How to Get a Keyboard or Digital Piano on a Payment Plan

Having Bad Credit Won't Keep You From Financing a Digital Piano or Keyboard.

With the credit crunch in the US, it's never been more difficult to finance the things you want and need, keyboards and digital pianos are certainly no exception.

There are still some pretty amazing financing options out there that work for everyone though, in fact, they're so good that they may be alluring even if you have perfect credit.  While credit cards usually rack up interest, getting a musical instrument on a payment plan is often completely interest free.

While many music supply box stores have opted to go with big banks and only issue a store credit card, there are still some venues big enough to offer in-house-financing options.  I narrowed down the best in my previous article about no-credit-check music financing and found that zZounds offered the best options and features in their payment plans.

So if you need a digital piano, keyboard or synthesizer, don't let your credit stop you.  Get what you need right now and play it while you pay it off in convenient, interest free monthly installments.  You'll also have the comfort of knowing that zZounds guarantees the best price on everything they sell.  If you find a better deal anywhere else, they'll beat it.  They'll even honor sales that take place up to 45 days after you make your purchase.

To use zZounds' payment plan, you need a valid credit or debit card (not pre-paid) and an order totaling 249.00 - 3,000.00 USD.  Once you've added what you want to your cart, simply tick the 'I want to make 4 payments' option at checkout to apply financing.  zZounds also offers an 8 payment financing option, but for this, you'll need a credit check.

To get started, click on the big blue button below to visit the zZounds website.

www.zzounds.com

Article by Benjamin F. Sullivan.  Originally published June 18th, 2014 on Blogofbenjamin.com.

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Review and Demo of Casio Privia PX-850

Privia PX-850 - The Perfect Middle Ground in Casio Digital Pianos

The PX-850 is Casio's flagship model in their Privia line of portable stage pianos.  Casio seems to have left previous flagships in the dust with PX-850 by integrating nearly every possible high-end feature imaginable.  Unlike previous Privia flagship models, the PX-850 is is heavier and more substantial, making it seem like it would be more at home in Casio's home line of Celviano digital pianos.  In fact, aside from maintaining a low frontal profile, PX-850 seems to easily look and feel more like an authentic piano than the Celviano AP-220 or AP-250 (for example).

PX-850 has Casio's proprietary AiR (Acoustic and intelligent Resonator) processor on board which gives it the most realistic piano sounds produced yet by Casio.  AiR is by far Casio's most powerful processor and it adds a final dimension of realism to Casio's already excellent piano sounds by generating the same kind of sympathetic string resonance you'd get from lifting the damper pedal on an acoustic piano.  This is a similar advanced sound generation technology to the harmonic resonance technology found in Roland's V-Piano, but at a price that is roughly 5,800.00 USD less.

PX-850 clearly targets piano-centric individuals and includes a minimal, but practical 18 on board sounds, an unprecedented 256 notes of polyphony, a revamped tri-sensor weighted hammer action keyboard, ivory textured keys, over three times the memory of the last Privia generation (purely dedicated to a remarkably real and dimensional sound quality), a quad 20W + 20W speaker system, integrated lid synthesis, pedal resonance simulation, hammer response simulation, damper and string resonance simulation technology, and Casio's new and remarkably useful audio export to 44.1kHz wave file feature (only found in a handful of pianos in the Privia line at this point).

While I would not recommend this for synth players, Privia PX-850 is ideal for pianists and keyboardists who want something that is attractive, compact, modern and loaded with high-end features.  I like the happy medium that PX-850 attains in being both highly pianistic while at the same time boldly featuring logical, more usable design concepts like its front facing headphone inputs, low profile casing and easily accessible, yet tactful controls.

The Casio Privia PX-850 currently retails at a lowest price of $1099.00 USD and is available in a black, white or brown finish.  If the price tag seems a bit steep, but you really want one of these, please see my article on financing music equipment without a credit check "How to Get Instruments and Music Gear on a Payment Plan."

Below is video of me improvising on my newly received Privia PX-850.

By BENJAMIN SULLIVAN
PUBLISHED: 2:08:00 PM EST, Friday, February 28 via Blog of Benjamin

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How to Get Studio Recording Equipment on a Payment Plan With No Credit Check

By BENJAMIN SULLIVAN
PUBLISHED: 09:33 EST, 27 April 2013

This is a follow up on my recent article that reviews how to get musical instruments & music gear on a payment plan with no credit check.  Aside from being a journalist, my first love is, was and always will be music. I've bought a ton of recording gear over the years to capture my work. One thing I learned in the process is that you can't settle for cheap music equipment - the higher end gear does have the ability to make or break an album. The issue for most people is that they don't have fifty bazillion dollars to spend on high end recording gear and they don't want to go without recording at all. That's where zZounds is pretty hard to beat. They offer musicians zero interest financing options with no credit check.  You don't have to worry about taking out another card, racking up tons of interest, lowering your score with queries to your credit history or even having good credit at all - you can order the gear you need, have it shipped right to your door and enjoy it while you make easy, affordable payments.  Another treat is zZounds consistently awesome and intelligent customer support and service.

