Casio CZ-101 with AZ-1 Controller Keytar

[loveunderlaw]

Great job!

[superpizzaboy7]

how mutch is it?

[superpizzaboy7]

i wonder if my wk-210 haz a way to wear a strap lol that thing is huge

[bytesabre]

Can you tell me if the ax-1 has transpose on it, and what the control wheels are like? I am trying to buy either one of these or a Roland ax series right now...

[trimhead]

Nice job! I've had my cz-101 since '86 and never heard it played like that!! :-)

[Crysis9800]

Maybe you are using a Korg one and not a Casio

[kurtgainz]

Dude, you kick major ass!! 

[fgpkeys]

Muy bueno!!!!

[kaptenmax]

retard

[Suzukisenpai]

Very cool! Like as kraut rock (Tandgerine dream and same) Very simple bass arpegious and not bad keytar solo =)

[CONDORtheWIZARD]

Dude, how did you ever learn to shred like that? Any tips?

[numanuma20]

You still have it? I would like to buy it from you.

[AKsib2]

this is awesome! no lie it sounds like a real guitar

[crimsonguitars]

awesome.. this could put me out of business!!

[harlemnightsmusic]

FANTASTIC!!!

[LALLZ]

Single guy huh? ;)

[wollewolfsson]

thats sooo cool sounding! and so guitarlike. What distortion/overdrive are you using? That gotta have quite a lot to say in the shaping of that sound. Are you playing it through a guitar amp and miking it , or does it go straight into a mixer?

[BeachBum721]

CZRider, one year after seeing this amazing vid, I painted my own keytar and am following in your footsteps. (See video response, below.) THANK YOU CZRIDER!!! PS I STILL can't figure out how you shred like that lol.

[kellysrevengemusic]

Shit that's amazing!

[mirzamarco]

Simply amazing...

[72563bigeyedme]

This is the sickest shit I ever heard. Man you was on fie. Awesome

[CAPTIN22]

I use to have an az-1 years back it was one of my favorite keyboards.

Good Job my friend

ROCK ON

[missinformationage]

that's the cleanest shredding I've ever heard on a keytar ever. Wow.

[SessileNomad]

omg agreed....

[maddanmusic]

i gotta go dry myself off sweeeet...i used jam with my stuff for hrs on end back in the day and people would walk by and ask who was the band ...just me and my toys...coool nothing like analog baby...smile

[ditroiamusic]

Smokin!!

[RyanBaileyVids]

whoah!!

[glottis5]

hey does the az-1 make it's own sounds or do you need to plug it into a synth?

[stickyfox]

Is that an ST back there in the corner?

[InfSpree]

I WORSHIP YOU! That's fantastic man :D

[CRITICALHITRECORDS]

I don't think I've ever seen anything better than this

[Jonno71]

Cool custom paint job.

[MultiPaddle]

cheack my account anyone please

[ZuuLSpAcEmAn]

Beautiful playing man, you must be from the future ;)

[dvamateur]

The AZ-1 is great, but I love it in the original white with the blue CASIO logo. Sorry, I ain't into flames and stuff for paint jobs.... Nice performance though. But to my taste it would look so much cooler if you kept the Casio in its original livery...

[TheRadarMonkey]

he really plays it like a guitar, really awesome playing! definitely one of the best keytar solos on youtube

[musicajuro]

whoa! that was awesome!

[daspinmonkey]

that is BAD ASS!!!!

[hdebbache2000]

Wow crazy

[Minimoogman]

Hey CZRider! Please help! I also have a custom-painted AZ-1, but the bender does not work. My technician said he can fix it with a Service Manual, but I just can´t find any... Can you help me?

[Fingermush]

Bad a55!

[unamacarana]

Excellent!!!

[emofag51]

fucking hell that is a really nice AZ-1

[SansPretentionAucune]

porl thompson from The Cure should be fired and replaced by you.

