I didn't feel the BK-9 had a whole lot of thunder to begin with, Donny...it was a very nice effort on Roland's part, but certainly doesn't perpetuate the legacy of the earlier G-series. The keybed has no aftertouch, a pretty serious omission considering it is now as far up Roland's arranger ladder as you can climb...easily reached, even by those with severe acrophobia.

If it didn't have 76-keys, I'm pretty sure sales would have been very dismal indeed.

Strange Fran hasn't mentioned much about it either...last I heard, he was waiting to play one before deciding if it's worth adding to his kit.

Ian