Yamaha CP88 sounds - Ten more requests

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Ten more of your song requests for me to play on the Yamaha CP88 Stage Piano, big brother of the Yamaha CP73.
We'll demo the piano, rhodes, electric piano and synth sounds, and the layered sounds.

[@ajotech]

Wow incredible playing Woody! Love how you showcase the product with time requests, what a great format.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

so glad you liked it, and thanks for letting us know!

[@RayyMusik]

Your interpretation of ‘Jump!‘ is beautiful.

[@colbywalsh4610]

I love your interpretation of jump. I have always loved the sound of the Yamaha electric grand. And honestly, I don’t know if you were anyone else noticed this, but that rendition sounds like if Tony Banks from Genesis had written that tune. I love it. Tony Banks used the Yamaha electric grand on a lot of Genesis albums.

[@Uneedhelp91]

Leave it to Woody to turn Jump from Van Halen into a beautiful power ballad.

[@eaglechildkeys]

Yamaha anything they create, sounds 10/10. I want this CP too! :)

[@JoseVGavila]

Great!!!. I am truly enjoying my piano / synth learning adventure along you. Thanks, Woody!

[@renanbrazilianmusic668]

Great video Mr. Woody. Peace and music from Brazil.

[@brock2k1]

I had never heard "Night Birds" before, but I liked your version so much that I looked up the original on KZbin. Yours was much better than theirs!

[@khalid6949]

Hi Woody.. I’ve been struggling to make a decision on this keyboard! I have a MODX6 and I wanted to get an 88 weighted keyboard mainly for my band’s studio/rehearsals and occasional piano gigs. So the MODX8 seemed to be the perfect choice specially with the ability to transfer sounds back and forth and simply having a bigger range and better response through the weighted keys. But after a lot of thought I decided to go with the CP88 because I really wanted the quick accessibility that the CP offers, plus Its hard to justify paying the money to get the exact same keyboard, specially that the MODX6 is extremely light which makes moving it around feels like I’m carrying my laptop to and back from studio! I hope I don’t regret that choice

[@gimble8638]

maple leaf rag (also known as black and white rag) is a mainstay of articulation when teaching people to play, woody even tho i could go do it myself right now it was nice to watch you competently do it, at this rate il be watching liberace do tychovkis number 1 instead of doing it myself, just sometimes nice to watch and listen :) and i often let my voice break to illusion :)

[@markaprill6501]

Good video. I never really listened to your playing. It’s good. Cool getting a shout out from Duxbury.

[@SiggeSvahn]

Wow, you really stir up the memories from my favourite music era. Well played!

[@JonNation]

Thanks for Night Birds, Woody! Nice job.

[@layzer80]

jump would have been 1000 times the hit with woody's piano solo

[@alexanderrumyantsev4108]

Wow! Thank you so much! Thank you for all your great work!

[@redmusichouse]

Apologies for resurrecting an old vid, Woody but I wanted to know if the CP88 can do rhodes with Dyno effect before I purchase one. Thanks!

[@TheKorgUser]

Great skills, well played. The CP sounds great at all. Thank u and greetings from germany.

[@nezkeys79]

8:16 youre aware the second and 4th chords are wrong? Or you purposefully played them like that?

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Hey Woody I would love to hear more Stevie Wonder and Ghostbusters. Keep up the great work. I really like that keyboard sound. Take care Sam.

[@jordan6988]

Great video Woody! Got the DGX-660 right now but am wanting to upgrade already lol the samples are beautiful and your playing is great. I like that you put your own twist on them cheers friend

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thx for that Jordan!

[@YotamPiano]

Very good songs/requests! loved the Scott Joplin and when you started Ten Sharp it was a trip down to memory lane for me. I also forgot this song, I was introduced to it 2 years ago and somehow quickly forgot this beautiful tune. Thanks Woody

[@jamesmcmahan1236]

YES! Jack! Good choice! You did well Woody!

[@MrArpSolina]

My request: John Cage - 4'33''

[@rios_5314]

Im in need of an 88 weighted keyboard, i already have a montage 6, the pianos from CP88 same as montage?

