Some here may disagree, but I just had a thought about something. I was listening to demos of the new T2 (again one of the best sounding keyboards I've heard--based on sounds alone).

I also was looking at the original T1, and something stood out to me that I always thought made a keyboard look like a possible toy. Why on the Tyros has Yamaha painted on the bottom portion under the keys the pictures of what all the keys represent for the percussion kits????? I don't know if they do this on the new T2, but I think that makes a keyboard look cheap. You don't find that on Motif's, Fantoms, and Tritons.

You don't find that because buying a Triton Motif or Fantom (one generally) already has good knowledge on how to operated a keyboard, and those icons are not needed. I think the same goes for a (PRO) arranger like the Tyros. The Tyros isn't typically the (first) keyboard for someone. Maybe their first pro arranger.

Do they really need to keep painting those cheezy icons below the keys?

Just my thought.

Also very jealous of all you T2 owners. I really want one myself, but I got way too many other toys for Christmas. To ask for a T2 or any other keyboard would result in the loss of my manhood


Squeak

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....Give me a Black Kb anyday like we used to have, I hate these new colors, and silly icons, & pictures.

Dnj, you hit the nail on the head my friend. I'm 100% percent with you. Bring back the (black) bodied keyboards!--and drop all those silly looking icons, and so forth.

Take a look at the new Korg Triton TR. It's a beefed up Triton LE with the same body design, but they changed the color from silver to black! Man it just looks so much better that way

Ever since the release of the Korg Trinity, the silver body has just been WAY overdone! Everything is silver now.

Squeak

The drum icons should be removed.But quiet frankly i am glad the tyros2 remains silver. with its cut out corners it is the smartest looking keyboard around...better looking than g70 and pa1x. I prefer silver to black

Amen to the black keyboard.

Joe

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Joe Ayala

Hi Squeak but I'd like to disagree.

Excuse me if I am wrong, but I think that Yamaha has designed the Tyros 2 not only for the pros but also for the home musicians. This possibly justifies the drum icons.

In my opinion those icons make the keyboard more user friendly.

Regards,
George

i am guessing that if one likes silver then u like other stuff in silver too like tv's, dvd players, mini hifis, cameras, cellphones etc

[QUOTE]Originally posted by squeak_D:
Do they really need to keep painting those cheezy icons below the keys?

Also very jealous of all you T2 owners. I really want one myself... To ask for a T2 or any other keyboard would result in the loss of my manhood

Hi Squeak,

I just have to agree with you... I was out to visit George Kaye last week and took a test drive on the T2 and was so distracted by those little symbols under the keys that I could hardly concentrate on playing.

I had the same problem on my PSR2100, so I just covered all of those little percussy thingies with a strip of duct tape. The tape was a perfect match for the sleek silver finish of the 2100, however my playing did not seem to improve.

Either way it looked so good that I also covered up the Voice and Style letters. WOW! It was starting to look real PRO board now, so I taped over the rest of the symbols and letters.

First the bad news.
When I tried the turn the darn thing on I could not remember where the ON button was and of course I threw out the owners manual long ago... who wants to read that stuff.

Now the good news!
Through pushing buttons and trial and error I finally got it turned on. I was afraid to turn it off, so now I just move the sofa and unplug and replug it in from the wall socket.

Oh yeah, one more thing... I taped over the Yamaha logo and now people keep asking me "Is that a Casio?"

That losing your manhood to get a T2 sounds real serious to me, but look at the brighter side... it might launch a whole new singing career for you.

keyofg

P.S. For those who have or prefer a black keyboard I suppose you could substitute black electrical tape for the duct tape. Now that's PRO

Don't change colors again... When I got my Pa1X Pro, I bought an apex in silver to match it and my DGX-500 piano. If they keyboards change colors again, I'd have to get a black Apex to match...

keyofg, Now that's funny! Maybe even black spray paint.
DonM