Jeez, you guys need a Kleenex or something? Maybe a little 'private time'?

You have to give Yamaha one thing, at least... Those are incredibly well programmed styles. Hats off to Yamaha's style team. Awesome!

But... those demos didn't do anything to make me change my mind about the Yamaha SOUND. Yes, I know it's Youtube, but I have listened to much of this stuff at Yamaha's own sites, in better fidelity, and it still seems a little flat and compressed to me. Like hearing a great band playing, from outside the room they are playing in, over a compressed house Muzak system

The styles are great, some of the lead sounds are great (love those guitars!), but I am not in the SLIGHTEST convinced I'm listening to a live band. If that's not your goal, then have at it! For the money, this one's a winner. I might STILL get one, just for the guitars and SA stuff, but unless I was doing background music, I would miss my Roland's ballsy drums and punchy sound if I tried to go solo on it.

I come from a live music background, still perform primarily in live bands lately, so perhaps I haven't forgot what a live band is SUPPOSED to sound like. The S910 might fool you if it's been a while since you sat next to a REAL drummer, but not me.

It's a shame, as those styles sound as well programmed as anything I've heard, but the style is only half the story...

All, as always... JMO