Customer Reviews

Casio CTK-4000 Premium Keyboard Pack with Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
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For the price, and considering the features, this Casio keyboard package is very fine. The included keyboard stand set up quickly and is good and sturdy. I like the sound quality of the keyboard output very much. I don't use many of the "tones" or various extra features, but for a good, practice keyboard with a very pleasing sound, I am quite happy with this one. The M-Audio SP-2 Sustain Pedal works very well with the keyboard and enhances the realistic sound.

This ended up being the perfect gift for a college student who was missing his piano. The piano feel is really good and it has so many features. It isn't overwhelming in the dorm room and the headphones ensure no one is irritated! Definitely a good purchase.Casio CTK4000 Premium Pack with Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones

Quality keyboard, for either a beginner, or a more advanced player. I am somewhere in between, and have enjoyed playing this keyboard. This offers many features, with tones, rhythms, and built in songs, that offer hours of entertainment for all ages. It has other features that I have not had time to explore yet. This was a great value as a package, and I am pleased that I made this purchase.

I got this keyboard for my daughter for Christmas, 2009. she is 11 years old and has been enjoying the keyboard. she has used the step-up lessons to learn several pieces, and she hasn't had any "professional" piano lessons but has learned to play both hands together with several songs: Greensleaves and Danny Boy are her favorites. It took a while to get use to how the step-up lessons worked, but once we understood, it was easy to use. We don't use any of the fancier features, just wanted a basic keyboard with lots of songs and sounds. I like that about this keyboard, but have alreay had problems with it. We aren't rough on the keys, but have noticed several of the more "played" keys are clicking when played even softly. This can be slightly annoying. The clicking sounds makes it feel and sound cheap and makes me nervous about making it worse. Also, some of the features are difficult to use and don't work the way they are suppose to. Sometimes it is user error, but something as simple as recording what you are playing is very difficult. My daughter has had several frustrating moments when she thought she recorded something and she went to play it back and it wasn't there. It is a lot harder than necesary to set up the recording, and you can't easily tell if the recording is working. Also, there have been several times I had to turn the keyboard off and restart it when different buttons weren't doing what they were suppose to. It usually will work when the keyboard is "reset" by turning the power off and back on again. It can be frustrating and has happened when selecting instraument sounds as well as using the step-up lesson feature.
If the clicking gets worse, which it seems to be doing by almost negligable measure, I will consider returning it for something more sturdy, although I can't really afford more.
I have ordered a foot pedal to go with this. It is needed to play pieces so they sound nice. hope that works out well!

The Casio keyboard has great sound with ample features. The keyboard stopped working in 2 months. The culprit was the unknown brand cheap power supply came with the package. I have to purchase a new power supply.

Love This!! I am not an expert by any means I have just started piano lessons (as an adult) and needed something to practice on..this is just what I needed. I do not need any of the fancy features. I just wanted it to sound and feel like a piano and it does. Sure the keys are not exactly the same feel but they are fine for learning. I really could not be more pleased!

I purchased this for my 16-year-old daughter for Christmas, who has just learned to play the piano but wanted more "pizazz" during her playing. This keyboard was the perfect solution... it's affordable, not too big (so we didn't have to give up a whole room to it), has lots of features and it came with headphones, so she can play to her heart's content and we don't hear it!! My only complaint is I wish it had more keys, like a full-size keyboard on a piano, but I guess if I want that I'm going to have to pay a lot more for it. This is a good quality keyboard for a good price and she's getting lots of enjoyment from it.

P.S. It doesn't come with a sustain pedal, which I think is important... if you order this keyboard, grab a sustain pedal too... it makes a difference in the sound (it really should come with one but apparently none do).

Purchased the Casio CTK 4000 from Amazon. Keyboard was larger than I expected. The earphones are cheap. Sometimes, I can only hear in one earphone. The other shorts out. If I bang it a couple of times, it comes back on. Has a lot of gizmos and gadgets I don't know what to do with but I enjoy playing around with them from time to time. Other than that, I really like it. I think it's great for students just learning keyboard and those in the middle (with some experience). But for the more advanced/expert, I think it would fall well short. For the money, it's a great buy for mid-level keyboard players and below.

This is a great keyboard for a novice piano player, has all of the requisite features to easily learn how to play. For the price, you can't go wrong here. For anybody looking for a keyboard to use with Garage Band, this does the trick (though the requisite USB cable is sold separately). The keyboard includes a lot of features, will take a while to become fully acquainted. Be forewarned, the accessories are not Casio products and appear to be cheap. The headphones are not even worth taking out of the box.

Just got the keyboard, and its perfect for my needs. I don't have a piano right now, and I needed something to practice on. The "grand piano" settings sound close enough for practice, and the keys are slightly touch sensitive. I love the metronome feature, and use it often. The stand was easy to put together, and is quite sturdy.

Unfortunately, the included headphones do not fit into the headphone jack on the back of the keyboard. I removed one star for this, but I'm very happy with the keyboard itself. I don't plan on using the various preset sounds or recording features, so I can't comment on those. Just keep in mind that this package DOES NOT come with a sustain pedal which would have made up for the headphone issue, for me at least.