I really like the design and am thinking this is next.

it goes in the "least versatile" guitar category...

Why do they call it the Rhodes and not the Roddenberry?

Funny!

But the original was designed by RR himself.

$1,799 is alot to pay for a wallhanger so I hope you will play it. It's a cool looking Area 51 model. I would have thought a Fender Synth set up with a whammy would have been included so one could get those space age freaq sounds...only thing I don't care for is the input jack location if it's where I think it is at the top of the moon as the cord will look funny hanging down...would have liked a strat style input. You have to try before you buy. It's got a very thin "easy" to play neck and the inlays are very pretty...SD humbucker should scream!

Is it called the "Roswell" because it's made from the same material as weather balloons were?
Whitefang

If it floats yer boat, go for it. Can't say I'd have much use for it in what I do, but it would look cool in some stage settings for the right band. With that "space age" look to it, a lot of metal bands could put it to very good use, even something like The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I'd bet it will be a collector's item someday, too.

I saw an original one, with the aluminum body, going for quite a bit more, so under $2000 for a production model isn't too far out there. Otherwise, it looks no more awkward than any other variation on the Flying V design, which RR favored. If it appeals to you, and you can afford it, WTH?