Well David, you know me...I speak from the heart and the head.

These arguments have been going on forever on this, and other forums. Anyway, one thing I have learned in all this time, is they do not change anything...Yamaha will still be Yamaha, Roland will be Roland, Korg will be Korg and so on...

It’s hard not to get pulled into these type of threads because it is something we musicians feel passionate about; everyone wants a particular sound, and everyone wants to feel that their buying decision was totally the right one.

I am just as guilty, and have been in several heated debates with people about Roland against Yamaha, or Korg against Roland, or whatever. I try not to do it as much anymore, as it does not affect anything in the long run, and it does not make me a better player.

However, I am still human, and will still manage to indulge in a little heated, and interesting, debate from time to time.

An old friend of mine gave me some great council, Dave, much better, in my opinion, than the advice you're trying to give me, and much easier to follow.

He said, "If you don't like what someone else is doing, don't do it yourself."

I can't change other people, I can only change me, and sometimes, even that isn't easy.

I don't particularly like "Backseat Modding", so I try not to give advice...the latter is like Castor oil; it's easy to give, but hard to take. Advice generally only sounds good to the one giving it.

So, I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass on your pledge, Dave, because I have learned that they never work, just like diets, and going on exercise plans at the gym.

Does that mean I won't try to be a better SZ forumite? Of course not, but I am also a realist, and I don't put my name to any pledges I can't guarantee I will adhere to, to my satisfaction.



Ian