The Fantom is huge, first of all. Too much real estate for my taste. Secondly .... I have a JV1080 with 4 EXP boards and the sounds are not "worlds ahead" of thqat technology. It's a little better, but not enough of a change to make me stand up and notice.
I also have a "thing" for bass, drum & rhodes. I need a keyboard that has a built in drum machine that is easy to operate in real time. I don't need a workstation, because I "work" on stage .... not at the keyboard. I work "with" the keyboard to accompany my singing and provide me with a medium to entertain the crowds.
If ever I get into a situation where I am playing totally "live" music with a full band again ..... most likely, I will be playing electric bass. If I HAD to be the kb player (my second choice)I'd have a Motif 8 for piano & Rhodes sounds, a Hammond or Roland dedicated drawbar organ, and whatever cool "synth du jour" was out for lead lines with real time knobs and sliders. I don't see this scenario EVER happening. I'd rather stay a solo until I retire, and then just play bass with a band that has a horn section, so I can dance around and impress my Redhead with my funkyness.
