Don, Sounds great ya got me drooling over a Pa4x, although no matter what I know I won't sound like you do Maybe time to sell the T5-76 and Pa3x -61 and maybe upgrade............. maybe not.............Good thing I won't be home for a few months the GAS may subside.








Donny, I'll vouch for Tony about the young players players doing Buble and Sinatra tributes, you know we live within 20 minutes of eachother. For a small state or should I say a state the size of a county there is lots of talent per square mile RI=1212 square miles, my wife and I are spending the winter in Marion County Florida 1663 square miles and population density is not nearly as high here as it is in Rhode Island.

I've seen the same with 30-40 year old males singing to backing tracks. Sometime ago I was at an entertainer's showcase. A 30 something year old guy never sang a gig in his life was talked into going and singing by his friend who was a busy entertainer. This 30 year old had a nice voice but had never played a gig in his life. I guess when the lady ADs took a look and heard him sing a few hired him. Not sure the guy was giving a BS story or not but also claimed he never had a music of voice lesson in his life.

Singing to tracks is one thing, .....CREATING and Recording & arranging your OWN tracks is where the magic lies..and this is where most don't have the talent to do so and it shows believe me..

Donny, I believe you, you are proof earning your living with music.

Don, just got a chance to listen to the songs you posted - pretty darned good for a country boy. Some really good right hand licks, especially when you get countryfied. I suspect you had your shorts tightened with a pair of vice grips when you did I'll Always Love You, though. You have a bit of a bull frog voice, just like I do, and hitting those high notes, at least for me, is too much of a challenge these days, especially with shot to hell lungs. Well young man, it's time to stop buyin' keyboards and making big bucks with what you have - your talents.

All the best,

Gary

Liked all of the songs. But, the guitar solo on Jambalaya sounded like Brent Mason. Don doesn’t need a guitar player. Nice work in showing the PA4X.

You guys are very kind! Thanks! I am enjoying the new board more and more each night. I found most of the guitars in the STS (OTS in Yamaha language) have way too much processing and effects for my taste. The ones straight out of the sound banks sound better for most of the stuff I do.
I did a ton of Elvis songs tonight, since it would have been his 81st birthday. None of the women threw underwear at me, but other than that it seemed to go over well.

Hi Don

Absolutely enthralling and first rate. You must be a blessed man with your missus on the mend and the new PA4X. Almost regret now that I did not keep mine
Seriously though I am amazed at the speed with which you already have made it your working gear. I think you'd better get used to the idea that this one is going to be around for quite some time now before being tempted to buy any more gear other than an extension the PA4X. Good luck my friend!

regards,
John

Thank you John! I shouldn't need anything new for a long time, but I HATE to see that brown truck drive by without stopping at my house!

It's on the way to Donny's.