I bought my PSR9000 24th January,2002 so I have enjoyed playing it for over 10 years!
To me , it was a "wow" of a board after a couple of earlier Yamahas.
I still have my 9000 and only now am I stirring to get a Tyros 2......
I suppose the reason I have stayed so long with my 9000 is because I am not an accomplished
artist like so many of the members of this forum.
I amaze myself , and my family sometimes, with the great songs I can produce and gain the admiration of them.

And that is why I have continued to improve my playing and song writing for so long on just one now outdated board!

As spalding1968 has remarked, the changes did not come until we heard the Tyros range (I of course mean only the range of Yamahas)

And so I will probably be owning a T2 in the near future..... But I don't guarantee it !!!

have a listen to thread i started wit a clip of a normal user like you and me making great music with the Tyros 2. You might be tempted to acquire one sooner than you thought !!

I'm in with the 'longevity' crowd, too. I had my Korg i30 for nine years (still got it - packrat mentality), then I finally splashed the cash for a steal of a deal on a used Pa1XPro about three years ago. I'm very tempted to jump for a Pa3X but, you know what, the 1X is still doin' the business for me. So . . .

Thanks for the links, they were amazing.
But I know you are kidding when you say "like you and me"!!

It would take me many hours of arranging a song like this guy probably does in a much shorter time than most of us. Even our mutual friends on this forum who play purely for a living would never get to this standard!

That is why I will take a little longer before giving up my 9000, which I now know very well.