Diki...

Playing solo requires compromise...I'm willing to live with that...no problem.

Having a "live" bass player defeats my purpose of going solo, and will not make the audience enjoy anything any more than the auto bass...perhaps you might notice the difference, but the average listener doesn't listen for details like you feel they would.

Having fewer pitch bends while playing is not really a problem...having NONE would be...I'm very happy with the small compromise I make because I choose to play chords.

Giving up my left hand was a plus, as far as I am concerned...I played left hand bass and bass pedals for many years, but now I prefer to let the instrument do the work....you may miss it....I certainly don't, any more than I miss shifting gears in my car.

If I played Left Hand Bass it would require 76 notes,and, another thing I don't want...a bigger, heavier keyboard to lug around...

BTW..it's much easier to "work the wheel" while playing arranger chords than while playing L.H. Bass.

The bottom line for me is personal satisfaction while playing...I have found my way and it works for me...your way would not work for me, and, there's no way I can be convinced it would, anymore than the chance I would have convincing you of my way.

I've accepted the few compromises I've had to make to remain a solo arranger player, you sound like you might be still stuck between two schools.

Once I made the decision to use the method I do, there was no more pressure to be both a band player and a solo arranger player....

Life is good, my friend, and I am grateful to be still in the game, and enjoying music on my own terms...and why not, I paid my dues.


Ian



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