Yamaha CLP 875 - The True Grand Piano Experience!

[@tjminstrel]

Salesman energy cranked up to 11

[@dr.deborahkatharinestevens318]

"Available on easy terms"😅

[@stevetopliss238]

Watching a video like this makes you appreciate how amazing Jack is when he's on his own and left to his own devices. Anderton's-make it again with just Jack. I'll watch it all then, and not switch off after 2 minutes.

[@jimbobond]

The piano sounds amazing but it’s like being sold on QVC, Jack your the man to demo it.

[@The.Foolosopher]

Get Mike Patrick on it

[@LemonJelly360]

I’m just three minutes in and I’m not sure I can stomach 40mins of hearing a fire hose of sales dialog.

[@JoeLinux2000]

Too much talk and very little of the instrument.

[@benbeattie4609]

Paul used to be the Korg Rep when I worked at Gear4Music - he was always a joy to see and immensely funny!!

[@cirisirpula152]

"We have replicated the touch of a acoustic perfectly" "action is perfect". Maybe a bit too much exaggeration going on in this video 😅

[@mshhoward]

Right...compared to Jack's typical honest reactions, the Yamaha guy was a bit much. Definitely a salesman ha.

[@cirisirpula152]

@mshhoward I would appreciate truth like telling who this is meant for instead of saying "it is perfect for anyone" when it clearly is not. It is not for gigging musician, or someone with limited space, or limited budget. My DGX670, which you can get for 800£ also has cfx VRM, so I don't get why it is so hyped here like it is something special that this one has.

[@mshhoward]

@@cirisirpula152 Yeah that makes sense. Gotta take the bad with the good with most videos 😃

[@strongchord4384]

It’s marketed as a great ‘piano’ so the salesman starts with a “boom-tish” auto accomp. 🙄 Well done Jack for doing your best to look interested. Now a serious point: please Yamaha, put this action into the replacement for the CP88 which is long overdue.

[@JacobMX222]

@@strongchord4384 The CP88/YC88 action is far superior to whats on this, played them in store last sunday, CP88/YC88 Still the best action on a keyboard to this day

[@christopherturner2479]

Nice to hear the tech side of the products as well as usual demo of sounds , jacks great and i enjoy all of the youtube demonstrations from Andertons nice work people 👍

[@mshhoward]

I haven't even watched it yet, but I'm excited! Thanks for covering a wide array of instruments!

[@jonachvdb-music3837]

Which sound do we hear in this video? The binaural sound from the headphone-jack or did you use the speaker outputs? 😊

[@OzPwl]

Speaker outputs!👍👍

[@TheRooftops]

I played this the other day. It's my next home piano!!! 100%

[@keyboardtek]

Check out the Kawai models which have wood keys before you buy the Yamaha. I retired from digital piano service a couple years ago an Yamaha was having a major failure of key switch contact circuit boards. They could not pinpoint the problem and they were just sending me whole new complete contact board assemblies. Often on back order for weeks. Plus they have stingy labor reimbursement rates for their authorize technicians. If I had to drive two hours for a service call, they would pay a mileage rate but not any labor time other than the actual time at the piano.

[@didiercatz]

Video starts at 11:13

[@nirf7907]

I'm watching it and can't really understand what's the upgrade from older CLP-7xx series (which has been released on 2020). Don't you think it's important to mention ?

[@OlliesSpace]

Looks pretty cool, but if Im spending this sort of money, Im getting a used Yamaha U3 any day of the week. Speakers are just never the same. Also its a bit over the top with the sales pitch.

[@England1984]

I have the clp 625 and I don't see any improvements other than Bluetooth. Yamaha should add more features rather than largely re-release the same thing and trying to make it appear different. CFX, Bosendorfer imperial piano samples, binaural sampling, string and damper resonance, graded hammer action with synthetic ebony and ivory key tops and the other features mention all exists on the 625 model.

[@anmalder]

you are ignorant. completely different keyboards with a long lever on the 875, and not with a short one on the 625, different acoustic systems, and the main thing is the length of the samples, on the 625 they are short! I am telling you this as the owner of the 625! in addition, the 625 does not have such extensive settings for all parameters, and the 875 even allows you to choose the method of tuning the strings of 7 types, you can switch the transposition with the pedal and a lot of other things that the 625 does not have. and finally, the sound of the samples is simply incomparable, are you tone-deaf?

