As a non-native speaker I have always found this word (along with "hyperbole") somewhat confusing, so I think I actually found your rendition easier to understand :)
@@AudioPilz Alot of old wave bands (no noth synth wave, I mean new wave, cold wave and goth) haven´t got extreme keyboard skills. Some had a eighties drum/bass machine or keyboard organ drum machine, a cheap synth/string machine and a vocalist as the main setup. So a string melody+drum machine and vocals was pretty much all they had and some even made a living out of that kind of music. If you can make a simple verse and a simple chorus that people remember, you can make a good song!
The history lesson, the jokes and wit, the vfx, the costumes, the abundance of original music, the fact that you actually procure all of this amazing(/ly bad) gear... this channel is the best thing on the internet and we hardly deserve you, but thank you for doing your thing!!
@@lambertlambert7076 i dont know man, ive played guitar for 12 years i think , ive built a solid collection over the years. Two of my favourites are a strat copy that i bought from some neighbor for 60 bucks and a michael kelly telecaster that cost around 600. I love and play both them but compared to the objectively better one, it plays and sounds a LOT better. If you want a very dirty flatter sound, then the cheapo one is best, thats why i still use it.
This channel is a treasure. I’ve always suspected most gear could be squeezed hard enough to make something special and you live it every week. Hyped for more bad (and bette) gear
The recipe to cook a bad gear: - conceal its sound with another gear - apply all the effect pedals you have at home - distract a listener with a dope video clip - make awesome music
@@AudioPilz Havent even seen you pull out Eventide effect stuff, some of those beasts could turn pretty much anything into music. Could make an entire track from a metronome and a H3000 probably lmao
@@donkeyavenger Yup, close to the bottom of the Great Eastern Washington Gravity Well, if you can achieve escape velocity don't ever go back other than to visit and take in some sun and wonderful hispanic cuisine
Gui-board?! Oh my!! I guess "stringthesizer" hasn't been used either. Btw - a friend had a Yamaha keyboard as a kid and it had "Wake me up before you go go" as the demo tune. They seemingly had a thing for Wham.
Thanks to the very active Synthware scene in Paris I've seen keytars, and this model in particular, not once but several times on stages in the past years. In these circles, these are absolute crowd-pleasers even if the player is only doing basic arpegiated chords on it, it looks badass and cheesy at the same time. I can understand why the prices are rising! And yes, the 80's were years before my time, but we can all appreciate some vintage cheese, it pairs well with wine ;) - Love the video, as usual, outstanding sutff!
That is "everything sounds good if you have skillz" situation. I mean, heavily pedaled synth setups is no sin, and you can deliver dynamics with your own performance. It is a toy, but in a good way
This was beautiful! I love the shs-10; it was the gateway keytar that lead to my whole collection. Always great to see it get some love (or at least a neutral review)!
Man your channel just never stops giving me content to enjoy, there are so many instruments good lord. Also I appreciate how timeless your format for these are, the quality and style has remained consistent even on some of the many years old video. Invaluable series, you deserve more subs
It is a toy - and so much fun! I bought mine brand new for $15 in 1987 from the Home Shopping Network. I still use it at home and parties. My favorite thing to do with it is to use the One-Finger mode to play well-known songs' chord progressions and sing along, like Bossa Nova Led Zeppelin. A friend of mine bought one too, and we used to bring them camping (they are AA battery powered, so it is a toy) and just jam with guitarists and sing silly versions of popular songs. We laughed so hard!
5:45 is most excellent!!! My first “synth” was the Yamaha PSS-680, which was from the same time and same 2 op synth engine. Effects really helped... Check that one out.
how in the heck did you manage to come up with a reference to Pasco, Washington (State) USA? about the last geographic location reference i could have imagined from an audio nerd in Austria...I did a double take when i heard it and assumed i was mishearing it. but i scrolled thru carefully and yup, there is the Franklin County Courthouse with the Franklin County Administration Annex behind it. Thankyou from a Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) homey!
The novelty factor definitely informs how much they sell for. I payed way too much for my SHS-10, but I’ve gotten so much use out of it, I feel I got my money’s worth!
Thanks for another great episode! Have you checked out the Breakway Vocalizer 1000? It's a rather obscure voice to midi synth with a hidden ESQ-1 engine (san the filters and vcas) behind it.
06:10 "...the amount of '80s clichés on this channel has become a bit annoying..." You mean, "Has become an amazing feature of this channel," right? The editing has officially leveled up with the last few videos.
I sometimes use your reviews to help me select gear that no one else wants. I was eyeing the Behringer SH-101 clone the Ms-1, but really it offers too many choices on sounds and features. Every minute detail you have delivered in this video tells me this is the ultimate Keytar and a must have for me in my home SYNTH GOD CHAMBER. Thank you so much!