[@Darrin.Crawford]

Why I bought the CP88 (long-winded review/statement) For my history, I have previously owned a Roland A90 Piano/Midi controller and a Yamaha Clavinova PF-100 (circa 1994) and I got incredible amount of use from both but due to personal changes in my life I thought it was time to upgrade since I haven’t had anything new for almost 25 years. Just so everyone knows, I am not biased with any company whatsoever. Fast forward to Nov/2018 where I purchased a Nord Piano 4. Absolutely LOVED the sound however, there was a huge issue with the keybed as it was making more noise than it should. To the point upon release of the keys the noise would resonate through my mic and through my L1 compact. Not acceptable. After many views KZbin comparison videos and personal demoing in my local music stores I was undecided between the Korg Grandstage, Korg Kronos, Roland RD 2000, Yamaha CP4, Korg Krome nd the Roland FA-08. All great pianos/workstations so it was a matter of sound, versatility and of course the keybed. So, back in April I my local store had a CP88 so I jumped on. They had it running through a small Fender amp and even with that I got soooo sooo excited ….just as I did my Nord. So, when that excitement hits, instinctively I go with it. Plus, the keybed/action was just so soooo amazing that the decision was made there and then. So, traded in my Nord Piano 4 it in for my new love, the CP88. Unfortunately they only had the floor model so they gave me their floor model as a loaner until the new one came in. So, as far as sound. I will admit I am not as happy with the piano sounds themselves compared to the Nord but with some tweaking with the EQ I have got 3 amazing piano sounds that I am very very happy with. The CFX has this sort of tinny sound to it and I will admit I thought the CFX on the CP4 was a bit better. However, the Imperial, S700 and the upright U1 are truly amazing. A little tweaking and you can basically get a great sound out of it. The CP80/70 sample is definitely comparable to the Nord (which I use quite a bit in my set) so apart from the bug that’s going to b fixed this coming September it sounds absolutely incredible. The Wurlitzer (especially with April’s update) totally blows the Nord away. I am just so so happy with it as it really helps with my Supertramp/10cc tunes that I use in my setlist. The keybed, Well, it truly came down to the CP4, the RD2000 and the CP88. The CP4 was great for sure as was the RD2000 but after a number of jumps between the CP88 and the RD 2000 I found the RD was a little heavier than the CP88 and the CP4 was a little lighter so the CP88 was the perfect balance between the two. As weird as it sounds (no pun) I feel my playing has actually improved on the CP88. Songs that I had a hard time playing before (Tony Banks’ Lamb intro and Firth Of Fifth plus some blues scales for example) are coming much more easier. Weird how that works. Yes, there are only 57 sounds with the CP88 as opposed to the NP4 and yes you can load samples into the NP4 but I had to be practical within myself. I use Logic Pro X for a trillion sounds that I can trigger so for home use/editing/sequencing for backing tracks the limitation of the sounds in the CP88 is not limiting to me at all. Plus, one has to ask themselves……or myself…how many sounds does one actually need? I mean seriously…these are stage pianos. I usually get between 3-5 gigs per month and I do not use more than 4-5 sounds within my 40 song setlist. So it’s basically, Acoustic Piano, CP80, Wurli, Rhodes and a AP with a combined Ample Acoustic Guitar (triggered through my laptop) /Piano sounds. The rest are just icing on the cake. Ok, the other pianos may give you way more sounds but in all honesty, many of them are just different variations of the same sample, Don't let 1000 sounds fool you into thinking you're getting 1000 samples because you're not. Now, that’s just me and I can’t speak for anyone else’s needs as everyone has different needs and requirements. I also love the fact that I do not have to use my M-Audio interface anymore as the CP88 has a USB audio interface built in so with that and my upcoming purchase of a Yamaha MG10XU mixer (USB audio interface) going through my Bose L1 Compact system will be the perfect match for me. So this whole notion that CP88 blows this out of the water…or The RD2000 feels better or the Nord Pianos sound so much better is total nonsense. It is ALL down to personal taste for personal needs. I will say for price, keybed, versatility (again depending on your needs), sound and weight (yes I can actually carry the piano in my gig bag with one hand) the CP88 is hard to beat….but that’s just me. Finally, I will say buying a piano is actually worse than buying a house or a car. Very stressful at times and we always want to make the "right" purchase. Yes, you can watch a trillion KZbin videos, read all of their comments, jump on the forums, get a a thousand different opinions and yes it helps but many times it can actually confuse you even more and also cause ulcers...LOL. It’s best to think of your own needs and try not to let anyone’s opinions (comments) sway you but your own. Cost/price aside there will ALWAYS be pluses and minuses to any of these pianos and if I had to do it all over again I would have waited until April this year before purchasing the Nord and maybe taken more time to study as it’s been 9-10 months to land to where I am now. I hope my experience/review will resonate with anyone who is undecided in purchasing the CP88 or any other piano for that matter. Now get out there and get a CP88!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You won’t regret it….LOL!!! PS - Hey Woody, I used to incorporate a lounge version of Jump in my setlist but after hearing yours on the CP80 sample I may steal your version instead...sounds great...hahaha!!

