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Roland RD-800: Stage Piano

The ultimate stage piano for live performance

The ideal stage piano should do several things exceptionally well; sound amazing, have a great keyboard action, and be able to handle life on the road without needing three people to carry it. We know all this because we’ve spent the last 25 years making stage pianos, and the RD-800 is our finest yet. Refined acoustic grand pianos are joined by vintage electric pianos, organs, synth sounds and many more, brought to life through our latest weighted hammer-action keyboard that plays like a dream. It’s intuitive and easy to use onstage too, with a colour display, plenty of dedicated controls, including the new Tone Color function for dramatic sound manipulation from a single knob. And once the gig is done, you’ll be happy that this is the lightest flagship RD ever, weighing just under 22kg. Packed full of heavyweight features but light where it counts, the RD-800 is truly at home on stage.

• Professional stage piano with the acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano engine plus many other top Roland sounds and features
• Choose from a wide selection of acoustic pianos voiced for live playing, including a new Concert Grand tone derived from the V-Piano Grand, upright tones, and more
• Newly enhanced SuperNATURAL-based electric pianos and clavs with authentic vintage sound and feel
• Over 1100 additional sounds for versatility on stage, including Virtual Tone Wheel organs, vintage keys, modern synths, and many others
• Roland’s top-of-the-line PHA-4 Concert Keyboard with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel, equipped with the latest touch-detection technology
• Intuitive interface designed for easy operation while performing, with fast access to essential functions such as tone layering, keyboard split point, and more
• Manipulate sounds quickly on stage via dedicated controls for Live Set selection, part levels, Modulation FX, Tremolo, Amp Simulator, and more
• Tone Colour knob provides complex tonal manipulation in real time with a single control
• Colour LCD and panel knobs with LED indicators provide easy visibility on dark stages
• WAV recording/song playback and user memory backup with optional USB flash memory
• Master MIDI keyboard controller features; four external pedal connections (Damper, FC1, FC2, and EXT)
• 1/4-inch and balanced XLR stereo output jacks; convenient 1/8-inch stereo input for connecting a music player or other device
• Sleek, durable design with reduced weight for easier transport