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#361723 - 02/18/13 03:15 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
abacus Senior Member Registered: 07/21/05 Posts: 5347 Loc: English Riviera, UK	Enjoy Bill _________________________ English Riviera: Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).
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#361724 - 02/18/13 03:17 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: tony mads usa]
Jerry T Senior Member Registered: 09/23/05 Posts: 1002 Loc: Phila. 'burbs, Pa. USA	I've carried the KX-5 on gigs for years ... keep it in the van, it's a convenient back-up keyboard. I also use it on some oldies and margarita night gigs. Love it! (Actually have 2 of 'em - back-up to the back-up). Ciao, Jerry Edited by Jerry T (02/18/13 03:20 PM)
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#361732 - 02/18/13 04:04 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	Thanks Bill... fun stuff. Mind you, Back in Black triggering the chords and playing the lead might be a hair scary! A lot of clubs round here have scaled back to guitarists, either solo or with tracks or loopers. I'm thinking of trying a whole gig solo with this, perhaps a bit less intimidating than bringing in the G70 and sitting down. I think mostly I'll go with sequences, but quite a bit I can possibly pull off with this technique (and the odd request.... the odder, the better!). It'll certainly be unique for my area, anyway! Just wish I had one of those screamer rock voices! _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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#361752 - 02/18/13 11:29 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Nigel Admin Registered: 06/01/98 Posts: 6482 Loc: Ventura CA USA	Loved it Diki. You have an intuitive feel for how a guitar part should sound. You really make that keytar work for you ... and it worked for me too. I don't care about flubs ... in fact I prefer a more human performance because it has more raw emotion and playing a convincing guitar part is all about emotion. By the way I still listen to your performance http://www.synthzone.com/songs/diki/Zawinul.mp3 which always moves me. It is the only time I have heard anyone cover this wonderful tune by the late Joe Zawinul from the Heavy Weather album ... and it always moves me intensely. I saw Joe perform this live so many years ago so it has a very special memory for me. He was playing with Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius at the time I saw them. A truly magical concert I will never forget. Thank you for keeping this magic alive.
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#361755 - 02/19/13 04:39 AM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	I just wonder what REAL Guitar players think about the KEYTAR.. is it frowned upon like Workstation Synth vs Arranger KB players or embraced ? For me personally I think its kool and when I close my eyes it sounds Great and that's the bottom line.
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#361765 - 02/19/13 08:16 AM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Nigel]
miden Senior Member Registered: 01/31/06 Posts: 3354 Loc: The World	Originally Posted By: Nigel Loved it Diki. You have an intuitive feel for how a guitar part should sound. You really make that keytar work for you ... and it worked for me too. I don't care about flubs ... in fact I prefer a more human performance because it has more raw emotion and playing a convincing guitar part is all about emotion. By the way I still listen to your performance http://www.synthzone.com/songs/diki/Zawinul.mp3 which always moves me. It is the only time I have heard anyone cover this wonderful tune by the late Joe Zawinul from the Heavy Weather album ... and it always moves me intensely. I saw Joe perform this live so many years ago so it has a very special memory for me. He was playing with Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius at the time I saw them. A truly magical concert I will never forget. Thank you for keeping this magic alive. What is the name of the song?
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#361794 - 02/19/13 02:55 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Tonewheeldude Moderator Registered: 01/21/10 Posts: 1537	some friends run a 70s showband, the keyboard player uses a Roland AX to very good effect This was at a charity gig last summer.
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#361808 - 02/19/13 07:16 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	Dennis, that is 'A Remark you Made' from the Heavy Weather album. Mind you, my piece was more a sketch of it rather than the full thing. He had just died that day (Zawinul) and I was a bit overcome. One of my personal heroes (though I don't really try to play his style - just had enormous love for his work). _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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#361809 - 02/19/13 07:19 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	Donny, I've played my keytar with real guitarists forever. Never had one say a bad word. Admittedly, I rarely spend all my time playing guitar patches when I have a good guitarist right there, but I still like to freak 'em out a bit! I did one gig where I sat in for a band member who couldn't make it who played guitar and fiddle, so just for fun, I stuck to just guitar and fiddle patches... That seriously weirded them out, seeing it all come from a keytar! _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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#361816 - 02/19/13 10:05 PM Re: I love my keytar! [Re: Diki]
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	And, belated thanks to Nigel... glad you enjoyed it. Maybe rock is a bit of a hard sell here, in our land of Broadway showstoppers and 50's doo-wop fans, but I'm glad someone gets it! After the last thread about a EVH guitar emulation, I wasn't sure! The amp sims on those guitars is really quite good. I can back the volume down a hair and clean the sound up a bit, or push it into more overdrive by a bit of boost. Really fun, once you dial it in (most of the factory presets overdo it, as always!). It's not ALL 11/11/11..! (Hmmmm...I wonder how well Big Bottoms would go over here?!) _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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