Just won a Casio AZ-1 keytar on ebay!

[gmeredith]

$611. In immaculate condition, so the ad said. A bit high price but I'm a mad casio collector. Here we come kitsch city! I am going to practice my prancing while it arrives

Anyone owned one of these?

Graham

[Hybrid88]

Damn that's alot for a Keytar

Nice to see a Casio lover round these parts

[tekkentool]

I don't really like my cz-1. it can make some interesting sounds, but it's not nearly as underrated as people say.

[I12]

(Excuse the nitpicking you bought not won, thats ebay speak)

Keytars have been going up in price for the last few years

get and sh101 and you must have a cz101

[StepLogik]

i always thought the Casio AZ-1 was the best looking of the 80's keytars.

[tekkentool]

i always thought the Casio AZ-1 was the best looking of the 80's keytars.

not a chance, roland AXIS.

[gmeredith]

Nah, AZ-1 Best looking by far - quintessential kitsch factor

get an sh101 and you must have a cz101

And I have both of them, too, and the SH101 has the keytar handgrip

Graham

[Alex E]

I always wanted one to control MidiNES with but I sold that and can't justify the price of the AZ.

[gmeredith]

Before I bought this one I have seen them go for up to $1000. Crazy! I don't know why, although this one is pretty highly considered amongst the '80s era controllers.

[StepLogik]

i always thought the Casio AZ-1 was the best looking of the 80's keytars.

not a chance, roland AXIS.

always thought the AXIS was nice loooking except that unneeded bar that connected the end of the neck to the chassis. that thing always bothered me

can we all agree the korg rk-100 was the ugliest??

[tekkentool]

The unneeded bar is the cornerstone of why it's so cool, it's an entirely useless addition based entirely on looking good.

[mharris80]

The unneeded bar is the cornerstone of why it's so cool, it's an entirely useless addition based entirely on looking good.

Sorta like a monkey grip:

[gmeredith]

Just got it! What a machine! I can see why it was so sought after in the '80's - 5 assignable controls, 2 simultaneous MIDI channel control/switching, aftertouch, lots of other features. And really cool looking. This one is in near mint condition, too. Highly recommend it if you can find one. Let the prancing begin!

Cheers and Merry Christmas!

Graham

[Pro5]

Nah, AZ-1 Best looking by far - quintessential kitsch factor

get an sh101 and you must have a cz101

And I have both of them, too, and the SH101 has the keytar handgrip

Graham

AZ-1 Looks nice enough (if keytars are you thing) it's only spoiled by the CASIO logo which is never going to look as 'cool' as a Roland logo. Never in a million years. That's life/trends even in Kitsch circles

Axis looks great too - I like the overall design of both, I also like the Yammy KX-5.

Having said all this I have no desire to own/use any keytar ('Cept maybe a modgrip on an SH-101 purely for portability reasons if I had a stack of other synths live and needed it close to hand).

But as 'object's they do have a certain charm and appeal to my 80's kid eye

[Synthacon]

I have one of these sat here at the mo, if somebody wants to give me a pile of cash for it feel free!!!