My goal was to bring ONE piece of gear to the gig, and the G1000 did it for me for 6 or 7 years. Live use with a band, SMF playback, LH bass with the arranger drums, and a LITTLE use of the arranger (I'm not a big fan of automatic bass lines), the G1000 did it all (and I have Kurzweil 2500S w/KDFX, HATE to take that monster out live - it's great if you can set it up in advance, but impromptu patch changes and setups..... fuggetaboudit!)...........

BUT................ it's Hammonds SUCKED! It's drums were getting a little long in the tooth compared to BFD or DFH, and it's piano, while being the benchmark for me for quite a while, couldn't compare to the FantomX.

FINALLY, Roland released the G70, which addressed ALL of the shortcomings I had with the G1000. Plus it had the same incredible 76 note action. I had to have it..........

As I do so little using the full arranger, the loss of the Chord Sequencer (while being a bloody PITA) wasn't a deal breaker for me, and my use of the FC-7 (which I bought for the G1000 and never needed to use) has pretty much simplified my pedal setup, and brought me MORE control than I used to have with the G1000.

A FEW changes in switch locations caused me a bit of bother at the start but I've mostly adjusted or found workarounds (you GOT to have an FC-7!), and the moving of the Part Switches to close to your RH fixes the one thing I hated the G1000 for.

But here's the rub............ You CAN make the G70 virtually indistinguishable from the G1000 (if that's what you're after), BUT............ it takes quite a bit of work changing the effects and especially the drumkits. God only knows why Roland screwed with their Standard sets, but if you work at it, you can get back to 95% of the way. On the other hand, once you have heard how 'live' and dynamic the V-Drum kits are, well, I changed every single one of my styles and sequences to them! They just take an enormous effort adjusting velocity levels to make the old 'it don't matter what velocity it is, it still sounds the same' Styles and SMFs hit the velocity crossover points musically, but once you do (and once you start painting in some of the snare ruffs and stick drops etc. in the V-Kits) you'll never look back...........

Give it a second try (or third, or whatever) but this time, spend most of your time editing a well known Style or SMF using the Makeup Tools instead of just browsing the sounds (and turn off the Mastering Effects!). While not easy, once you get a workflow going it's possible to get the hang of it quickly, and soon you'll find it is possible to change the built in 'sound' for one that is far more to your liking.