Well, I am off to the first gig I will play with my new(to me) PA1X - will report back later today on the outcome.

Hammer

Well, gig over - went well for new keyboard. Only concern is the PA1x plus the case weighs a ton - might be more than I can deal with on a daily basis. It was really hard getting it in and out of my car. I was pleased with the amount of sound the built in speakers provided. I played in my regular venue where I have always used my external speakers and the Korg's built in speakers were plenty good enough. Only adjustment I will make is the music stand - the built in stand is not tall enough when playing from a standing position - so I'll take my regular stand next time. I have a cart on wheels I use which allows me to move locations easily - works great. All I have to do is unplug and run. Good to have the first Gig with the new keyboard under my belt.

Hammer

Hammer,
Happy to hear the gig went well. I know the board is a bear to tote. I used a PA1XPro for a while and Loved it. The hard case just added to the weight and also made it very difficult to balance. After a couple of the summer street festivals on those 4-5 ft. high trailer stages w/ ladder steps, I went with the PA800 and a gig bag. It was just a matter of weight+age (my age). I would love to see Korg offer a PA2X module - if you get a chance to speak with Mr. Katoh be sure to mention it.
Ciao,
Jerry

Congrats Hammer on your first gig. Glad to hear all went well. Ease of settup is a concern for all of us. Get it down to a system you can live with on a daily basis in any kind of weather. Best of luck.

Ciao,

Joe

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Joe Ayala

Hi Hammer,
good to hear everything went well for you.
best wishes
Rikki
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Hammer, great to hear everything went well. I know you weren't even sure about keeping the board. Do the styles and voices fit your needs as well as you would like?

Hammer congrats.....glad it worked out...btw what kind of gigs are your performig at?

Stephen,
I have figured out how to "tweak" some of the styles and managed to put together enough song choices for a short Senior Gig -about an hour or so. I was surprise how well the speakers filled the room. I still have a long way to go before playing a regular gig with it though - lots of work to do on basic setups for songs etc.. I have yet to try to mic or voice processor.

Donny,

I just stared playing again about 1 year ago after more than 30 years away from it all. I was actually a percussion major in college and played drums not piano in those days. I have not chased a lot of gigs - mostly senior jobs - I thought it would be fun to do being I am retired and have a lot of time. In the late 60's and early 70's I played just about everywhere - symphony work, musicals, big band jobs -just about everything - got tired of the 6 nights a week thing and walked away from it on a new years eve job I think it was 1975. I was asked to play at a major hotel in our area but it was a long term contract - union job. Passed on it - just didn't want to obligate myself for a year 3 nights a week. It was real tempting - union scale in Dallas and Ft. Worth for a one-man-band job is $500.00 for a 3 hour gig. Anyway - I passed on it for now.

Hammer

Hammer,

Congratulations. I knew you would have no trouble getting back into the groove.

Gary

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