Let me qualify this by saying I'm talking about me here. Maybe others will identify too though. I started this a a reply in another topic, but then realized it served little use there.

I found that seeking and finding "perfect" was not possible for me, so I tried a few things and wound up with a PA80. I still have it, and it still works for me. I can make music with it and entertain. The tools serve me well enough.

Maybe for you it will be a G70 or a Tyros. maybe a workstation, maybe a combination, maybe some software. I don't know. What's important for me is now is utilizing what I have and working with it to the best of my abilities. My gear lust for arrangers ended a long time ago, but I simply switched to gear lust for analogs and later virtual analogs and computer based sample sets.

I think it's finally over ( the gear lust thing ). I'm finally back to making music for myself, as well as doing tracks for others ( I never stopped doing the latter ). I have no regrets either, because I've learned an awful lot along the way. The thing is though, creativity and musical direction suffered, but thankfully my playing and live work has not.

I was so good at this years ago... I stuck with my M1 for over ten years ( and I hated things about it ), but with everything that kept coming out, I felt sometimes like I'm on a merry-goround.

I've started writing music again. It feels good. I start simple ( gear wise ).. Less is sometimes more... Sometimes I just wanna move past the gear and just play something. What do you guys think ?

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 03-12-2005).]