As new Yamaha PSR-SX-900 for sale. Check buy/sell forum.
jingleman

You are selling your Sx900. Are you moving to another keyboard? I'm always thinking.
John C.

John, I have been playing more guitar lately. Actually having a lot of fun. The SX900 is more than I need. I may replace it with something less expensive...we’ll see.

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I understand, I have been doing the same thing; playing more guitar. As much as I love keyboards, other than some foot pedals, guitar does not have any bells and whistles – it’s just me and my guitar.
John C.

I think the one reason I'd hang on to an SX900 if I were a guitarist is the Chord Sequencer.

To be able to have interactive backing that I could still control simply on the fly without having to play the chords seems like a good thing! Set up different sequences for Verse, Chorus, Bridge etc., and you could be playing guitar and still pretty easily selecting what section you want to do on the fly...

I had been underwhelmed by the last few generations of 'baby steps' improvements in Yamaha's arrangers, but I must admit, the SX900 is the hugest leap forward in decades for their model line!

Good point Diki. I’m trying to not be impulsive, which I sometimes fall victim to.

SX900 no longer for sale

Is it possible to remotely trigger Chord Sequencer sections by MIDI?

Be extra handy to be able to cue sections with a foot switch unit. If you can’t, I’d definitely make some noise with Yamaha for them to add this. Seems like an obvious need, and easy to implement (especially if they don’t do it with sysex!).

Not sure Diki. I did go ahead and keep the SX900. The offers I was getting made it clear that replacing the keyboard and having extra cash to purchase something else, was negligible.
Thanks for talking me out of it.
jingleman

How bizarre, I actually put my sx900 up for sale on eBay, round the same time as you decided to sell. Found I wasn’t really using it to it’s full potential, I was only using it to create backing tracks for my piano. Figured band in a box would be good enough for what I was doing. After a couple of tries, and some ridiculous offers, decided not to go ahead. Now I’m really pleased that I didn’t go ahead , I probably would have regretted it.

Rikki, I have always bought the flagship model if I liked the product. Genos or the Pa4x would be better, but I do not need the extras that they offer. The Sx900 is somewhere in the middle when it comes to the options. If I sold my Sx900 what would I buy? I have an acoustic piano.

For me, thinking of buying another keyboard usually follow boredom.
Good to see your post Rikki, John C.

Rikki, I came to the same conclusion. Ridiculously low offers and why replace it with an inferior product just to put a couple hundred bucks in your pocket (or by something else I really don’t need) 🙂
Mitch

Yes, it's a sad reality our keyboards don't hold their value too well. I don't even try to sell mine, and have ended with a pretty big collection. At some point I guess I'll just donate them. I do think that potentially all my music rear can end of being a big burden on whoever survives me. Not a pleasant thought, but something to consider.

What matters is that our keyboards hold their value for US!

This thread is a perfect illustration of how quickly we can get buyer’s remorse, long before we have even explored 10% of the capabilities of what something can do.

If you can’t get 10 years+ out of an arranger, you made an impulsive buy!

Expecting technology to hold its monetary value is crazy. How much is that 15 year old computer you have in your attic worth?! Just be grateful that potentially, any of today’s amazing arrangers, even the midline ones are perfectly capable of making amazing music for the rest of your life! Can’t say that about computers, which OS upgrades can make obsolete.

If your arranger can do styles, sequences and audio backing, it’s good to go. If it has an acceptable piano, Hammond and other main solo sounds, you are good to go. If it has a chord sequencer, you are good to go. If it can display lyrics or music, you’re good to go.

What midline arranger CAN’T do all these?

We are good to go! So... let’s GO!

Hi John,
me too basically nearly always had the flagship in the different brands, though, strangely enough, only ever one Yamaha flagship about 20 years.
I’ve been happy with the psr range in Yamaha’s. I was actually going to be “ keyboard less” first time in approx 30 years. 😱. It was always about the excitement of getting something new, and how true, currently , what could one replace an sx with?

Hi Mitch, lucky we came to our senses. Haha.

I wasn’t actually planning on replacing with anything ( going thru “ new piano” honeymoon phase) .
Must admit I wasn’t thinking too clearly, if I sold my one and only keyboard, how do I convince hubby I need a new one , if eventually something new and exciting hits the market again.
Basically thanks to the people on eBay with their ridiculous offers, who brought me to my senses. Haha.

I actually found it easier selling my PA3x/Pa4x/psrs950 15 months ago,
I didn’t have the expectation of getting a good price for them, as they were already a few years old. The guy who bought my psr, was wrapped in being able to finally afford to get one.

I was starting to get a collection together too. Still have a non functioning korg pa800 in the closet, not quite sure what to do with it as it’s too expensive to ship off for repairs, especially if it can’t be fixed.

Found the prospect of losing a heap of money on something that is relatively new harder, especially if one doesn’t really need to sell.

I can identify with that, having six keyboards and a closet packed full of accessories of all kinds. Occasionally, a friend, who is not as advanced in gear acquisition, will buy one. I worry some, also, that my wife will have an awful burden on her hands. It wouldn't affect the estate much, but it would be such a shame to throw them out. It is such a hassle trying to sell anything, I just don't bother.

I think that like Chas, Russ, and others, I will make arrangements to donate them. Hopefully, when I die, they will be certified classics.

Bernie

Bernie, being that I’m just down the road from you...rest assured that the jingleman donation center is prepared to assist you with taking any unwanted items off your hands
Mitch

Hi Mitch,
Ha, not so fast, not so fast. I ain't goin nowhere for a while, but thanks for your magnanimous offer.

Bernie
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We ought to keep in touch, as one never knows. You could swoop in pretty fast.

Sounds like a good idea Bernie. Now that I’m retired, I could easily make a trip to Port Charlotte. PM me if you’re interested.
Mitch

They will be Bernie, What make s a classic? 20/30 years? Haha

Ha! Rikki; That's what I'm talking about.

I think that a classic tends to be something supplanted by technological improvement that upon further reflection turns out to SOUND better than the replacements, no matter the convenience of the replacement.

Sadly, none of our arrangers really fall into that category. Pretty much the latest are the best ever. But vintage synths, handwired masterpieces of sonic deliciousness, they’ve never been bettered by digital chips. And the build quality of modern Chinese produced mass market keyboards doesn’t even get up to 90’s standards, IMHO...

I somehow have my doubts that any arranger will become a ‘classic’!

I only used the term to illustrate that my demise and subsequent dispersion of my instruments is, hopefully, not immanent.

Technics??

That’s what I thought you were getting at. Haha

I knew you knew lol

Hi Bernie,
similar sense of humour, it must have rubbed off over all these years. Haha

Yes Technics is already considered a Classic. The KN-7000 was way ahead of it's time.

You ain't kidding Larry. It took me later keyboards, and years to approach my KN7000.

I think Technics would really only be a ‘classic’ if you would prefer to still be playing one!

Old Jupiter8’s, ARP2600’s, Minimoog’s etc. are worth way more than they originally cost. Anyone willing to pay triple for a used Technics? LOL

Nostalgia is one thing, and reality is another. I wouldn’t want to compare a BK-9 to my beloved G1000. I’d like to keep my nostalgia!