Donner Musical instrument Reviews

Rather than move my console traditional piano across country again (hard on the piano and my finances), I decided to see if a digital piano was a good alternative. Our holiday gift to ourselves was the Donner-80 Digital piano which arrived promptly and well packed. The instructions are simple and assembly was remarkably trouble free. (You need a Phillips head screwdriver to attach legs to keyboard base; the separate bench came with an appropriate tool). We love the sound and the action on ...

I've used looping pedals for some time, but always found some features missing, or loops were hard to sync on the beat. Then I saw the Circle Looper with a built in drum machine that syncs to your loops, I'll give that a try I thought! Ordered and arrived very quickly, it was nicely packaged, with a small but simple manual. After a quick (30 second) read of the manual, I plugged in my guitar and started looping. The circle looper is really simple to use, if you want your loops in time with one ...

The Arena 2000 is a very good value offering a lot of presets, excellent input/output options, and a good build quality. The manual is helpful to get going quickly, but the phone app is a real plus for making faster edits. The presets provide a great overview of all the different effects, amp, and cab simulations, but, as others have pointed out, the real value is when you get inside the presets and customize them for your own personal use. I'm having fun with it. So far I've used it to plug...

This is a great portable keyboard. I got it for very specific reasons. I wanted something that would fit in my backpack, that wasn't going to take up much space on my work desk and I needed it to be bus powered. Since I knew I was looking for something to travel with I wanted it to be priced well to where I can replace it if I damaged it while traveling. For the quality of the product the price is more than fair. It is plastic, but it does not feel like it would fall apart in my bag. At the time...

Right out of the box the DST400 was playable and the neck pickup sounded great. There was a rattle on the open E string. When I tried to raise the bridge sting saddle the screw legs were unstable and splayed out. I bought a set of solid metal saddles on Amazon for $17 and figured out how to install them. (I am not a guitar tech at all.) I adjusted all the string heights and the intonation. The gauge on the little card that comes with the guitar was useful for this. Out of the box the midd...

The DED-500 is currently Donner's top of the line electronic drum set that is more budget friendly than other higher end e-kits. The kit is simple to set up with everything needed to put it together is in the box. This kit is a nice upgrade from other Donner E-kits including 10" dual zone drum pads all with nice looking drum shells, included hi hat stand and hi hat pads for realistic playing, a solid kick drum pedal, dual zone cymbal pads with the ability to choke, and a large bank of sounds, ki...

I bought this to replace an AirTurn Duo that would not pair to my new tablet. The Donner page turner pedal is very easy to turn on and off using a small slide switch, which was much easier than the AirTurn that I had to hold down a button long enough to turn on and then again to turn off. The Donner is much easier to pair and has informative indicators to know it's operational status and also battery charge level status. The pedal has an attractive appearance and is priced well compared to some ...

I bought a cheap 12.5" tablet so that I could take my massive music library digital. I needed a bluetooth pedal to go with it so I could turn pages hands free seeing as both hands are already occupied. I was pleasantly surprised by the pricing on this versus the quality. Low price, high quality. It was smaller than I anticipated which is great to fit in with my other pedals and less conspicuous on stage. It was very easy to set up. So easy and it stays connected to the bluetooth on my tablet w...

I had been looking at this piano for some time, just based off of how nice it looked. I have always wanted to learn piano but never had the luxury of being able to take lessons. When I was younger I ended up getting a very small keyboard to practice on, and I would also practice scales on the real pianos at school. It feels so much better to play on a real piano than a keyboard that has no resistance or weight to it.I pulled the trigger on this as a holiday gift for myself, so I can fulfill my d...

I received the bench several days before the piano. The bench will stay up if you open it all the way, but be cautious not to keep it partly open or you may jam your finger like I did… don’t say I didn’t warn you.As for the color. As many have stated, they do not match. I provided a side by side photo to compare. The bench is similar, but has a red tint while the piano seems more of a yellow wood.I don’t mind because it could pass for the shadow since it’s lower than the piano. I still think the...

I read the reviews and watched YouTube reviews and despite all the positive feedback I was skeptical.Honestly the faux wood was a concern. I just knew it was going to look cheap… it doesn’t. It’s surprisingly nice.The sound, build and action are all more than I expected for the price. My only complaint is the power switch. It would be nice to have a true switch instead of a mushy button that doesn’t actually click to let you know you turned it on. Oh yeah and hex screws instead of Philips head w...

For the price, this is a good keyboard for a beginner. The sounds are good and rich and the piano itself looks very nice and the stand and pedals are very well made. What surprised me is that the keys are not weighted in the typical sense, as they are "semi-weighted". After speaking with Donner customer service, it was clarified that these keys are velocity sensitive and do not have the same weight as a fully weighted keyboard. Certainly not a bad keyboard for a new student and pretty good for t...

This digital piano from Donner is well designed and of high quality. It comes flat-packed and is easy to assemble with a few screws for the legs and with a music stand on top. A full set of instructions are included. This was very easy to follow Ergonomically, the 88-key notes are semi-weighted. The keyboard is a pleasure to play. The sound is great. The digital piano is a reasonable size, ideal if you are short on space. The sustain pedals connect under the piano and are effective for softer/lo...

I typically use another brand for isolated powering to my pedals but took a chance on this based on Donner's good reputation. WOW! This thing is perfect. Great size, a nice assortment of cables, enough isolated outputs to power ALL my pedals (analog and digital), and a built-in lighting feature on the unit itself. But my FAVORITE feature is the USB power port which I use to power a LED gooseneck light. I've since added a USB hub so I can charge my phone and tablet as well, right on my board...

I have 4 music projects all in different genres. I write and play all of the music. I am producing a video game and several motion pictures. I am a drummer/multi instrumentalist. I was in desperate need of a dependable electric guitar within a budget, so I set out on the research tour on the interwebs and came across Donner Guitars. I watched ALL of the youtube video reviews trying to get an idea of what to expect from Donner. Some reviewers complained about the neck needing tightening but over...

Moukey Bookshelf Speakers 100 belie their price point. They are well constructed and sound as good if not better than speakers I have paid more for and received less. I like the binding posts for wire connections, and although I think to say the speakers can output bass as low as 20hz is pushing it, the bass is clean and satisfying. The upper range of the speaker reflects a quality crossover as well. Thank you for selling such a well constructed product and for making my purchase a positive expe...

I bought a DLP-124B and I am absolutely thrilled with it. The quality of the finish is stunning. It came out of the box ready to play. The intonation was spot on, the neck relief was perfect and the action was set to about medium high with plenty of room to lower it. All the frets were nicely finished with no sharp edges anywhere. I've been wanting a Les Paul Special for a while. I assumed that I would buy an Epiphone. While researching the the different models available I came across Donn...

I bought these a couple of weeks ago and I am blown away by what you get for this price. They’re so fun to play that I’ve been jamming on them almost nonstop. They seem to be built really well and the stand is pretty sturdy, just make sure to tighten everything up properly. The mesh heads that come on the set can take quite a pounding and the kick pad is big enough and sensitive enough for a double kick. It took me a while to adjust the sensitivity settings and custom kit settings to my liking b...