Yamaha P45B Portable Digital Piano

The Yamaha P45B is the kind of portable digital piano that makes you want to keep your hands on the keys. With an authentic graded hammer action, natural-feeling key tops, and rich sampled piano tones, it brings a convincing acoustic piano experience to a slim, easy-to-move board that fits right into real-life practice, teaching, and gigging.

Features

This 88-key P-45 packs Yamaha’s GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) keyboard, so the keys feel heavier in the low register and lighter up top, just like a traditional acoustic. The black keys have a matte finish that keeps your fingers from slipping and gives you that familiar, “broken-in piano” feel that makes long sessions comfortable.

Under the hood, it uses Yamaha’s Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) stereo sampling to serve up improved real piano sounds, letting you enjoy grand piano-style reverberation wherever you set it up. At under 30 cm deep and only 11.5 kg with speakers attached, it’s built to live in tight spaces and still be easy to take across the room, to rehearsal, or to a performance.

Control is streamlined with a single “GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION” button: hold it and use the keyboard to quickly switch timbres, start demo songs, set up the metronome, and more. Dual Voice Mode lets you layer sounds, Duo Mode lets two players share the keyboard side by side, and USB TO HOST makes it easy to connect to a computer or smart device. Half-damper pedal control adds a more nuanced response when you’re working the sustain.

Tone

Sonically, this piano leans into a clear, expressive grand piano character, with AWM stereo samples giving you a sense of space and natural decay. The lows feel solid and supportive, mids stay articulate for voicings and lines, and the top end has enough sparkle to cut through without getting harsh. With 64-note polyphony, chords, pedal work, and layered parts stay smooth instead of choking out, so it responds musically when you dig in.

Specifications

• Brand: Yamaha
• Model: P45B
• Keyboard: GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) keyboard action
• Key tops: Matte black key tops
• Sound engine: Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) stereo sampling
• Polyphony: 64-note
• Modes: Dual Voice Mode
• Modes: Duo Mode
• Control: “GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION” button for changing timbres, demo playback, metronome configuration, and more
• Connectivity: USB TO HOST
• Pedal: Half-damper pedal control
• Form factor: Slim design with depth of less than 30 cm
• Weight: 11.5 kg with speakers attached
• Type: 88-key portable digital piano