Double-Neck MIDI Controller/Electric Guitar from Starr
 July 9, 2001
The Z2 double-neck from Starr Labs combines a ZTAR Z1 MIDI Guitar Controller with an electric guitar built to your specs. The body of the
instrument is a strong, lightweight carbon-epoxy composite. The Ztar
controller neck is also carbon-epoxy and the guitar neck is hard maple with
a rosewood fingerboard. Two Seymour Duncan humbuckers are installed,
although various pickup types and wiring configurations are available. A
Roland compatible or other pickup driver may be installed for access to
traditional guitar-synths and VG8 systems.
The Ztar portion includes a 6-string by 24-fret fully polyphonic
touch-sensitive neck, 6 pressure-sensing Trigger Bars (StringTriggers
optional), 12 programmable Drum/Efx Pads, 4-way Joystick, two control pedal
jacks, a top-mount programmable volume pot, and a Breath Controller. The
updated software includes quick triggering, Sequencer controls, Toggle
On/Off for looped samples, quick ProgramChange, as well as all of the
existing zoning, mapping, tuning, triggering and MIDI EFX functions. The
backlit LCD display/programmer is mounted into the side of the body where
it is easily readable.
The Z2 is only 16" across the lower bout and weighs
only10 pounds, quite compact for a double-neck instrument. The Z2A
custom-built to order starting at $5395. For more information, visit their web site at www.starrlabs.com. |
