I am considering buying another arranger. Still not sure, just thinking about it. I like the PA3x (except the dang endings ending abruptly) but it's over three grand. I can afford it but really don't care to spend that much. What about the other Korgs?

In addition to regular songs, I have two albums written about my hometown. I am not sure I want to record those albums with studio recordings due to the cost. For them, I was considering doing it on an arranger. Not all the songs, some would be guitar only.

What about PA500 (or other Korg)? What do you like about it?

It doesn't have to be Korg, could be Roland. I don't think I will buy Yamaha, bass and drums don't cut it for me.

P.S. I don't care about a lot of right hand sounds. I'd use only piano, organs, etc. Maybe occasionally an electric guitar if it was killer.

I've had the pa500 a bit over a year. Owned a pa50 and an i2 before it.

What I like the most:

*EDS sound engine (same as in Korg M3, M50, Pa800 and Pa2X)
*Touchscreen
*Songbook

Duane

Id say the PA500 sounds every bit as good as the pa800 I had also....great bang for the buck.

So ...how did it go tonight?

I didn't use a keyboard tonight.......just tracks..
I'll let you know after fri sat & sun, gigs...when Im in full gear setup on stage with the pa500..

Hi,
if considering a Korg, might be worth checking out the difference between PA800 & PA500 just to see what function one has compared to the other.
I gather there's quite a price difference.
http://www.korgpa.com/pa_root/en/products/pa800_comp.html?en

If you don't need the voice processor, why pay for it, if you don't need the sampler why pay for it.

Only thing that I noticed is, the PA500 doesn't appear to be able to use the EC5 pedal? ( optional extra) I use mine for changing variations or triggering pads. There's lots of functions that can be assigned to the 5 pedals on the board.
Strangely enough I didn't sell mine when I sold my i2 approx 15 years ago. I plain forgot about it. I was ever so pleased when I bought my pa800 that I hadn't gotten round to selling it.

Again , if you don't have use for the pedal board, PA500 may do.

oh yeah and I love the Blue color it really POPS!

While the EC5 pedal won't work with the PA500, all of the intros, endings, variations, and fills are MIDI addressable by a programmable footswitch.

Duane

Hi Duane,
such as??

Might be great for potential owners to know what's available? actually for me too ie could they work with my psr1500 for instance?

The 800 is WAY more powerful than the 500. Fingered on bass is a real problem on the 500, which in itself, is a deal killer for me. No mic input, no EC-5, no aftertouch, very limited extra banks, just to name a few. Depends on what you want.