Thanks Fran, will do

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Runedog

Runedog, the Yamaha is an 8 channel PA head, not a keyboard amp. It's an EMX312SC. Musicians Friend sells it for $469.99. The 200 watt stereo EMX212 (8 channel-effects) sells for $369.99. I've got it, too, as a back-up for the small 200 watt Carvin, which I like better. It is 6 channel, 200 watt mono...weighs about 12 lbs....sells for $299.95. I just used it for a luncheon at a local country club. Used it with a 12" carvin cabinet and a Hot Spot monitor. Will use it again tonite at a restaurant, with permanently mounted Carvin cabs and lined out to the 100 watt 3 channel Carvin AG 100 (Ithink that's the number) to fill the room ands power the Hot Spot. Prefer using separate heads and cabinets because you can match the cabs to the job. I've got 10's, 12's 15's and larger subs and three-ways...all Carvin. Most common set-up for one nighters is the 6 channel Carvin. 2 12" Carvin cabs, with the new little Roland powered monitor. Play lots of different places, so mixing and matching is the best route for me.

Russ

I guess my first questtion would be is where are you intending to perform, and the average size of your audiences? Makes a big difference in what to recommend.

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

I really like most Roland gear. But I had problems with their KC-300 keyboard amp. The cabinet had a very noticable buzz with any sound that had even moderate low end content. I even swapped it for another thinking I must have had a bad one but the second was identical. That of course may not be true of all their keyboard amps but after 2 of them I was tired of trying and simply got a powered cabinet that didn't have that problem.