Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/13/rebirth-of-the-keytar.html
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“rebirth”?!?
This precludes I ever put mine down at all 
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At first glance, I assumed this was a boingboing store post.
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One might even consider it the afterbirth.
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Cool, I get to plug Knower and their use of keybass!
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Obligatory Venn Diagram:
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Now maybe we’ll find out if the world is ready for an Asian man on keytar.
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Time to reboot Silverhawks!
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The all-black look of the first image made me think Roli Seaboard. Looks like someone put some Seaboards and Blocks on a custom frame and made their own, since Roli (still) does not:
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Hmmm. This, or an iPhone Xs? With one, I can attract all the ladies. With the other, I can pretend to be a Koala bear. Decisions, decisions.
ETA: My brother wanted us to form a band at one point, for some reason. I can’t remember why. It’s not like I have any musical skill. I can press “play” on iTunes; that’s as musical as I get. He wanted me to learn to play the Keytar. We’re still related.
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I challenge you to it. If you can be aa koala bear, I want proof. We need to smell it.
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Good point. Edited.
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Hold out for the drumitar!
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I held out for “no”.
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Yeah that thing never went away:
(In this video, singer Regine Chassagne of US-Canadian band Arcade Fire can be seen triggering some kind of arpeggio or other sequence with a Keytar)
OK. Saw the video (sound muted).
Agreed : the thing can be used to play hockey.
What about music now ? Can it be used to play music ?
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Keytar Bear has prevailed, single-pawedly bringing it back:
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Looking at the popularity of EDM these days, synthesists can get plenty of spotlight without a keytar. But that isn’t to say they can’t get more spotlight with a keytar.
As for me, the only keytar I want is the Moog Liberation:
However, I am willing to play a Yamaha CS-01 with straps and a breath controller (is it a keytar if it has no neck?):
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King Julien will be thrilled! 
