Once again, I find myself agreeing with Russ' statements ...
I LOVE and after 26 years of doing so, REALLY MISSplaying with a BAND but there are certain conditions that prevent me from doing so:
1) There is not much demand for a 65yr old (young?) kb player in today's bands;
2) I don't care to try to keep up with some of the music today's bands are playing;
3) There is not much of a market for bands playing the type of music I want to play;
4) etc.
Sooooo, I play as a OMB, except for an occasional duo, and I use on board styles - sometimes full, sometimes reduced to bass, guitar and drums - and SMFs - as produced or with instrument voice changes or deletions - whatever fits the song and the setting ...
Whatever works .....
t.