jibin.jacob3 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Has Casio stopped manufacturing MZ X500? Sellers in India say, these are out of stock. I hope Casio is planning to launch something better. I'll wait till 2020 for something better. (Previously, I was confused between the MZ X500 and the PX 560 but when I made up my mind to buy the MZ X500, can't find it and neither can I find anything even closer to the MZ X500.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Stirling Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 6 hours ago, jibin.jacob3 said: Has Casio stopped manufacturing MZ X500? Sellers in India say, these are out of stock. I hope Casio is planning to launch something better. I'll wait till 2020 for something better. (Previously, I was confused between the MZ X500 and the PX 560 but when I made up my mind to buy the MZ X500, can't find it and neither can I find anything even closer to the MZ X500.) Still available at many retailers in the USA. Perhaps your local retailers have stopped carrying it. Looks like Casio is still making them. https://www.casio.com/products/electronic-musical-instruments/music-arrangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpulver Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 well, in germany there is no one shop where you can buy the x500 and also the official websit has no longer the x300/x500 as instrument mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike71 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 It's missing in the Italian site: https://www.casio-europe.com/it/prodotti/strumenti-musicali/ And in UK site: https://music.casio.co.uk And neither there is found: https://www.casio-music.com/euro/ There are some on sale in some shops online, but they seems to me that are remaining stock.. Maybe the arranger is marketed only for US/Canada?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Stirling Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Really important not to confuse local sales companies with the factory. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibin.jacob3 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 One of the local sellers made it clear that the MZ X500 has been discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Casio is still making them. Your local distributor has chosen not to carry them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Stirling Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mike Martin said: Casio is still making them. Your local distributor has chosen not to carry them. Just as I thought. Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Stirling Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 hours ago, jibin.jacob3 said: One of the local sellers made it clear that the MZ X500 has been discontinued. Retailers will often say this when they have no stock or have decided not to carry a product. They don't want you leaving the store to purchase the product elsewhere. They want to sell you something they have in stock. Sales 101. 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike71 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Like the CGP 700 that is not available in Europe, I suppose that the the power that be deemed that EU and UK aren't a good market for that kind of arrangers. I don't think there are different regulations like for automobiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muso7 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Australia list it as current but similarly, no-one is stocking it - my local retailer sold off a few at less than 1/2 price - Casio literally produced this keyboard and didn't bother marketing it. Can't imagine it will survive now - VERY disappointed!!!! Will probably end up getting rid of mine.... Pete 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibin.jacob3 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks Mike! But I inquired with a Casio representative also and he said that Casio has stopped shipping Casio MZ X500 keyboards to India. I also called various vendors across India and it was not available .So, will it be available in India in the near future? Should I wait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, jibin.jacob3 said: Thanks Mike! But I inquired with a Casio representative also and he said that Casio has stopped shipping Casio MZ X500 keyboards to India. I also called various vendors across India and it was not available .So, will it be available in India in the near future? Should I wait? I have no idea about distribution in India. I can't make any recommendation. The only business that I'm aware of is here in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Stirling Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Muso7 said: Australia list it as current but similarly, no-one is stocking it - my local retailer sold off a few at less than 1/2 price - Casio literally produced this keyboard and didn't bother marketing it. Can't imagine it will survive now - VERY disappointed!!!! Will probably end up getting rid of mine.... Pete 🙂 Wish my retailers had them for 1/2 price! I'd pick up another one! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0wfax Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Here in Europe it seems impossible to get a new MZ-X500. All retailers have run out of stock and the last units were sold at very aggresive prices, as in a clearance. It seems that now it's only available in North America. If Casio is still producing new units in the Chinese factories, this raises the question of why it's not available in most countries, as this would be quite a nonsense from a business point of view. Luckily I got one of the latest MZ-X300 units available in Europe at an incredible price :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibin.jacob3 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Anyone from Casio India?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike71 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 14 hours ago, Shad0wfax said: Here in Europe it seems impossible to get a new MZ-X500. All retailers have run out of stock and the last units were sold at very aggresive prices, as in a clearance. It seems that now it's only available in North America. If Casio is still producing new units in the Chinese factories, this raises the question of why it's not available in most countries, as this would be quite a nonsense from a business point of view. Luckily I got one of the latest MZ-X300 units available in Europe at an incredible price 🙂 Carrefour does it too. In Italy you can buy only one store-brand moutarde, in a really sad plastic bottle, and it's also very bland. Thre are we https://www.carrefour.it/Ricerca?isNoF=false&search=senape You pass the border and find tens of store-brand and branded moutarde. https://www.carrefour.fr/r/epicerie-salee/huiles-vinaigres-condiments-et-sauces/moutardes I don't know why they are doing this... -- Mike the moutarde smuggler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I've been trying to save £500 for a while for a new or used MZ-X500, and now I've finally got that amount spare, it's sod's law that I can't find it anywhere! Is there a successor to the MZ-X500? What I'd like is an arranger keyboard geared towards dance/house music, so it would mean that it would have the ability to make my own beats, and preferably to stick with CASIO. I went from a CTK-601 to a WK-3500. Both were fab with synthesiser function to make your own sounds, and the latter could import extra beats off the web. I just want a keyboard where I can make my own beats and I think the MZ-X500 was meant to be ideal for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Benjy, I would keep searching for an MZ-X500. Sometimes patience pays off. Dance and house music, making your own beats and synth sounds, would work great on one. You could also keep your eyes peeled for an XW-G1. Those have some pretty insane features too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks Brad 🙂 I'll hold my horses for a bit then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph R-N R Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 1:55 PM, Benjy said: I've been trying to save £500 for a while for a new or used MZ-X500, and now I've finally got that amount spare, it's sod's law that I can't find it anywhere! Is there a successor to the MZ-X500? What I'd like is an arranger keyboard geared towards dance/house music, so it would mean that it would have the ability to make my own beats, and preferably to stick with CASIO. I went from a CTK-601 to a WK-3500. Both were fab with synthesiser function to make your own sounds, and the latter could import extra beats off the web. I just want a keyboard where I can make my own beats and I think the MZ-X500 was meant to be ideal for that. Benji, you might be in luck. MusicStore.de has the mzx300 for $300, about 1/3 the cost of it here in the USA. Unfortunately, its Casio policy that prevents this German store from selling it to me in the USA. Perhaps that's not the case for England, but even if it was that'd give you an excuse to make a trip to Cologne Germany. The X300 is obviously not the X500, but at $300 the X300 is about the best deal I've ever seen for a keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpulver Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Here is one of the last brand new piece out of a austrian shop: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Casio-MZ-X500-Entertainer-Keyboard/153430305093?hash=item23b928a945:g:M7MAAOSw-6Bcm0o9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpulver Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 additionaly you can find some used X500 in germany at www.ebay.de or www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbdx66 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 And the MZ-X300 is currently at 299 € on the same website: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Casio-MZ-X300/401569700945?epid=1384050887&hash=item5d7f6b5c51:g:4KwAAOSwyQVcXUO0 I hope that Casio will do some follow-up. It would be very cool to have an AiX based board with HEX layer and all the physical controllers of the MZ-X500. Wait and see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibin.jacob3 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'll wait for the successor of MZ X500. I won't buy a used one nor an MZ X300. I'm sure the successor will have better overall sounds like the AIX and much more (Bluetooth etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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