After spending most of Saturday and Sunday afternoon reading the G70 manual visiting Roland related web sites and user forums I took the leap and am buying HankB's G70. Don Mason, thanks for letting me know it was up for sale.

Steve CONGRATS!!!!!

You made a very wise choice ....
I wish you mucho luck and make some great music!!!

Stephen, glad you are one of us..Now we need to get Cass settled into a G70..

Congratulations, Stephen. Told ya that Fran'd be elated.

Taike

The pressure is on. Tomorrow I list the E09 and VR760 on eBay. If I get any nibbles, I'll list the DC5 too. My local store has a G70 in the box he'll sell to me for $2500.

Good luck, Stephen.

I know where soemone can get a new G70 from a dealer REALLY cheap. He's had it for months and there is no interest in it here. He will dump it.
DonM

Thanks everyone. I'm pumped up about getting the G70 and with it's weight I better be pumped up.

76 keys, vocal harmonizer and based on my playing so many converted G70 styles on the T2..... and a list of other features, it was the way to go. I don't plan on selling my CVP 307 Clavinova, so I'll have the best of both worlds..The Clav for home use and the G70 for gigs

Steve..... CONGRATS!!!... can't wait to hear it !!!
t.

Congrats and welcome to the club...

What's that old proverb about waiting on the banks of the river long enough...??!

Bookmark http://roland-arranger.com , you'll find most of your questions answered there.

Tony, thanks. Once I find my away around the board and know what I'm doing we'll have to meet up.

Diki, yup the ship has come in
I've been over to http://roland-arranger.com have been reading the "Tips and Tricks" workshop.

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Steve dont forget a nice picture of you playing the G70

Don, I'd like to know the store contact and/ or price. Also, is the mike connection on the G 70 an LXR? If not, do you need to use a transformer to convert?

Thanks,

Russ

Cass, that's an impressive price. Does he have more than one?

R.

Cassp...
Congrats!! ....
Man this is turnng into a Roland G70 PARTY!!!!!!!!

Russ G70 has an xlr mic input[neutrik]

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Congrats. The G70 is the way to go. I still have tons to learn on it but I have had great responds on gigs and playing gigs has been a lot more fun. It is heavy but the keyboard action is worth it. The other arrangers just didn't feel right to me being a piano player.

Russ, check your mail.
DonM

Don, would you kindly the dealer's info, please? thanks!

Sounds like " G70" fever to me.

Montana shoot me an e-mail at stephenm52@yahoo.com. I remember your a recent G70 convert.

Don, could you post the dealer info or pm me as I am also interested. That would round out the arranger section of my studio (can't warm up to the Ketron because of the lack of smooth jazz and other contemporary styles).

chas

Chas, come on!!! Call Benny!!

The dealer is Toledo Music in Shreveport.
(318) 635-9940
I talked to them today and they still have it, but they want $2500.
If you're interested talk to Larry or Vernice.
They are good folks, but only really into pianos and organs. They don't even know how to turn the G70 on.
DonM

Seriously Fran, I haven't been to Philly in quite a few years (except for brief visits). Is Benny still alive and well. I'll always think of him fondly. A living legend in the Philly music scene.

chas

Don, thanks for the info.

just out of curiosity how old is he G70 now? when is its 76 note replacement due??

surely it cannot be any of the E series?

http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/WNAMM98/Roland/G1000.html

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=1933

Nick its been about 7 years since the G1000 (1998) till the G70 (2005).....Roland makes a loaded quality product especially their Flagship Arrangers.....good stuff lasts for years....I think your gonna have a long wait

I love my Yamaha but the G70 is starting to grow on me. the only issue i have, is i have not heard any dance styles. only the one on the Roland site called "DemoDance" which I don't really like...

Can someone post some demos of the dance doof doof trance styles with Intros and a few of the variations please?

Try you best to wooo me

Nick

Nick there are plenty of Dance styles in the Roland Style library...original & Converted...! If dance styles are what your into why noit look at creating your own using a Fanthom X7 or Motif XS?

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the thing is, i realllly love Latin music aswell thats why im scared to go to a synth.

in the T2 my favorite styles are:

Bolero Lento
Beguine
Guitar Rhumba
Pop Flamenco
Bachata.
Bossa Nova

I have listened to most of the G70 latin and dance styles after being converted to Yamaha and they sound crap. but I have no doubt they will sound a million times better than on the G70 which is what they were made for. still i am extremely happy with the Yammy latin styles and feel most comfortable with them.

with the dance department, i love the sounds that the synths have but i really prefer to play in arranger mode where u can switch variations, fills, mute tracks allll in realtime.

