Well, my well-documented frustration and subsequent sell-off of all of my former Roland products because of their bad customer support may have finally paid off. Here's an article that just popped up on Sonic State about Roland's new/improved MOJO support:

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Customer support is always a perennial reason to moan, Roland have taken it upon themselves to create a super support network, realizing how important it is to retain customer loyalty by treating them nice when things go wrong. We may expect this from all companies but the truth is we often don't get it. This stuff costs money and fortunately for us, Roland are making sure their support network really performs.

Their new MOJO service is a one-to-one customer interaction program that Roland has developed to better serve its customers. The MOJO model currently includes MOJO Product Support, Hands-On MOJO events (including clinics and special events) and interactive online MOJO Communities.

Earlier last summer the company commenced laying the foundation for MOJO by expanding Roland product support hours. Roland Product Support Specialists now field calls from 7:30am to 6pm Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday — an increase of 12 hours per week, or 624 hours per year. This is the equivalent of 26 days per calendar year.

"The recent changes in our Product Support department are part of our long-evolving commitment to customer support and MOJO," says Roland V.P. and M.I. General Manager Chris Bristol. "In an age where the average wait time in the service industry could be anywhere from 2-15 minutes, we offer our customers an average wait time of 30 seconds."

Roland U.S. receives approximately 120,000 product support calls per year.

In October of last year Roland launched the second phase of MOJO, by providing downloadable Owner’s Manuals in PDF format. In addition to supporting current line products, Roland is one of a handful of companies in the business that continues to support legacy products, some of which date back 30 years.

"In 2005 MOJO will continue to evolve in order to better serve our customer's needs," Bristol enthuses. “We look forward to launching a multitude of dynamic solutions, including a profile management system, clinic notification function, and pre-registration option for online support.”

Roland intends to expand the MOJO program to include Email Help/Support, Call-Center Automation, and Online Forums.
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Just in the nick of time too. Seeing that the G-70 has just hit the streets.

It may well be worth it to get a G-70 just to see if Roland lives up to their promises. If they do, then the G70 is probably worth the exorbitant price they're asking for it. If they don't, then you can at least sell it to Fran Carango, if no one else.

The big draw on the G70 of course is the 76 Keys and the 'excellent' Ultimate Grand Piano sample found in the Fantom X series keyboards. But from what Roel has said the Styles are archaic even though the sounds seem to be pretty good.

I will hold off judgement until I can Demo the G-70 in person. But the initial response (buzz) is rather troubling.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 12-16-2004).]

"In October of last year Roland launched the second phase of MOJO, by providing downloadable Owner’s Manuals in PDF format."

What is the link to this?
Starkeeper