Did someone of the G70 owners/lovers make recent recordings for sharing ? (please give the URL)
It IS amazing how different players think about this machine. Spalding could have a good point about one unit sounding better than others. (Mine absolutely sounded like crap!)
Playing technique / ability to use features sure 'help' to build an opinion. The sound- and style-impression during intro's, styles, breaks etc. have nothing to do with player-skills : You like it..... or don't.