Elwood.., if you go back over the posts you'll see that I stated it wouldn't surprise me to see the 7500 (possibly) hit the $1,000 mark.

Keep in mind (if) it does this won't be the first time Casio released a Semi Pro arranger that sold for a grand or more. The MZ-2000 was ranging from $1,100 to just over $1,300. At that time the public wasn't ready to see a Casio keyboard with that tag either. It was surely a hit and miss with that unit for Casio. Plus it was a rather risky gamble for them too.

Lets set aside the price of $1,000+ for a minute and put the feature list into perspective.

The 7500 has 76 keys

Poly is 64 notes (although it's less than 128) it's not the typical 48/32 you find on a Casio.

The design has COMPLETELY changed on this unit, and Casio has made this new line WAY more professional looking. Gone are the cheesy painted text up top the unit with tone/style numbers ect. Those are all in categories now and Casio is using the data dial again. The design looks very sleek, modern, and it clearly looks like a semi pro arranger now.

The drawbar section of the MZ-2000 has been brought back (with the re-introduction of the sliders too). The MZ had an amazing drawbar section by the way.

The unit has a full 16 trk sequencer with indepth song editing options.

The unit will record USER styles

Basic tone editing has been brought back (a feature they removed from some current models).

FREAKIN AUDIO RECORDING HAS BEEN ADDED! This is CASIO we're talking about here that has AUDIO recording, and can use 32gb cards.

Overall the 7500 is a major improvement for the Casio line. This new model is SO close to what the MZ-2000 was.

To be honest.., I'd be very surprised if we see them go for $1,400 in the USA. I suspect the price would range from $799-$999. Plus there's a 61 key version too. I wouldn't be shocked to see the price on that unit be over $600.

Why fault Casio for putting out a semi pro arranger in this price range? The did it before.., why can't they do it again.



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 10-04-2010).]