of the metronome to suit the tune you want to play. It's the perfect practice tool for players of all levels.

16 demo tunes
16 demo tunes demonstrate how to use each of the built-in tones.

Song Memory
Two independent memory areas let you separately record and play back tunes. You can record in one memory and later record in the other memory while playing back your original recording, or even play back from both memories at the same time.

Music Library
Play along with any one of 50 built-in Music Library tunes. Right hand and left hand parts are separate, so you can turn off play of either hand and practice along on the keyboard (Part Lesson).

Variable temperament, Baroque pitch
Select from a variety of temperament settings and Baroque pitch for realistic play of classical pieces.

Powerful keyboard setting functions
A selection of powerful keyboard setting functions helps you get create exactly the musical mood you want.

• Transpose adjusts the key of the keyboard in semitone steps.
• Tuning provides a means to tune with another musical instrument.
• Touch Select adjusts the intensity of the output sound in accordance with the amount of pressure you apply to the keyboard.

MIDI terminal
Connecting to another MIDI musical instrument lets you play two instruments from the keyboard of this digital piano. You can also connect to a commercially available MIDI sequencer to increase the number of parts you can play.

Robust Sound
With 20W + 20W built-in stereo speakers, the AP-45 provides enough sound to fill any room.

What's in the Box
Casio AP-45 Digital Piano, Rosewood Stand, Assembly Hardware, Power Supply, User's Manual

Product Description

The AP45 has 88 touch-sensitive keys that ensure you will have the original piano feeling when playing. The AP45's feel is enhanced with the use of a scaled-hammer action keyboard for a true piano feel. It's topped off with Damper, Soft, and Sostenuto pedals for the complete acoustic piano experience. The AP45 features 60 outstanding onboard sounds, 2 headphones jacks (ideal for lessons!), 66 onboard songs, transpose and tuning controls, MIDI In/Out, and a rosewood design stand with a sliding key cover.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed enough that I bought it ! ! !, May 29, 2006

By 

Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio AP-45 Digital Piano (88 Keys with Weighted Action) (Electronics)

There was a time when no self respectable Middle Class American family would have a living void of some musical instrument, especially a piano - - whether or not it was actually played, tuned, or merely used to hold photographs. - - Today, that space has been claimed for the most part by what's know as the HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, and understandably so, because perhaps 30 or 40 years ago the only reason people played the piano in the first place was to combat pre-cable TV, VCR and internet boredome and when the kids grew up and everyone found better things to do it would never get played anyway.

I say this because the fact that the piano has gone missing from most homes is a sad thing for those who like to play it... but interesting because now people who are likely to buy a piano may very well do so because they want one that actually suits their playing purposes (not merely matches with the furniture and proves how big a piano they can afford!) - - and luckily the digital keyboard manufacturers realize this. For this reason, not only do I believe that a digital piano with a nice sound, realistic feel and the option of wearing headphones when its played late at night IS actually a really great choice to make for a good home piano (especially if you don't have the space or money for a baby grand.) I was particularly impressed with the AP-45 because not only is its sound compatible with the home console I came up playing, it actually sounds and feels better than many of the home consoles I grew up playing as a kid. (*you have to rememeber that back in the days the smaller pianos often had a muffled sound and not as good touch as the better and more expensive store models - - and if you came from a family that skimped on tuning and maintenence you had to deal with other problems as well, including the dreaded broken/slipped dampers!)

As for the CASIO name - - I am amazed. When I was a kid, we used to go to stores like Korvets, K-Mars and Sears and CASIO was synonomous with department store JUNK electronics... A few months ago, I was trying out the floor models (at K's Denki in Tokyo where I now live) and was amazed that the Casios were blowing away all the other consoles (within their price range.) Though most sounded pretty much the same, the area that CASIO seems to have beaten them out on was overall feel and response.

For those of you seeking a digital piano that has the same basic features of a piano (not a home organ, electone or midi keyboard), a great feel, nice living room look and pretty good sound I would definitely conclude the AP-45 is definitely a great option... (And since I've been playing since I was 5 and I'm a pro musician and isntructor, I'd hope I'd know!)

P.S. If you are looking for something with more digital features and don't mind spending a bit more the AP-80 is a pretty delightful little treat !

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a modern age we live in, September 4, 2005

By 

Lewis (NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio AP-45 Digital Piano (88 Keys with Weighted Action) (Electronics)

Last Christmas (9 months ago) I received a Yamaha EZ-150 Keyboard from my parents. I wanted to see if I would really take an interest in piano or not. I did, and today I bought the Casio AP45 digital piano.

The sound on this thing is incredible. I assumed when I went shopping I would be buying a Yamaha. But the moment I heard this one I was sold. When you close your eyes, it's like you're playing a grand piano. You can sense it in the room. The harpsichord is very sharp. The organ is great as well. Fitting so many classical instruments into one 88 keyed instrument! How amazing?

It is housed in a beautifully finished brown wood. Easy to use interface. Keys are graded (heavier in the bass) so the feeling is exactly that of a grand piano. If you are looking for the best recreation of a grand piano $1,000 can buy, look no further.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice piano for the price, BUT...., September 2, 2007

By 

didi02453 (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio AP-45 Digital Piano (88 Keys with Weighted Action) (Electronics)

Piano looks good, sounds terrific. But - big BUT - this piano has a painfully user-unfriendly interface, using the piano keys for settings. For example, one might expect a simple metronome setting +/- for faster slower, and a three digit display to show you the tempo. But no. First you press the metronome key. Then you press the Setting key. Then you count up Cs from the bottom of the keyboard - holding down C speeds up the metronome, holding down B slows it. And NO way to tell where the tempo is set. That same clumsy keyboard interface is used for many of the controls. I like the piano, but the control UI is just *badly* engineered.