Sonic Boom
May, 2005
Be Careful: Thinking about the electric piano may trigger a bad progrock flashback. But don't fear the beeper. Suzuki's amazing HG-550ex ($12,000, suzuki music.com) sounds and feels nearly identical to its string-and-hammer grand piano forebears--until you flick a switch and unleash trumpets, bassoons, guitars and drumbeats. You can also import music tracks to play along with, plug in a mike to sing through the built-in speakers and record up to 16 tracks on the sequencer. Then save them all to...
