I started out with a B3 and a drummer in the 60's.  The drummer kept getting drunk or not showing up, so I got a Kreuger bass, an Echoplex, and Rythm Ace.  That was fine for awhile, but a pain to move around.  I left my rig at a restaurant I played six nights at.  In the early eighties, I got a Roland E-70 ? and a D50.  This was more like it, and the start of my arranger path.  The reasons are the same as above.  I didn't look back either.  I,also, had a Yamaha with a lid on it,(PSR6000?) similar to the KN7000 I have.  It was no comparison to todays boards, but good for it's day.
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pa4X 76 ,SX900, Hammond SK1, Ketron SD40,Ketron Event X Centerpoint Space Station, Bose compact