Do you need a backup Nord Stage?

[M1tsos]

Here in greece many people have the stage 3 ha 88 or stage 2 ha 88 for most events that they are in same place everyweek so they dont have to move 2 much with it.. and for touring style events they have a stage 3 compact or electro depending what sounds they use because its easy to carry

[cphollis]

If you're like me, you've built your entire sound around your Stage 3. So your backup will have to be -- yes -- another Stage 3. I am not a touring musician, but if my gear were to fail me for any reason, the gig itself would be wrecked as I have lots of signature parts.

I use a two-board rig (Piano 4 controlling NS3C) where I could limp through a gig on that alone if needed. But I got one of the first NS3Cs, and it's gotten a lot of use. I bought another one and found not only did it reduce my gig anxiety, it gave me a lot flexibility in prepping sounds and setlists.

[harmonizer]

I accidentally stumbled into a keyboard gig setup that has emergency redundancy built-in: I use an FA-07 to produce certain "useful noises" that I can only get from my Roland, and to implement certain splits that even a Stage 3 cannot do. I use an Electro 3 to give me Organ and EP sounds that are much better than anything I can get from my FA-07. I could get thru a gig if either one of them failed.

[Skylight]

I bought another one and found not only did it reduce my gig anxiety, it gave me a lot flexibility in prepping sounds and setlists.

Good point - anything to reduce "gig anxiety!"

For me, it was a 10-month-old QSC 12 which stopped working. It's been in the shop now for 6 months awaiting parts.