The G has quite a large percentage of the 'best of the SRX' boards at no extra cost, and little more than a FantomX. Maybe that should be considered a 'slap in the face' of FantomX users, instead...

I can't believe the whining here. Put it this way. If Roland DIDN'T come out with any ARX boards, you would all be falling over yourselves praising them for including the SRX sounds it does... at no cost.

And if Roland had NOT included any slots for expansion, you would all be bitching about the lack of expandability!

The FantomG is what it is. Just like the MotifXS. Which, by the way, dropped IT'S expansion slot to the howls of protest by Yamaha users... no more virtual analog, no more modeling... Maybe they LISTENED to their whiners and took them to heart? And look where it got them...

Damned if you do, and damned if you don't, I guess...

But I would MUCH rather have a slot expandable synth, and pay happily for additional sounds and especially OS capabilities, than have to trade up to the NEXT model with these capabilities built-in...

No doubt there are PLENTY of Fantom users who are MORE than happy they could add newer sounds to their older WS's without buying a whole new one. Just as there will be LOADS of FantomG users in a few years happy that whatever new Roland come out with might possibly be a few hundred dollar addition to what they have, rather than a few thousand dollar trade-up...

You guys amaze me...

Next you'll be going 'why don't they just give me a free Atelier organ with my Sonic Cell? What a ripoff!'

Ever take a pre-schooler to a toy store? Same blank understanding of the value of things... 'I want it NOW...! More, more more, Mommy...!'