I'm selling a kidney and my first born to get one
I'm definitely getting one asap. Hey! I'm an artist! LOLI know artists will get it first. So, I'm not getting mine before Petrucci gets his. I'd advise keeping your Axe II until you're III is settled in your studio.
I'm up for the III. I'm still playing my Ultra, I came close many times but never bought a II. I'll wait until the initial feeding frenzy tapers off and enough units get in the wild to make sure there aren't any sneaky HW problems that didn't get caught in testing. I'd bet the III has been tested far more thoroughly than most new electronics, but I'm a cautious guy, and my Ultra has gotten me this far, it'll get me by another few months.
+1 - I'm on the wait list but the math is scaring me:Unfortunately, at $3,500+ CDN, highly unlikely. At least not for the foreseeable future.