Yamaha YC88 Digital Stage Keyboard with Drawbars

Full Description

Play with the feel of an acoustic grand

The YC88 uses Yamaha’s NW-GH3 keyboard – that’s Natural Wood, Graded Hammer, triple-sensor action with synthetic ebony and ivory tops. This design accurately mimics the varied weight of hammers across a grand piano, offering a realistic and responsive touch. Whether you’re playing subtle jazz voicings or dynamic classical passages, the YC88 responds with precision and comfort.

Build your organ tone in real time

With Yamaha’s Virtual Circuitry Modelling engine, you get four distinct organ characters straight away – from clean and new to gritty and road-worn. If that’s not enough, you can customise key click, rotary speaker speed, leakage and more. Nine drawbars give you real-time control, with a tactile, ratcheted feel and LED-colour feedback, so you can quickly spot upper and lower manual settings – even on dark stages.

Sounds beyond the organ

The YC88 may be built for organists, but its sound library covers much more. Two concert grands, a range of FM-style electric pianos, and versatile synths all come built in. Whether you’re layering sounds or switching sets mid-gig, the simple control layout makes it fast and fluid. No menus, just knobs and buttons that do what they say – so you can focus on the music.

Built for performance, wherever you play

Despite its full 88-key size and wooden action, the YC88 is still road-ready. The aluminium chassis keeps it solid without being too heavy. Professional outputs and dedicated pedal inputs make it easy to fit into any live rig. You’ll also get a Yamaha FC3A foot pedal for added expression right out of the box – everything you need for serious stage play.

Features

• 88-key digital stage piano with drawbars
• Intuitive control surface
• Natural wood hammer action keybed
• Detailed organ, piano and synthesizer sounds
• Nine drawbars offering haptic feedback
• LED indicators of active instrument setup
• Virtual Circuitry Modelling technology
• Complete with FC3A foot pedal for added expression
• Lightweight design built for live performance

Specifications

• Control interface:
  • Number of keys: 88
  • Type: NW-GH3 (Natural Wood Graded Hammer) keyboard with synthetic ebony and ivory keytops
• Voices
  • Tone generating technology: VCM Organ, AWM2, FM
  • Number of polyphony (Max.): [VCM Organ + AWM2]:128 *total of VCM Organ and AWM2, [FM]:128
  • Number of live set sound: 160 (preset live set sounds:80)
  • Number of voices: 145 (organ:6 / keys:139)
• Effects:
  • Effects: 32 types
  • Insertion effect: organ 1 systems (pre drive) / Key A 2 systems (1: 32 types, 2: 32 types) / Key B 2 systems (1: 32 types, 2: 32 types)
  • Speaker/amp: 6 types (rotary speaker: 2 types, amp: 4 types)
  • Reverb: 1 type
  • Master EQ: 3 band (with sweepable Mid)
• Connectivity:
  • Line out: OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R] (6.3 mm, standard phone jacks, UNBALANCED)
  • Headphones: [PHONES] (6.3 mm, standard stereo phone jack)
  • Foot Controller: FOOT CONTROLLER [1]/[2], FOOT SWITCH [SUSTAIN]/[ASSIGNABLE]
  • MIDI: MIDI [IN]/[OUT]
  • USB: USB [TO HOST]/[TO DEVICE]
  • AUX: INPUT [L/MONO]/[R] (6.3 mm, standard phone jacks)
  • Other: [AC IN]
• Display: full dot LCD (128 x 64 dots)
• Additional package contents: owner’s manual x 1, power cord x 1
• Product code: YC88