Folks,
I am a Generalmusic dealer in Southern California and I sell and stock the Genesys.
Ziggy, I agree completely with you regarding the quality of this keyboard and that with all it has to offer, it is actually a bargain for all you get. The Genesys in my store sells for not much more than a Yamaha TYROS with speakers, and after you add a hard drive, it is within a few hundred dollars of each other. The Tyros does not sample or load new samples, the Tyros does not have a CD/RW drive or have the ability to play MP3's. The Tryros does not have the ability to record live audio into it and store this in the hard drive and then burn it to the CD......My point, like your's, is that the Genesys is an awsom keyboard and everyone that hears it in my store thinks it's great! Generalmusic, like Ketron does not have many dealers in the US for a variety of reasons, but when a musician walks into my store and see's Yamaha, Korg, Roland, Ketron and Generalmusic keyboards, the Genesys stands out as one of the best and the price is justified once you've seen and heard it. Generalmusic will have their own soft and hard case in January for sale in the US and the 61 note version without speakers will also be available at the time of the winter NAMM show.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566

[This message has been edited by George Kaye (edited 11-23-2002).]