I’ve been looking at both of them, considering which to buy. They’re each others’ equivalents from different brands. I’ve watched this video a few times and listened to the sounds of the pianos. Initially, I was thinking of buying the Roland because of a slight price difference. Today, I visited the music shop and tried them both. I think the specs on the Roland are amazing, and I love the opportunity to connect to MIDI with Bluetooth. Spec-wise I was hooked on the Roland, and of course I had to try both. I have a Korg now, and therefore I don’t have any brand-loyalty towards any of the two. Here’s however what I observed and my opinions:

- Yamaha’s keys are more glossy and your fingers glide easier across. This is not a big issue though, and the Roland was still easy and comfortable to play on.

- The user-friendly-ness is good on both, but the Yamaha is a bit easier to use (because of less functions/sounds, I believe?). There are more “clicks” on the Roland to get to the same functions. It’s very easy to figure out, though, so not really an issue.  

- the keys on the Roland are slightly more yellow than the ones on the Yamaha.

- The sound on the Roland is deeper, the Yamaha’s is lighter. This is more noticeable IRL.

- The keys feel slightly heavier on the Yamaha. Both pianos’ keys have a very acoustic feel.

- The placement of the speakers on the Yamaha (both towards- and away from the player) makes it sound nicer without headphones.

- I couldn’t hear the difference in their polyphonies, even when layering sounds.

- they both have a function to set the speakers for “desktop”.

Conclusion; even though the specs are nicer on the Roland (I think), my overall experience was that the Yamaha was nicer to play on, nicer to listen to and has a nicer look.
I’ve chosen to go with the Yamaha. Im an amateur piano-player with many years of experience. I think it’s good for both beginners and advanced players.

I would highly recommend trying both of the pianos before buying! Your opinion could differ entirely from mine.
My “review” and choice is solely based on my own personal preference and experience! I just thought that this comment might help someone decide which to try IRL before buying. It’s a tough choice as they’re both really good pianos! And don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed playing on the Roland too.

Good luck with the choice everyone! :))

I was able to play both at a store and subjectively I liked the feel of the Roland better.

I'm afraid this review didn't help me at all........because Jonathan plays so damn well I can't focus on the bloody pianos!

Both sound very nice. I prefer the Roland.

Compare to ES120 vs P-225

For me, it's the Yamaha!! Beautiful sound!!

Roland and Kawai have pretty piano sound. But one thing Yamaha excels on them for me is when i close my eyes and have to guess if it is a digital piano or real , especialy when playing jazz or classical . Yamaha is the hardest to distinguish.

I own both and the Roland is my main choice for sure

Thanks for this sound comparison video. As an FP-30X owner, I like the P-225 piano sound.

that Yamaha sounds amazing!

Com certeza pra musica clássica o piano Yamaha é o melhor, timbre muito realista e fiel a um piano. Já o roland pra música pop e em banda vai soar muito melhor pois ele tem mais punch e isso faz muita diferença no p.a. ele não vai sumir na banda.

Thank you for the thorough review! Very useful!

Very much appreciate your comparison and review videos. While sometimes lacking in the drill downs, you provide very even takes on them - I never feel like the comparisons are done in a way that is trying to unfairly favor one or the other. If my NIDA grad daughter was still down under, I would ship her your way to try and give you some business.

One off topic question: What stand is in use for this video? I suspect it's a higher end stand that is appropriate for me, but it looks steady and solid. I'm re-investing myself in piano/keys and trying to piece it all together in a usable way in my play space while leaving open the option of gigging later, so when I see something that looks like a great fit, I have to at least look!

Its really interesting, they are two different pianos, they are just different. you can really hear the difference.

Yamaha has better midrange and midbass, Roland sounds cheap because it has only bass and treble, i had so many Rolands is the past but in a band setting the Yamaha can cut through bass and drums.

I appreciate your time! Very good review.. Thanks!

Yamaha for me 👌

I was so ready to buy Roland FP30x for my 8 year old son to start learning piano untill I saw someone selling his almost brand new Yamaha p225 for only $200 because that person wanted to get real accoustic grand piano.

Few days later after I got that Yamaha p225 and played around with it, I went to music shop to try Roland for first time.  First one I tried was Roland fp90x and I was so amazed by it. Then I tried both Roland fp30x and Yamaha p225 which were sitting next to each other in that shop.

I prefer the Yamaha p225 because of it's soft action, soft warm piano sound (before I choose the other variation of piano sound by pressing the button) and also the volume control and others are more easy to navigate and straight forward.
Roland fp30x sound brighter, and the control buttons is not as user friendly as Yamaha.
This is my personal opinion from someone who never play piano before.

If one day I become better, I might get Roland fp90x.

Yamaha P-225 vs Kawai ES-120 vs Casio PX-3100. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on how these models compare in terms of key action and sound quality through their onboard speakers. Thanks!

I noticed that all your tests are with the pedal (sustain) pressed.