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