I thought so, Diki...but, I do share your interest in the Audya's performance.

Heck, the music in your area is no more simplistic or complex than the music of the Maritimes...Celtic, Jazz, Dance, Country, Acadian, Latin, Rock, Bluegrass, Blues, Classical etc...we have it all, like most places that have a rich musical heritage.

And, wanting the guitars in an arranger's style, to play exposed/soloed guitar parts correctly and realistically, is important to ME, regardless of how/why you need to do a workaround by adding a real guitarist.

Ian

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Bo pen nyang.

Ha ha....thanks Taike...I haven't laughed so hard since my mother-in-law fell down the basement stairs...and, no, I didn't push her.


Ian

Diki and Ian,
Ian and Diki,
both can quarrel,
all the way to Waikiki.

I will start another thread so people could vote who among you two would be Walter Matthau and who would be Jack Lemon.

The problem is that whatever my opinion on who is "more right", the only positive thing of all the posts you made in the last pages of this thread is your command of the English language.

I think of it as a lesson, thank you for that, but it added nothing to the actual thread.

It's all Diki's fault...I'm innocent. ...and far more mature.

English? The last test me took, me only made one mistake, and me seen it as soon as me done it.

Ian

Ha Ha Ha, Fran...I love it!

Ian quote...."If you remember, one of the tunes I uploaded in the jam, had several people commenting on how good the mega guitars were, including Fran, who loathes Yamaha...you, yourself, said they were exceptional (or words to that effect) so really, I didn't have anything to prove about Yamaha's guitars at all."


Ian, I don't even think I ever used the word "loathes" in my life..
In truth I do not dislike Yamaha at all..I just prefer other brands in a particular type keyboard..For example Roland and Ketron arrangers over Yamaha arrangers..

I dislike many Roland keyboards and have mentioned why many times...Just because I like the quality and design of a manufacturer..I would not endorse the whole product line...especially if there is somethings I dislike..

In general I dislike "workstations" because I know "arranger" keyboards are a better way of doing things..
Another example..The Fantom doesn't hold a candle next to the G70 for me...Even in the sound department...No great organs, no scats, no great choirs.. are on the Fantom..The G70 has them all..

This same description of sounds, favors the G70 over the Yamaha "arranger" keyboards for me..

Would I take a Tyros3 over a the Fantom,,,,in a heartbeat...

I hope I explained my preferences a little better here....Anti Yamaha..NO.....Anti specific models...absolutely..

Thanks for clearing that up, Fran.

I should mention...one of the faults of the Prelude are the lack of great choir and scat sounds from the GS instruments like the G70...The sound engine on the Prelude is the Fantom engine...to me Roland is moving in the wrong direction if they are dropping the GS sound engine...