I have four guitars and don't even really play guitar! Maybe I will though.
In addition to two Yamaha organs, I had four Lowery organs and a B3, a couple of bass guitars, one drum kit, numerous guitars. Too much PA gear to even remember!
I gave 10 mics to a church last year. I'm back to no more than a dozen now. Stop me, I'm out of control!

WOW ... I guess I'm just a guy who doesn't change things much ... same wife for 51+ years, only three houses since we've been married, worked for the same company for 40 years, ... in my musical journey, I've had 2 accordions, 1 cordovox, 1 Fender Rhodes, a kn1000, a kn6000, a Pa600 and a Pa900 ... still own the cordovox, the Rhodes, kn1000, kn6000, and the Pa900 ...

Don,
Why would anyone go from the PAX3 to the PA800 or PA900? I thought the PAX3 was the top 0f the line for the Korg arrangers, NO?

As far as non arranger keyboad instruments, I've owned, in roughly the order of purchase...


Steinway upright piano
Hohner Melodica
Galanti accordion (120 bass)
Howard Baldwin Combo Organ,
Farfisa VIP 223 two manual Combo Organ
Hammond (1963) M3 with Leslie 147RV
Hammond B-3 with 2 Leslie 147RV (one kept over from the above M3)
Wurlitzer 200 Electric Piano
Roland SH-2000 Preset Synthesizer
Polymoog Synthesizer & Polypedal
Roland Jupiter 8 Synthesizer
Yamaha D-85 three manual Electone organ
Yamaha C-605 two manual Electone organ
Yamaha C-605P two manual portabilized Electone organ
Yamaha SK-20 Ensemble (Organ/Strings/Brass/Synth)
Yamaha CP-30 Electronic Piano (Analog)
Yamaha CLP-300 Digital Piano
Roland KR-55 Digital Piano
Yamaha PF-15 FM 76 key Electronic Piano
Yamaha CE-20 preset FM synthesizer
Yamaha CE-25 preset FM synthesizer
Yamaha GS-2 preset FM synthesizer
Yamaha DX7 FM Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-100 FM Synthesizer
Yamaha DX7 Mk-II Dual FM synthesizer (Grey Matter E! chip equipped)
Casio CZ-101 PD (Phase Distortion) Synthesizer
Casio CZ-1000 PD (Phase Distortion) Synthesizer (two)...one modified for use as keytar
Casio CZ-1 PD Synthesizer
Casio FZ-1 sampler

Arrangers...

Yamaha PS-6100 Arranger
Yamaha PSR-6300 Arranger
Yamaha PSR-500 Arranger
Roland E-20 Arranger
Roland RA-50 Arranger Module
Roland RA-90 Arranger Module
Roland E-30 Arranger
Roland E-5 Arranger
Roland KR-500 Arranger/piano
Roland KR-650 Arranger/piano
Roland KR-55 Digital Piano
Yamaha PSR-510 (Two)
Yamaha PSR-1700 (Two)
Yamaha PSR-8000 (Two)
Yamaha PSR-2000 (Two)
Yamaha PSR-3000 (Two)
Yamaha PSR-S900
Yamaha PSR-S910
Yamaha Tyros4 with 1 Gig memory upgrade (Present Keyboard)



Other amp/speakers (not including Leslie cabinets above):

Two Fender Twin Reverb Amplifiers with Celestion Full Range speakers and added tweeters & crossover
Two Yorkville KB-100 keyboard amp
Two Yamaha MS-60S powered monitors Still use these today.

Although some instruments were only used for a period of months, when I look at this list, even considering it is over an approximately 45 year career working full time in music, I'm not quite sure whether to be amazed or ashamed.

One thing for sure, it was a great education regarding keyboards.

Ian

And the sad part year after year now it get's LESS & LESS as if you didn't notice at this past NAMM in January,....things are changing, less gear offered, it's sad & boring. Glad I was around to enjoy the
"Good Times Abundance Gear Years"

When I still have a S950 over 2 years something ain't right

Don,
Why would anyone go from the PAX3 to the PA800 or PA900? I thought the PAX3 was the top 0f the line for the Korg arrangers, NO?

Certainly less as far as Arranger Keyboards are concerned, at least at the mid to high ranges.

Even Roland, which was very competitive and quite often a leader in Arranger Keyboard technology, is a mere shadow of its former self in Arranger production.

Arranger units may be become more software based, so perhaps Dan2000 is on the right track...I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually gets approached by one of the major Arranger Keyboard manufacturers...if that hasn't happened already.

Ian

Here is my list... at home with my parents we played organs..but when i moved on my self i switched to arrangers and synths..


Yamaha DX7
Roland TR 909
Roland E70 *
Roland D50
Technics KN1000
Roland Sound canvas *
GEM WX2 *
Yamaha MU80 *
Yamaha PSR 9000 pro *
Roland V/synth *
Roland G70
Yamaha VL70 *
Roland V/synth GT *
Yamaha Tyros 1
Korg M3
yamaha EX5 rack
Yamaha S90ES
Wersi OX7 *
Ketron audya 4
Korg Kronos 88
Korg PA3x
Tyros 5-76
Roland FA08
Roland V/synth GT2 (again)
Roland Integra 7
Yamaha Motif ES rack with FM and VL expansion boards
Roland A-88
Roland V-synth XT

There is also a long list of music computers and software, ever since my Atari XT..

The stuff marked with a * where new instruments i bought in a shop, everything else is used gear...

Currently i own T5, A-88, V-synth XT, Motif ES rack, Integra 7

Well, this also relates to an earlier post. I had a chance to sell the PA3X, after two plus years, for the same price I paid for it new. Also, the PA900 is much lighter, has a bigger screen, speakers, and sounds so close that I can't tell a difference.
I did lose some controls that I wish I had, such as Touch Strip (Ribbon Controller), three banks of programmable sliders, dedicated buttons for changing lead sounds and ability to use the FC5 foot controller. All in all, I used the PA3X for all that time at a net cost of zero $! I bought the 900 used.

Pretty slim list here:

1962 Some sort of Hohner chord organ (my mum liked the shiny cabinet)
1964 Watkins Telstar - yours truly in action here with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6SOEWXddFw
1966 Hammond L102 with a homemade (not by me) rotary cabinet
1968 Hammond M100 straight across swap
1975 Micromoog
1980 Hammond X1 (a bit ashamed to admit that really, but life happens :))
1980 Yamaha CP30
1987 Some cheesy Kawai arranger
1996 Roland e38 arranger
2001 Korg i30
2009 Korg Pa1XPro

Don, last year I had a Pa900 in the house - couldn't live without the sliders and the EC5.