Retsy Series 1 · Card 0251 · 80-TEC

Lazerneck Keytar

Why stand behind the keyboard?

A synthesizer you wore on a strap like a guitar, with a neck covered in pitch wheels and blinking lights.

Card no.: 0251 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1986
Type: Shoulder synthesizer keytar
Found at: Music store front window
Cost back then: $499

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value7/10

The story · 1986

The story of Lazerneck Keytar

The Lazerneck turned shy piano students into bedroom rock stars. Its body was angled like a lightning bolt and its neck held a pitch wheel that made every note wobble. Kids played the three preset sounds, called Laser, Choir and Spaceship, and struck poses in the mirror until a parent knocked on the door.

Fun fact

The strap was sized for grown-ups, so most kids wore it at knee height and played while crouching.

Six finishes

187 copies of Lazerneck Keytar exist

Lazerneck Keytar comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Lazerneck Keytar, Retsy card 0251 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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