Hi Donny,
Allow me to first express my gratitude for your kind words towards my musical achievements in the past, quite correctly as you put it yourself brought about predominantly on Korg PA arrangers. However there is no point in looking back and due to both health issues and other matters I am/was looking for a new challenge.
The piano is one of them and an important one also due to the fact that I have discovered the sheer beauty of virtually any song when sung and accompanied by only ( a decent) piano. Two outstanding examples of what I mean in the links below.....
As you know I finished my first piano album by way of tribute to my wife but I will endeavour to complete a second album this year that will include both arranger keyboard, guitar and piano as well as guest performances, in all a challenging project.
In another thread Bachus remarked about the September update for the Korg PA4X. As you may know I purchased the PA4X twice and sold it again as many times. If they do not get back to the old Performance system in which a Performance was indeed a complete registration as it was on ANY previous Korg model and as it is on ANY other make of keyboard I will never consider it again. ( the Italians really messed that one up for me......)
As regards my quest for a decent and at the same time affordable piano sound I have come a long way. Just to discover how commercialised this field is and how subjective. We all recall the thousands of threads here on the merits or shortcomings of yet another top arranger keyboard and the endless debates whether the piano on the Tyros 5 (etc) was any better than on the Tyros 4, Korg ,etc.
At least it seems that most folks agree these days that the PA4X is sonically as well as technically the most versatile and worthwhile arranger keyboard to have with Tyros 5 and Ketron SD7/9 as close runner ups. So be it. For now I make do with my PA800, ketron SD1plus and Yamaha P80 as well as a budget Martin acoustic guitar.
At present I am in the process of recording an old Suzi Quattro song with a lady singer and only the piano by way of accompaniment and it gives me tremendous joy as well as it being a great challenge.
Oh yes, the links I was referring to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q03E7oTc5qohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz7BGlgb5Dohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X-cTZWUfoQregards,
John