I have never played on a synth but i am not confident it will be able to do this? synths are more for pre recording all the music pretty much like midi files and just putting loops together am I right??

I just dont like how the Yamaha has only 1 drum kit for dance. every dance song sounds quite the same cos of this. need to variate with drum samples which it cannot do... I am confident the G70 has this but also, I love the onboard patterns on the T2.

so many decisions... lol

is it possible to use a Module for the T2 that will give it all the extra drum kits and u can just select them through the T2 for the on board styles??

Nick

FWIW, i reckon the next roland will be a 76 note version of the e-80 with a few more features and no speakers..
dennis

That's the thing with Roland...you know that there'll always be a 76-key model. Pretty reassuring, eh?

Taike

Hi Steve

Congrats on your new toy. Have fun with it. I look forward to your reviews.

Scott

Nick its been about 7 years since the G1000 (1998) till the G70 (2005).....Roland makes a loaded quality product especially their Flagship Arrangers.....good stuff lasts for years....I think your gonna have a long wait [/B][/QUOTE]

What about the Va76
The G70 has already been upgraded 3 times and I think the next upgrade will be a newer 76 model

Daz

Steve....congrats on the new board.... waiting to hear some of your music on it...
TR

Scott and Tony thanks, once I get settled in with it, I'll post a review and an mp3.

Look out, here I come! The VR760 sold last night and the DC5 has a bid by the same buyer; it ends Sunday. I've got my G70 on hold ($2500). If anyone (AJ) knows of a better deal, email me.

Wow, this is exciting. I've never done a wholesale buy/sell of keyboards before.

BTW, the E-09 is still up on eBay until Sunday if anyone wants a good, inexpensive arranger.


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Cass Pawlowski - Detroit
http://cassp50.googlepages.com/home

Cass that is great news..

Cass, has joined the ranks today...He is reading up the manual and looking at his G70..he won't be sleeping tonight...

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Cass, congratulations on the G70, Fran's right on the money, you won't be sleeping tonight

I just checked the UPS web site my G70 arrived in Secaucus NJ from Shrevport just before 12 noon today. I know the drill too, I went thru this when I purchased the T2 6 months ago. The board will arrive at the UPS depot near where I work about 10 tonight and it will sit there all weekend Monday it will arrive at my office mid day.



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Stephenm52

You usually can pick up items from UPS Saturday mornings -

Jerry

Cassp.....YOU DA MAN BABY!!!!
Your riding the G70 EXPRESS!!

Way To Go!! Good Luck man with the G70, you made a very wise Choice......cant wait to hear some songs!!!



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Donny

� Choose a job you Love, and you will Never have to Work a day in your life! �

Congrats, Cassp! Stephen, hope you'll make it through this longgggggggggg weekend.

Donny, now why did you SELL yours?????? I mean, you're so enthousiastic about the G70 all of a sudden. What's going on with the SD1 plus?

Taike


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Taike, Im happy for all the new G70 owners.......just do a search on my old G70 battles on SZ......Im not gonna rehash it here. But I will help any G70 owners if needed thru my experiences.
I am now at peace with the SD1+ its working out so much more then I expected...
Thanks for your concern....BTW what are you playing these days?

Donny, I sold my kb prior to moving to Laos. Luckily I get to play a Kawai organ for a couple of hours each week but that doesn't belong to me. Still better than nothing and it's great to be playing the organ once again.

Taike

Thanks Jerry, I didn't realize they were open Saturday mornings. I just checked it is a the local depot. Bad news is I have other commitments this morning and won't be able to get there.

So does this mean your jumping on the G70 EXPRESS and buying a Roland G70?

Who knows? Fran knows that I'm interested in the G70, especially for its organ voices/drawbars, 76 keys, solid build, etc. If I had to choose between a Tyros 2 and a G70... G70 would be it. But I'm also interested in what the Audya will bring. I'll just wait and see and in the meantime do without a keyboard. Not easy but, like I said, playing the organ several hours a week keeps me from going nuts. Or is it already too late for me? Anyway, no purchase this year.

Taike

Just buy a G70 now......
then stack the Audya on top....
whats the problem

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Donny

� Choose a job you Love, and you will Never have to Work a day in your life! �
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And HUG Someone tight Everyday....
You'll Feel better afterwards

Short arms.

Common Taike ...you know you want to jump on the G70 Express !!

No trains in Laos, Donny.

Interested, yes, just ask Fran, but I'm also a patient man. Right now my focus is on getting my business established, studying the Lao language and taking care of my family.

The Kawai organ is keeping me quite happy for the time being. Like I said, not for this year.

Taike