Guitar Center is coming to my home town...Allentown, PA! That means I won't have to travel 45 miles to visit the closest store. Maybe I should apply for a pt job

Tim

Don't expect to see any expensive arrangers

zuki

Tyros2 is available at the Guitar Center Store (El Cerrito, California) closest (5 miles) to me.

Interestingly enough, arranger keyboards here in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning with the Korg PA1X and now even more so with Tyros2, are finally turning the heads of traditional pro keyboard-synth players here. Interestingly enough, even younger players (20 something) are now choosing to purchase Tyros2 & Korg PA1X over their Synth counterpart, because they appreciate the the ease of arranger assisted performance & songwriting. Of course, arranger keyboards now being reviewed (and getting high praise) in the top US keyboard magazine has turned the tide as well, because as recently as 5 years ago, America's leading keyboard magazines: "Keyboard" & "Electronic Musician" refused to review an arranger type keyboard.

Though I've got no official sales records to back this up, the buzz I'm hearing around here is that, with Tyros2 & PA1X, arrangers are for the 1st time being purchased by many more traditional pro Synth & keyboard (as well as younger 20 something) players here. It appears the long overdue respect for arranger keyboards by more traditional pro KB musicians has finally arrived. It's about time
- Scott

As recently as this year I visited Guitar Centers in Memphis and Tulsa and they had no high-end arrangers.
I did price the Bose PA (one L1 and one sub) in Memphis and later bought it at Musicians' Friend, and they matched the price. Which was $1699 with free shipping, no tax and 1-year no interest financing.
Which reminds me, I have until Oct. 1 to pay it off!!
DonM

Tim, That settles it then!

Apply for that pt job and get something fresh + exciting going there.

In shopping malls, I was always surprised to see how many people stop over by the person playing that big grand piano or home organ in the middle of the mall.
They came to the mall to do other shopping and got lured over by the live demo...
Then they are walking away with brochures and pulling checkbooks out

They should do the same for the arranger boards, show the general public what they can do with one...
Ohhh but that may bring on an epidemic of fakers...
Ahhh, thats OK, take the bad with the good, more variety of keyboards become locally available to fiddle with


Don, you might have to cut back to 9 holes a day


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I'm out the door right now for at LEAST 18.
More likely 36!
Later,
DonM

GC In Arlington TX, has the Tyros2, PSR3000, PSR1500, Korg Pa50[?] Casio [WK3200,3700 and the rest] etc...

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Scott, you'd be surprised how many pro musicians who play synths (also own semi, and pro arrangers).. They're just too proud to admit it.

Pro synth players have know the abilities of the pro arrangers for years. I find that many I know are "closet case" arranger owners. Sure I'll go in and see a Motif, Triton, and Fantom, but there's usually an arranger hiding in there as well.

I can only assume it's the negative stereotype associated with the arrangers that has been present for years--Sadly a musician gets judged at times by the keyboard he's using rather than his chops. If they see speakers, or know it has styles--well you know how that story goes.

Squeak

I wouldn't get too excited. I visited the GC in Grand Rapids Michigan last week. The only arrangers they had were Casio WK3700s.

Tom

Hopefully, this new GC will try to make a good impression on it's new clientele by offering the best in arrangers at the store.
If not, they will get some suggestions from one of their customers - ME.

Tim