WOW. Well guys even though i did not really like all the goading that was going on in this thread , the result actually was very eye opening. My conclusion is that

1. The audya actually handles complex chords well and if midi tracks were being used then i could not tell when they kicked in
2. That the yamaha guitars sounded to me (and i play guitar) just as good as the Audya real guitars tracks.

Which brings me to conclude that at least in this limited but important test , in terms of midi guitars and audya guitars the difference in terms of authenticity was negligible. Certainly not worth paying twice as much for. Now i know someone is going to say i need to hear the instrumenyts in person and not via a download blah blah but both instruments are working from the same or similar position so i have no doubt they would both sound great in the flesh so to speak. My qurestion now is what else can the audya do musically better than any other arranger to justify the price.

Dont get me wrong i have listened to some of the audya demos and heard those incredible funk basses and drums. But thats a lot of money to pay for that advantage.

By the way gents, i just want to commend you both for actually playing your instruments . sometime i feel like noone on this board actually does that anymore :-)


Thanks again chaps