Here's my itemized review of zZounds:

#1 - zZounds has a truly epic selection of multitrack recorders, microphones, mixers, studio signal processors, studio monitors, stereo master player and recorders, recording accessories, studio racks and workstations, books and other digital media on recording and some pretty awesome computers that are built just for audio recording in the studio!

#2 - Right now, zZounds is offering recording artists payment plans with no interest and no credit check.

#3 - zZounds guarantees the best price on everything they sell - if you find a better price (even up to 45 days after you buy your recording gear) they'll beat it!

#4 - Well over a thousand screaming fans on Bizrate give zZounds a perfect 5 star rating!

#5 - You get free shipping on many orders and most customers don't even have to pay tax.

Getting financed is easy, go to www.zzounds.com, look for the "Play as you Pay" icon next to the gear you want, add at least $249.00 in merchandise to your cart and tick the payment plan you want at checkout.  Happy shopping!

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How to Get a Guitar on a Payment Plan With No Credit Check

zZounds Pay as you Play gives guitarists the freedom to own the guitar of their dreams without a credit check.

By BENJAMIN SULLIVAN
PUBLISHED: 09:22 EST, 23 April 2013

Earlier, I wrote an article on how to get musical instruments & music gear on a payment plan with no credit check.  Of course, as a serious musician, I've bought a ton of stuff ranging from digital pianos and guitars to mixing boards, pro mics, stands and cables.  I've done a lot of trial and error and developed a definite preference for where I buy my gear.  In my opinion, zZounds is pretty hard to beat.  They have consistently awesome customer support and service, awesome prices, awesome sales and financing with no interest that you can get with no credit check.  So anyway, here's my itemized list of why I think they're the best.

#1 - zZounds has a truly epic selection of acoustic and electric guitars and amps.

#2 - Right now, zZounds is offering guitarists payment plans with no interest and no credit check.

#3 - zZounds guarantees the best prices out there - if you find a better price (even up to 45 days after               you buy your guitar) they'll beat it!

#4 - Well over a thousand screaming fans on Bizrate give zZounds a perfect 5 star rating!

#5 - You get free shipping on many orders and most customers don't even have to pay tax.

Getting financed is easy, just go to www.zzounds.com, look for the "Play as you Pay" icon next to the guitar you're scouting and tick the payment plan you want at checkout.  Happy shopping!

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InertiaPhobe Releases "The Last Door" Music Video

After over a month of waiting for bursts of inspiration, I was able to carefully and subjectively complete this new caprice for piano and set it to a video.  I titled it "The Last Door" because of the inspiration that's behind it.

I got the the idea to write this song when I was going through some old family photos; one specifically really made me think.  It was an image of a Christmas get together at my Grandparents house that took place about 25 years ago.  There are fourteen people in the picture and looking at it, I realized that only seven of these people are still living today.  It just blew my mind - it hasn't been that long, yet in this short amount of time, all of these people are gone.  I think I certainly used this song as a vehicle to express the loss I went through last year, when my four month old son, unexpectedly passed away due to SIDS.

This caprice about the brevity of life, but more importantly, it's about hope for a new and better existence in the next.  There are many doors that lead us to so many places in life, but ultimately, they will all lead to the final door, a door into the eternal unknown.

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How to Get Instruments & Music Gear on a Payment Plan With NO Credit Check

Having bad credit doesn't mean you can't get financing on instruments anymore.

It's often hard for musicians to afford the professional instruments and recording equipment they want. Credit is hard to qualify for these days and payment plans just don't seem to be offered by almost anyone without a credit check.

With music, it's hard to settle for cheap gear because the sound you get out of generic brand instruments seems to inevitably echo the price tag. In order to learn an instrument or play shows that people will talk about or want to come back to again, musicians need professional gear. If you're trying to make a demo to get signed to a label, chances are, recordings you make with cheap mics and poor software just aren't going to allow anyone to really hear your talent or know how amazing you can sound. If you're an indie band, it's just as important to make sure people are buying recordings they'll love so that they'll by the next album you put out too.

Being a songwriter and music major and just overall music fanatic, I've been in this bind before and did a lot of searching. After a lot of disappointments, I found one company called Zzounds not only offers four month financing with no credit check and no fees, but also guarantees the absolute lowest price on everything they sell!

Zzounds has a massive selection to choose from and a payment plan available to anyone making an order over 249.00 USD. All you need is a credit or debit card to make your musical aspirations possible. Regardless of your credit, also consider that you save money by not having to pay interest versus a credit card purchase, so it's really an amazing option for anyone looking to finance music gear.

I also did some digging and found Zzounds currently has perfect five star rating on Google Shopping, which is pretty rare to see these days to say the least.
So if you want to get that guitar, drum set, digital piano or whatever on a payment plan, with no credit check and prices as low as any other major music shop is going to offer, I'd definitely check out ZZOUNDS.COM 

and make it happen today!

PS, if you can find a lower price, I believe they will beat it by 10% if you call them on it!

Happy shopping!

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