[@GrumpyOldGuy777]

625 is half the price. Thanks for sharing as I'm in the market to upgrade from my Casio

[@pranavjayaprakasanut]

Phool , the sample in 800 series is far superior.

[@England1984]

@@GrumpyOldGuy777 probably also worth noting that the older clp 625 has binaural sampling for CFX and Bosendorfer where as the 825 does not, it's CFX only.

[@CvS2016]

I ended up with the 845. Grand Touch S felt better to me than Grand Touch. Seemed a bit softer and closer to what i am used to. Purely personal but suggest everyone try both.

[@anotherhudson1844]

I’m really impressed with the latest Clavinovas. Great video.

[@Songwirer]

Give it up for jack's professionalism, I would have fallen asleep

[@boyleiidea]

Whitch do you prefer, Kawai or Yamaha?

[@johnhyon8519]

Oooooo Mike Patrick!!!!!! Where are you!!!???

[@TheSunlight74]

I don't see why someone wouldn't choose the NU1X over this. That really is an actual piano action. Feels like Yamaha are competing with themselves in this segment

[@JoeLinux2000]

Because it's expensive, complex, and not needed.

[@lukasburkel1250]

Is a video with him and the 885 coming? Would love that!

[@fatseaturtle]

I love when Yamaha comes to the shop! ❤

[@audiosaucer2124]

Nice video :) I was visiting a local Piano store a couple of months back. My friend there said ""Try this!" and showed me a Grand and handed me a pair of headphones. "First play acoustic!" I did, then he moved a lever or something under the Grand "Headphoine time!" - It was a Bösendorfer and the sound with headphones were basically the same as acoustic, presenting that lid-open allaround sound we all love from Grand Pianos. I was speechless, or rather "WTF, how do they do that?" - Amazing tecnoligy! And likely the reason Yamaha have it now, owning Bösendorfer. The Bösendorfer in the video was spot on btw, beauuuutifull!

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

@@audiosaucer2124 it's calld a silent system. It workes by lowering what's calld a "mute bar" preventing the hammers from hitting the stringss so you can hear the prerecorded sound threw headphones. Yamaha was the first to come up with the technology in 1993🎹🎶

[@audiosaucer2124]

@@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12 I know silent pianos - I was referring to the perfect recreation of the accoustic soundfield with headphones on :P

[@davygranules]

wow what a machine. sounds absolutely stunning

[@eddie1brazil]

Omg, what am I watching lol….. the history of piano (beautifully explained I must say) and but here comes the sounds ……and hey….these are the same 12 yr old samples repackaged lol👏👏well done

[@halloola3636]

Even the most complex virtual VST pianos only sound as good as the speakers putting out the sound. And HD audio has existed for 20+ years, so it´s less about the samples then the rest - which cannot easily be improved.

[@richp2011]

For the love of god get mike on this. I hate these types of "presentations", its like a conservatory salesman giving your nanna the hard sale.

[@eyalben]

Is the key action still super heavy as the CLP785?

[@halloola3636]

For it to feel even half way "real" it simply needs to be heavy!

[@vipodcasting]

For all The bluster about the merits of the sound of this instrument, I’m always surprised as to why the player doesn’t let the notes sustain for way, way longer. It’s the only sure way of getting a sense of how good these samples really are.

[@prawirabudiman4954]

Really love his snoopy watch face 11:17

[@anmalder]

I hear binaural samples. Did you record through the line output or through the headphone output? Why is there such a strong high-frequency white noise? Why is the noise unstable and sometimes increases and sometimes becomes weaker. I noticed this not only in your video. Is this a low-quality built-in amplifier? My old 625 does not have such noise at the headphone output. There is a slightly audible noise, but not that strong.

[@clarkharrell2227]

I've played the model with the lesser tier action, the GrandTouch S. It sounds like marketing exaggeration, but they really did get the weight perfect. There was a C7X right next to it, and the weight was spot on. Unfortunately, I didn't like the overall feel of it for other reasons--it felt...weak? Unstable? Not in a way that it was going to fall apart, but it felt like I was pressing a crumpled paper ball everytime. But the sheer touch weight was perfect.

