If all you depend on is your one man band gigs, and it's your sole source of income, things change quite a bit.

Unlike what happens with home players, your Arranger Keyboard then becomes an investment, as does the sound system, and the type of vehicle you buy, just to name only a few main items in your total kit.

Then, in my case at least, there was a backup keyboard and, of course, extra pedals, cables, USB (and at one time floppy disks) backups.

The task of booking and staying booked is another aspect home players, and often traditional instrument sidemen, don't have to be as concerned with, or concerned with at all.

I had a long (and quite successful) run at the solo performer type gigs (i.e. using an arranger)...well over 30 years at least, and it was often a learn-as-you-go proposition, as there were very few in my area working at that type of gig, and the early years were pre-Internet so no real help available like we have now with SZ.

Ian