[@jamrug3472]

The overal quality of your videos increased recently, I like older, "cozy" vids but this is professional :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

interesting comment, thanks for the feedback!

[@mysterio77690]

An excellent work for thes covers and some nice sounds from this Cp 88, my dear friend woody!thumb up of course!!Warm regards from France.Mysterio FTS

[@striverfor7628]

0:34 1:37 2:15 2:57 3:50 5:01 6:05 7:08 8:15 9:18

[@murrrr8288]

Woody, which piano stand are you using in this video?

[@paulallenMacca]

Woody what Speakers or amplifier did you play the CP88 through,'ve mine connected to Yamaha HS8 Speakers.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i just use a hifi amp and speakers

[@paulallenMacca]

Woody Piano Shack Thanks Woody for info on your setup,I remember playing a keyboard through a Hifi system years ago and thought the sound was great,What sounds did you use for Ghostbusters theme.

[@DiegoBezerraMusicKeyboard]

are the yamaha montage pianos the same as the cp88?

[@VojoMojo]

Hi Woody! Could I ask your opinion on Yamaha Reface CP? If you also are planning to do a video review on it I'd love to watch that too!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i'm intrigued as well and saw a killer demo of the organ CP recently. perhaps we'll borrow one from Yamaha in the future. thanks for the suggest

[@dykodesigns]

Yeah, Phil Collins Against All Odds, pretty spot on! Jump was pretty good too.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i think i see where you're coming from there!

[@PakBudiTarigan]

Between cp88 and modx, which one have better piano sound? Only piano sound. Pls opinion

[@WoodyPianoShack]

TTH is completely right!

[@markjaylandes]

Isn't it the same piano sounds in Both keyboards?

[@markjaylandes]

@The Tired Horizon the MODX is also an excellent live keyboard too. And a better keybed? Well that is subjective.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

the cp has some nice acoustics and electrics that aren't on the modx

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

Even modx has a cfx piano, its still doesnt sound thick because its MO.. same with motif series they have mo6, mox6, moxf6, and those mo series from motifs are thin. Maybe the output level or some hardwares they use. The cfx of the montage is more better than the cfx of the modx.

[@BharatSingh-pw7sh]

Brilliant man! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Sergeant_Blain]

damn! you have very good skills on keyboard/piano!

[@ThePulsar14]

Great performance! 👍

[@CrazyDriverSwed]

Still no information about the amount of sample flash storage? Will I be able to load my own samples or do I have to purchase them from Yamaha? Can't take Yamaha serious when they don't want to release information about an important feature like this.

[@pixusphotographic]

loved your version of jump

[@niall6985]

Hey woody! Lovely playing! What monitors do you suggest I use with this keyboard??

[@jaggass]

Damn if i asked earlier i would have requested You Get What You Give by New Radicals.

[@salomaoeller]

Yamaha CP4 or CP88? Which one has a better set of keys?

[@MightyMonk360]

Does anyone noticed Yamaha piano keys tend to be narrower than other pianos like Roland or is it just me. Some piano keys are very spacey and enough room for your fingers to rest on even if you have Hercules hands. What about you Woody, what’s your take on this?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

maybe so, nothing I noticed when playing, i can adapt quite quickly to any size and don't worry about it. would be great if I could stretch to play 10ths in left hand, so smaller keys better for this!

[@claudioneves5727]

Muito bom esse cara toca com o corpo e a alma 👍🏼

[@aurelionunes6544]

Great job man

[@fje042]

Great video! Would love to see a mp7se review! :)

[@paulallenMacca]

Hi Woody it would be great to hear the solo part of John Lennon's How Do You Sleep on the Wurlitzer Sound played by Nicky Hopkin's.

[@benjaminacargen7799]

Oh the great Nicky Hopkins!

[@tcotlg-jamesstylesiii7079]

A+

[@nezkeys79]

5:02 is that grand piano and dx elec piano combined?

