Moog Liberation II =A Little Phatty with an arm. Ur Thoughts

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:56 am

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_VE ... =rec-HM-r2

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:04 am

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!

jgirv · Post by **jgirv** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:55 am

...yeah, but it would be HEAVY!!! plus, the LP is so deep, that it's gonna knock yer knees! ....

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:01 pm

Well its not THAT deep is it? I don't usually like wearing guitars low anyway lol.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:14 pm

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.

T7 · Post by T7 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:02 pm

Please, let the keytar rest in peace.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:24 pm

RIP? NEVER! I am one of the few people who think keytars (especially Moog ones) are cool!

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:39 pm

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.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:01 am

EricK wrote: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.

peterkadar · Post by **peterkadar** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:56 am

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.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:29 am

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).

Matt Friedman · Post by **Matt Friedman** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:43 am

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.

Carey M · Post by **Carey M** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:11 am

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!

- CM

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:32 am

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.

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:30 pm

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.