Stage 3 Compact : Gigging musician's friend

This board has all the features of the 88 note flagship but has a keyboard that is a great compromise between a weighted piano board and an organ keyboard.

I gig in small venues 2-3 times a week playing a mix of classic rock and blues. In little pubs and clubs space is at a premium and this little keyboard is perfect without compromising quality or live usability. The keyboard is a little light for piano if like me you're used to a fully weighted board but I've quickly got used to it and now wonder what the hell I did for years carting a 22kg coffin around the place.

It's expensive and the accessories are ridiculously priced. You don't need the sustain pedal; any pedal will work; you can change the polarity. The Roland DP-10 is a much better pedal for less money.

You can check out the merits or otherwise of The Nord Stage 3 line elsewhere but for me this is the one.