[ajittffcure]

Why? Don't you think it is better to replace Porl's guitar with this keytar instead of the person himself? :D

[SansPretentionAucune]

yep

[Nukemoose1]

awesome

mightve sounded better with some legato though

[elpelloson]

hey man what about that keytar,,, i'm buyn one.. i have a korg TR

does it fit ok?

[ttime720]

thats the sweetest looking keytar ive ever seen ... and your awesome too

[IsmaelDerleth]

Awesome!!!

[ekomatic]

quel feeling!

[mtvspaceship]

White Lightnin'!!!

[casvain]

Hi, Wherehave you get it?

[imfromnd]

is that a yamaha sh-101

[Minimoogman]

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Damm spiring! Great job! I'd just bought one a fex minutes ago by internet. I wont tell the price because it was unbelievable...

[dudemusicrocks94]

yo dude sweet vid!

i got a keytar myself

whered u get the sweet ass paint job?!

[rsl84416]

Sounds like jan Hammer

[haifanme]

come on , someone please reply where can i get one !i really really want it badly :(

[synastikki]

not made anymore... actually very old piece of equipment... try on ebay or something...

[haifanme]

man, where can i get one for cheap.

[tekkentool]

if you;re talking about the az the answer is you won't.

[casvain]

Where have you get it??

[tukynqn]

fasoooo esta hablando del fasooo

[valebvp]

nice

[ohrofon]

holy grail!

tomorrow i`m going to sell my guitar and stop wasting time with practice shredding!

Feel free to show us more!

[stasber]

That sounds great! Loving the sequence especially... Old style TD if you chill the guitar (keytar!) a bit LOL!! Class! Thanks for posting, you've made my night.. And do post another one for the full 10 mins with that sequence & a few effects... for some great Rubicon nostalgia.

[ce6bohza]

Sounds great! I just bought myself a az-1 and I´m trying to figure out how to get it working.lol. What kind of synth module do you need to get any sound out of it?

[RaoulDave]

Fuck the paintjob! That's awesome playing, man! SKILLS!

[rageinuyasha]

who did the FREAKING AMAZING paintjob ..... I wanna buy a keytar to use with my juno but i only want one if i can get a custom job like that

[jdb83xl]

go casio

[Merecocross]

I LOVE your keytar, I want one!!!

[myworms]

Holy crap, that was astonishing! I've never heard someone play keytar and make it sound so awesome. You should be famous, that's no joke.

[Stereokromatik]

repaint rulez!!!!

[cyborgjohnny]

Comming close to replicating the expressiveness of guitar, except the different attack than that of a pick on the strings is a give away that it's a keyboard. Good playing! I like this whole thing...the work put into it, the sound...Cool!

[silverkey933]

I'm ashamed of me since I have AZ-1 too...man,you dig it. you're great!

AZ-1 forever!

[admoseremic]

Dude, you rule.

[BeachBum721]

Subscribed.  CZRider, I want to be able to do that! That is totally AWESOME!

[CZRider01]

That is the standard Casio CZ guitar patch. Would be preset 71 on a CZ-230S and a similar on the CZ-1. There was a red patch book by Casio with the settings written out and the comment at the bottom - use with distortion pedal.I have a site with CZ sysex downloads that include these.

[GJ1986]

You sure that guitar sound comes from a CZ? :/

My god - I thought those CZ synths were only capable of really ugly sounds :D But this kicks serious ass... ;)

[CZRider01]

Yep! That is all Casio CZ. The only effect is a distortion pedal.

[HypeRhymz]

where did you get that painted.

[BeachBum721]

Is your left hand only using the pitch bend wheel? Or, are you using some other control with your left hand, too? Watched several times and can't quite tell. Thx.

[HypeRhymz]

thats his left hand thats how all keytars are made

[synth64]

good!!!

[Yoshiko11]

Jam out man!

Love the arpeggio in the background.

Killer lead too!

[thedivinechemical]

Dewd... that was nerd-tastic!