Interesting letter, Tony. I, also, am not crazy about the Tyros....it sounds too one-dimensional to me. But that's the way I hear it. Others will rave about the keyboard.

I spoke to Korg about the sounds of the M3 and the PA2XPro in the same conversation. And, as I'm writing this, I'm realizing that I'm confused again about the differences. I'll have to call them again.

I DID like the strings on the M3. That's about as much as I can remember after playing it. But I do remember being very impressed with it, enough to keep it in mind as a supplement to a main arranger.

Reference the Technics...I'm really curious about what that sounds like. If I'm correct, it's viewed the same as the Casio was in it's embryonic days.

My own attitude is that if you're a good enough player, then you don't need a lot of fancy styles and fill-ins, etc on your keyboard. Your playing is what people will listen to. Easier to build a song "up" from a basic sound, than to have to tear away layers of musical complexity in an intricate style to tame it to a level where it's not attacking your audience.

I've been viewing these OASYS and PA2xPro demos on Youtube. Sure these instruments are incredible and the players knock your socks off, but I'll listen to it only 1-2x. Then I'll go back repeatedly to raw, blood and guts music like Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) playing "I'm Going Home!" Pure, electrifying guitar licks and runs with very few effects needed."

Alvin Lee never needed a "high-end" guitar to make himself sound good!

Lucky