I watched this demo video of the little phatty and it reminded me of the Liberation. He has a tribute edition. I thought…hmmm take the left panel off and add a new panel with a long arm and some cool features pertaining to the original, leave the pitch and mod wheels be and you have a Liberation II.
hahaha! WHat do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnvu_VETR8&feature=rec-HM-r2
It does remind me of a Liberation! Hmmm…perhaps when I order that green walking stick ribbon controller, I can make a Liberation with it? Thanks for the modification ideas EricK! Your brain has been doing overtime tonight! 
…yeah, but it would be HEAVY!!! plus, the LP is so deep, that it’s gonna knock yer knees! …
Well its not THAT deep is it? I don’t usually like wearing guitars low anyway lol.
Actually, I have held the LP like a keytar before. While it gets heavy after a while, like 5 minutes, it’s quite comfortable to play like that. If I had wood sides, I’d add strap holders and the Walking Stick ribbon controller. And call it the Liberation Phatty. 
Please, let the keytar rest in peace. 
RIP? NEVER! I am one of the few people who think keytars (especially Moog ones) are cool! 
I will own a liberation, If I have to lift weights for 13 years to make my back strong enouhg to hold that heavy beast.
If your back can handle an LP played like a keytar, it can handle a Liberation. Let me rephrase that. 
If MY back can handle an LP played like keytar WITH NO STRAP, YOUR back can handle a Liberation.
I think a new Liberation would be pretty cool. But it’d have to look better than those horrible looking pearl white controllers Roland are putting out these days… imho.
And it would need to be offered in COLORS! I mean for real. Guitarists have this massive selection of oxblood red, pearl green metallic, two and three color sun/wineburst, aquaburst, etc.etc.etc. What do keyboardists get? White, grey/silver, and red. Personally, I’d want a dark green Liberation II. You may want a blue one, or a purple one. (Purple would look nice, too).
The question, of course, is what Moog would have to put on hold in order to develop a Liberation II… And I’m one of those who thinks keytars are just a little… well… sad.
Liberation II is the best idea I’ve come across this forum… ever!
Ok, maybe not, but a I’d love to get my hands on a real Liberation. It just looks a lot better than most keytars. The new Roland thingy is just plain ugly. The original liberation and the old Korg RK-100 (?) are the best looking keytars, imo.
And please, let there be aftertouch!
Wow, I’m actually somewhat impressed by how many people are taking interest in the Liberation II idea. 
I could have sworn keytars died in 1992. I think a new one would have less knobs and more buttons, like the LP. Or, perhaps someone could buy the remaining Old Schools, turn them into Liberation II’s, and re-sell them. Someone like, I dunno…MC or Kevin Lightner? Or, what if they built a Polyliberation? We would then have the best of polyphony and Liberation! I’m going to stop before I hurt myself, now.
You try to put the OS around your neck and youll definately be hurting yourself.
I think the coolest parts about the LIberation were its spring loaded cutoff freq things in the “fretboard”.
THat thing just sounds great. Id love to get my hands on one.
I think though that if I had to get one of those, Id probably be looking to get a Hohner D6 and I coudn’t decide.
Didn’t the Minimoog panel guy in South America have one for sale for, like, two grand? I didn’t have the money at the time, and even if I did, there’s no place for me to put it right now. I may be looking to Public Storage as it is.
Okay everyone… repeat after me… keytars BAAAAAAAAAD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnsq9XtpmEk
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=17758869
I had to stop watching it after a certian point.
thats why those things are horroble. If you think about it though, it coudl be just as bad with someone sitting down, the leyboard covering their upper abdomen and letting whats lower shine off the bench.
I would be in line for a Liberation 2! I always thought that playing style was created with the invention of the Minimoog with it’s wheels. Basically a right handed keyboard instrument, with the left hand bending notes, modulating, or otherwise altering the sound. Quite expressive in the right hands. I rember seeing the first remotes being played in the 70’s by Edgar Winter, Jan Hammer, George Duke, and Gary Wright. Didn’t the Liberation first appear in 1979 as a result of these pioneers with thier playing style? Whoever came up with the name Keytar anyway? I guess that is better than calling it a “Strap On”!
I did not get one till about 6 years ago, and I admit the first time I saw a Liberation in '79/'80, I did not like the idea of being guitar shaped. Liked the plain Mini remote better. The original.
Here are a few of mine? 
Why do so many just hate these controllers. I have fun going into the local guitar center, and pluging into an amp in the guitar section just to piss off the “Guitarists”.
Here is a video of some guy playing a custom painted AZ-1. Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71O8MSZ1AAk
Are you kidding? Keytars are huge right now. The good OOP* Korg controllers sell for like $1500.
*note – that’s the first time I’ve ever typed that silly abbreviation.