Hi Gary,
right on. I agree with you a 100%
A friend of mine plays a Solton KB. Out of the box the styles are deffinatley more alive and in your face than my 9000Pro.
However I have spend a lot of hours exploring its potential, tweaked and revoiced the styles and the sounds.
My friend says with that it sounds every bit as good as any other board.
The Yammies don't often sound as good out of the box, but they give you a lot of tools and possibilities to make this board your own. But as Gary said you have to work with it for a while.
There are also a lot of third party styles out there, which are fantastic. Many more than for other brands.
I had my Pro now for about 3 years and I still find new things to explore and I still get excited about it every day when I play it.

Eric
[This message has been edited by Eric, B (edited 12-18-2004).]