[@TheSunlight74]

That's v interesting. So can you confidently say the GrandTouch S is as 'heavy' as a real grand? I would prefer this, as I find digitals often too 'light', leaving the fingers unprepared for a real action

[@clarkharrell2227]

@TheSunlight74 From a physical standpoint, the irony is that grands can usually have lighter actions than digitals, but subjectively I know what you mean. If you're looking for a heavier action, you might want to look at the older models with the NW-GH action, found on the CP/YC88, CP4, or the similar NWX found on the P515 and whatever those cabinet equivalents would be.

[@michaelanthonyallan]

Why isn’t there an advert/sponsored logo or something at the beginning of this video, because this is just a very long advert, what an absolute waste of time. I really enjoy your videos generally and they, on the whole, feel very honest but this was a waste of time to hear a Yamaha salesperson speak nonsense for 35 minutes

[@7an7ara]

This is a YT account for a music SHOP, and you're surprised that an advert/product showcase for a piano they're stocking has been posted?

[@Answersonapostcard]

@@7an7ara Not exactly.. read again

[@Reg-Edit]

The salesman reminds me of a timeshare salesman …. 2 hours later 😩 Poor Jack 😂

[@lamellthompson275]

I have seen alot of reviews and I like the detail on this one. I have already been set on the clp 795 for a while. Dose these have the same chip, or oporatting system?

[@ydcjydcj1724]

Just let the piano speak for itself

[@charms555]

My parents have a CLP 8 series piano. As with other things Yamaha, their bluetooth and app integrations are buggy AF. :/

[@MustangDesudiroz]

so beautiful

[@mistermornevanderberg]

First of all too expensive. Second of all after thinking that a digital piano would last longer and cost less due to no tuning I had to discover that the rubber contact points where the keys hit the electronic plates inside deteriorate relatively quickly and it is expensive to replace and quite an elaborate task to replace them

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

@@mistermornevanderberg true, however this is not the most expensive digital piano out there🎹🎶

[@mistermornevanderberg]

@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12 it's already too expensive though which is still my point

[@matzer8846]

This salesman seem to be "at the wrong occasion" ... so i'm impressed by the calm politeness of Jack Even me - a fullblown keyboard- and music-in-general-idiot - would just have stated: "stop it and come up with the beef" This salesman is all about emotions and relations ... ... Anyway ... a nice@home piano with a "Dr.Böhm Companion" ... oldtimers like me will get the reference

[@ep73rhodes83]

It sounds great! I wish that I can get this level of sound in a stage piano. I believe that Yamaha can do this. Have you all noticed that every 5+ years that the piano sounds in digital stage pianos gets better by only small increments? A little better...a little better... well they have to make some more money. I have been trying to decide on which dp to get but I am disappointed by the lack of warmth and dynamic range of the sounds in them. While I like the CP and YC boards, I am still not impressed by the dynamic range of the piano sounds.

[@tjd1712]

real review required.....

[@johnsaunders6510]

It sounds stunning

[@davidkelly831]

He’s using a 30 year old speel, nobody is impressed

[@mystscot9814]

Jacks back!!

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

I like the guy. Of course he believes in the product. You get to decide to believe or not

[@keyboardtek]

Having been an authorized electronic keyboard tech for 36 years I can guarantee digital pianos are not maintenance free. Every brand has had issues with design failures in their action. I recommend any one considering buying one to make sure there is an authorized technician within 60 miles of you for the brand you are considering. Many have 5 year parts and labor warranties. You do not need regular tunings, but the key switches, the hammer cushions, the action friction points all will eventually have a failure. And an acoustic piano technician cannot repair the digital pianos. Also be sure to plug it in to a good surge protector.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

got the chance to play the acoustic CFX the other day. lovely but I guess I'll stick with the CFX Grand preset... I am not even worthy of the real one :)

[@axlcrush]

The problem is that many of us are not familair with playing on a grand, to refute if necessaey his points.

[@hozzer68]

First Yamaha upright was 1900, first Grand in 1902

[@weedanwine]

this guy knows

[@DaraM73]

I like a bit of Chaz n Dave

[@HeiderSati]

Nice video, first time the app was mentioned I heard "Smart Penis?!" ... made me laugh... nice one mate :)

[@Robin_S78]

Too many words…he lost my interest.

[@ElektroMoog]

Agree 100%

[@eldar68]

That caustic noise is quite inadequate and unrealistic. Perhaps once when technology reaches a level to include actual space noise via microphones and use it in realtime processing they would be able to simulate sound resonance more accurately.

