Bill - what you say is exactly what I expect to hear from you. Knowing you and how you play, you are spot on in your self-description. One thing you didn't mention that I know about your playing is that you use the full keyboard and full kbd chord recognition in most of your playing. As a pianist, that makes mighty sense to me. But not being a pianist, I can't successfully use that technique and I don't usually use a sustain pedal for my piano "playing." I have never purported to be a solo pianist and feel I am only adequate on a piano keyboard. The arranger keyboard, for me, is usually in split mode, so soloing a piano part is a much different task than it is for you. You play your arranger mostly like a piano - good for you. I don't and the way I do use it usually does not call for a sustain pedal. When I had my G70, I was more inclined to play pianistically - even with a short split, but the smaller 61-note requires I use the split most of the time.

I'm liking this 'sustain pedal' discussion because it is giving me insight into different players' techniques. I'm just wondering... what the hell does this have to do with organizing my cables?

ps - I can hear ya now, good buddy. I'm ready for your comeback.