And there are people who've tried it and loved it........

Jeez, don't any of you actually read the post, or do you just see 'G70' and go 'Hmmmmmm better say it sucks'? All this post was about was why I allow myself to get involved in the bitch-slapping that has been going on here lately, something I don't feel good about. It wasn't a review of the keyboard (well, not much!), but an indictment of the attitude of Roland towards marketing it.

WAY too many people have never seen or tried one, and if all they have to go on is SynthZone, it's going to die. But witness a few who USED to be nay-sayers who finally got up and went to play one, and lo and behold, they actually like it! (or don't like it, but at least they went.......)

I have never said the Tyros sucks (except as a joke/example on the Yamaha Forum!), it just doesn't work FOR ME, but I would be the last guy to say 'don't bother trying one, they suck'. Every last one of us should be encouraging any newbies or curious potential buyers to try out EVERYTHING, and not be so egotistical as to assume that THEIR opinion is the only correct one.

By the way, if you've read my posts here, you will (hopefully) see that I am NOT one who tries to offend the other guy, despite their lack of any effort to do the same, I just try to explain, as well as I can, WHY I think the way I do........ Not enough people here follow the dictum of 'if you wouldn't say it to his/her face, don't post it'.

Find a politer way to express yourself, and people will (hopefully) spend a bit more time thinking about what you wrote......... (even if they DON'T agree with it, it won't get their backs up)

If not........ well, there's always that gig at the Beirut Hilton......