From diklah22@yahoo.com Tue Dec 05 11:39:24 2006
Subject:Re: Covering Logos - Casio, Yamaha & Roland

I don't like seeing logos covered. Want to know what instrument is
being used. I once saw Santana live and Chester Thompson had what
looked like a tablecloth over his Hammond (of course I presume no
logo was involved), super-tacky!

--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Doc" wrote:
>
> I have never been a fan of product placement and large logos. I use
a
> Yamaha P-120 and work at least two times a week. The back of the
> piano has a 3" - 4" Yamaha logo and Yamaha spelled out. I had a
> sticker made at a sign shop with my name on it for $10.00 and put
it
> over both the logo and Yamaha name. I have received compliments on
it
> and the occasional ego remark with my name on the back. I didn't
even
> think about ego when I had the sticker made, I thought about
drummers
> who did the same thing on their bass drum. When I explain my
purpose
> with the sticker I get a laugh and understanding from those who
think
> it is an ego thing. I'm keeping the Fender logo on the headstck of
my
> guitar though.
>
> I have owned a Yamaha P-80, P-90 and P-120 and loved them all. The
> big advantage of the P-120, to me, are the built in speakers which
> make it perfect for hotel rooms and home practice. The pianos
voices
> are great and the action is perfect to my style of play. I have
also
> owned Roland stage pianos and I loved the stretch tuning feature
for
> solo gigs. If only we could mix the best of all keyboards we would
> have it made.
>
> I'm not good with model numbers of boards unless I own it for a
long
> time. One of Orlando's top piano players loves the Casio he bought
> and replaced his Roland with it and loves the Casio for its weight
> and ease of setup. He, other players and myself think the Casio
does
> have very good pianos and a better B3 than Yamaha. He has kept the
> Casio logo showing on his.
>