@@AudioPilz SYNTH GOD CHAMBER is the ritual space where middle aged sexual dark force energy is released while playing old analog synths through distortion and overdrive devices of great demonic summoning power. I am currently building such a Tipper Gore repellant energy locus in my home. I am centering it around a Korg "number of the beast" 770 Darkness Machine I have had since 1980. Maybe you can help me though. I was wondering how many Korg 770s were produced. Mine is Dimensional Plane of Hopeless Existence number 770505, also known as a serial number 770505. Also, I can't believe how much people ask for crappy old Keytars on the internet. I have always wanted one, but I may end up attaching a Casio Tone to a guitar body because I can'r afford what people want for the real thing.
Honestly one of the most underrated channels on RUclips. The insane production value of these videos compared with how few views they get baffles me. Here's hoping for some traction and more subscribers :)
Typing this comment already before I have seen the video. That picture is already Embarrasing enough! Moving on very carefully now ... Might ... not ..... survive!
I started out on a Keytar SHS10, and then got the SHS 200. I ended up with the digital sax the Yamaha WX11. Yamaha sure did a lot to stretch beyond just a piano. When I had the SHS 200 I realize that playing with your hand up higher for the bass keys were a bit harder, and I think the SHS 10 was closer to what you want to play on. You could use the pitch wheel to go up or down a whole octave to expand your range. would have prefer a switch for the octave changes. I have sent the idea for the Yamaha to make the keytar out of the Reface component. This is the best post on the SHS 10 that I have seen!
As always, very entertaining. My cousin, who didn't really play, had one of these back in the 80s. He also had a MiniKorg 700, which I bought from him for nothing. Good move. Thanks.
Your keyboard skills are actually pretty good. It feels very weird play a keytar, the angle is just messed up, and mini keys- aarrghh! I used to have a heavy Korg fiberglass, full sized keytar that weighed a TON. It was so heavy, it often would slip off the guitar strap and hit my feet- that was too much so I sold it to some guy in Sweden (sorry if he has sore feet!).
You wanted the MSRP, I'm about 96% positive that I paid $169.99 when I bought this thing new from Sears in 1987. Thanks for the always awesome content Mr. #1 Music Tech Personality of 2020 on MusicRadar! I wholeheartedly agree!!!
You got my vote easily, you put a ton of work into your videos and you have a really impressive book shelf. Really happy to see you get that recognition, along with a bunch of other people I also enjoy and respect.
I own this little lad's bigger brother the SHS-200. It has an expanded feature set and is quite a bit bigger. It's mainly used as a controller but it's just generally fun to get out at parties. Was really hoping you might mention it in this video since nobody seems to know about it. Great video anyway dude, I think keytars just get a bad name because they're quite easy to mock even if people have no idea how to play one.
I bought it in 1987 and the only word that characterises this instrument is FUN TO PLAY. Moreover, the 80's line is really beautiful and this justifies the current prices, as well as that of a simple GAMEBOY, which may not be all that powerful and professional but is FUN TO PLAY. That's all.
Yes!!! My buddy found one of these in the toy bin at a Goodwill for $10 and we thought it was a toy till years later when we wanted a second one and found this thing is a cult classic!
nice one - good job on th ecop/drug music & montage - before I could afford any decent instruments but cheap PCM Casio keys an FX rack or series of pedals were miracle workers - I used to play the the SHS-10 in the stores and laugh, and there is a bigger one (SHS-200) that's more rare - however as a basic MIDI controller it could be OK, no real dynamics though - I have one of the fancy Lync keytars that Jan Hammer used to endorse and user, it's quite cool but the newer Alesis Vortex model keytars are pretty good, and one is wireless - also Yamaha made a decent famous keytar the KX-5 which I got which had decent controls and a ribbon like the Liberation - love keytars but the Gui-board is a ridiculous name :-) you compiled some great trivia and clips there, thanks
You know something terrible is up when the intro music isn't great :P At least that Mazda garage in St. Pölten still exists Pro tip: Don't do Spar salz, get high on spezial-salz for the dishwasher instead!
I had one, took it to college with me in 1988 -- sadly, sold it in 1991 (for the same price as I paid new) thinking I wouldn't miss it because the keys are not velocity sensitive. Afterwards wished I had hung onto it because even if used only for bass lines as a controller, it would have been fun to have on stage. Later went with an Alesis Vortex (the first-generation white one), and haven't used it much in 7 years because... maybe this is the fault of having owned (and liked) the SHS-10 previously... the Vortex just seems so HUGE on stage, I don't really like to break it out. Am modding a Korg microKEY Air (I have the 61 and 37), which send Bluetooth MIDI; both of these aren't as garish as the Vortex. But what I really want is an SHS-10 with velocity-sensitive keys.
Do one on the YouRock Guitar. Extremely overlooked MIDI guitar. It was really cool, but many people let it pass because of the company having the thing also work as a game controller and it didn't look professional enough, I guess.
