I love it
- Rating
- Posted by
- Thomas
- Date Posted
- 04/16/2014
I love this marimba and I'm very happy to own it. First thing's first, it's not rosewood and it doesn't sound like rosewood. It resonates less and the sound tends to lack some lower partials, while some nice rosewood marimbas I've used sound very deep and resonant. That being said, I love the fact that it sounds like WOOD. Padouk sounds better than synthetic bars, hands down. And it costs less! Rosewood sounds better than both, of course, but assuming you aren't a professional marimbist and you can't justify spending 10k+ on a 5 octave rosewood marimba, this is the keyboard for you. I don't think it's worth getting anything less than a 4.3. You can still play some solos on 4.3s, and most 5 octave solos can be revoiced to work. But don't buy anything less than a 4.3 if you want to do any serious solos. Also, for those tied between the Adam's 4.3 and this Yamaha, I am of the opinion that this one sounds better. I've played an Adam's padouk marimba at PASIC 2013, and I wasn't a big fan of the sound. It was less resonant than this marimba. But of course, there is a price difference that has to be taken into consideration. Anyways, this is a great marimba and I love it. Padouk gets such bad rap but it's a great material, and I much prefer it to synthetic.