theGman

As a business, in Virginia, each month I pay Sales and Use tax. The Use part is what you are technically supposed to pay on items you bought from out of state but "use" in Va. It's already on the books is my point. Just sayin'

I wish they issue a non-deviant behaviour version of the movie; I see enough of those things in the local music scene already.

Thanks for getting this up so well. Missed it. [ x Like ]

I never got into Apple, but for a far different reason... Which is: There is no back 1 page arrow/button on their phones. Every computer ever made has a back button. Every phone except Apple ever made has a back button. Who do they think they are? I don't play that game. By Apple not having this basic feature, it showed an arrogance which I didn't want to accept. If they were that deliberately anal, they could pound sand.

I upgraded my 2 board stand last Fall, from a great Spider Pro (silver) to a Gibraltar chrome tube stand with a custom designed center tube mike holder. It looks great, it takes just a wee bit longer to set up, like 5 minutes vs. 2. It is nice to get the respect and interest from others. Even moved things around slightly, to improve visibility. That's a switch! The reason I upgraded to this chrome beauty is to apply my love for classic cars as much as possible to the keyboard system. Seeing the guys brag rightly so of their cool guitars, drum sets etc. is like strolling through a car show among the 50s, 60s, 70s etc. restored cars and trucks. Not much can be done with the boards; like trying to get excited about any other appliances, like refrigerators or stoves. Waaahhh I would like to upgrade the keys to reverse colors on my Nord 5, to add a little classic look to it. My other board, a Roland J50, is already black and looks better with the normal key colors. I'm working on a '56 Chevy Panel rat rod now, but I don't think I want to carry that theme to keyboards. ha ha

Good to know; thanks.

^^^ Dingo Starr?

What a great new (for me) topic. And, now I have a new word added to my vocabulary; as a Mensa member, I can assure you that I have never heard this word, ever, at a Mensa meeting. But, then again, they might have all been bass players or drummers?

In a cover band fwiw. Worried if you got your part down? Get 92%? close to their sound, except better on signature licks. To get the confidence of not being closer than this %, You Tube is your friend. Compare with the original band live, in different years, etc... even they couldn't do better, so it doesn't matter that much, with everyone else blaring anyway. Wear black shirts if possible; sweat doesn't show. Some of the newer fabrics wick about the same in other colors. Do a spit test. Take a leak on every break, even if think you don't have too; cheap insurance, plus you can do PR and mingle with customers to and fro the bathroom.

I go to Goodwill or equal and buy a nice assortment of athletic? zipper soft bags, for an average of 2.50 each. It takes a while to find nice ones, so I buy them when I see them, have twice what I need, but for the price who cares? All of the bags of course have handles, and since most are lightweight, you can carry 3 or 4 at once. The picture ^^^^ a few posts above would go in 3 or 4 bags. Most the bags don't have extra things in them once you're set up, so you can store them in an emptied keyboard bag if necessary. Fwiw, Paul

From what I understand, Gibraltar is very pricey. Just for fun, it would be interesting to find a reasonable price competitor's prices and pieces available to see what is possible. I like the polished aluminum idea too. I wonder if all manufacturers clamps are as strong too? Guess it's time to get out Google ! Paul

Spider Pro has a metal reinforcement for their mike mounting area. You don't need it, but it makes life more comfortable knowing there's some metal under the plastic top cap. More pedal area too.

Split button sounds like the "transpose button" discussion with the same outcome...if you don't like it, don't use it. However, playing in a classic rock band and a blues band, it's hard to beat having a left side organ with a right side piano, or then maybe a right side sax, or something else, just a button push away. No cognitive toll for me...I don't split on the fly; they are pre-programmed, so no mental calisthenics necessary. This way you can adjust lower side volume down to not fight the right hand melody side. I believe I have almost all splits at same point, to eliminate surprises also. It's just nice being able to add this variety to the arsenal. In addition to just using one sound entirely, I use about 6 ? preset splits, such as Left to Right:organ/piano, orchestra/piano, piano/piano and organ/organ (with the lower piano or organ raised up an octave, to keep from walking on the bass), etc. I also have used a split same sound on sound with the lower 2 key octaves again being up 1 octave, to keep from walking on the bass. Side bonus: also nice for occasional drinking or snacking or reaching for or adjustments while playing a one hand background with sound on sound, since these left 2 or so octaves are actually just a repeat of the 2 just above, so you can play easily with the non-drinking hand.

For me, the Vox deal killer is not having a split, especially on the 73 key board. I was getting the GAS feeling too! No split eliminates it for use as a single gigging board in my world. Doesn't anyone who engineers these things have a live gigging neighbor or relative who would mention this? Waste of a fine keyboard.

Saw a new Jupiter 80/76? key for $495 other day. Probably get one.