I wonder if it will be a hit with Fran, although I'd be surprised if he didn't like it?

Ian

That's just plain greedy. Most guys just wish for two more INCHES .

chas

No choices - he could have had a Tyros5, MOX8, lots of neat stuff. He chose what was right for him at the time, an arranger that had all the great features he required for his jobs, well within his price range, easy to transport - what more could you ask?

Gary

'what more could you ask?'

76 keys, decent action, audio features that WORK, great B3 (great everything, actually!), live sound, Chord Sequencer, iPad integration, multi-switch pedal input...

You know, all that stuff Donny don't use!

And guess what, neither does most people - other than YOU. The last time I used an organ voice was when I played Green Onions and that was 10 years ago. So lets hear some demos by YOU that highlight all those features YOU use.

Gary

I LOVE mine ...
... and I used it on a gig for the first time last night ... played a dinner dance at a local CC - 225 people - played with my loooong time friend Frank - the sax player from the band we had in NY ... I think the last time we played together was about 5-6 years ago and it could have been yesterday (which come to think of it, IT WAS - ) ... but he is SUCH a good musician - has loved and played jazz since he was about 13 years old - and he has such a good ear that he was able to play even the songs we had never played together before ... many, many compliments from the audience ... I LOVE playing with other musicians !!! ...
and before Donny even asks, regretfully I didn't record anything - didn't even get to take pictures this time ...



Gary ... I might have to disagree with you on this one ... I would think - and HOPE - that more players are using the sounds and features of their KBs ... perhaps not as much as Diki, but using them ...
I am also somewhat surprised at your comment about the organ sounds, as I probably have an organ voice set as an STS on half of my custom styles on the KORG and use them on all my gigs at some point or another ... I used them on a good number of songs last night both as back-up to the sax player and on my own solos ... and Frank even commented about how good the organ sounds were ...

That's what my wife wishes for. I'm pretty happy with what I've got!

2 more inches for what? .....we're lucky we even wake up in the morning at all !!! Now your two fingers are your best friend! The only thing thats gonna excite you now is a NEW Arranger KB!!

Gary, there's enough of my work posted already here and at Roland-arranger.com that, if you're looking for proof I am not talking off the top of my head, there it is!

It's not my intention to one-up anyone here in the playing department, I simply hope that the body of my work so far allows me to post without this kind of response.

Apparently not.

Diki, Obviously, I have no reason to frequent the Roland Forum - therefore, the only posts of your work I've seen, or heard, were the few you posted here, and of course on that CD you gave me a decade ago.

Tony, most of the guys I know in this part of the world, which isn't nearly as many as there were a decade ago, rarely use the organ voices. Granted, they may sound great, regardless of the keyboard, but they're rarely used. I hear lots of pianos, guitars, saxes, but not very often when I hear an organ. Even in the three piece combos playing the bars and clubs. I guess in some areas they're still popular, but just not here.

Gary