“To be honest, we’re all still pinching ourselves. It has been a real whirlwind already, but we were always going to do this.” Roy said in an interview.

There lineup is:

Roy Stride – Vocals/Piano
Greg Churchouse – Bass
Peter Ellard – Drums

Roy plays pianos and fronts the band the gear used is a Casio Privia keyboard and Casio PX-310 piano.

Piano Stool

Woodhouse Stools Solo Adjustable Stool (BlackGloss w/ Black Dralon Top)

57cms long x 33cms wide. Height Adjusts from 48cms to 56.5cms. An adjustable stool with wooden rim top and tapered legs.

Also available with Regency Legs or Cabriole Legs.

Casio PX-410R

The Casio PX-410R has all the features of a top range keyboard combined with the sound and feel of a grand piano.

A comprehensive rhythm and accompaniment section covering all styles from Swing and Jazz through to the latest cool Pop gives you the ultimate in professional sounding backings, all delivered through an innovative sealed bass reflex speaker system. There is an impressive collection of 670 beautifully crafted instrument tones, expandable to 894 tones by using the built in synthesizer function to edit and shape the sounds to your own preference. A pitch-bend wheel for added expression along with one-touch presets for ease of access to your favourite set-ups makes this the ultimate all round performance instrument.

Features

• Keys (full-size) 88
• Touch Response 3 sensitivity levels, off
• Preset Tones 670 (400 Advanced tones, 50 drawbar organ tones, 128 GM tones, 72 various tones, 20 drum sets)
• User Tones 224 (100 user tones, 100 user drawbar organ tones, 20 user tones with wave, 4 drum sets with wave)
• Rhythms 182 (166 preset + 16 user)
• Polyphony (maximum) 32 note
• Metronome Yes
• Digital effects 232 (132 preset + 100 user)
• Registration 32 Set Ups
• Sing along (microphone jack, mic echo) Yes
• One touch preset 166 presets + 16 user
• Layer/Split Yes
• Drawbar Organ function Yes
• Song memory 6 tracks x 5 songs, upto 10,000 notes
• Auto-harmonize Yes
• Mixer Function Yes
• Music library tunes 3
• Synthesizer function Yes
• General Midi Yes
• AC adaptor, scorebook and music stand Yes
• Bass reflex speaker system 2-Way
• USB Port Yes
• Weight 16.7kg/28.0kg (with stand CS-410P)
• Size (WxDxH) 1,344 x 349 x 155mm, 1,342 x 432 x 772mm (with stand CS-410P)

Specifications

• Keys 88 (full)
• Keyboard Scaled Hammer Action
• Polyphony (maximum) 32
• Touch Response Yes
• Tones 894
• Rhythms 182
• Layer / Split Yes
• Auto-harmonize Yes
• Digital effects 232
• SD Card Slot Yes
• Auto-Accompaniment Yes
• Registration (set-ups) 32
• One Touch Preset (presets) 182
• Metronome Yes
• Internet Data Expansion System Yes (4MB Flash ROM)
• Pitch Bend Wheel Yes
• Song Memory / Sequencer (tracks x songs) 6 x 5
• Tuning Control Yes
• Key Transpose Yes
• Tunes 3
• General Midi Yes
• LCD with backlight Yes
• Headphones Terminals 2
• Pedals Terminals 2
• Mic In Terminals Yes
• USB Port Terminals Yes
• MIDI/OUT Terminals Yes
• Speakers (dia x qty) 16cm x 8cm (oval) x 2, 5cm x 2
• Bass-reflex speaker system (2-way)

Main points

More polished concert grand piano sound! 
Stereo sampled Tri-element ZPI sound source for richer, more beautiful piano sound 
 
PIANO SETTING button
One touch access to stereo grand piano tone and a setup optimized for piano play 
 
High-quality multi-channel digital effects
 132 preset effects (100 DSP effects including acoustic resonance, 16 reverbs, 16 choruses) and 100 user DSP effects

Acoustic Resonance System
 Reproduces the resonant effect of a grand piano damper pedal.

Made to be played
Like all fine instruments, the CP series keyboards simply beg to be played. Sit down with one, and the instrument becomes an extension of your hands and your musical imagination. The authentic piano voices and rich expressiveness come alive at your touch, and the sound is big enough to blast through a full band onstage—yet nuanced enough to work magic in an intimate club.

