thanks rikki and dnj, all good advice...i have actually played with the e50, and the drums and rhythms are quite good..the 3000 seems to offer more as a "complete" package...sounds are not critical as my main board is the s90es, but good rhythms and basslines are critical for me..and just as an aside, that guitar mode on the e50 is pretty cool too...would be great for programming some new styles..
thanks again
dennis