I am considering buying a keyboard amp/PA system to go with my digital stage piano
Objective gigging in cafe's functions etc

I would be grateful if anyone had ideas about how wattage I would need.
I am looking at 60 - 75 amps bearing in mind size to go into a car etc

Thanks Tony

It depends what you want it for to be honest.

If you're going to be playing in a band then chances are all you'd need your amp to do is overcome the level of a drumkit, in which case a good 60w amp should suffice. It'd be just your own personal monitor as you'd probably take a DI into a PA system.

However, if you're looking to be a one man show normally, you'll need to fill a whole room, and to do that comfortably you need to be looking 120w and above I'd say. There are a number of "two in one" amps out there at the moment which have two channels, one for plugging in your instrument and an XLR input for a microphone. They come with EQs and balancing tools so your whole sound comes out of one box.

My guitar rig is a 150w Spider II with 2x12" Celestions and that fits in the boot no problem at all. I wouldn't worry about getting it in a car. I had a Renault Clio and could get 3 guitars, 2 amps, a power amp, 24 channel mixing desk, drum hardware, 2x15" loudspeakers and their stands all at the same time! I just don't know how legal is was.

Thanks Freda - it made me laugh with the picture of you sitting surrounded by kit in a car

I had concluded that 120 watts or so was the minimum I am looking at the Peavey all in one
PA/amps because I can use it for guitar as well

Cheers Tony

IMO an acoustic guitar rig, even one (like the Marshall AS 100D) which has inputs for mikes as well as an instrument, may be excellent for a guitar & voice but isn't designed to have the acoustic range of a piano. If you want a decent piano sound the options are either a specialist amplifier/speaker set or plug it into a (good) PA.

I am planning one of those all in one PA units - Peavey do them

Yes you're right. I think Tony might've been talking about one of these style PAs. Although I think on a budget, the Marshall model that you mentioned would suffice. They have very sensitive EQs which can generally get a decent sound out of anything.