Expressive power
Yamaha’s extensive experience in crafting fine acoustic pianos helps us in creating the ultimate digital pianos. Yamaha’s advanced Graded Hammer Effect (GHE) action gives all keys an authentic resistance that increases from the top register to the lower—just as on an actual acoustic piano. Which means that you can naturally pound out thunderous low notes with your left hand and let the fingers on your right dance and fly with the high notes. This keyboard practically plays itself, working with you—not against you—and brings out the very best in your performance.

Sound choice
Crafting the authentic sound of the CP series involved extraordinary attention to detail. Yamaha used meticulously recorded stereo samples of top-quality instruments, taken at various playing strengths, and included subtle elements such as String Resonance (harmonic overtones), Stereo Sustain (open strings while pedaling), and even Key-Off Samples (recordings of felt dampers coming to rest on vibrating piano strings)—providing the most authentic sounding and finely nuanced acoustic piano voices possible. There’s also a wide variety of other dynamic sounds, including vintage electric piano, organ, guitar, strings, and much more.

Stay in control
As master keyboard controllers, the CP series stage pianos let you take full command of your gear. Play and control external synthesizers and tone generators (such as the MOTIF-RACK ES) during your performance. Assign different internal voices to different sections of the keyboard or even create complex, multi-textured layers of sound. There are four instrument Zones on the CP300 with dedicated Zone sliders on the panel that let you easily tweak the level of each instrument as you play. You can also freely reassign the sliders and wheels to control other sonic characteristics of the connected gear as desired, such as sound attack, decay, brightness and filter cutoff.

Take center stage
Step out front and make your presence known. The CP series has a special Mono Piano sound, complete with a compression effect, designed specifically for live performance. It has the punch and power to stand out, even in full band situations.

Lock it up
Onstage, you need to make sure everything goes smoothly. Sometimes an errant hand (yours or someone else’s) can touch the panel controls and change your special settings, giving you a rude surprise in the middle of your performance. The Panel Lock button lets you prevent that, keeping all settings fixed and secure, until you’re ready to change them yourself.

Pro-quality outputs
The CP300 features professional quality balanced XLR output connectors. These give you the cleanest, clearest noise-free signal—both for serious recording in the studio, and playing onstage where long unbalanced cables may compromise your sound.

Hear yourself
A built-in stereo speaker system on the CP300 lets you hear the sound of the keyboard without the need for setting up a separate monitor. Just bring the CP300 onstage and you’re ready to perform! A convenient Speaker On/Off panel button lets you disable it and leave the monitoring levels to your soundman.

Use your feet
The CP series keyboards give you the same pedal control as an actual grand piano. Sustain, Soft and Sostenuto jacks are available on the CP300. On certain piano sounds, Sustain can be partially applied—reproducing the “half-damper” effect of slightly muting the resonating strings on a real piano. The CP300 also has an fourth pedal input that can be used for controlling a variety of sound settings, such as Reverb or Chorus level, or the brightness of the sound.

Specifications

• Keyboard GH keyboard 88 keys (A-1 – C7)
• Sound Source AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling
• Polyphony (max.) 128
• Voices Presets: 50 Voices
• XG Voices: 480 Voices + 12 Drum kits
• Performances 64 Performamces x 56 files (max.)
• Effects Reverb, Chorus, Master Equalizer, Variation effect, Insertion effect x 3
• Controller Master Volume Dial, Pitch Bend Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Master Equalizer Slider, Zone Control Slider, Song Volume Slider
• Display 24 characters x 2 lines, LCD with back-light
• Recording/Playback 16-track recording/playback, Tempo adjustment
• max. capacity: 1.4 MB, 140,000 notes
• Connectors MIDI (IN/OUT/THRU), PHONES, INPUT (L/MONO, R), OUTPUT (L/MONO, R), OUTPUT (L/R), ASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDAL
• (SUSTAIN/SOSTENUTO/SOFT/AUX), USB TO HOST, AC INLET
• Main Amplifiers 30 W x 2
• Speakers 13 cm x 2
• Dimensions 1.391 x 460 x 170 mm (W x D x H)
• Weight 32.5 kg
• Accessories AC Power Cord, Foot Pedal FC3, Owner’s Manual