[@AndrewAHayes]

"Jump" is to keyboard what "Stairway To Heaven" is to guitar but I enjoyed your rendition of "Jump" Woody!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

that's funny andrew, i just wrote the exact same thing about stairway on my discord chat. although it's been a while since i heard someone playing jump in the music store.

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@WoodyPianoShack It's a pity we can't apply music or sound bites to comments as the Twilight Zone theme would have been fitting for your reply LOL

[@JAdeWii_]

Lovely Woody!

[@liamsparling]

i love the young money, keeping it real woody! can you explore more of the synth on this im really debating between this and a stage 2/3

[@WoodyPianoShack]

not much to explore you just get a few dozed sounds, a filter and an amp. it sounds good and might be good enough for basic needs though.

[@Sergeant_Blain]

I spot some white speakers back on the desk there and it made me wonder what speakers and headphones you use? I have managed to squint my eyes on one video you were using headphones and it looked like: Grado SR80e. But I also know you use a spesific soundcard, which you have named in your video gear video, but I haven't found a video which explains your speakers of choice. It is possible that I have over looked a video about it, but thanks anyway for reading this ;)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i should/might/will do an entire video about my monitoring system, i could call it "you're gonna hate my monitoring system".

[@Sergeant_Blain]

@@WoodyPianoShack oh! can't wait! Then I'll wait to buy new speakers until the video is out :)

[@OutrageHarvester]

Hi Woody, hope you get this message. I really love the song at the end of most of your videos (outtro starting at 11:21 in this vid) and just wondered if this is from a full composition or if there is more to it. Would love to hear an entire song as the outtro captures that 80's feeling very very well.

[@jarbaspaiva9281]

Very good

[@PieVancin]

hey Woody, great video, specially your version of Jump! But i'm a little dissapointed that you didn't played my request, The Logical Song. I would love to hear how it sounds like on it.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

ah sorry to disappoint you, but as some consolation I do play that on my "top 5 electric piano riffs" video!

[@jbridguk]

Love the twiddly bits on jump would love to be able to play that. Fancy making a video how to play that song?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

we could do, i'll check first if anybody else has done it first. tbh, just playing from memory so not sure if the notes are even correct :)

[@OriginalDarkMark]

Woody Piano Shack Do it!!! Between you and Jack Duxbury, I’ve been inspired to start tinkering around on a keyboard. I’ve managed to get as close to the Jump sounds as I can with what I’ve got, but now it’s about nailing the notes... I do it by ear, but it would be nice to be spoilt and have something to refer to. Anyway, whether you do or don’t, Thanks in general for the honest, enthusiastic, and humble way you put across what you do - it’s much appreciated.

[@neoinfinity]

Brilliant stuff Woody. I've always like the intro to Promise Me by Beverley Craven, perhaps one for a future video?

[@SteveCubis]

Woody woody!! Back at One by Brian McKnight?

[@funkerella]

Bummer...too late to request Boston's Foreplay..😕 But love what you played for us, Woody..!

[@markjaylandes]

So this keyboard doesn't have an Oberheim OB-X Jump patch?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

of course it does! but that's too cliched...

[@josepacheco5358]

Hi. wicth is the name of the first son you played? thanks

[@WoodyPianoShack]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOnZnuigLGbaZY

[@josepacheco5358]

@@WoodyPianoShack thanksyou

[@josepacheco5358]

@@WoodyPianoShack I mean in the second 0:35 sounds like supertramp

[@Daro72]

Hi Woody I like back 2U...;) Great video and requests....for me best one was Scott Joplin,Maroon 5 I`ve done;) and Van Halen;) have a nice weekend; Daro;)

[@hlcotten6587]

Your style and wit has inspired me to rediscover this great 88. I need to hear u play this more.:) Yamaha needs to let you keep it, and continue to promote this beast.:)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

check my previous video where I explain what I do want to keep!! :)

[@benjaminacargen7799]

my request is Logical Song by Supertramp! Thanxxx☺☺

[@alessandrocucinotti9651]

Sei un grande👍😜

[@yamahitas]

JUMP!!!!!!!! YEAAAAA!!!!!!!

[@Swanlord05]

Woody what synth u getting next

[@WoodyPianoShack]

still haven't really dug into the modx, so we'll do that before buying another synth. i'd like to replace the go:piano with something new... :)

[@express49]

'Just the Way You Are'. Billy Joel.

[@coderedex]

Thanks for the really good playing. Say woody how would you rate this CP88 to the CP4? Many Thanks - jazz

[@WoodyPianoShack]

never tried the older CPs, but you can see it's a radical redesign of the concept.