[@halloola3636]

The problem is not just with capturing those sounds but with reproducing them. Do you have an acustically optimised room and massive multi-channel speaker system?

[@SynthLife-sd6gb]

After ten minutes I said "enough" -- too much talking (from promo folder), too little playing. As for DP itself, it is still furniture. Portable is the way to go, and not even for going outside with it, but home "maintenance", like moving it. This beast is listed as 87 kg. Put some effort to actually using lighter material and shaving the weight.

[@axlcrush]

I would get my U1 replaced if this guy from Yamaha sales. Very convincing.

[@Ajaykumarr89]

I’m a bit confused about whether to buy the Yamaha P-145 or P-225. I love Yamaha’s sound, but when it comes to key action, some professionals recommend the Roland FP-30X. Andertons’ keyboard channel has never given much importance to key action in any of their videos

[@cirisirpula152]

@@Ajaykumarr89 try to test both in person. Some people like the Yamaha actions and some like the Roland actions. It is personal preference

[@halloola3636]

If you don´t carry it around too often I´d suggest you also check out the Kawais. I prefer their wooden keys.

[@SynthLife-sd6gb]

I didn't touch any of those, but I already read new Yamahas have shortened keys (so pivot length is smaller). Personally currently I removed Casios and Yamahas from my wish-list. I would go with either Kawai ES-120 or Korg D1. I also consider Kurzweil KA S1, I know the quality will be lower, but maybe I need semi weighted keys?

[@halloola3636]

@@SynthLife-sd6gb What do you want to achieve? Play piano? Then get a real one. Practise scales and licks? Then go for the best sound at a given price.

[@vipodcasting]

At risk of sounding picky. It’s 100% not a grand experience and really shouldn’t be advertised as such in any way in my view. It also seems counter intuitive for a Yamaha guy to extols the advantages of a digital piano directly over those of an acoustic grand piano. I’m a piano tuner, of course I understand the differences but, wonder if explaining them can be done in a way not to come across as though an acoustic piano is somehow the lesser choice against what is clearly a lovely sounding digital piano.

[@dr.deborahkatharinestevens318]

What, only seven trills per second on an upright!? 🙄☺️

[@mickpattison7489]

Hard watch, I have a 725 and it does everything I need. Get Mike on it though and I might change my mind 😂

[@pranavjayaprakasanut]

I also have a 725 but it's fun to see Paul, his presentation is filled with enthusiasm

[@namakudamono]

According to Kawai, “The True Grand PIano Experience” is the Novus NV10S...

[@richardemerson8075]

Ok and imma let you finish but this is literally a FALSE grand piano experience!! Duh! (I actually like Yamaha digital pianos, got one upstairs, but I'm not trying to tell anyone it's a "true grand piano" experience)

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

I share the same opinion as you🎹🎶

[@Chai_K]

Jack is a good player in his own right, he's being a little too bashful😅 but nice video!

[@ZapphireWulff]

Wow, what a great video in every way! I've actually been fortunate enough to try this piano out and the actual feel of both the sound and action is absolutely stunningly great. Awesome to get the insider expert tech view of the greatness!

[@ksilebo]

This was the longest commercial i ever watched

[@80Shades-Guitar]

Just brought back nightmares of 80s late night infomercials! 😵‍💫

[@anmalder]

I returned this piano back to our store. The keyboard is just terrible, as each key sounds different and much louder than my second clp 625. Also, almost all the black keys were defective, which were knocking on one right side. But they did not admit this as a defect.

[@paratozor]

Better tell me about how terrible the design of the keys is in this instrument, and how long it will last. kzbin.infogjWw_7IH2vI?si=S8GxJDBIJS50PQgX

[@filiprasmussen]

Chapter 4 - The Sound (not a single piano sound is heard)

[@jangelo2038]

I have to look away after finding out the price of this thing.

[@cirisirpula152]

Black one is 2500£. It is quite expensive sure, but there a alot of more expensive options.

[@jangelo2038]

@@cirisirpula152 Everywhere I look for the CLP-875 it's showing $4500+

[@linnightl9277]

Do a set of free steak knives come with the purchase?

[@rklinkeberg]

Does anybody know the theme the man played at 15:55?