Great video as always... One thing I really like on the SHS, is that if you transpose it down as low as you can go, there are some weird distorted FM dirge sounds lurking in some of the presets. I can't remember which ones though, my gui-board is sadly in storage (the new name going forth for all such instruments)
@@ZemanTheMighty most all synths had midi in/out after it was introduced in the 80s. Why would you need midi in? To play it like any other synthesizer module or keyboard
@@broklee I can guarantee you that a vast majority of consumer grade instruments from the time did not have midi. And you wouldn't need to do that because it sounds like shit.
alright... i am gonna be honest with ya all on this one. In 1987, i was working at Sears Countryside on the dock and shipping dept and playing in a garage band named mod-l citizen. I have no memory of how this came to be... whether i had asked to do this or was contacted by someone in the electronics department, but.... I found myself working the weekends in my garage band "outfit" (think paul westerburg at church) "Demoing" this unit at the top of the escalators at Sears #1415. I had brought my trusty cz-101 and midi'd them up; and proceeded to make "music" for the the shoppers passing by trying to promote these things. I don't recall if i managed to move very many of these units, but eventually management decided paying me minimum wage to come in and do these demos wasn't worthwhile in sales, and that was it. I NEVER BOUGHT ONE THOUGH! seriously. thanks for the great vid and the memory jarring! +best (oh and since my last reply, i have sent my drumbrute in to arturia for noise circuit repair. It is back (with a lovely t-shirt, key fob, and tote.) Its' sound engine is being routed through all manner of kit and still sounds... well, kinda meh... You may won this round , but i am not giving up on that beast to eventually produce some meaningful noise!) I still adore it as a controller/sequencer for the er-1 and emu though! take good care.
The man has the Marquis de Sade displayed prominently on his bookcase. If you’re concerned by handcuffs, you would probably be more so by what is hidden from view
This was actually my first keyboard! While it really crappy it is what teenage me had - and it had a midi out so I was able to connect it to Cakewalk (remember that??) and record some cool tunes. The one incredibly annoying thing though was that you can't get it 2 octaves down, so I couldn't properly play drum sets on it, as most GM drum sets have the best drum on C1 and this toy just wouldn't go low enough!! But as an intro into the world of electronic music in the mid 90's it was great!
"Doctor, doctor, I'm afraid I am not getting enough 80's cheese in my life" Here, take one of these every day "What are they and what will they do?" Sir, they are AudioPilz...
@@AudioPilz I make it seem like a joke but in 100% absolute seriousness, I LOVE vapourwave and spend many hours listening to the mixes on youtube - it was you who introduced me to the hardware required to make such music and now I own more than a few pieces of "bad gear" and spend many happy hours with dual octave basslines, microkorg arpeggios and SR-16 cowbells and I love every second of it - from the bottom of my heart and in total and utter sincerity, this is what got me through the 2020 covid-19 lockdown ... i guess we each have our own tastes but you helped me reach my potential in a year like no other and I will always be grateful for this.
i remember buying one on sale at a burlington, n.c wolworth store for around $50.00!! no teen or adult cared for the internal sounds, but when you ran the midi input into a larger yamaha or casio keyboard and mixed the auto-accomplements via midi, you got some pretty good grooves going on!!! if i see one in a pawn shop for around $100.00. i'ts mine!!
Hey....... don't knock it guys. I bought two of these from Woolworths before they closed down ( do you think that there's any connection? ). I still have them, complete in boxes!!! They are great fun when controling external midi modules for the poser value alone. I always wanted a wearable keyboard but they were always wayout of my budget. These forfilled that need. I even knew of a 'real' musician Mirai from Earthacademy who customised his and played it live with midi. A forgotten, and underated little gem.
Weltmeister Basset was an electric piano bass, similar principle as Claviset, the keys plucks reeds, what are picked up. I wished it, at least I used the Claviset.
Who, in the Wooooorld, would like to look like "a guitar player", with his/her strange and impratical instrument hang on the shoulder and ludicrously gesticulating on a stage? I seriously ask the question!
You know what, there's always... well not always, since they're a bit of a rarity, but i mean, that is the idea behind the product anyway... the Dynacord Rhythm Stick. This is the most baffling thing and i can't exactly say i want one, but i'd love to at least touch it someday.
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Sorry, native English speakers for messing up the word "Epitome". Beginner's mistake...
As a non-native speaker I have always found this word (along with "hyperbole") somewhat confusing, so I think I actually found your rendition easier to understand :)
Hey, at least you're big enough to admit it!
The gulag awaits. I hope you like salt, comrade.
Your English is very good, dude!
Plenty of native English speakers get it wrong, too!
When I worked in a music store in the late 80s and early 90s, we sold a ton of these in red.
The red ones look...rad!
My day probably bought one from you for my 9yo(1989) bro for Christmas. 😅😆✌🏾
Just kidding,he likely got it from the BX.
@@AudioPilzyes I love the looks of the red ones
"I have horrible keyboard skills"
Proceeds to make amazing music with absolutelly anything that fall into his hands.
Love your channel! Keep it up!
