I looked at that DR-660 and the DR-670, what puts me off is that they seem to be organized in a different way than the DR-3, and no backlight on the LCD really makes it hard to use live in a dark pub with 1000 screaming drunken maniacs But thanks for offering!

I checked out the new Alesis SR-18, it is cool for having guitar effects and the ability to loop song sections, and a big lcd display is a big plus, big downside is that it only has room for 100 songs. It also has some kind of bass functionality, but no arranger capabilities. If only I could hack that one and expand the memory so that it can hold 300 - 400 songs I would be home free

Maybe there is a software route? For the price of these things I could probably get a small Atom based PC. I've tried groove agent, that didn't cut it - at least not live, but maybe something that could loop sections of a midi file or something...

When it comes to bass, it is not that important, I did try the LH bass thing a couple of times, it just isn't for me. I know some guys can get it to sound real good, but when I do it I sound like a bassplayer on speed, and a one-armed pianoman....

I'll guess I'll get a new DR-3, or the SR-18
I don't really feel like spending 900$ on a DR-880, it is over six years since it came to the market - seems a bit overpriced even though it is top of the line.

Thanks for the advice guys.
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