I ALWAYS takw a new board out the same night I get it. It forces me to "buddy up" to it. It's scarey, but the learning curve is cut in half, by the immediacy of the moment.
I set up 8 core drum styles and 3 or 4 chord sounds. Make sure I know where teh manual bass button is, and I'm ready to go!

The "EZ 8" ( a Roland term from long ago ) includes:
1) 4/4 simple rock beat
2) 3/4 waltz
3) 12/8 ballad
4) 4/4 swing
5) 4/4 shuffle
6) 4/4 disco
7) 4/4 latin
8) 2/4 polka/country beat

With these 8 beats I can cover almost any tune I have to play all night long. Naturally, I prefer a little more variety, but this is the core repertoire.

Good to keep tucked away for an emergency !

So how is it going, and when do we hear it ????
t.

The G00 is on the truck for delivery to the store. I'm going out there right after lunch, to see if it has arrived.
DonM

Dave nailed it.....only every time I go "Virgin" on stage with a new keyboard I just add a few more easy 20 due to my in depth dance venues that require a few more styles to cover the gigs....but going out to play right out the box is the way to go.., just a KB, LT, PA, Mic & some talent & your on your way....

Soon I'll be at Java Madness from 11 AM to 2 PM Sunday. Are you having knee surgery next week? If so, all the best to you with Dr. B, you're in very capable hands for sure.

Common Steve cant wait to hearyou sing & play that T2 baby!

If we can, we'll be down for a cup'o joe ...

yes..... Monday ....
t.

Hi Donny

It would be interesting to see what your 20 categories are for styles and which ones you picked on the 3K.

Uncle Dave

Ditto on which styles you picked for your easy 8 on the 3K.

I do agree with this concept. Among other things I was also a drummer, and really there were only a few beats that we would use all night long.

Great, if you can would love to see you and the Mrs.

I picked up the G800 and brought it home. By the time I unpacked it, it was 4:00. I had to leave for my job by 5:30.
I plugged it in, turned it on and started playing with it. It has some really good styles and is easy to get around.
I will have to dig to find and set up lead sounds that I like, but so far I like the Saxs, organs and especially the piano.
I did take it to the job and played it. I read some of the owner's manual on the way, and learned how to access the mic menu.
I still haven't figured out how to set the vocal harmonizer.
I made it through the night just fine, but I was strapped for traditional CW styles, like a simple CW shuffle. It has some modern CW styles that are good though. I'm sure there are others floating around cyerspace.
Basically, just plugged in two cables from the G800 to the Bose L1, plugged the mic into the back of the keyboard and kicked it off. I used the 4 one-touch presets for my lead sounds. Most were appropriate to the style and sounded good.
I really like the sound of the vocals through it. I didn't e.q. or adjust anything. People seemed to like it.
I didn't have time to load any midi files, but I took a USB flash stick with me, and played on off it just to test it. It sounded great. Lucky I knew the words, because I couldn't find the lyrics display button on the spur of the moment.
I'm too tired to deal with it any more tonight, but I will spend several hours with it tomorrow for sure.
It sure is a lot easier to LIFT!
DonM