My crowd isn't listening to an arranger - they are listening to ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I never use the piano on the i5s, I prefer the wurltzer electric (much more expressive)
I'm using the G7 exclusivly untill the PA80 comes in - remember......The music is in ME, not the keyboard. The sounds are second place to the performance. I'll list my priorities again:
1) vocal
2) bass/drums (it's a tie)
3) a good solid "chording" sound - (I favor rhodes, acoustic guitar, organs etc...)
4) EVERYTHING ELSE
* * * Give me the first three on the list and I'll deal with anything. As long as I'm singing over a dancable drum beat and I'm PLAYING a solid bass line - I'll stack my performance up against any thing out there.
The arrangers are just gingerbread - the meat and potatoes come from the heart.
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