I was starting to have trouble with the pitch bend wheel on one of my two PSR3000's. This morning, the pitch bend wheel was completely dislodged. I use a gig bag with a sheet of mattress pad foam to cover the top of the keyboard. Maybe I'll get a hard case for my next keyboard.

Then tonight before my show, my power supply failed. It was three years old. Luckily, I always carry a spare.

This stuff is not built like a tank, that's for sure. At least it's lasted this long. Can't wait to get the PSR S900.

Yamaha should replace these keyboards every two years, not every three years.

Beakybird

Beakybird -

Better watch it........the G70 gang will be after you to reconsider buying the S900

That probably wouldn't happen with the G70.....lets face it the S900 due approx Xmas time (Dec) will be the same durability wise, then you'll have the same post title with S900 in it

Maybe so....but hernia repair is more expensive than a new keyboard

carrying most good speaker weight matches good quality KB weight

Donny,

How about the Roland big band? The Yammy sure works well in this genre.

Zuki......
It gets kind of boring using all those Big Band Style intros over & over again to audiences .....but when you get to the meat of the BB styles there's more then enough to get the job done .....a little tweaking here and there & you can do any swing type song slow or fast using factory or Converted styles on Roland or Ketron units ...plus you get the
"IN LIVE YOUR FACE SOUNDS & DRUMS" that is very much lacking in Yammy Styles.

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I have found enough different and varying big band styles for the 3000 from Tyros, etc that never have me repeat a style.

The guitars in the 3000 styles work well and sound great in the mix.

The registration setup is terrific.

The incredible smoothness of the yamaha variation and other 'on the fly' changes is unsurpassed vs other boards that I have played and dumped. I know when I hit a button, it is going to perform flawlessly.

I agree that the 'in your face' Roland drums, etc are beautiful, but I am not convinced the OS is easy enough to navigate live.

I'd bet you'll be back to Yammy

zuki

Spoken like a true Yammy guy....
I dont want to take your money....
enjoy all your gigs and your Psr 3k

Thank goodness there's enough jobs for all of us - regardless of instrument type.

It's all about talent and using the tools at hand.

p.s. My 2008 Fridays are almost all booked now - the playing life is good

As I sit on the couch and enjoy the peace of the morning, I ponder on the notion that my 'work' today is nothing more than playing music for folks who look forward to my arrival - how sweet is that - thank you God.

I got home last night at 11:00 because a group of patrons wanted to just chat after the gig. One 86 year fellow who makes ties, went to his room and brought me 2 for my collection. I drove home with a smile on my face. - a lot different from the corporate world when my ears would be burning on the pillow at night from stress.

zuki