Thank you so much! Playing keyboards is really hard for me, absolutely no muscle memory
He certainly is the Master of the Humblebrag in the most charming way. 😅
@@AudioPilz Alot of old wave bands (no noth synth wave, I mean new wave, cold wave and goth) haven´t got extreme keyboard skills. Some had a eighties drum/bass machine or keyboard organ drum machine, a cheap synth/string machine and a vocalist as the main setup. So a string melody+drum machine and vocals was pretty much all they had and some even made a living out of that kind of music. If you can make a simple verse and a simple chorus that people remember, you can make a good song!
Nowadays this is called minimal wave by the way. I was a kid in the eightes when that still was called synth pop or new wave.
@@AudioPilz you’re way better than me, and I’ve been playing for over 15 years!
The history lesson, the jokes and wit, the vfx, the costumes, the abundance of original music, the fact that you actually procure all of this amazing(/ly bad) gear... this channel is the best thing on the internet and we hardly deserve you, but thank you for doing your thing!!
Thanks for your support!
I know you call this series "bad gear" but I absolutely love every piece you have presented. Maybe I just have trash tastes.
Let's call it special ;)
Bad gear just needs a good musician.
There are artists out there who specialize in it!
Bad gear + a musician + a few effects= any synth tone in the known universe.
@@sheepkillindog Exactly, and the same could apply using any bad guitar with a good amp played by a skilled guitarist.
@@lambertlambert7076 i dont know man, ive played guitar for 12 years i think , ive built a solid collection over the years. Two of my favourites are a strat copy that i bought from some neighbor for 60 bucks and a michael kelly telecaster that cost around 600. I love and play both them but compared to the objectively better one, it plays and sounds a LOT better. If you want a very dirty flatter sound, then the cheapo one is best, thats why i still use it.
This is one of my favorite synth channels because I never walk away wanting to buy more gear.
There are rare cases of Bad Gear G.A.S. ;)
This channel is a treasure. I’ve always suspected most gear could be squeezed hard enough to make something special and you live it every week. Hyped for more bad (and bette) gear
Thanks for watching!
I honestly liked the performance with the Digitakt.
Thanks!
Even with his self admit lack of skills on keys 🎹 it was 😎 cool performance
I was thinking the same thing, that melody was really nice!
For real! I got some serious Wintergatan vibes! (An alternative electronic music band from Sweden)
Jam is fire
The recipe to cook a bad gear:
- conceal its sound with another gear
- apply all the effect pedals you have at home
- distract a listener with a dope video clip
- make awesome music
Correct! I do have even more pedals, tho ;)
@@AudioPilz Havent even seen you pull out Eventide effect stuff, some of those beasts could turn pretty much anything into music. Could make an entire track from a metronome and a H3000 probably lmao
It's like making tunafish from a can. It's what you add to it.
I bought one nearly mint for $12 at a garage sale about 10 years ago. Definitely worth it!
That's a bargain!
can you explain why its worth it?
Lol, bought mine for like less than $4 on a fleamarket 😂 didnt know they went for as much as $100😄
@@amadeusbrandenburg6439 I recently saw one on eBay for $400. I don’t get it either. I got mine for free.
"I'm not very good at playing a keyboard"
***Whips out a professional multi track, studio quality sound track with a low end product.***
Thanks!
Simply don't know how to stop binge watching your videos.
Don't ;)
The Pasco Washington reference made me repeat a few times (I grew up near). Thank you brightening my Fridays, it has been a high point these days.
Thanks for watching! I just googled "US least stylish city" ;)
@@AudioPilz it seems Google knows! There is great mexican food there, though.
@@adamrkob Pasco...Eastern Wa ...I only like passing through in the summer. besides that? scary
It's a pretty depressing place so google wasn't exactly wrong.
@@donkeyavenger Yup, close to the bottom of the Great Eastern Washington Gravity Well, if you can achieve escape velocity don't ever go back other than to visit and take in some sun and wonderful hispanic cuisine
Gui-board?! Oh my!!
I guess "stringthesizer" hasn't been used either.
Btw - a friend had a Yamaha keyboard as a kid and it had "Wake me up before you go go" as the demo tune. They seemingly had a thing for Wham.
Now I have pictures of 80s Yamaha engineers going totally bonkers while shouting George Michael classics at a Japanese karaoke bar in my head
@@AudioPilz I reckon the project manager of the SHS-10 was a "Club Tropicana" kind of guy. 🍹⛱️
Last Christmas by Wham
LOL "cringesythizer"
For me, this show isn’t about IF you’ll get some cool music out of the gear, but rather, HOW you get cool music out of the gear 🤩
Thanks!
For me it's an act of self flagellation wondering why I can't get such cool music out of actual good gear *sad turtle noises*
Thanks to the very active Synthware scene in Paris I've seen keytars, and this model in particular, not once but several times on stages in the past years. In these circles, these are absolute crowd-pleasers even if the player is only doing basic arpegiated chords on it, it looks badass and cheesy at the same time. I can understand why the prices are rising! And yes, the 80's were years before my time, but we can all appreciate some vintage cheese, it pairs well with wine ;) - Love the video, as usual, outstanding sutff!
Merci beaucoup!
Me during the cop music montage "Hey, is that real weed?"
