Ok, it's SO tempting to make a wiseass caption here... but suffice to say, this Roland rep WAS kinda tearing it up. The Roland Ax-Synth repackaged version of Roland's classic strap-on controller, but now with an XV-series sound engine built-in so you can plug 'er in and wail. Should be out around July at around $1095 street price. Should give you sufficient time to really get those chops honed.