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One wicked Keytar

Post by wiss » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:39 pm

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by stikygum » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:05 pm

Looks cool, but looks heavy almost like you would be holding a tabletop shelf, in which case you could put it on stand and it's already a tabletop :mrgreen:
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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by crystalmsc » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:00 am

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by tekkentool » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:24 am

crystalmsc wrote:Image
http://zenriffer.com
zen riffer was one of those annoying form over function things for me



who the h**l wants to play a keytar like a double bass?

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by CZ Rider » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:04 am

The first one looks really interesting. Real strings, nice. A long time ago I wanted to make a keyboard instrument with a Clavinet/harpsichord action, but with 60 guitar length strings and 10 humbuckers, 60 grover tuning pegs And a big steel slide mechanism over the strings to bend notes. Called it a keytar, but that term seems to belong to those remote MIDI's now.
Here is a somewhat badass one I picked up:
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Really nice finish. A sunburst like a Fender and maple neck with a Fender style knurled metal volume knob. Serial #004, probably not many made?

Did make a cool guitar shaped custom Moog 1150 ribbon controller. A little past badass? ;)
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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by tekkentool » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:07 am

CZ Rider wrote:
Did make a cool guitar shaped custom Moog 1150 ribbon controller. A little past badass? ;)
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i've always wondered about that thing in your Avatar. now i know :lol:

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by pflosi » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:40 pm

that is awesome!

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by BlackGnosis » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:08 pm

CZ Rider wrote:The first one looks really interesting. Real strings, nice. A long time ago I wanted to make a keyboard instrument with a Clavinet/harpsichord action, but with 60 guitar length strings and 10 humbuckers, 60 grover tuning pegs And a big steel slide mechanism over the strings to bend notes. Called it a keytar, but that term seems to belong to those remote MIDI's now.
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Really nice finish. A sunburst like a Fender and maple neck with a Fender style knurled metal volume knob. Serial #004, probably not many made?

Did make a cool guitar shaped custom Moog 1150 ribbon controller. A little past badass? ;)
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OMG I love it <3 makes me wanna buy a couple moog ribbons off ebay and order a solid body from warmoth
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Ashe37 wrote:I find it funny that you're a guitar pedal snob and yet don't own a single analog synth.

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by tekkentool » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:19 am

BlackGnosis wrote:
CZ Rider wrote:The first one looks really interesting. Real strings, nice. A long time ago I wanted to make a keyboard instrument with a Clavinet/harpsichord action, but with 60 guitar length strings and 10 humbuckers, 60 grover tuning pegs And a big steel slide mechanism over the strings to bend notes. Called it a keytar, but that term seems to belong to those remote MIDI's now.
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Really nice finish. A sunburst like a Fender and maple neck with a Fender style knurled metal volume knob. Serial #004, probably not many made?

Did make a cool guitar shaped custom Moog 1150 ribbon controller. A little past badass? ;)
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OMG I love it <3 makes me wanna buy a couple moog ribbons off ebay and order a solid body from warmoth
is the body really nescessary? i'd love to just strap up the ribbon by itself,

for the even further than steinberger look ;)
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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by wiss » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:14 pm

"All we used was the explosion and the orchestra hit. The Fairlight was a $100,000 waste of space."

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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by RobotHeroes » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:05 am

The nerve of these guys totally stealing my idea!

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At least they didn't put a theremin and an iron on it or I'd have to sue.
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Re: One wicked Keytar

Post by tekkentool » Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:37 am

RobotHeroes wrote:The nerve of these guys totally stealing my idea!

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At least they didn't put a theremin and an iron on it or I'd have to sue.
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Barf. Those guys still trying to make videos. At least none of them were in the video failing it up. Those girls totally laughed at them.
why don't they get people who know about synthesizers to do their video's? it's just plain stupid

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