Instead of having Expansion & Compression circuitry, it'll have Expulsion & Regression circuitry. It'll take guitarists another 30 years before they realize they need it! The Les Paul Recording II was nothing like the original with the exception of looks. It took a long time for them to sell 600 units, but now you rarely see them up for sale used. The people that have them are hanging on to them. Replicating the RD Artist circuitry now days would only take a microchip, but I'd be surprised to see it...............