Korg B2 Plus

About the Korg B2 Plus

At the core of the B2+ is Korg's NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keybed, graded heavier in the bass and progressively lighter toward the treble to mimic an acoustic grand. It carries 12 selected sounds built on a Stereo PCM sound engine, headlined by five sampled concert grand pianos - two German and three Italian - alongside electric pianos, organs and strings, with three touch-sensitivity levels and reverb/chorus effects shaping the output. Two 15-watt amplifiers drive the built-in speakers, and the B2+ specifically adds USB-C audio/MIDI connectivity over the base B2, letting it plug straight into a phone, tablet or computer for learning apps or a DAW without an audio interface - though notably, there's no Bluetooth. It ships with an AC adapter, a music stand and a damper pedal. The wider B2 family also includes the B2SP (identical electronics, with a wooden three-pedal stand) and the B2N, a lighter, cheaper variant with semi-weighted keys and smaller 9-watt amps.

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Sound character of the Korg B2 Plus

The five sampled concert grand pianos - two German, three Italian - are singled out as rich, detailed and genuinely responsive to playing dynamics, giving the B2+ a warm, full tone that punches above its compact size and modest two-amplifier setup.

What owners of the Korg B2 Plus say

The consensus reads as solidly positive but not glowing: players consistently praise the weighted action and the sampled grand piano tones as genuinely convincing for the price, and the simple, distraction-free feature set is framed as a deliberate strength rather than a shortcoming for a learner who just wants to practice. The most detailed independent review draws a sharper line, though - calling the package fair rather than exceptional and flagging that it's starting to feel dated next to newer competitors, with the lack of Bluetooth singled out repeatedly as the one modern convenience it's missing.

Playability & handling of the Korg B2 Plus

Reviewers place Korg alongside Yamaha, Roland and Kawai as brands that rarely get weighted-action feel wrong, and the B2+'s NH keybed draws specific praise for forcing a player to learn dynamic control rather than letting them hammer every note at the same intensity - a trait that pushes toward more expressive playing over time rather than just being technically convincing. The instrument is pitched squarely at players who want proper touch and convincing tone without a long list of extras they'll likely never use: no onboard recording, no layering, no split mode. One detailed review calls the overall package honest rather than exciting - it "doesn't feel like a premium digital piano, but it doesn't feel bargain bin cheap, either" - while noting it's starting to show its age next to newer rivals like the Yamaha P-145, which that reviewer considers the better long-term value for a learner today.

Recommended accessories & strings for the Korg B2 Plus

An AC adapter, music stand and damper pedal are included, covering the basics for immediate use. Players who want a full three-pedal setup can either step up to the B2SP variant with its matching wooden stand, or add a separate stand and triple pedal unit later; a USB-C cable is worth having on hand to connect to learning apps or a DAW directly.

Technical data for the Korg B2 Plus

Price history for the Korg B2 Plus

Cheapest seen: 427 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 469 EUR

The history of the Korg B2 Plus

Korg's B2 Plus serves as an accessible, complete-package entry point into hammer-action digital pianos for first-time buyers.

About Korg as a manufacturer

Korg's origins trace back to a Tokyo nightclub: founders Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai met when Osanai, an accomplished accordionist, performed regularly at Kato's club backed by a rhythm machine, which led the pair to found the company in 1962 and release the world's first disk-rotary auto-rhythm machine, the Doncamatic DA-20, in 1963. The name KORG itself came later, combined from both founders' initials plus "RG" for an organ-market push. That rhythm-and-organ lineage eventually grew into a major force in synthesizers and digital pianos, and the compact B-series represents the budget-accessible end of that catalog - stripped-down compared to Korg's furniture-style home pianos, but built on the same decades of keybed-feel engineering.