Me, I don't care whether it's full band, smaller combo, or just OMB. I get the vast majority of enjoyment from the MUSIC I play, rather than a revolving door of GEAR I play it on.

So, for me, with the G70 I simply have a tool sufficiently good to not embarrass me with any sound, and let it go at that. My audiences would MUCH rather be wowed with great playing than a great sound and maybe not so great playing! I must confess, I have got to the point where it's VERY hard to find a situation other than TOTL recording where the G70 doesn't cover all the bases. Not perhaps the best 'pure' arranger out there, but by FAR the best all-rounder, good for everything, good enough for what style mode I DO use (I'm with Fran on this one, or he's with me, whatever ).

I simply don't see the point of a variety of rigs for different situations. ONE piece of gear you are intimately familiar with beats a roomful of gear you have to stop and think 'How do I do THIS on this one?' in the heat of battle... On this point I'm with chas. Except it isn't the B3 I want to crank up. It's the G70. But for the same reasons...