Roland FP-10

As a beginner, I was looking for an affordable piano that feel and sounds similar to an acoustic one. The Roland FP10 is the perfect choice. I normally practice on an upright piano at school. The FP10 gives a similar feel to the upright piano when I practice at home.

The ivory touch keys are great. It has got a very basic pedal.
As for the sound quality, it has got 2 x 6W speakers. They give off a good sound quality. If you do not require a huge volume, the speakers are pretty decent for home practice.

As for the Roland Piano Partner App, none of my Android devices are compatible with it. I think you need to have the latest android tablet.

Overall, the FP10 is a very good digital piano with Bluetooth functionality and a great value for money.

If you’re looking for a good beginner-to-intermediate digital piano that feels like a real piano, the Roland FP-10 is a great choice — especially for the price.

✅ What’s Great
• Authentic Key Feel: The keys feel very close to a real acoustic piano. They’re fully weighted and use Roland’s PHA-4 Standard action, which is the same key mechanism in some of their more expensive models. Great for building proper finger strength and technique.
• Sound Quality: It uses Roland’s SuperNATURAL sound engine — rich, expressive, and much better than you’d expect for this price range. The grand piano tone is especially nice, warm, and dynamic.
• Compact Design: It’s slim and light, easy to fit into small apartments or bedrooms. You can even put it on a table or a stand and move it around if needed.
• Headphone Support: Great for quiet practice without annoying the neighbors or waking up your family.
• Bluetooth MIDI: You can connect it wirelessly to learning apps like Roland’s Piano Partner 2 or GarageBand — great for self-learners.

🔻 What Could Be Better
• Built-in Speakers Are Just Okay: They’re decent for practicing, but they don’t do the piano justice. Headphones give a better sound experience. No line-out jack for external speakers, only headphone out.
• No Display or Many Buttons: It’s minimalist, which looks clean, but you’ll need to memorize key/button combinations or use an app to change settings and sounds.
• Sustain Pedal is Basic: It comes with a small plastic pedal that feels more like a keyboard pedal than a piano one. You can upgrade it to a proper damper pedal if needed.

🎯 Who It’s For
• Beginners who want a quality digital piano to learn on without spending a fortune.
• Intermediate players who want a second piano for practicing quietly.
• Anyone who wants a portable, affordable, and realistic-feeling piano with good sounds.

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Final Verdict:

💬 “The Roland FP-10 punches way above its weight. It’s a fantastic digital piano for the money — simple, solid, and satisfying to play. If you’re serious about learning or just want a good practice piano without spending too much, this is a no-brainer.”

Wahrscheinlich lebt jeder von uns mehrere Leben im Laufe eines Lebens. Und ich wollte Klavier spielen. Und obwohl ich in meiner Jugend in einer Musikgruppe Bassgitarre gespielt und gesungen habe, blieb ich doch eher ein Zuhörer und Musikliebhaber im Allgemeinen.
Meine Söhne haben sich einen Roland 30 und einen Kawai gekauft, alle von Thomann.
Und als sie von meinem alten Traum erfuhren, berieten beide Söhne Roland. Und auf der Thomann-Website konnte man kaufen, auswählen und vergleichen. Nach zwei Monaten regelmäßiger Geräterecherche entschied ich mich für den Roland FP-10.
Und so bestellte und erhielt ich am Vorabend meines 55. Geburtstages meinen Roland FP-10, streng und asketisch mit einem für mich ausreichenden Funktionsumfang. Ich habe es am 12. Dezember erhalten, gestern Abend zusammengebaut und heute hatte ich meine erste Klavierstunde mit der Roland Piano App.
Ich freue mich, vielen Dank!

I bought this keyboard to use it as a MIDI controller and I am very satisfied using it as such. As a piano player who is looking to dabble in digital music production, I wanted a keyboard that maintained a hammer action weighted key feeling as I absolutely dislike the plasticky mushy synth style keyboards and MIDI controllers. I was pleasantly surpised by the quality of the touch, feel and overall sturdyness of this product. I can also say that the key weight of this keyboard is moderately heavier in feel than my upright Yamaha B2 acoustic piano so it does achieve a very realistic hammer action. Please note: Although the sustain socket is advertised as being continuous, this keyboard will not output continuous midi signal if you connect an expression pedal into the sustain socket. If you wish to have both sustain and an expression pedal you will need to plug your expression pedal separately.

An almost perfect first piano.

This piano was a gift to a friend that started playing piano.

Pros:
- Weighted keys feel amazing, as an owner of a high-end Fatar keybed it felt very very good and in terms of dynamics I actually prefer it
- Sound is good for its price and as it can also be used as a midi controller, you can get a sound module if you feel you outgrew the sound
- Feels solid and looks great
- Intuitive and reliable controls
- Jazz scat mode is an unexpected fun sound bank to play with

Cons
- pedal that comes with it is very basic
- the speakers are not great but serviceable and it can be connected to a PA