2 BILLION isn't bad for a stealth bomber, either, but it's a problem if all you can afford is a Cesna!

C'mon, Ensnare, you seem to know about this stuff... how much WOULD it add to the production cost to change all the knobs and sliders out to mil-spec componentry, and then add the usual markup...?

Damn things are expensive enough already, IMO! Of course, YOU can afford a $250,000 Fairlight, so you seem to be all right Jack! But in the REAL WORLD (the one outside your gated community, probably!), $3500 is still a respectable amount of money...

BTW, Ian, I know you are set in your opinion, but in fairness, I had my doubts when I first got my G70, as well. However, feedback from the physical buttons didn't turn out to be anywhere NEAR as important as I thought it would be. The only occasional problem I have is with the octave button area being in an awkward place, and Lord knows, even physical buttons aren't always placed where we WANT them...!

But as far as triggering reliably when I touch the area, I have NO problems at all... Most of the day to day operation on a G70 is STILL on physical buttons. What would be YOUR major concern, were Yamaha to go the same way? About the ONLY thing I HAVE to hit on the screen while playing is the octave button, and that's a rare occurrence with a 76