Ian, when I play in style play, less is more for me....and I have never liked playing factory one touch settings..I always preferred to have the same band members with me all night smile

I do play in a different manner than most "arranger" players..I will interact manual bass even when I will be using arranger play...and I always prefer to use the same staple sounds..piano, bass, guitar, organ and of course my "Scat".. smile

It was never a case of keeping a Korg PA800, over the G70 (I am not a fool).. grin

It was a case...would I be happy using the PA800 over this summer schedule...and the more I tried too , the short comings to me were becoming more evident...and I wasn't sure it was a compromise I wanted to "live" with...As I said before..if I never owned or played what I already have..I probably would be happy enough to keep the Korg.....I made this same decision a while back with the Tyros3..and prior to that with the E80 (Location of D-beam and 61 keys)..

The hassle to me is not carrying a G70 to one nighters...but I need to use the laptop too..because I need to play band backing tracks (MP3's)...I guess I need to hire an escort to get me thru the CrabTrap crowd....No Ian not that kind of escort.. smile

If it was not for the MP3 player option, I would not have even looked twice at the PA800 for my use...same with the E80, with version2 it had the MP3 player..


Edited by Fran Carango (04/14/11 10:46 AM)
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