Frank,

Seeing this part of your message brought such a smile to me, that I had to respond.
That is what this is all about I think, the happiness and joy that the gift of music brings ( sorry if I sound like "Estaban.. lol ).

I may have been a little guilty of hijacking this thread when I responded initially, but there were some definite positives in using the AJ2006 in a live stetting as well. I sometimes think of you when I play on it, because I don't think the system would be anywhere near what it is right now without all of the helpful advice and guidance you have provided here. Thank You for that, because it has meant a lot to me.

Now, as I mentioned, the positives: The Friday night gig was at a party with my coworkers, many of whom have seen me perform in the past. A few are also musically inclined and play at various levels. The response I received from playing "Real Guitar" and Prosounds Fretted electrics was almost one of disblelief. Disbelief in that the sounds were not coming from an actual guitar.

Ditto when I let out a few sounds from the Arturia Moog module and B4. A couple of the guys who have some synth knowledge couldn't believe how B4's organs came across. Imagine if I had a pair of Leslies...

I will probably wind up with a Tyros 2 in the near future, and I'm sure I'll be very happy with it, but nothing in today's hardware ( in my mind and opinion of course ) can match the brilliant lead sounds that come from the AJ2006. Since my laptop goes just about everywhere that I play, even with the PA80 or OMB as my backup band, I think I'm already pretty well set no matter what I get from here..

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 11-23-2005).]