List of keytars



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

List of keytars

 * [no grip]        &mdash; keyboard model without control grip.
 * [opt grip]  &mdash; keyboard model with optional control grip.

Rare keytar products

 * Delmar Brown "Illuminator" (illuminating display attached to keytar)
 * Guess Musical Instruments "Schizotron", a product which combined keyboard and guitar/bass
 * "Nissin C-16", a custom keytar version of Casio SK-1, distributed as lottery goods for promoting Nissin Cup Noodles
 * Suzuki "Omnichord" and "QChord", electronic chord instruments inspired by Oscar Schmidt Autoharp
 * "Zen Riffer", used most notably by Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater.

Drum/Percussion keytars

 * Dynacord Rhythm Stick (also known as "Jamma" since 1982)
 * Tsumura JD21
 * 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
 * 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
 * "Lag Mad Max" made for Jean Michel Jarre
 * 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
 * Custom minimoog keyboard used by Gary Wright and Steve Porcaro around 1976.
 * Cruder, Jan Hammer's early custom keyboard with block shaped controller.
 * Plexi minimoog keyboard used by George Duke


 * Based on Yamaha KX series
 * Jean Michel Jarre's custom KX5, two versions: Houston and Docklands Concerts.
 * Lights Poxleitner plays a rare Yamaha KX5 keytar.


 * Based on Roland AX series
 * Vadim Pruzhanov of DragonForce and Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica both use a custom Roland AX-7 (although nowadays Henrik Klingenberg uses custom Roland AX-1)
 * Christopher Bowes of Alestorm owns a Roland AX-7 which he has customised over the years with various stickers of animals.
 * Jeff Abbott, long-time keytar player and product demonstrator for MusicLab plays a custom wooden keytar based around a Roland AX-1.