Roland digital pianos: FP to RP to HP to LX

Roland splits its pianos by portability and cabinet, and the prefixes do not overlap: FP is the portable slab, F and RP are the entry cabinets, HP (with the HPi interactive models) is the mid home line and LX is the flagship. Our database holds 49 of them, and the FP line alone runs from 2005 to Jan 2021 - the longest continuous piano ladder we document.

The naming rule

Roland adds an X for a mid-cycle refresh with a new engine or keybed, and the number after the dash tells you the tier inside a line. So FP-30 → FP-30X is not a bigger model, it is a later generation of the same one; our database lists both when the change was large enough, which is exactly when you should compare them before buying used.

What actually changes as you climb

Action family. Roland names its keybeds (PHA-4 and its relatives), and the family changes with the tier - the action column above links to our key action decoder so you can see which models share a keybed across lines.

Amplification. The portable line runs at modest wattage; the flagship cabinets are an order of magnitude above it. Current span across the lines above: 12–13200 W.

Polyphony stops being a differentiator. From the mid rungs up, Roland settles at the same voice count - the money goes into action, amplification and cabinet, not into a bigger number.

Stage models (RD) and synth lines (JUNO, JUPITER, FANTOM, E-A) sit outside this ladder: see the JUNO lineage for the synth side and the Roland brand page for everything we hold.

Every maker at a glance - the full map of lines, rungs and price bands - is on the model ladders overview.