I owe an apology! Today at the music store they just got in a Yamy 9000. They have it for $1495. I said this would probably be a good back up in case my Korg goes on the blink. I played it for an hour. It had a (Flash?) something or other section with a bunch more styles beside the style section.

I left quite impressed. I just tried it with ear phones. There were many people in the store so I didn’t try out the speakers.
On the way out I remembered everyone complaining about the weight. I remember saying to my self at that time; “it can’t be heavier than my i30. Dave and those guys aren’t bricklayers. They’re probably a bunch of wimps.”

Man!, I’m sorry guys. I went back into the store. It was about chest high and I had to reach out to grab it. I couldn’t get under it because he had a bunch of stuff stacked under it. I got it up with my arms extended but it was as bad as weight lifting. That sucker is heavier than my Korg. I don’t see how you guys kept it as long as you did. It’d be OK in a club setting and you played 5 nights a week and had one at home also. But only Dave and Donny are rich enough to do that. Ha! Ha!

Just kidding Dave and Donny. I know only Fran has that kind of money.

Money, Shmunny ! I want LIGHT !!!!

I had two of them......49 LBS each YIKES its a monster to gig with !!!!

I had a custom-made road case built for mine and the whole thing weighed in at 80lbs when loaded. My chiropractor loved me....until I got the 2000.
Eddie

Donny isn't that the same number you shed from your body?

52 LBS lost so far ......more to go

Lookin Good Mon!!!

HA!
MY 9000 has never left the studio.
There are only two people live here and that is not enough to carry it
Any offers to consider?
It also has a hard drive and 65 mgs of sample ram so is even heavier
Bebop

So what's the flash section with the styles. Is that a place to store styles from other sources or what?

The 3000 is looking better all the time. He wants $1795 for it. It can't weigh much more than my Sax does.

Is everyone still elated with their Yamy 3000? Or should I go for the 2100. If I ever spend $3500 for an arranger it will be because it can make me play my sax better than Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Coltrane all put together.

Boo,
That's WAY too much $$$ for a 3000. Call George or DanO.

Boo,
Uncle Dave is right! Give DanO or George a call for the PSR-3000. The average price that I've seen is just under $1,500, I think $1,495. That store is asking $300 more than the catalogs, and you know DanO or George will give it to you for the catalog price.

Squeak

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Contact me if you are in the USA for a better than MAP price.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566

Boo:

I have a 9000 and a pro, The flash styles are the best thing yamaha ever done in my opinion, It lets you store styles in the flash memory, you can take em out and put new ones in as you tire or find better ones etc, the good part is they work like the factory installed styles, the bad part is there's not enough memory to put a lot of them in, If yamaha would add about 10 times as much flash memory, they would be handier than my Hard Drive. I too would like a new keyboard I'm waiting for tyros II and going to check out the G-70, but until now I've found nothing that suits me more than the psr9000, Its sound is much better than the 9000 pro, and the only thing I criticize is the Vocal Harmony. (it's not that great) I've tried the 2000,3000 and tyros they have a little better sound but I'm guessing if I add the Z-5500 It will up my sound to about the same.
The weight of the 9000 so far has not been a problem for me and I'm push'in 70. I just wrap it in a tarp put it on a pallet and use the fork truck...

The Borax is doing it's thing as I type.....Pose

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Pose,
It would seem the Tyros or even PSR3000 would be perfect for you. Light weight, MUCH better sound, MUCH more flash memory on the Tyros, and almost unlimited memory via thumb drive on the 3000.
When do you expect to get promoted to full Rocket Scientist?
DonM

DonM:

After tweeking the sound on the 9000 it sounds realy great to me, listening to mp3's of the tyros and 3000 they do sound great,but don't think I'd see much difference in a huge hall, The feel of the these keyboards dos'nt feel quite as good to me and I use the aftertouch alot on guitars etc,(none on 3000) and I love the scats in the 9000.(none on tyros). The weight is not a problem with me. I don't gig like I use to with the guitar, Only play the keyboard now and only been playing for about 3 years,I only transport it maybe 15-20 times a year, and the way I have things set up, takes 5 mins to tear down and the same to set back up, I use a fold-up luggage dolly to move it and the two sattelite amps, the stand (tyros) mfc-10 and volume plus 2 footswitches is all one piece hardwired. so its easy, I love the weight once its set up, don't have to worry about it getting knocked over,(or trying to keep it in place while playing) plus no wires to speak of and the amps have tilt back legs.

I guess there is two reasons I have for updating, one is a more keys and the second is the rubber strip on the psr9k don't hold up, I've changed it 5 times in 3 years, part is to pounding on the keyboard part is (I think)) caused by damage in shipping from Yamaha to me, Part is they just wear out! I think the metal Zbar that holds the keys is twinked a bit, after the 3rd rubber strip I found 3 screw stripped out and pulled loose from the zbar to the case mounting. (easy repair) but not to the alum bar. I wish sometimes that I'd received a factory perfect board, but I did'nt find out until well after the warranty expired.

I guessed I missed out on Thumb Drive what's this and how does it work?

My wife says she will promote my Rocket Scientist rating when I stop trying to buy a new VCR everytime it starts blinking 12:00

Regards......Pose

The thumb drive is a little storage device about the size of you thumb. It plugs into the USB port on the PSR3000 (or any computer), and is recognized as a drive. Loading to and from is almost instantanious (I bet that's spelled wrong).
You can carry it on a chain around your neck if you want, and never be without all your own styles and songs.
I think I'll be a brain surgeon when I grow up, like Jethro Boudean.
DonM