It seems like this arranger/home/pro instrument discussion has become a hot topic for many on this forum. I will be the first to admit that talent and ability and proficiency are the most important aspects of being a musician. As Cassp has shown by posting the link to the video of the Casio player, the instrument matters very little.

To all who think that arrangers are home instruments and not professional, perhaps they should remember that pianos are home instruments. Here is a quote from Wikipedia about the Hammond organ, "Hammond intended his invention to be a substitute for pipe organs, a replacement for the piano in middle-class homes, and for use by radio stations."

There you have it, pianos and Hammond organs are home instruments. Go ahead and tell Steve Winwood and Ferrante and Teicher that they are playing "home instruments".

One of the best jazz guitar players in Detroit used to play on a plastic guitar that he purchased from Montgomery Wards, and many played on amps purchased at Sears. I guess that makes them non professional players because Sears marketed their instruments to the "home" user

The last job I played was a trio job, drums, keys and trumpet. I used my G70 and my PK-5 pedals and never once turned on the arranger. I will play solo this Sunday at my mom's nursing home and use the arranger 100% of the time. My "home" keyboard is very versatile and that is the key for most of us.

It's not the tool you use but how you use it.

Tom