[@silvechannel]

I think it was Winter Games by David Foster, main theme from Calgary Olimpics in 1988 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apKppXmFgKuDo80si=HWw9rozl86JLFLEa

[@rklinkeberg]

@ Thanx! Mystery solved 😉

[@ardnicholls]

It’s Winter Games by David Foster

[@MegaFred8888]

If you are a average guy on the keys and someone can come along and play as this ,it's great but he can make a £3 Casio sound £1000

[@quananginh9446]

This digital piano still sounds inferior to VSTs, not even close. Please don't compare it to the acoustic grand pianos.

[@PeterCooperUK]

This video was so good that they're all already out of stock 😂 I'm not sure about the complaints in the comments, as a buyer this struck all the right notes (groan) especially the whole thing about holding down keys silently and getting the resonance. That's the sort of thing I'm looking for that my Nord just doesn't do.

[@thomasbinnie4003]

Jack vs 45 year old Jack

[@everybodyhasoul5438]

Andersons makes a Sweetwater video

[@af4043]

The sound of this piano was not good. It’s very synthesised sounding. I have the Kawai CA 79 and it sounds a whole lot better, more natural, than this, for roughly the same price.

[@JitinMisra]

How does the speakers on c79 sound at home ? Also has it been reliable ?

[@af4043]

@ the speakers sound great at home. Everyone is amazed at the sound and presence. No reliability issues at all so far, some three years later. Feels solid like it will last a lot longer.

[@DihelsonMendonca]

It sounds terribly electronic My VSTi are much better. 😮😮😮

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

5k well, still too much expensive for poor me. It will may be 2.5k in 2035 i guess.

[@JayTheLane]

Dig the Yamaha guy, he’s passionate and knowledgeable. Also, an expressive player.

[@vipodcasting]

I’m probably going to have to stop watching this as I’m being more critical now than I’d like. The upright sample is nowhere near the quality of a Yamaha upright such as the U3. For the money, you’d really want it to be rather than just the concentration on the grand options. Chaps a good player by the way.

[@Stargalaxy21]

First check is a huge fail: It's an upright, so what's with the "Grand Piano Experience"? I lost all interest at that point. Without the grand piano frame/design, the sound/action is irrelevant. Upright is fine if you don't have space but an upright can never match the presence and beauty of a grand piano. If anything, Yamaha should increase the size of their digital grand pianos.

[@aliasreco]

Does it have a slight detune button? Slowly randomly detune over a few weeks. Until I press reset for good tuning. (option yamaha tuning and other options).

[@anthonyandrew6725]

Get Carter.

[@linnightl9277]

hate to be that guy reading these comments 🤣

[@AugustusBroadford]

🎹❤️

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

This seems like the usual Yamaha AWM samples (and not true modelling). The presentation style is also very cheesy and off-putting - probably designed to bamboozle the average person at a music store. I think I’ll stick with my Yamaha CP1!

[@eugeneroberts2736]

3 minutes into the video and I just can't watch any further. All salesman talk. We are used to better than this from Andersons.

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

Top sounds too plinky and disjointed from the lower part. Top is too produced and effect laden.

[@marciarangel-z6z]

Każdy element jest na swoim miejscu! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5PTopKGn6eUsK8si=fgw_-lBblG5wmutp

[@pneptun]

the ratio of speaking to playing really isn't great on this one tbh...

[@halloola3636]

Who spends this amount of money on a digital instrument when you can buy three good pianos PLUS one decent electric piano for the night time at the same expense?

[@i_rock_49]

So ein Schwachsinn sorry!

[@halloola3636]

@@i_rock_49 You don´t rock, you´re a trolling bot.

[@halloola3636]

@@i_rock_49 Gelächter! Ich bin Pianist. Es muss ja nicht immer ein fabrikneues Steinway sein. "setzen und Maul halten" kannst Du Großmaul. Armseliges Herumgeblöke Deinerseits.

[@halloola3636]

@@i_rock_49 Das weiß ich bestens, ich bin Musiker und besitze zwei Klaviere. Bist Du unangenehm und unreif!

[@halloola3636]

@@i_rock_49 Was ist ein "gutes Klavier"? Ich spiele lieber auf einem gepflegten gebrauchten Klavier als auf einem noch so teuren digitalen. Und ich verdiene damit Geld...

[@karl.weaver]

Is Musk the new Messiah?