Hi all,

I've been monitoring these boards for a while now as I've been in the hunt for a new keyboard. I had an old Yamaha (mini keys) years ago on which you could modify sounds and record onto - pretty basic stuff, but great fun! I gave it to my sister when I started college, and I really missed the casual keyboard playing - this was 16 years ago now!!

After all my research and checking out the forums, I'd narrowed it down to the Yamaha PSR range, specifically the PSR3000. So, I placed an order and it should be here tomorrow (Thursday)! It was a great deal too (less than £1000 for the keyboard and a stand).

I'm by no means an expert player (actually, very amateur), and simply get enjoyment from listenting to music and playing it back by ear - this I am pretty good at. I also like to compose and record simple tunes.

In hindsight, given my abilities it seems a bit overkill getting a PSR3000 when all I really want to do is mess about. But, I will get better I'm sure, and after hearing the sounds from the beast, the decision was really a no-brainer. I've read about the cheap-feeling keys, but given that I'm no pro, and that I had a go on one in a local store (charging £1400), the actual keyboard felt fine to me!

I'll hopefully stick around these parts and pester for help once in a while! I posted this in the General Arranger section because this seems to get the most action. If it should have been in the dedicated Yamaha section, I appologise in advance - please feel free to move it!

I'll let you know how I get on!

See ya' guys.