Steve, I own an e60. I've had it just about a month now. I previously owned a G70. I can tell you that for about half the price of a G70 you get most everything you want or need on the e60. Sounds are excellent, almost identical to the G70. Styles are also excellent. There are fewer onboard styles, but there are a few e60 styles not on the G70 that are outstanding. And, because you can store styles, registrations, on midi on floppy disk or memory card there is no reason not to have as many styles as you want ready to load and go.

The keyboard is different than the G70. It has a slightly lighter action, but still feels good if you want to play a paino part or whatever. There are no drawbars or VK organ section on the e60, but the organ patches are very good and you can still use the D-beam to swith the rotor sim from fast to slow. Most of the other features on the G70 and E80 are resident on the e60/50. The e60 weighs about 25 lbs, that's about 10 lbs lighter than the G70.

If you can live without Rolands's excellent harmonizer and a few minor features, the E60/50 offer excellent value for the money. The E80 has the most features; the G70 is a pleasure to play; the e60 is the next best thing to eith board at a much more affordable price and weight. The e50 is like the e60 but with 61 keys. You choose.

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