Florian: Wags finger over it and shows spice packet.
This man can read minds.
Yes..there is zero gramms of weed 👍
The only drugs in this video is the unopened Corona bottle ;)
spice is much worse!
Why do few people mention spice in your vids
That "building a floorboard" jam absolutely slaps, geez.
Floorboards are the tool of the devil! Thanks!
Review of the synth I asked for below every 2nd video? Best. Birthday. Gift. Ever. Thank you!
Happy Birthday!!!
I had one of these as a kid and played a sick Mary had a little lamb over the rock drums for a show and tell
Mary had a little LAMB OF GOD!!!
That is "everything sounds good if you have skillz" situation. I mean, heavily pedaled synth setups is no sin, and you can deliver dynamics with your own performance. It is a toy, but in a good way
I agree!
dude i get so happy when ever i see youv posted a new video, always entertaining especially for a gear head like myself.
Thank you!
This was beautiful! I love the shs-10; it was the gateway keytar that lead to my whole collection. Always great to see it get some love (or at least a neutral review)!
Thanks!
Went looking to see if Pink weighed in on this. Wasn't disappointed.
Man your channel just never stops giving me content to enjoy, there are so many instruments good lord. Also I appreciate how timeless your format for these are, the quality and style has remained consistent even on some of the many years old video. Invaluable series, you deserve more subs
Thank you so much!!!
Take a look for another keytar - soviet Junost 21. I haven't seen any other analog polysynth being offered for same price as used Volca Keys.
Just looked it up, not so cheap anymore. Looks great, tho!
This one had me laughing more than any of the other ones you've done. Well done sir.
Thank you!!!
I love my SHS-10, especially good when hooked up to the Korg Micro X for those fantastic guitar sounds.
Nice!
It is a toy - and so much fun! I bought mine brand new for $15 in 1987 from the Home Shopping Network. I still use it at home and parties.
My favorite thing to do with it is to use the One-Finger mode to play well-known songs' chord progressions and sing along, like Bossa Nova Led Zeppelin. A friend of mine bought one too, and we used to bring them camping (they are AA battery powered, so it is a toy) and just jam with guitarists and sing silly versions of popular songs. We laughed so hard!
5:45 is most excellent!!! My first “synth” was the Yamaha PSS-680, which was from the same time and same 2 op synth engine. Effects really helped... Check that one out.
Thanks! So many PSSes!
how in the heck did you manage to come up with a reference to Pasco, Washington (State) USA? about the last geographic location reference i could have imagined from an audio nerd in Austria...I did a double take when i heard it and assumed i was mishearing it. but i scrolled thru carefully and yup, there is the Franklin County Courthouse with the Franklin County Administration Annex behind it. Thankyou from a Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) homey!
I just thought Pasco and St. Pölten had a lot of things in common
The novelty factor definitely informs how much they sell for. I payed way too much for my SHS-10, but I’ve gotten so much use out of it, I feel I got my money’s worth!
Yeah, those prices are mad
Also, I love the way you always find something positive in all your videos. Keep up the great work, highlight of my Friday evening.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for another great episode! Have you checked out the Breakway Vocalizer 1000? It's a rather obscure voice to midi synth with a hidden ESQ-1 engine (san the filters and vcas) behind it.
Wow, didn't know that one! Great stuff!
That floor board jam was just magical ❤️
Thank you!!!
06:10 "...the amount of '80s clichés on this channel has become a bit annoying..."
You mean, "Has become an amazing feature of this channel," right? The editing has officially leveled up with the last few videos.
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
annonying as "must" for each episode XD
I sometimes use your reviews to help me select gear that no one else wants. I was eyeing the Behringer SH-101 clone the Ms-1, but really it offers too many choices on sounds and features. Every minute detail you have delivered in this video tells me this is the ultimate Keytar and a must have for me in my home SYNTH GOD CHAMBER. Thank you so much!
Hey, I love the term "Synth God Chamber";)
@@AudioPilz SYNTH GOD CHAMBER is the ritual space where middle aged sexual dark force energy is released while playing old analog synths through distortion and overdrive devices of great demonic summoning power. I am currently building such a Tipper Gore repellant energy locus in my home. I am centering it around a Korg "number of the beast" 770 Darkness Machine I have had since 1980. Maybe you can help me though. I was wondering how many Korg 770s were produced. Mine is Dimensional Plane of Hopeless Existence number 770505, also known as a serial number 770505. Also, I can't believe how much people ask for crappy old Keytars on the internet. I have always wanted one, but I may end up attaching a Casio Tone to a guitar body because I can'r afford what people want for the real thing.
Yeees, my first instrument! Love this little plastic gem, and it'll always have a place in my heart!
It's great that they still work like a charm!
Love your channel. Awesome job man! Can you do a video on one of the Yamaha RX 17 drum machines please.
Nice one! Already looking out for one!
It's only a matter of time before I find your Bandcamp Vaporwave page.
Only to be released on Laserdisk!
@@AudioPilz Can you share the midi file on an Atari floppy disk ?
