My Friday night is on an 88 key Yamaha digital slab, and I am starting to really like the job. At first, I missed my rhythms and harmonies ( this thing has only USB! grrrrr ), but I altered my repertoire a little, and changed my mindset alot, and I treat it as a new entity now. I use very litte effect on my mic and this forces me to be more expressive with my voice, and aids in clarity when I speak, which I do more often in a piano-bar setting.

I still discourage singers from sitting in, but I encourage the crowd to join in from their seats as a group. This is a better way to stay in control of the pulse and energy of the room for me.

I don't know if I enjoy it more or less than using the 800, but it's a rewarding job, where I get to sing more intricate story type songs, and I sure don;t miss some of the boring dance tunes that I used to need to play to keep a crowd. Ahhhh, life is good !