Homemade Keytar

[ariatari22]

that's pretty badass. good for u. creative one.

[YonPow]

What did you use to attach the strap? I'm working on my own keytar with the Keystation 61es and I was planning on using strap locks, but I'm not sure how to secure them to the body of the keyboard.

[xyulie]

feel like making another one? i got a design i wanna go to yamaha with

[AliothSenator]

What module are you using?

[VacTrooper]

@AliothSenator KORG R3

[AliothSenator]

@VacTrooper Holy cow,sounds awesome.

[ancrumq12]

thats a sick looking keytar bro

[NickjaBoysInc]

ive been watching alot of ur videos..and u r like a fking genius at everything.....awesome improvisation in here...amazing painting skills..and u also crafted this thing and messed around with the circuitry to control pitch bending...ur amazing

[VacTrooper]

@NickjaBoysInc Thanks man, I appreciate the good comment.  :D

[GirlGristle]

Holy cow that is awesome!

[mitsubachi2]

how did you extend the wires so as to move the pitch wheel furthr away from the keyboard?

[VacTrooper]

@mitsubachi2 I cut and stripped the ribbon wire, and extended them. It sucked.

[ghostpianist666]

@VacTrooper how did you extend them? using what? good work yah..

[VacTrooper]

@ghostpianist666 thin gauge wire and a soldering iron.

[crazycrazyV]

OMG DUDE THAT KEYTAR IS SO SWEET!!! :DDD But i have a question, when you moved the pitchbend and octave controls, it must have left a huge gap right? How did you deal with that? Hahaha you're vid has inspired me to create my own keytar!!! :)

[VacTrooper]

@crazycrazyV Thanks man. I actually covered up that area. The handle mold itself goes all the way accross where the original wheels and slider were. About to the low C key. ;)

[he214ab]

super big

[BDHoffman91]

Hello there. So, I want a keytar, but I don't exaclty have themoney to buy one. So I was wondering if you could tell me how to make one? I have a keyboard I was going to turn into a keytar but I don't know how to make a working neck for it or how to make stubs for a guitarstrap... Please help? :)

[VacTrooper]

Well, you could try to make the handles out of fiberglass, just by making a form out of clay, and then spreading vasoline on it, and laying the fiberglass on top. Then, you just use a nut and bolt supsension system to suspend the circutry in place in the handle.

[BDHoffman91]

Thanks! Also, do you know how I could put a working neck on just a regular keyboard?

[VacTrooper]

I dunno...

[PunkTronica]

yeah dude , pretty cool : ) sure does beat a ROLAND AX7 for 1,000 fucking dollars

[VacTrooper]

yeah, no shit. LOL  :D

[thatkidfromyesterday]

HEY WOW WOW! LET'S KEEP THIS FORUM FAMILY friendly.

[VacTrooper]

HEY WOW WOW! ok... D:

[VacTrooper]

thank you!

[HugeFighter]

Just wanted to say that this is really cool! I've been thinking about doing something similar. I was trying to figure out how to do a good handle like yours, I was thinking fibreglass, but now you have me intrigued by vac-forming.

Anyway, great job!

[VacTrooper]

I shaped the handle using my vacuum forming machine. I then epoxied this to the original casing, and made it seamless. I also put the pitch/mod wheels and buttons in this handle.

[linuslaumusic]

This is incredible work! (and great solo!) How did you shape the casing and how did you attach the handle to the keyboard?

[delmo0]

which sound module do u use and how does it cost? i need to know this to make my own one!

[VacTrooper]

Korg R3 Synth

[CaptainAfrica]

sick!, can you mod my microkorg to do that?

[VacTrooper]

Thanks!

[VacTrooper]

Thank you very much! :D

[VacTrooper]

thanks you guys! Yup, 5 octaves, i don't think manufactures make them like that, do they?

[xalambalax]

Like the 5-octaves of keys.

[crazyjointje]

Wow nice keytar dude!

[VacTrooper]

thanks man!

[PHAEDRIDER]

that is properly AWESOME!

[VacTrooper]

yeah, thanks guys!

M-Audio totally should make keytars.  Their business would BOOM if they did, because the AX7 is the only keytar being made right now...

[Chewbacca42]

freaking sweet man. I was planning on modding my m-audio keyboard into a keytar as well. it's a shame m-audio doesn't make any keytar midi controllers.

[camac999]

dude, awesome

[AlexEXE]

Wow, I want one.

I'll buy it from you if you ever get your "real" keytar. :)

[VacTrooper]

LOL! Thanks, bro!

[88gibsonsg]

Dude thats kick ass! Hey how do you get your bucket over that "do"? ~Smitty

[VacTrooper]

LOL... I use one of those balaclavas...

Thanks man!

[RedRider7240]

whats with the long hair

[VacTrooper]

oh, you know.... LOL

[RedRider7240]

no

 i dont

[VacTrooper]

thanks for the comment asswhip :)

[RedRider7240]

lol

[amishhitman]

Hey bud awesome. I know you just want to recreate the Star Wars pic with Dewback and the troopers minus there lids

[VacTrooper]

LOL, thanks man!

[thatkidfromyesterday]

Your doing it wrong.