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How to make a Keytar look good!

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I've often thought about getting a keytar of some kind but I've also often thought they look a little bit lame. But this guy canmake it look very cool indead! One of my favorite bands. Hope ya like pirates! Arrrr!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw
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Everything's 20 times better with pirates.
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AARRRRGG!!! 8)
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Keytars? Ehhh... Just strap on a full controller and rock out ...

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
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Bald Eagle wrote:Keytars? Ehhh... Just strap on a full controller and rock out ...

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
And then trash it like some metal guitar player..
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Just out of curiosity I looked at the price of a Zen Riffer. $4,000. Yikes! Looks freaking awesome though.
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Bachus wrote:
Bald Eagle wrote:Keytars? Ehhh... Just strap on a full controller and rock out ...

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
And then trash it like some metal guitar player..
I suppose if you got a bunch of those cheap RockBand Keytars it would be cool to set one on fire while you're playing at every gig.
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phattbuzz wrote:
Bachus wrote:
Bald Eagle wrote:Keytars? Ehhh... Just strap on a full controller and rock out ...

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
And then trash it like some metal guitar player..
I suppose if you got a bunch of those cheap RockBand Keytars it would be cool to set one on fire while you're playing at every gig.
I was thinking the same thing doing it with a Kronos in about 10-15 years.
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Keytars would be sooooooo much better without wasting the player's left hand on a stupid simulated guitar neck. Let us be keys players and stop trying to simulate a guitar!

I got frustrated waiting for Manufacturers, and converted my own Kross1 into a keytar. This keytar has 5 octaves of full size keys, with multiple splits, battery powered, under 10lbs, and one of the coolest looking KROG's ever made. https://youtu.be/I7YHznSAEYY
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Hang it on a hot, leggy, scantily-clad supermodel.

Only way I can think of.

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Post by six_feet_under »

Joe Gerardi wrote:Hang it on a hot, leggy, scantily-clad supermodel.

Only way I can think of.

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LOL, yes, that's really all you need!
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six_feet_under wrote:
Joe Gerardi wrote:Hang it on a hot, leggy, scantily-clad supermodel.

Only way I can think of.

..Joe
LOL, yes, that's really all you need!
Yer not wrong!
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Whats the best keytar these days?
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Re: How to make a Keytar look good!

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jeremykeys wrote:I've often thought about getting a keytar of some kind but I've also often thought they look a little bit lame. But this guy canmake it look very cool indead! One of my favorite bands. Hope ya like pirates! Arrrr!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw
Agree!- that's a good Patch loaded into it - and had a nice Hook to it.

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Post by jeremykeys »

Bachus wrote:Whats the best keytar these days?
This one is at the top of my list.

https://youtu.be/c7xYUvz49IY
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