Just got a Sweetwater catalog after a recent purchase. They list a G-70 for $3395, I think.

Is this still a production model? Anyone else still stocking new ones?

R.

It is still current..it never was discontinued as some folks stated..

$3395 is not the list but the selling price..

I was informed that production had stopped. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that it is no longer in the catalog. Doubtless they have enough unsold units to supply everyone for a while

I'd shop around for a better price than that Sweetwater one, though... Or try used. They are built (and weigh! ) like tanks, so a used one should still be in decent shape. My three year old G70 (heavily gigged) is still in 100% working condition, so a home unit ought to be close to showroom...

With rumors of a possible new G-series in the pipeline (skeptical, myself, but who knows? ), I think I'd be considering used, as you will lose a LOT of that new value the minute a new model comes out...

Diki, Russ has already had a shot on the G70..he passed without even playing it...Russ is a ketron die hard..

So shopping insight will not be accepted..

Fran is right, Diki. I had one, which I bought new for $2500.00. I played one in a store in Louisville several times after I bought mine and decided that I prefer Ketron. The lack of easily executed breaks without a work-around did it for me.


I traded for an SD-5 and subsequently bought a Midjay and controller from Don Mason. Now, I'm exploring the use of the SD-5 and the Midjay together.

Was just curious about the status of the G-70.


Russ

You can put breaks on to a footswitch or one of the FC-7 choices for hands free, and assign it to either of the Assign SW's at the left end of the keyboard...

What more could you need?

Yep it sure is discontinued, production stopped on the G70 in late 2007. That was information direct from Roland itself, via someone who represents them.

What is in stores is simply accumulated stock, or whats left of it.

D




[This message has been edited by miden (edited 08-08-2008).]

And amongst other things heard, word is that Roland MAY be going to beef up the KF series with similar arranger features that exist on the G70, making more of a home piano entertainment system, leaving the E80 and further incarnations, to continue carrying the flagship title in the "Pro" Arranger area.

D

Miden,

Are you sure about that? That Roland has discontinued the G-70?

By coincidence, I was talking to the keyboard dept at Roland in Calif yesterday. I originally called about the new GW8 (which cannot be edited to from patches), then the E-series, finally the G-70. I was not told that they stopped production on it (but then all the manufacturers don't tell you anything until about three years after what they should have told you three years before!).

I told them I was having difficulty locating one in the stores. Answer was: because of the economy, no one is buying high-end arrangers so the dealer doesn't want to get stuck with it. Right!....but they're willing to carry 3K Yammies and Korgs!

But he told me to look for a G-70 with Version 3. That Version 3 sounded entirely different from the original...so I assumed that they were still making it.

I'm probably going to end up buying a moderately priced arranger and keep replacing them every so often. Too hard to keep up with the politics of merchandising!

Lucky