@@AudioPilz gee thanks for abandoning us CED people.
Honestly one of the most underrated channels on RUclips. The insane production value of these videos compared with how few views they get baffles me. Here's hoping for some traction and more subscribers :)
Happy to hear that, thanks. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Working on it!
I have a bright red one! The last Christmas demo is great lol
Those red ones look...rad ;)
Another fab video. Love the format. Keep it up.
Thanks!
I think you had more fun playing with the shs-10 than you should have ;)
Psssss, don't tell anyone ;)
Seen a few of your vids through my homepage and I’ve been checking them out. Super high quality, super consistent and super fun! Subbed
Thank you!
That's actually a very decent sounding synth. I'd definitely find use for it!
True that! Especially with FX!
I love Violin Presets of those 2-OP toy keyboards. Feeding them thru an Amp Simulator really gives the feeling of a Power Chord
True that! Simple FM can rock!
My friend picked one of these up at a thrift store for about 30 bucks years ago. I had no clue they had such resale value.
Those prices really skyrocketed!
5:23 - this one is a banger! Well done Mr. Bad!
Thanks!
Typing this comment already before I have seen the video. That picture is already Embarrasing enough! Moving on very carefully now ... Might ... not ..... survive!
Show your wound...;)
Your best video yet. Humorous yet honest.
Thank you so much!
Wow, unprocessed with no effects, that thing sounds like a bag of cats. Other material in the video was excellent as per usual!
Thanks! Yeah, the pure sounds are so crude!
My favourite youtube channel, funny as hell yet informative.
Thank you so much!
More comparisons to Kraft Singles please.
It's as Kraft Singles as it gets!
@@AudioPilz Works perfect for grilled sleaze.
@@AudioPilz needs Vegemite
I started out on a Keytar SHS10, and then got the SHS 200. I ended up with the digital sax the Yamaha WX11. Yamaha sure did a lot to stretch beyond just a piano. When I had the SHS 200 I realize that playing with your hand up higher for the bass keys were a bit harder, and I think the SHS 10 was closer to what you want to play on. You could use the pitch wheel to go up or down a whole octave to expand your range. would have prefer a switch for the octave changes. I have sent the idea for the Yamaha to make the keytar out of the Reface component. This is the best post on the SHS 10 that I have seen!
Thanks!
how does he make these high quality videos so fast
Sleep deprivation;)
As always, very entertaining. My cousin, who didn't really play, had one of these back in the 80s. He also had a MiniKorg 700, which I bought from him for nothing. Good move. Thanks.
Wow, MiniKorg is really nice. I'd like to have one!
Your keyboard skills are actually pretty good. It feels very weird play a keytar, the angle is just messed up, and mini keys- aarrghh!
I used to have a heavy Korg fiberglass, full sized keytar that weighed a TON. It was so heavy, it often would slip off the guitar strap and hit my feet- that was too much so I sold it to some guy in Sweden (sorry if he has sore feet!).
Thank you so much!!!
You wanted the MSRP, I'm about 96% positive that I paid $169.99 when I bought this thing new from Sears in 1987. Thanks for the always awesome content Mr. #1 Music Tech Personality of 2020 on MusicRadar! I wholeheartedly agree!!!
Thank you so much!
Congrats on the music tech award you definitely earned it!
Thank you much! I honestly didn't expect that
You got my vote easily, you put a ton of work into your videos and you have a really impressive book shelf. Really happy to see you get that recognition, along with a bunch of other people I also enjoy and respect.
I picked one up for ten bucks at a flea market back in the late 90s .
I was impressed by the portamento .One of my best flea market finds ever . 😁
Yeah, great stuff. Probably one of the best possible gear investments
I like to play my sh-101 keytar on my headphones while skiing in my blue one piece snowsuit.
That's the way to go!
I play my red one, completely dressed in red, while getting driven around town on a red moped.
@@danjwalker nice
I own this little lad's bigger brother the SHS-200. It has an expanded feature set and is quite a bit bigger. It's mainly used as a controller but it's just generally fun to get out at parties. Was really hoping you might mention it in this video since nobody seems to know about it. Great video anyway dude, I think keytars just get a bad name because they're quite easy to mock even if people have no idea how to play one.
Yeah, totally neglected the 200. Thanks for watching!
I genuinely thought that was aimed at kids because it was so small and toy-like. If you we're serious, you got a KX-5 to go with your DX-7.
...that would not make that much sense on Bad Gear, tho ;)
I bought it in 1987 and the only word that characterises this instrument is FUN TO PLAY. Moreover, the 80's line is really beautiful and this justifies the current prices, as well as that of a simple GAMEBOY, which may not be all that powerful and professional but is FUN TO PLAY. That's all.
Truly fun instrument indeed!
To my shame I had to Google Hatesphere. So I was end up listening to the closing jam mixed with 'Corpse of Mankind'. I think the combo worked.
Nothing wrong with a little Death Metal from time to time
Damn, that jam at 4:30 sounds like it could be in a Master System RPG or something!
