The Roland VA 76 was the G1000 replacement. January will be the release of the new series[EXR]. Hopefully they will live up to the true replacement for the G1000, since most feel disapointed in the VA 76....If not , no problem for me, my G1000 keeps on ticking..like the old Timex commercial use to say..I would suggest that if you are looking for a new arranger, sit tight, Roland has enough goodies to build a "Best" keyboard..