Correctly Packaged?

Yes i thought there should of been more packing (not often i say that) around. The cardboard is quite thin, mine had holes in it and one of the polystyrene ends was broken. I feared the worse. Yeah good point Shambler, this synth is one of the most expensive bits of kit i've bought yet packed worse than some of my cheapest.

Bloody great synth innit? gonna keep me happy for years...

I also agree with the packaging issues of the GT. I had everything described above: keyboard rattling, holes in box, and even the styrofoam broke apart when I pulled the GT out of the box.

Agree on the packaging - a real mess in the case of one sent to me, with broken polystyrene everywhere.

You guys are frightening me...

My V-Synth GT has arrived in the shop, and now I'm afraid to take it home..

What if I'm faced with a GT broken in two?!!...

Knock on wood!

Luckily the GT has a tough chassis, would of been nice if they had made the end cheeks alloy, would've made for a more gigworthy synth. I can see that it'd only take a mic stand to fall and bye bye plastic ends, besides that the ends seem perfect for lifting grips. It's the only external thing that doesn't inspire robustness. Oh that and the pitchbend/mod lever, why did they make it feel like it could break, and whilst i'm moaning why not a 4-way lever like Korg? Stopping now...starting to sound ungrateful ;-}

I've often felt like moaning about the mod/pitch bend lever, why not 4 way like all the other synths I've owned (either 4 way or separate pitch bend and modulation).

V-synth has a time trip pad so it's academic but the Fantom doesn't...is this a quirk with Roland or do other manufacturers not use a 4 way stick?

I nearly snapped the Fantom stick off the first time I used it ;P

I believe the reason Roland uses that design has something to do with patents ... i.e. Roland would have to pay to use other designs ... just something I read somewhere ...