That's the rub, Diki..."house gig"...if we all had that luxury we probably could still use those old monsters.

Unfortunately, bands break up, we get older, and less enthusiastic about moving heavy gear, house gigs are literally unknown in my area, so it's the arranger that takes over, and admirably so, at least in my case.

I get to play a Rhodes 73 and a lovely B-3 with a Leslie, usually twice a month at a jam session, and, whilst it's a treat, I certainly don't feel I've taken a step down when I come home and play my Tyros4. It's emulations of those classic instrument are extremely well done, plus it has features that were only a gleam in the developer's eye back when those old dinosaurs ruled the stage.

I only have one keyboard from my past (sold the Jupiter 8), which is a little Yamaha CS-01, a minuscule monster of an analog mono-synth (with breath controller) and I've mainly kept that because it's takes up very little room here in my apartment and it sounds terrific played through my T4's line in.

I honestly do not miss my old gear...I sold it, or part exchanged it, for good, valid reasons, and they would still apply very much today.

Ian