I was performing in a casino last week, playing the Midjay with my controller. I noticed a guy watching me very carefully. When I took a break, he approached me and inquired about my gear.
I showed him what I had, and he said it was by far the best "live" sound he'd ever heard. It turns out he was touring with a road show that was appearing the next night. He had never heard of Ketron, but he told me he just HAD to have one.
I asked him what he had now, and he said he played a synth but had just bought a new Yamaha Tyros 2 to compose with. But he hadn't been able to get comfortable with it. He said the keys were sort of small, and it was hard for him to figure out the operating system.
Then, out of the blue, he asked me if I would consider a trade. I said, sure, I'll trade you the Midjay and controller for your Tyros 2. To my amazement, he said O.K.! He gave me his cell phone number and said to call him tomorrow.
So I did. He asked directions to my house. So I told him. He was there within an hour, in a limosine, and had the driver get the Tyros 2 out of the trunk. It was still in the original packaging and he had the stand and T2 speakers as well, along with a T2 carrying case he had ordered from Europe. He brought it in, I showed him how to get around the Midjay, and he had his driver pack it in the trunk and they left.
And I swear that's the truth. That's exactly how I traded my Midjay for a T2.


DonM

I want that case!


That is one amazing story to be sure.


WOW!


Dennis

Don, that is what I call a home run..

Don......welcome to the T2 Club

For whom? Don Mason, who now owns a Tyros2 , or the guy who's now got Don's Midjay?
Looks to me that Don got the far better package deal based on the price & features of each. Wow, I can hardly believe my ears to discover yet another SZ senior member Tyros2 owner has come back to Yamaha to join me, one of the original senior SZ member T2 owners (since Oct 05) here. Could perhaps my T2 demos posted helped to convince, you too, that Tyros2 does indeed offer punchy 'live sounding' drums? Scott

Scott, sorry, but that's not the reason.
I am familiar with the Yamaha OS. Despite my love for the Ketron drums and bass, I am more comfortable playing live with the Yammies.
I DID have a Tyros and almost every PSR ever made.
There are around 10 tiny things I was fighting on the Midjay, any one or two of which I could have overlooked. But altogether, it as enough to change. As many of you know, I change about once a year anyway, so it was time.
By the way, I made up that whole story about the trade. I sold my MJ and ordered a T2.
I tried to get one from our fellow forum member dealers, but nobody had one in stock and the Midjay is gone, so I had to act fast.
DonM

As my wife says, "You're always in the wrong line!" Someday, maybe some Rock Star is going to pull up in front of my little farm and tell me he just has to trade his Tyros 27 or 28 for my old klunker Yamaha PSR-2000.

For other folks, the birds sing... for me they just s***, s***, s***!

Congratulations Don. Realizing full well that you are probably going to post a follow up telling us that you were just pulling our collective legs, I'm fair game. Either way, it makes a great story. Wow, what a deal.

Watch for the "for sale" sign, guys. He's gonna sell that thing and buy a new Ketron and Midjay.

Thanks for sharing.

Dave Rice

Darn! and to think I actually bought the story: hook, line and sinker. Man, I can still picture the black limosine pulling up in front of your house, with Elvis stepping out too. - Scott

I cant wait till Don posts some great T2 songs for us Oh Yeah!!


Hehehee....I guess Gary D & Eddie S will be next to come aboard the T2 Train?

"All Aboard !!!!!!!

Maybe....if I hit the lottery.
Eddie

Don....way to go, congratulations, and I kept my promise and kept my mouth shut..hehe
now lets hear some music.......
TR

Don,

You had me hook line and sinker on the trade story. Good luck with your T2.

....

t.

Possible T2 jam in the works

Why not?
DonM