Originally posted by mc:
I'm not sure about Roland anymore, They were so popular 10-20 years ago. They had some great keyboards in the past. The last thing that they made was great, was the G1000. anything after that I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
Well, just to expand a little on Diki's post, mc, I think that two of the current Roland arranger lineup are fine and logical descendants of the G1000....they would be the G70 and E60.
I also feel it's great that Roland (like Yamaha)have kept MP3 players out of their arrangers, making them genuine musical instruments rather than a Karaoke machine that just happens to have a keyboard attached to it, as in the Korg PA-800, for example.
If you love "playing" an instrument, you can't go wrong with either the Roland G70 or E-60, but you may have trouble finding one to test, as the "morons"(Diki's word, not mine)at Roland have made a complete mess of the marketing and distribution of these wonderful keyboards.
Do try and find them...you won't be disappointed.
Ian