Most of the gals flshing in this part of the world are in their 20s and 30s. It's a fairly commonplace thing here, and after a while there's no longer a shock effect - at least not for me. I guess if I were a lot younger it might be different. The ladies all had lots to drink, but I think they were just having fun with an old man who kept them entertained.

Here's the sunsets we see here every night - awesome!



Cheers,

Gary

I just watched the video. It slickly portrays all of the keyboards great features.

I'm super happy with my PSR-S950s. I have all of the styles from various Tyros models, CVP-509 styles, many Premium styles. The variety of professionally developed styles is amazing. The quality of the voices is superb. You can choose between 5 S.A. jazz guitars for example.

It gives a lot of great features for the price. I agree that the Audio Styles are limited. They sound a tad better than the other styles, but there are so few of them, and there is no easy way to expand. It would have been better to have more of the T4's drum kits and forget about the audio styles - but it does have some new drum kits, and the audio styles that there are are fun to play with.

Overall, the keyboard is an excellent value.

One thing I found out from the video is that with an iPad you can get a lot of the IDC features that the previous PSRs had, like searching registrations.

To hell with the sunsets, post the 'flashing' pics.



chas

I was actually looking for the video ...

HIJACKED?

What's new???

... I am REALLY resisting trying out a 950 because I don't want to spend that much money for a second board at this point ... AND, what I've heard of the PA600 I really like ... BUT, I have to hear it for myself ... sometime ?!?

Thanks jamman. I think Korg should list it in the specifications on their website since the PA 600 is 61 keys where the Octave - + function is especially important. Yammie thinks it is important enough to advise potential customers that the S950 has the feature.

By the way, if Korg was really smart they would have introduced the PA600 before the holidays. Most people are low on cash after spending beaucoup amounts of money on Christmas gifts. According to what I've been able to determine the PA600 won't be available until after the 1st of January. Although I'd rather have a fully baked product than a half-baked one when it hits the market. Timing is everything and I think Korg dropped the ball unfortunately. Hopefully the extra wait will be worth it.

All the best, Mike

PS: Sounds like Gary has been sipping too many margaritas down there in the Florida Keys. You wouldn't be pulling our leg now would you Gary? I have a hard time imagining young women flashing an older gentleman. People get to drinking too much and they can start seeing things that aren't there. I'm not saying that's the case but young women don't flash grandpas. They shouldn't flash anyone for that matter. Sometimes dreams can carry over into consciousness. Maybe you dreamed it? Or then again, maybe too many margaritas? By the way, I've heard the Florida Keys are really amazing. Fishing down there is some of the best in the world from what I understand. Pardon me if I'm stepping on anyone's toes. This thread is treading on things that shouldn't be discussed on an arranger keyboard forum in my opinion. Gary, please keep those intimate escapades of young women out of the S950 threads if you don't mind. By the way, I'm glad you were able to gig down there while you're on vacation. A little extra money on the side will help pay for your trip. A win/win situation. Hopefully you were also able to do a little fishing as well.

No illusions with the flashers - it's a complace occurance here, not that it's a bad thing. I believe grampas get flashed because the ladies know we're pretty much harmless.

The fishing here is beyond belief, and that's what's on my plate for tomorrow if the weather cooperates.

Back to the S950. I'm relatively confident that one will be purchased shortly after my return to the frozen north in April. From all the demos, plus talking with some 950 owners and performers, to me at least, it sounds like a fantastic keyboard and would be a big upgrade from my old PSR-3000s.

Gary

Gary, I think, when push comes to shove, that your vast collection of Yamaha styles is what is going to keep you in Yamaha's camp, no matter how much 'better' the PA600 might appear.

Style conversion is still a pretty much hit or miss affair, and incredibly time consuming to do right. There's much to admire in a PA600 (it's got a Chord Sequencer, already!), but it still suffers from the age old Korg Achilles Heel... nowhere near as large a pool of factory and high quality user styles available.

Diki,

I tend to agree with you. I got to play a PA300 a few weeks ago, I liked much of the overall sounds, but there didn't seem to be the variety of styles that I found with Yamaha and Roland keyboards. Granted, I only played it for an hour, but I thought the piano sounded somewhat thin, and I was not enamored with the guitar sounds. Maybe it's just me, but I really like Yamaha's individual instrument voices better than most keyboards I've had the opportunity to play and hear during this trip. Now, I have been told that the PA600 grand piano sounds great, but again, I haven't had the opportunity to hear it up close and personal. I use a lot of guitar, sax, fiddle, strings and yes, even the grand piano voices, all of which I consider essential to my performances.

Cheers,

Gary