Going to be a tough project if you sell your E80, isn't it?

I'm ALL about turning off the machines... If you can do a song well without them, then what's the POINT of using them?

For a cool 'trio' type sound, try using the upright bass with the ride cymbal layered sound... if the bass part is pretty rhythmic, it works nicely (and the balance can be adjusted with the C1 parameter).