
The next thing you’re likely to notice about the keyboard is how seemingly confusing it looks to operate. This is easily one of the best-looking performance keyboards out there currently, no questions asked. The keyboard looks like something out of a science fiction novel at first glance, with all of it’s various dials and controls raised up on the dash panel above the keybed. One of the first things you’ll notice about the SV-1 is the unique shape of its body. It made its first appearance in 2009, and since then, it has been gracing stages and practice venues all across the globe with increasing frequency. One thing is for certain the SV-1 is gorgeous. Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Vibe, Pan, Tremolo and more Polyphony: 120 Notes (piano section), 46 Notes (sample synth section) Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action II Keyboard

PHA-4 Standard action, ZEN-Core sound engine Both models employ the Korg RH3 graded-action keybed that can also be found in the popular M50.īefore we move forward, please take a moment to use our interactive table below to compare the Korg SV1 against other notable stage pianos currently on the market: Though this review is for the 88-key version of the keyboard, there is also a 73-key available.

Korg has never ventured into this territory before, and in some ways, it shows. The SV-1 represents a departure for Korg mainly because of it’s DNA the instrument is very much a vintage performance keyboard through and through.
