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The Ct-x3000 also has a pattern sequencer according to Casio.

Im really looking forward to getting my hands on a CT-X5000 to try, as i need them few extra bells and whistles. These sounds at these prices is insane. I own a WK-7600 and you can make many of the sounds better with tweaking but the CT-X series out of the box just blows it away...

Why is there even a CT-X800 model? The CT-X3000 is just £30 more expensive in the UK (and features more bang for you buck at that price), so its an assumption that the margin is equally small in other economies and areas. If it was for emerging markets fine, but the X800 seems to be available across Europe in an number of stockists in Germany and the Netherlands. This is not a complaint, more an observation. The CT-X700 i totally get. The CT-X800 at £50-60 more expensive for a pitch bend and USB flash drive doesn't make sense. The features of the X3000 with its extra polyphony, more tones, 17 track sequencer, more powerful speakers and other features for £30 more than the X800 surely render the x800 a poor deal compared to the other line up?

Hmm this is an odd one. I don't think we have enough details perhaps? The CT-X800 from the details available looks to have a slightly different cosmetic appearance and very little in the way of functionality difference between the X700... From what i can also discern, the X800 is not stocked and sold in the UK, although you can import it from BAX for £260. The X700 are taking pre-orders at UK music shops at £209. Where the additional £51 in price comes from at this stage other than what you mentioned?

Indeed, the manual does indeed make it seem the the operating system is more complicated than it is because it is poorly thought out and seems almost designed to confuse. But once you spend some time with it along with the tutorials above it makes a lot of sense and is quite intuitive i find, getting you anywhere within a few button presses but is far from perfect. It does make me wonder how many have sent their WK/CTK's back, all because of the manual?

Scott, i was replying to AlenK post above... I should have quoted. You are not wrong with regards to Warranty, but that would mean (according to Casio) we would not have support for the MZX series as this is not sold in the UK officially. I believe some have had some success with Casio UK support in regards to this model, i could be wrong, but im sure i came across that somewhere so, treat that as anecdotal at this point. It is a shame that the UK market has been avoided on this. You may argue Casio worked on a business model of where it is most likely to sell well, but throughout the music forums and musicians i have spoken too in my country it is well sought and desired with many put off by importing for the aforementioned reasons... Just one of those things and we move on....

I agree, In the age of the Internet, they can't really hide the fact that the MZX exists but is not sold in the UK. We know it exists and can import them. Likewise with the AT-5, 7300IN etc... Why not simply list availability on their website and unify the English speaking world as such Spanish, Japanese, Chinese etc onto language specific websites? We're big boys and girls, we get it!

Good luck finding anything like the MZX for anywhere near its price! Casio has no real rivals at its price level. That is where Casio rule. The MZX in itself is a budget keyboard. Nothing is close for its price with the features this has. Marvel in what Casio has produced at this price because really it is still unreal today...

I think the CTK-7200 is an excellent value keyboard IMO. Sure it uses AHL sounds but it isn't a bad sounding keyboard by any stretch and isn't much more in the way of cost now over what the CT-X700 is going to be on release and is surely only going to get even cheaper, and the features of the CTK-7200 at that price is second to none... I also think the second hand market is awash with bargains for the WK/CTK...

Agree Casiokid. The price is astonishing really, but i am surprised there hasn't been more demo's of this new line, especially more demo's of the new sound processor. I hope to hear more in the coming days and weeks.

Well if there is no 76 key variant then its a no deal for me, will just stick with the WK 7600. These new keys sound a bit better from the sounds they wanted us to hear, but really that's about it and the Organ and E-pianos are pretty good on the WK/CTK so, for me, its just not enough to justify the purchase...

Hi again Bradge. I don't personally know. But it is my opinion that it's down to price. If you're charging thousands for your instruments for decades, it stands to reason you'll have considerably more cash for R&D than someone who charges a few hundred. Also, You have to consider i think cross-over technologies. Yamaha, Korg and Roland make other electronic instruments and have done for decades so sound technology and sampling is surely cheaper and easier to obtain not to mention the experiences their engineers gain from all this. The likes of Yamaha must have enormous reach within the music industry too, being able to work with the industries finest production engineers to produce sounds and get great feedback as such. I do believe Casio could make a 4000$ instrument and it would be great but then who in the mainstream spend 4000$ on a Casio instrument instead of the tried and tested Yamaha's etc when you are parting with such a large amount of money. So everything is cut down to a price and for that there is no competitor to Casio is there? hmm Casio have provided many firsts with Keyboards over the years and i respect them for that and i personally don't think the prices of the Tyros and Genos are worth thousands more, that's not to say they are absolutely magnificent instruments having played both but i think you are a teapot short of a spout to buy one, unless you are a true professional and/or are selling your music.

I can't imagine many having done that. Seems bizarre.... Would it not be a more sensible approach to contact roland or other FA-07 users for addition/user Rhythms to better suit your expectations and/or requirements?

Yes, i've watched some of his stuff and find it interesting. Actually, it was his video's that convinced me to buy a Casio WK-7600 over a second hand model of different brands. Also, i find this guy on his old CTK-7000 useful to watch. It's not my type of music typically, but i love the seamless way he creates loops

You can already pre order the new line on a UK website. The CTX5000 is listed at £409 with delivery date of June sort of time.. Check your stockist...

All Casio repair centres do to service these is grease underneath the keys with a thick grease (which require disassembly). They may replace the felt(if fitted) but they generally do not. You can actually see the grease between the keys on my WK-7600 (same keys as MZ/XW series of keyboards). Time will dislodge and thin it so they need redoing in time. But if noise doesn't bother you i see no long lasting negative affects. The rattle if you listen carefully actually comes from the top of the underside of the key, where the keys slide up and down on the locating tang, this is typically where the grease is applied. Here is a video, it is unfortunately in Russian but is easily followable and the difference is for all to see.

They do insist on piano style keys, which i agree is frustrating, especially for Organ playing (for me). I have noticed in the UK Gear4music is taking pre-orders on the CT-X5000(Jun 2018) priced at £409, the CT-X3000 (April-May) priced at £299 and the CT-X700 (February) at £209 with deliveries expected in brackets.... I am really tempted by the CT-X5000 and will have to see. I currently enjoy the instrument i currently use, especially the organ on the WK-7600 but have no doubt the sounds on the new CT will try hard to tempt me...

It has a very retro look to it with all them straight edges with square and rectangular panels which i like actually. Interesting to see how the line develops...

Im not really a Casio veteran, but which series has lighted icons below the keys? From the picture it looks like it has been 'photoshopped' with a big red box design overlaid over the picture given the impression that they are lighted, but i don't think they are. I could be completely wrong, we don't have a lot to go on here. But with just a pitch bend and what could be a modulation button above it similar to that of a wk/ctk, that's where id place my bets...

I got one of these last year. The manual i find only helpful for reference rather than a full understanding as it is almost written in hieroglyphics. I recommend this series of video from the youtuber funnzie. By far the best way for me at least, to understand the WK/CTK series... It is very extensive and will keep you busy for a few hours!

If i have to be so bold as to guess what this is, im going to say that the model glimpse above is a CTK-7200/WK-7600 replacement...