Overall User Ratings

"This baby continues the quality tradition of the QS!"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
Same great features as the original.

Quality:
Seems just as well made as the original... no wooden sides but who cares.

Value:
For the price and history of this keyboard you can't go wrong! Too bad Alesis quit making them.

Sound:
I've owned the original QS8 for years and love the sounds!!

Ease of Use:
Slight learning curve if you want to edit and such, but I use it as is for the sounds and love the key action...which is lighter and easier than my old QS8.

Support:
Haven't needed any yet.

Overall:
Bought this for our church and love it as much as my own "oldie" QS8!

"VERY good, dependable, versatile keyboard."

Feature:
As many accessories as you're gonna get...

Quality:
I find that this product is good in every category, but not the best in any category. Some keyboards feel more like a piano. Some sound better. But this is about the only keyboard you'll find that is good in both areas, while staying affordable. So it all comes down to what type of keyboard player you are. If you're a bit like me, and you do some heavy stuff, some light stuff, some epic stuff, some band stuff, some solo stuff, then this is a GREAT all-purpose keyboard. If you're in a big band and you only ever use a piano sound, or something like that, then go with something else...

Value:
This product was a steal for it's price. I really believe that... When I first bought the QS8, it was $1500, and it was well worth it THEN. In fact, in 1997, I drove to NYC, Philly, and a whole lot of other places in between to look at keyboards. Every place but one was sold out at that price. I had a hunch it would be good, and my expectations were exceeded.

Desirability:
Oh, it's not sexy. Just practical as practical can be. My keytar and my booty make up for the sex appeal. Actually, I do have one big complaint... The weight. Good lord. Could they have made it any heavier??

Sound:
1000's of possibilities. I'm still exploring them all. Definitely a TON of more sounds than anything Yamaha or Korg... I own the QS8.2 and the QS8. My only complaint with the 8.2 is the inputs are WAY too loud. I have to play at 1/2 volume most of the time, and it still has a peaked out quality to it...

Support:
I can't comment. I haven't had any problems...

Overall:
I'm sold on Alesis. If they don't tinker with their QS8 formula too much, I'll stay with them for as long as I play. I think it's Roland that makes the Fantom series, which came out after the QS8 series. It seemed pretty comparable, but I was already comfortable with Alesis and stuck with them...

"Very Durable, Feels better than a baby grand!"

Quality:
Very Durable. We've taken ours many places, have dropped it several times, and it still plays like it did on day one.

Alesis QS8.2 Customer Review

Feature:
The piano action is very good. There is better out there, but nowhere near this price and features. GM sounds are a plus, but General midi files I created on yamaha keyboard and ensoniq PC sound card playback with volumes all different.

Quality:
Seems OK.

Value:
I wanted a Piano action Synth with GM Sound set and easy to use live. Definately the best bang for the buck for having the features it does.

Desirability:
Not sexy but very practical

Sound:
Other similar keayboards have better sounds, but this is a basic everything to everyone type of keyboard, so about what you should expect

Support:
No contact

Overall:
Even though they keep taking out more features with every upgrade, it still is worth it if you are looking for piano action and lots of sounds at an affordable price. Buy it before the next version comes out. They did a marketing study and found that most users were blind and deaf so the QS8.3 will not have a LCD screen or audio outputs.LOL