Roland FP 4F

Description

FP-4F is Discontinued, Replaced by FP-50

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Roland FP-4F Reviews

“I’d wholeheartedly recommend the FP-4F piano to anyone”

Bottom line – this is the best digital piano I’ve ever played (but I haven’t played the higher spec models).

This is my first digital piano – I had a budget of £1000 and managed to pick up a mint FP4F for £875.

I broke all the rules and bought unseen off ebay, without ever having tried this model – I live miles from a reseller and am too busy to be able to dedicate the time to do any research other than online. The extent of my experience with digital pianos has been with a couple of Kawais that we’ve got at church, an older model Roland and older Yamaha stage piano that we had at my previous church, and I managed to play a Yamaha P95 in a shop in Cheltenham (which I was considering going for until I played it).

After reading a load of stuff online I was debating between the FP4F, Yamaha P155 and CP33. Unfortunately I didn’t have an opportunity to play either of the Yamahas, but I decided that I needed built in speakers so that ruled the CP33 out (it also ruled out the P95 because they were too quiet to be useful).
I decided that I’d probably be happy with either so when I spotted what I reckoned was a bargain I took the risk.

I’m glad I did! The Roland is a fantastic instrument, in a different league to the Kawais I’ve played and obviously to the P95. It is a very solidly built instrument, sounds fantastic, the speakers are plenty for jamming or for small venues, and the action is extremely realistic.
I’ve got the Roland KS-18Z stand as well which is very solid.

I’d wholeheartedly recommend the FP-4F piano to anyone, I think you’d have to be pretty serious to need anything more.

Review by Charles Thomson, UK

 

 

Questions and Comments (Email your questions to grahamhoward@ukpianos.co.uk)

Hi,

I will be getting a piano of some sort in the next week or so and am very interested.

Can I explain.

We live in the south but also have a house in North Wales. I used to play the piano as a child but have not for years. My daughter plays the flute and is now learning the piano (always wanted one now has her own) as are her two daughters age 9 and 7. My son has three daughters 6, 5 and 3 the eldest is learning the piano. As a result of visiting them I have rediscovered how much I enjoy the piano. My daughter lives in China which is pretty unbearable in the summer so they tend to spend summer in Wales with us. My son also visits over the summer.

Next year I will retire and spend six months a year in Wales and the rest somewhere else, mainly what is now home in the south. I want something that the children can use in the summer in wales that will help there piano playing and I can move twice a year. I initially looked at a the idea of a stage piano with the idea of having two stands if necessary and just moving the actual keyboard. I was put off the P155 as it could only have one pedal and was advised it was not really worth the extra compared with the P90. I liked the look of the RP301 RW but have been told Roland will not sell the base on its own. So looking at FP4F or at a stretch the FP7F.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Roger Hesp

Reply/ Hi Roger

The FP-4F or FP-7F would be ideal for
your requirements…

Both have a great piano sound – full of
richness and vibrancy.

The key touch on the FP-4F is pretty good.
But the FP-7F is markedly better.

The FP-7F has a heavier, firmer key touch.
You can put more expression into the music,
and the firmness/solidness of the key is
as close as you can get to a real piano.

I don’t play as much as I used to, but if
I were to play a portable piano then the
Roland FP-7F would be my first choice.

Either piano would be good for your
Grandchildren though.

Yours pianistically,

Graham Howard