I have real concerns about Roland too. For what it's worth I played a G70 and didn't really like it all that much. To each his own though. One thing that plagued the G70 was its lack of more current technology but you can understand this when you realize it's been around for ever it seems. Plus G70 sales didn't generate the income Roland was hoping for which I think is the reason they haven't offered anything new in the high end arena in 76 keys. Roland recently scrubbed the G70 from their website and hopefully it will mean a new high end arranger (in 76 key flavor) that will grace winter NAMM 2011. If not NAMM maybe Musikmesse 'll. If not Musikmesse then God knows when but perhaps Roland will indeed forgo anymore high end arrangers or even bow out of the arranger arena altogether like some are suggesting. Pity if they do because less options means less competition and less competition means higher prices and less choice for consumers. Can you imagine if everybody bows out except Yammie?? We'll have the Tyros29 with mediocre Drum Kits, only 61 measly keys, costing upwards of $20,000 in the year of our Lord 2032. And Yammie will probably still be selling a boat load of 'em to devoted Yammie fans willing to take a second mortgage out on their house to buy the next 'incremental' quote: "wonder" - depending on who you talk to - from the folks at Yamaha Japan who are laughing all the way to bank in Hamamatsu - at your expense. Which is a sad joke Yamaha is playing in my opinion. Which unfortunately a lot of people don't mind playing along with them. To each his own I reckon. One thing it does do is to stimulate the economy with a massive influx of money into the global economy in these dire economic times. Yamaha thanks you from the bottom of their "bottom line" heart I might add. Minus any Indian Drum kits or other Indian instruments of value to speak of on the Tyros4 I should mention too. Or the 76 keys that roughly half of all arranger players would rather have as well. That hasn't swayed Yamaha though obviously.

All the best,
Mike