Roland is playing mind games. Now on Roland U.S. there's a different image saying "prepare for a new musical beginning." What is interesting is that each flash pictorial (three so far) features a guy playing Sax. As you can see the new image also has a picture of a keyboard with a guy carrying it under one arm. The guy has a tie on which suggests "gigging" potential suitable for Live performance??

So most likely it is some kind of keyboard but the Sax is a bit mystifying to me. One of the previous images also included a set of Drums and a guy playing a Guitar and also a guy playing a Sax. They're putting a real emphasis on the Sax instrument for whatever reason since it's been in every flash pictorial so far.

Since all the images have included different instruments there is a possibility it could be an arranger. The G-70/E80 are ready for the Smithsonian so Roland may indeed surprise us all with a brand spanking new top of the line arranger beast that will take arranger playing to the next level. Yamaha is arguably number one when it comes to Sax emulation on an arranger but perhaps Roland has something up its sleeve that will blow the T4 SA2 Sax to smithereens? Something so astounding they are picturing a guy playing a "real" Saxophone! Then the Guitar portrayal is another example. Yammie arguably has the best acoustic guitar sounds on an arranger but again maybe Roland has a "new" level of Guitar emulation that will blow Yammie's acoustic emulation out of the water?? And of course the Drum Kit added to the mix makes me wonder if indeed this "new musical beginning" could actually be Roland's latest attempt at countering the new Korg PA3X/PRO and/or Yammie's Tyros4. As we know, it's been literally (well...figuratively anyway an 'eternity' since Roland released a new totl arranger. Could this be the hour (4.06.2011) that Roland decides to get back into the totl arranger game perhaps? Stranger things have happened, even as we (Roland's fan base anyway wait with eager anticipation to find out what this "new musical instrument/re-emerging Legend/new musical beginning" thingamajig will really be. We'll find out soon enough I reckon.

All the best,
Mike