Oldschool console feel always lurks around the corner with these ;)
I started laughing at timecode 0:02 this sound is INCREDIBLE
It didn't surrender easily ;)
Yes!!! My buddy found one of these in the toy bin at a Goodwill for $10 and we thought it was a toy till years later when we wanted a second one and found this thing is a cult classic!
Nice find! Congrats!
Nothing says 'badass' quite like a keytar does.
True that!
indeed i have never heard 'nothing' say "badass"
@@Crazzzzzzzziesandus you clearly need some guiboard in your life.. 😉
But this isn’t a keytar. It’s a Gui-board 😎
nice one - good job on th ecop/drug music & montage - before I could afford any decent instruments but cheap PCM Casio keys an FX rack or series of pedals were miracle workers - I used to play the the SHS-10 in the stores and laugh, and there is a bigger one (SHS-200) that's more rare - however as a basic MIDI controller it could be OK, no real dynamics though - I have one of the fancy Lync keytars that Jan Hammer used to endorse and user, it's quite cool but the newer Alesis Vortex model keytars are pretty good, and one is wireless - also Yamaha made a decent famous keytar the KX-5 which I got which had decent controls and a ribbon like the Liberation - love keytars but the Gui-board is a ridiculous name :-) you compiled some great trivia and clips there, thanks
Thanks for watching!
Just wanna renew my vote for the Casio HT-700 🙏👍
No worries, it's on my radar!
I love that keyboard. I know a guy who did an entire jazz album with it. The arranger section is really advanced for the time.
True! Check out the Keen on Keys episode on it. He really knows it in and out
I nearly vomited at the term 'Gui-board'
Back when marketing was cute
You know something terrible is up when the intro music isn't great :P
At least that Mazda garage in St. Pölten still exists
Pro tip: Don't do Spar salz, get high on spezial-salz for the dishwasher instead!
I looked it up, those guys are indeed still in business ;)
So we're all now watching a man of whom we know he has fluffy handcuffs readily available to be pulled out at any time :p
A staple in every household!
I had one, took it to college with me in 1988 -- sadly, sold it in 1991 (for the same price as I paid new) thinking I wouldn't miss it because the keys are not velocity sensitive. Afterwards wished I had hung onto it because even if used only for bass lines as a controller, it would have been fun to have on stage. Later went with an Alesis Vortex (the first-generation white one), and haven't used it much in 7 years because... maybe this is the fault of having owned (and liked) the SHS-10 previously... the Vortex just seems so HUGE on stage, I don't really like to break it out.
Am modding a Korg microKEY Air (I have the 61 and 37), which send Bluetooth MIDI; both of these aren't as garish as the Vortex. But what I really want is an SHS-10 with velocity-sensitive keys.
Yeah, this one is a keeper
From now on, I shall call Keytars "Orphicas"
Team Orphica!
Do one on the YouRock Guitar. Extremely overlooked MIDI guitar. It was really cool, but many people let it pass because of the company having the thing also work as a game controller and it didn't look professional enough, I guess.
Had one of those! Never really worked for me, tho
2-OP synt engine. you could say its not that OP... I'll see myself out.
lol
Are any of the books behind you music related? All your DVD's are great choices and they have some good soundtracks.
There's some musician's biographies, music theory stuff, pop cultural analysis and literature on acoustics/electronics. Thanks!
Next video: The Casio VL-1
I would have to brace for a sh*tstorm, tho ;)
Amazing! btw was really surprised how well 1st mix worked out...
I had loads of plugins in it and kicked them all out
Next on bad gear: Jupiter 8
Shots fired ;)
Worst gear ever: the Yamaha CS 80 analog home organ. :-)
@@Aetila worst gear ever: the yamaha shs 10
Great video as always... One thing I really like on the SHS, is that if you transpose it down as low as you can go, there are some weird distorted FM dirge sounds lurking in some of the presets. I can't remember which ones though, my gui-board is sadly in storage (the new name going forth for all such instruments)
Gui-Board FTW!!!
Don't make me feel self conscious about my gear now. The midi capabilities of this are impressive especially for the time
True but only in one direction ;)
@@AudioPilz it was the 80s so I forgive it for that. Why would you want to play the keytar remotely anyway? You heard the system sounds
@@ZemanTheMighty most all synths had midi in/out after it was introduced in the 80s. Why would you need midi in? To play it like any other synthesizer module or keyboard
@@broklee I can guarantee you that a vast majority of consumer grade instruments from the time did not have midi. And you wouldn't need to do that because it sounds like shit.
@@ZemanTheMighty even the old consumer grade casitones had midi in and out
That midi port may help to turn it into a "sleeper", controlling a kickass synth on stage. People would think: holy cow, wtf is that haha
Yeah, hook it up to a huge modular!
DUDE YOU TOTALLY RULED WITH THE PEDAL BOARD SET UP FOR THIS KEYTAR!
THANKS MAN!
