Noted rock vocalist and bass player Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and more recently Black Country Communion) has often been quoted as saying that, for him, much of the 1980s was ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Since its discovery in the 1970s, the keytar has found itself draped around the necks of some of ...

The AX-Synth is great fun to use, it looks fantastic and the onboard sounds are a welcome addition. We want one! Expensive. More hardware control would have been nice. Neck a little thick under the ...

Pianos and keyboards can be huge beasts, meaning that players are often set to one side of the stage behind the front line of guitarists, bass players and vocalists. Not always though. Edgar Winter ...

Keytars, almost by definition, are charmingly goofy. How could they not be? They're wearable pianos that lend themselves well to pageantry. Racks of meticulously prepped synths come with a sort of ...

One of the great delights of summer in Boston (or any season, really) is ascending from the depths of a T station to hear the dulcet tones of Keytar Bear jamming above. Whether he’s playing Michael ...

All the best retro-1980s chiptune acts should possess a keytar. It’s the Law, or something. [Theremin Hero] has reminded us of this with a new video we’ve shown below featuring an instrument he had a ...

On this week's All Songs Considered, we listen to some great new electronic music. These days, there's a flood of creative electronic sounds, both danceable and laid-back. We've seen this flood of new ...

I am not a musician. In fact, I’m the only one of my siblings incapable of playing an instrument. So Yamaha’s Sonogenic SHS-500 is ostensibly intended for me. It’s a neat $500 keytar that, in addition ...