Amazing this KB just came to market in Europe last week and I hear nothing about it here on SZ. I would love to hjear the comparisons vs the G70?

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Why do you even care, Donny? I thought your wife had a restraining order to keep you 200 yds. from any music store.

Pleeeeease.....my wife has had me sign contracts to never buy another piece of gear again..... not that it worked... but she knows she cant go shopping unless Im a happy camper
Im always out there window shopping gumba!

Roland E80 ....mmmm.... I think thats what Homer would say

According to my contacts at Roland here in the USA there is still some style fixing going on at Roland before it comes to market here in the USA to have styles more asked for by American musicians rather than European musicians. I think that we won't see any until the end of the year.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

Hi George,

Here's a post I made a few weeks ago regarding an e-mail I sent to Roland Canada re. the availability of E80, E60 in Canada.

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Question: Can you please tell me when the new E80, E60 arranger keyboards will be available in Canada, and which dealers will be carrying those models?


Answer Greetings / Salutations!,

Thanks for your message. We hope to receive our first shipment of E-80 and E-60 Arranger Keyboards next month in September or in October. Campbell Douglas Keyboards will carry these models.

Campbell Douglas Keyboards
1547 Merivale Road
Nepean, Ontario
(613) 225-0666

Please let us know if you have further questions. Thanks for your interest in Roland!

Best Regards / Sincèrement vôtre,
Roland Canada Music / Roland Canada Musique

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I'd guess the dates mentioned would probably apply to the U.S. as well, wouldn't they?

renig,
The Sept/Oct dates were what was really quoted by Roland this month until I was told it was being pushed back a bit because of additional programming needed for the US.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

I had the opportunity to play the E80 about half an hour in a Dutch musicshop.I allready heared it before in a concert in Rotterdam. I am a G70 player now and half an hour is not enough for me to give a complete review but what I heard and played sounded very well to me.
I played a few Userstyles from a floppydisk and they sounded a bit better than on my G70. There are many styles on the E80 which are not on the G70 and some of them are impressive. I liked the new drumsets and number of new basses.
The new piano is very good. There are more editfacilities and therefor I can say that if I had not a G70 now and had to make a choice , a E80 or a G70, I should take the E80.
I am a homeplayer now with a good installation and my wife does not allow me I think, to go for a new E80 because my G70 is now about one year in the house. And she likes the very good keys for pianoplaying on my G70.

When it was demonstrated at Blackpool, one thing that sticks in my mind is that the film Music Style (I think) has the longest Intro on any Arranger Keyboard. (I think I counted 32 bars)

Bill