The one reason it might be worth investigating the DGX670 might be to check out those interactive Pianist styles. AFAIK, no other arranger has anything close…

Note well, I am suggesting INVESTIGATING it, not necessarily ‘investing’, LOL

But the nature of these styles is quite new, involving not only changing variations depending solely on how you are playing (no pressing buttons or footswitches whatsoever) but also style density, at least from what I have gathered without yet playing one.

But it is a seemingly very new way of responding to pianistic technique, and in my book, anything that just allows me to PLAY and the accompaniment just gets on with the job without me adjusting it, or what I want to play, that’s the gold standard..!

Yes, at the moment it’s in a nascent state, and the Pianist styles only represent a fraction of the ROM styles, but any step forward is worth checking out. Even response to velocity combined with kits and sounds that noticeably change can bring full piano accompaniment to new levels, particularly combined with the Roland system of being able to play five notes with the sustain pedal down without it triggering a new chord (but three with it up, as most already do). I am often quite amazed at how realistically my band is following my dynamics while I play without almost any consideration that I’m also controlling the chords.

But to have styles that go further, and change variations and density in response to my playing as well… 🤯

That’s an awfully nice set of keyboards, but none of them do the DGX670’s party trick. I’d say it’s at least worth trying out. Sure, the best sounds are always nice, but in the end, when you are playing arrangers as arrangers, how well the accompaniment responds naturally to YOU is possibly the most important element. Sure, what YOU play might sound fantastic, but if your backup is the usual plodding unresponsive bunch of guys, how can they inspire you?

That’s what a great band does… one that listens to you, responds to you, brings out the best in you. That’s what we should expect from a great arranger, even if the sounds aren’t yet TOTL. Hopefully, if Yamaha get great response to the new Pianist style system, it might migrate to a Genos or even an SX, but for now, that lowly DGX is the only game in town.

Definitely worth a play… 🎹😎👍🏼