I've used as many as 27 keyboards (all with actual keys) on stage at one time down to a single board of nearly all makes and models. For most gigs, a piano, organ, string pad and electronic horn sound will get you by in a pinch. So many folks worry about the wrong things... like gear. It's the player and the music, not so much the gear. Although in the 80's when we were doing synth pop with dozens of parts that were sequenced, then racks of keyboards were needed. Computers have replaced that need now however. There was also a benefit visually being surrounded by all those keyboards back then just like a drummer surrounded by 10 Tom Toms. Didn't make us better players, but did make the show more visually interesting to the audience.

Being as my left hand no longer works well enough to play, I doubt I'll much have to worry about all that anymore.. but I did have a lot of fun with a lot of gear back in the day.

Brian

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