I played quitar for a long time but stopped playing some time ago because it was lonesome playing by myself. I took up keyboard about a year ago and I'm loving it. I can now play with with my own little onboard keyboard combo and it's a lot more fun than playing solo guitar. I think that playing the guitar helped the transition to playing the keyboard though. I've only learned to play in a couple of keys yet. I rely too much on the transpose fuction, kind of like the capo with a guitar. I could play in any key on the guitar. I can't "think" in keyboard yet like I could with the guitar but I'm getting there. With the keyboard, no more "blisters on my fingers", broken strings(my guitar in the corner has two right now), tuning(seems like I was always tuning the guitar), and almost as portable.
Chuck
ps BTW, I went to the movies the other night and there was a trailer for a movie called Ray. It's the story of Ray Charles. I'd love to see that. Also, Michael McDonald was on PBS the other night playing a Yamaha. Great concert with a couple of Doobie Brother walk ons.