Well, it's like I did for guitar. When I thought I might like to learn, I bought a cheap-o "beginner" guitar. When I decided I wanted to continue, I bought a good one. (Then another. Then another. Then another. Then another... argh!).

Figure, if you buy a cheap-o and like the insturment, sure you might have wasted < $100. If you buy a good instrument but don't like it, you've wasted a lot more. Plus I think the porta-pad electric would be very simple to record w/ PC.

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