HELL YEAH BORGER> GOBLESS!!
alright... i am gonna be honest with ya all on this one. In 1987, i was working at Sears Countryside on the dock and shipping dept and playing in a garage band named mod-l citizen. I have no memory of how this came to be... whether i had asked to do this or was contacted by someone in the electronics department, but....
I found myself working the weekends in my garage band "outfit" (think paul westerburg at church) "Demoing" this unit at the top of the escalators at Sears #1415. I had brought my trusty cz-101 and midi'd them up; and proceeded to make "music" for the the shoppers passing by trying to promote these things. I don't recall if i managed to move very many of these units, but eventually management decided paying me minimum wage to come in and do these demos wasn't worthwhile in sales, and that was it. I NEVER BOUGHT ONE THOUGH! seriously.
thanks for the great vid and the memory jarring! +best (oh and since my last reply, i have sent my drumbrute in to arturia for noise circuit repair. It is back (with a lovely t-shirt, key fob, and tote.) Its' sound engine is being routed through all manner of kit and still sounds... well, kinda meh... You may won this round , but i am not giving up on that beast to eventually produce some meaningful noise!) I still adore it as a controller/sequencer for the er-1 and emu though! take good care.
Thanks!
you own a concerning amount of hand cuffs
Good Gear!
The man has the Marquis de Sade displayed prominently on his bookcase. If you’re concerned by handcuffs, you would probably be more so by what is hidden from view
This was actually my first keyboard! While it really crappy it is what teenage me had - and it had a midi out so I was able to connect it to Cakewalk (remember that??) and record some cool tunes. The one incredibly annoying thing though was that you can't get it 2 octaves down, so I couldn't properly play drum sets on it, as most GM drum sets have the best drum on C1 and this toy just wouldn't go low enough!! But as an intro into the world of electronic music in the mid 90's it was great!
Cakewalk? You give me PTSD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha I used Cakewalk 3.0 for ages. My piano teacher gave me a cracked copy. It was horribly basic, but it never crashed.
"Doctor, doctor, I'm afraid I am not getting enough 80's cheese in my life"
Here, take one of these every day
"What are they and what will they do?"
Sir, they are AudioPilz...
Sir, would you like to have some bit crushed Shrooms with your audio? ;-)
I have a disease and the only cure is... (thanks, btw;)
@@AudioPilz I make it seem like a joke but in 100% absolute seriousness, I LOVE vapourwave and spend many hours listening to the mixes on youtube - it was you who introduced me to the hardware required to make such music and now I own more than a few pieces of "bad gear" and spend many happy hours with dual octave basslines, microkorg arpeggios and SR-16 cowbells and I love every second of it - from the bottom of my heart and in total and utter sincerity, this is what got me through the 2020 covid-19 lockdown ... i guess we each have our own tastes but you helped me reach my potential in a year like no other and I will always be grateful for this.
Doctor doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains. "Just pull yourself together man"
i remember buying one on sale at a burlington, n.c wolworth store for around $50.00!! no teen or adult cared for the internal sounds, but when you ran the midi input into a larger yamaha or casio keyboard and mixed the auto-accomplements via midi, you got some pretty good grooves going on!!! if i see one in a pawn shop for around $100.00. i'ts mine!!
True! They have become crazy expensive tho
You just have to listen to Argentinian electronic cumbia and you'll know how to use this instrument properly (like trashy trash).
I have to do some research on that!
Hey....... don't knock it guys. I bought two of these from Woolworths before they closed down ( do you think that there's any connection? ). I still have them, complete in boxes!!! They are great fun when controling external midi modules for the poser value alone. I always wanted a wearable keyboard but they were always wayout of my budget. These forfilled that need. I even knew of a 'real' musician Mirai from Earthacademy who customised his and played it live with midi. A forgotten, and underated little gem.
Wow, that's quite a treasure!
Accordions were the first keytar. Change my mind.
Wouldn't the Clavichord be the first Keytar, in that it was both a keyboard instrument and a guitar?
As a local here in Vienna I'll stick to the Orphica ;)
Weltmeister Basset was an electric piano bass, similar principle as Claviset, the keys plucks reeds, what are picked up. I wished it, at least I used the Claviset.
In fact accordions could have been the first Chord arranger... and the origin of polka style in casiotones xD
Your jams were ridiculous cool! Nice video. Killed it!
Thank you so much!
Who, in the Wooooorld, would like to look like "a guitar player", with his/her strange and impratical instrument hang on the shoulder and ludicrously gesticulating on a stage?
I seriously ask the question!
It's more comfortable than a guitar because it's really light ;)
Me
You know what, there's always... well not always, since they're a bit of a rarity, but i mean, that is the idea behind the product anyway... the Dynacord Rhythm Stick. This is the most baffling thing and i can't exactly say i want one, but i'd love to at least touch it someday.
My Other Half got one for £5 from a charity shop and I love it.
That's a steal!
I can^t say OR spell accompniamenent either ///and I^m "english"
It can be a VERY tricky language!
This was my first keyboard! How about the Siel DK-80 next.
Great idea! I'll take a closer look