Nadroj wrote:Let us know how you get on OP, thinking of upgrading from E4 SW73 to Stage 2 EX76 in the next few months. Will be interesting to hear your thoughts.
I went to Guitar Center today and played the Stage 2 EX 76 HP and as expected it's just not my cup of tea.
The keybed is OK for playing AP and EP stuff of course but organ is out of the question for soloing. If you were just holding down some background chords, you may be able to get away with that mode of playing on the HP action.....but that's it.
You would have to midi in a second keyboard with non-weighted action to get proper use of the Nord organ engine....as some folks do. But I want a single board solution, so it will be the Stage 2 EX 73 for me.
Truthfully, the fully weighted Stage 2 EX 88 HA I played was quite a bit easier to play organ on than the 76 HP. Remember I am not used to playing weighted action at all...YMMV.
So the hunt is now on for a Stage 73. I did see some strange and wonderous pricing today at a couple of New York stores for new Stage 2 EX 73 boards that STILL make me wonder if that Stage 3 is waiting in the wings.
Where is that crystal ball!
Cheers
Paul