[@jamesmcmahan1236]

Fing love Shakatak! Such a good song!

[@JitinMisra]

For home use, do you feel less connected to the piano because it doesn’t have internal speakers, making the case to get p515? Also what speakers are you listening the piano through in home?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yes, probably a bit, the vibrations are nice, really like convenience of built-in speakers too. i use a nice hifi setup for listening, or decent headphones.

[@mr_floydst]

GAS intensifies - do you think I can buy this and tell my family I paid only $250 for it? ;-)

[@mr_floydst]

@Spud Chuffington jones That thing is out of my price range and it's much too large, too. But what can I say, it sounds really good, especially in this demo. :)

[@netomusical1]

Whats name sound in 3:50? wonderfull

[@masicbemester]

it's a Bright Piano sound (in the style of a Korg M1)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

it is, i think it might this might be the piano they call digi-piano

[@Uneedhelp91]

Hey Woody, have you ever thought about going to conventions/ expos like ISE, NAMM, InfoComm?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hello m8, no not really been on my radar, i enjoy watching the coverage from the comfort of my own studio!

[@Uneedhelp91]

@@WoodyPianoShack I have been watching Rave publications and the coverage of ISE. I live in Central Florida so every other year InfoComm comes to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. In 2017 I was my first time doing and man do they have tech. Not so much many instruments but mics and studio stuff. It is pretty fun to talk to the industry professionals and sales people.

[@twistedsymposium3744]

Funny as hell, and some nice playing :) Could you not get a more authentic sound out of CP for "Jump"?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

wasn't trying to george, there are more than enough accurate jump covers on yt, looking to do something different.

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

Great job on my request ofTen Sharp - You... I've got another one which I'm sure you could nail. Children - Robert Miles

[@frankgijselhart]

Twilight1964 Nice request

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

Frank Gijselhart thanks man 👍

[@dDoOyYoOuUtTuUbBeE]

Thank you. Writing sounds used on the video would have been nice, though.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

ok interesting, i did think about it, and was like who cares what the patch name is, but i will remember your feedback

[@Bigricky06]

Is it just me or this guy has a YMCMB shirt on him?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂....loooool

[@Bigricky06]

No. It means YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY BILLIONAIRES. It's a hip hop label belonging to birdman and lil wayne.

[@jobatimus]

The action Keyboard seems to be very responsive.....

[@tuneunleashed]

Wow these YMCMB shirts are sooooo 2012 lol

[@WoodyPianoShack]

probly, i don't even know what it means tbh!

[@Mysterious.phanto]

Hay do moonlight sonata 3rd.

[@terenceparker551]

Havana?

[@SoOkwerd]

Haha it kills me that he has on a YMCMB shirt . Lol

[@WoodyPianoShack]

will someone tell me what it means? i really have no idea. i just liked the color.

[@SoOkwerd]

Woody Piano Shack it’s the name of a record label that’s predominantly hip hop based. It stands for Young Money Cash Money Business.

[@bloemundude]

Piano Man using a Wurlitzer sound? This Love in a major key? Did I miss something? Still love the vids here, though!!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

you missed nothing was never attempting to do an accurate cover of 10 songs :) cheers mate!

[@markjaylandes]

Piano man was using a Rhodes patch

[@bloemundude]

I meant no offense.

[@robkoppens9966]

Sorry woody, that was really not good (I edit out bad). "You"was particularly off.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks, that's ok, a bit rough in places, i agree!

[@robkoppens9966]

@@WoodyPianoShack Van Halen made up for it though 😊 I tried Ten Sharp today. It's not an easy piece. Also ultimate guitar chords doesn't do it justice (nor the original as it sounds too clean). It takes time to tweak it. As you said you were stretched on time. There's more to get out of this piece and very nice chord progression. Any chance of Modx to CP88 acoustic piano comparison before it's returned?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

@@robkoppens9966 rob, i did make a sneaky recording of the CP and MODX CFX and Bosendorfer sounds before I boxed up the CP, so yeah, I'll share that with you in the coming weeks

[@robkoppens9966]

@@WoodyPianoShack Great! Looking forward to it. Thanks Woody.

[@stephenjohns3817]

Such poor requests...lol!

[@MarcosSantos-ch8me]

Talking...talking

[@davemagna8235]

Here also you kept talking . That's annoing