The thing about Roland's is... I didn't see the 61 versions exactly creaming the 76 in sales. For whatever reason (mostly marketing and distribution, IMO), Roland arranger sales were flat across the board. If they decide to keep making arrangers at all, I see no reason why they would abandon the 76, which, in all fairness and from looking at all the Roland owner posts, is possibly the LARGER part of their sales. Most here posting as Roland owners are either G70, E60 (both 76's) and a few E80 (61).

It is hard to imagine that Roland will stop supporting us 76 users, as we are probably some of the last diehard Roland users... I can certainly say that if they go 61 only, I'm going to either be hanging on to my G70 for a LONG time, and then moving to whatever other 76 options are then available. Or just giving up on arrangers altogether, as loopstation 76's start to get a bit more arranger-like.

But I will NOT take two keyboards to a gig when one 76 does the job, and I do far too much straight ahead piano playing for a 61 to ever be an option.

My hope is that Roland abandon all the 'extras' that have jacked up the price on their TOTL arrangers that few even use (harmonizers, video output and control, mp3 players, etc.) and just come out with a basic, no frills ARRANGER with the few remaining niggles fixed from the G70, lighter weight, but same killer sound (and action!). Drop the price a grand, and you have something that real players will love (and karaoke wannabes will hate!), just like the G1000 used to be.