Originally Posted By guitpic1
The more I understand the gap between piano and arranger.

That said, I’m certainly no virtuoso on the piano but I have learned how to play chords and bass notes(left hand) on simpler songs. If someone plays a simple song in(for instance) the key of C, I just play along...no programming.

My Genos still does a wonderful job, but there’s no way I can just jump into a song with my Genos without having ‘arranged’ it first.

My cousin makes a very good living with a stage piano, drum machine and mic. He does everything from nursing homes to parties. I’m beginning to understand how that works.

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Sounds like you want to simplify your music and go ahead like your cousin's version and style of entertaining...nothing wrong with that... I understand the complications of all the arranging and I sometimes just want to play simply against a simple rhythm backing with left hand bass and sing,..do you have any recordings of your cousin playing would love to hear him?.. I too was thinking of just getting a Hammond SK1 and a Roland BK7m to make life easier..
Go with your gut feeling and buy and use what makes you happy life is too short....good luck...