List of keytars

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Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater playing a Zen Riffer keytar alongside guitarist John Petrucci

A keytar is a keyboard or synthesizer hung around the neck and shoulders, similar to a guitar.

List of keytars

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Dates Model Type I/F Notes
|Orphica[1] acoustic piano – a portable miniature piano in horizontal harp form.
1963 Weltmeister Basset[2] electric bass piano using struck reed – an electric piano bass, similar to Hohner Bass or Rhodes PianoBass, used by dance bands in East Germany probably late 1960s.
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(in the UK: Livingston)[4]		 electronic bass organ – tube-shaped monophonic electronic keyboard instrument with guitar strap.
Used by Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk on the album Kraftwerk (1970),[4][5] Swedish and Finnish bands during the 1970s, including Lådan.[6]
1977 Hillwood Rockeyboard RB-1[7] synth piano with VCF & volume pedals[7] – influenced by Edgar Winter's style of hanging a keyboard from a neck.
Used by Haruo Chikada (The Vibratones).
1977[8] Powell Probe controller (CV/Gate) Roger Powell's keytar by Royalex
1979 PMS Syntar[9] synthesizer (CV/Gate) an earliest synthesizer keytar product, prior to the Moog Liberation in 1980
1980 Davis Clavitar controller (CV/Gate) used by George Duke, Herbie Hancock in 1980.
1980 Moog Liberation synthesizer CV/Gate
1980 Royalex Probe controller (CV/Gate) Jan Hammer's keytar by Royalex, ca. 1980.
19821982 Dynacord Rhythm Stick (Jamma)[10] percussion controller MIDI & CV/Gate used by Michael Jackson (1996-7), Billy Ocean, Sabrina Salerno (1988), Manu Katche, and Curt Cress.[11]
1982 Roland SH-101<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[opt grip] synthesizer CV/Gate control grip was optional.
1982 Sequential Circuits Remote Prophet controller SCB controller for Prophet-5 synthesizer using proprietary serial interface.[12] Used by Geoffrey Downes of ASIA and Dave Stewart.
1982 Yamaha CS01<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer with optional breath controller BC1 or BC2 CV/Gate used by Chick Corea in the early 1980s.
1983 Yamaha KX1 controller MIDI used by Herbie Hancock in 1983, George Duke in 1983.
1983 Korg Poly-800<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer MIDI
1983Template:Circa Yamaha CS01II synthesizer with optional breath controller BC1 or BC3 CV/Gate
1984Template:Circa Korg Poly-800 MkII<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer MIDI
1984 Casio CZ-101<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer MIDI a medium size keyboard with strap pins
1984 Korg RK-100 controller MIDI
1984 Yamaha KX5 controller MIDI a medium depth keyboard
1985 Lync LN1 (The Lync) controller MIDI
1985 Roland AXIS controller MIDI
1985 Yamaha DX100<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer MIDI a mini keyboard with strap pins
1986 Casio AZ-1 controller MIDI
1986 Siel DK70<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[opt grip] synthesizer MIDI control grip was optional
1987 Korg 707<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] synthesizer MIDI a synthesizer with strap pins
1987 Yamaha SHS-10 electronic keyboard MIDI
1987Template:Circa Tyco HotKeyz toy keyboard – a toy keyboard
1988 Lync LN4 controller MIDI also Jan Hammer signature model existed.
1988 Yamaha SHS-200 electronic keyboard MIDI
1989 Tsumura JD21[13] percussion controller MIDI
1990 Lync LN1000 controller MIDI
1990Template:Circa Formanta Mini synthesizer (MIDI)
1991 Junost 21 synthesizer (MIDI)
1992Template:Circa[14] Baldoni MIDI Accord[15] accordion controller ? MIDI Strap-on keyboard controller in the keytar style, with the chromatic buttons on the left-hand, and piano keyboard on the right-hand.[16][17]
1993 Roland AX-1 controller MIDI
1994 Zendrum percussion controller (MIDI)
1995 The Drumstick percussion controller (MIDI) used by E. Dr. Smith[18]
2000Template:Circa Suzuki MK-3600
YAMAHA YMK-80		 electronic keyboard MIDI a keyboard for marching band
2000 Lag LeKey controller (MIDI)
2001 Roland AX-7 controller MIDI
2002Template:Circa Casio SA-75 electronic keyboard MIDI a mini electronic keyboard with handsfree microphone and strap pins
2007Template:Circa Zen Riffer Solo Axe controller (MIDI)
2008 Behringer UMA25S<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] controller USB & MIDI
2009 Roland AX-Synth synthesizer USB & MIDI
2009 Stoneboard controller MIDI
2010 Politrep<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[no grip] controller MIDI
2010 Roland Lucina AX-09 synthesizer USB & MIDI
2010 Mad Catz Rock Band 3 Wireless Pro Keyboard controller & video game controller MIDI & console specific
2012 Alesis Vortex controller USB & MIDI
2014 Alesis Vortex Wireless controller USB & MIDI first keytar with wireless USB connection to a PC or laptop
2014 Korg RK-100S synthesizer USB & MIDI used by Rick Astley in 2016
2017 Yamaha Vocaloid Keyboard synthesizer USB,[19] Bluetooth LE[20] To be released in "Winter 2017".[21] First wearable prototype in 2014;[21] limited rental available in 2015 [22]
2018 Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 controller USB & MIDI
2018 Roland AX-Edge synthesizer USB, MIDI, Bluetooth LE
2019 Behringer MS-1 synthesizer USB & MIDI Clone of the original 1982 Roland SH-101
2019 Yamaha Sonogenic SHS-500 electronic keyboard USB MIDI, Bluetooth LE Built-in speaker
2019 Yamaha Sonogenic SHS-300 electronic keyboard USB MIDI, Bluetooth LE (Select countries) Built-in speaker
2018 Yamaha Vocaloid VKB-100 electronic keyboard USB MIDI, Bluetooth LE Built-in speaker
2020 Korg RK-100S 2 synthesizer USB & MIDI Wooden body and new programs

Custom/rare keytars

Rare keytar products

Drum/Percussion keytars

  • Dynacord Rhythm Stick (also known as "Jamma" since 1982) [10]
  • Tsumura JD21 [13]
  • Drumitar / Zendrum (2008)
  • "Riday T91"

Custom made keytars

In alphabetical order:
  • "Alien Guitar Simulator", a selfmade keytar by Le Orme keyboard player Michele Bon.
  • "Arcadetar", a keytar-like keyboard controller combined a pitch sensor in 20 inch. (50 cm) long, developed by Italian musician Andrea Lomuscio of Teapot Industries in 2012.
  • Jeri Ellsworth's FPGA-based C64 keytar[23]
  • Lady Gaga's custom made keytar during The Monster Ball Tour in 2010.
  • "Lag Circulaire" made for Jean Michel Jarre
  • "Lag Insecte" made for Jean Michel Jarre
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  • Matthew Bellamy's "Keytarcaster" Manson, made for playing Undisclosed Desires from Muse's 5th studio album, The Resistance
  • Prince's "PurpleAxxe", also played by Tommy Barbarella
  • "Politrep", a copy of the Zen Riffer keytar made by order at the website space4keys.com
  • "Remote" for Jean Michel Jarre's studio by Lag
  • "Syblade", a keytar designed to be unique and to inspire.

Customized keytars

Based on minimoog keyboards
Based on Yamaha KX series
Based on Roland AX series

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Gallery

See also

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References

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