I have to jump in here and say that I think arranger keyboards are the greatest thing since sliced bread. I consider myself both an entertainer and a player. As a player, I've played many a solo piano job in my day. I've also played in back up bands for name acts which required reading charts. I direct a church music program and I teach in the music department of a community college. But fisrt and foremost, I am an entertainer. While I always enjoy playing with quality musicians, for day to day making a living playing music, it's hard to beat a great OMB setup. That's the nature of the business today. There aren't many places for bands with 50 year old musicians to play anymore. With my OMB setup, I play some 300 gigs per year. When I get to each job, I have an incredible pallete of sounds and styles, and I know exactly what my music is going to sound like. And I never grow tired of discovering new things on an arranger. BTW, I currently play a Tyros 1 and I nearly always carry a Ketron MidJay with me. I played a G 1000 for several years and it's still my favorite. I now use many of it's styles on the Tyros. I guess I've been rambling on, but I really appreciate a good arranger.

Joe

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Joe Ayala