I am primarly a guitar player but have been into keyboards abit and
was looking at getting a psr 550 or a 1000 or 2000 maybe even a
2100 . I don't really know if i will be using all the recording, the
styles and fills, ect.. all that much. So i am unsure if spending
more than a the psr 550 is smart. does the sound quality really go
up that much(I use grand piano mostly) Is there another
keyboard/synth I should be considering in this level perhaps a
yamaha 80 or maybe an EM or xp series??? I would appreciate any advise as
well as where to get a great deal!!

There's a big difference between the PSR-550 and the 2000 or 2100. There's no comparison at all. If you're a guitar player, you love what you can do with the 2000 with the guitar sounds--they're excellent.

Good Luck,

Gary

How about between the 550 and the 1000 ?? that is more what I am leaning toward??/ and then between the 1000 and 2000 and 2100?? Help! Mike

Mike,
I would consider the PSR1K or the PSR2100 over the PSR550 for your purpose. The PSR550 has a very complicated sequencer to use compared to the other ones. Because it must record direct to disk and the others have internal sequencers, I would rather recommend these two for a guitar players use.
Most of my guitar player customers like to be able to lay down accompanament tracks and then play guitar or sing over them. With the two I'm recommending, the record process is much easier.
George Kaye
Kaye's music Scene
Reseda, California

George is right about the 550's sequencer.. I can speak from experience on that one.. I own the PSR-550.. It has pretty good sounds on it, but if you're going to record it's much easier on the PSR-1000 and up because they have internal sequencers.. The 550 uses the disk drive.. There are numerous menus to go through just to record one track. I too am a guitar player, and in Febuary I will be upgrading to either a PSR-1000 or 1100 for several reasons and that's because the 1000 and up have internal sequencers, 4 variations per style with numerous intros and endings, fade in and out, allows basic voice editing, better sound quality, way better speakers (the 550's speakers are just plain terrible my friend, and the tweeters don't even work.. they're just for show), L&R output jacks (the 550 uses the one jack for the headphone and output, and is very noisy when recording to external gear) George is right... If you're a guitar player go with the 1000 and up. Even though I've been playing the keys for over 20 years, I have also been a guitar player for many years as well. You'll find that the 550 will fall short when used to create full compositions when playing along with a guitar. You might even want to consider a used PSR-740... I know Travlin'easy was selling one or two not too long ago. The only downside is that the 740 has the same sequencer as the 550, but it has drawbars, 12mbs of sound, vocalizer, 4 variations per style, modulation wheel, same watt power on speakers, but the 740 has much better quality of speakers and the tweeters work... ... It would work well for a guitar player, but when it comes to the sequencer that falls down to personal taste.. That's why I'm going with either the 1000 or 1100.

Squeak