REVIEWS
"The Ztar is very expressive. It's my favorite insrument for improvising free jazz."
—Stanley Jordan, New York City
"After six years of pitch-to-MIDI guitar controllers false-triggering my hair grey, finally a guitar controller that false-triggers only when I goof!
—T. Marshall, Memphis
"The Ztar is really glitch-free and fun to play"
—J.Farrar, Los Angeles
"The Ztar feels just like my guitar neck. I was able to blaze on it almost immediately! I played some hairy Holdsworth chords and then added some notes on top with my other hand and my wife said it took her breath away! It's really impressive." (You should see his wife!!! wow!)
—L. Riley, Santa Barbara
"I've been playing my new 624-D since Friday night and it's some instrument. The shorter scale of the fingerboard took a little getting used to, but I find it a real advantage since my hands are small. I like the speed and expressiveness of 'trigger-less' playing and am finding new note choices almost effortlessly. It feels a lot like a saxophone. I'm just starting to use two-handed chord voicings in the poly mode and they're gorgeous; I'll have to work on my hand-to-hand coordination. The Roland GR-1 I've been using for the past two years was no picnic to play, with it's pitch-to-midi errors and sluggish reponse. You've created a Ferrari with the Ztar and I congratulate you."
—Steve Bocckino, Durham
"I've eliminated two foot controllers from my setup because now the Ztar can control my entire rack! In any tune I can jump in with an added bass-line or a percussion-fill or strings-pad and it's no sweat! As a guitarist, I think I'm getting the keyboard player worried about his job.
—L.Woods, New York City
"No complaints! It speeds up my demos immensely. It's a wonderful machine!"
—P. Nelson, Canadian Composer
"My Ztar is fabulous, excellent and just plain fun! Thanks for all your effort."
—M. Purdy, New York
"I am convinced the Ztar is the only perfect solution for MIDI guitar. Thank you for the wonderful instrument".
—H. Nakazawa, New York City
"Now that I am getting use to the Ztar, I use it all the time for composing with. It was worth all the wait and trouble getting it. It is a very useful and now necessary tool for the music that I do. You have got a great idea and concept here. You seem to be dedicated to creating a powerful and useful instrument and I commend you for your efforts. I am very glad that I invested in your product. The more I use it, the more I want to use it and create with it. You have given me and others like me a valuable tool and instrument to create music with."
—Kirin DeVerniero, Seattle
"I'm wearing my fingers down playing this contraption. It's a winner!"
—Phillip Beazley, NSW, Australia
"The Ztar is an instrument of unbelievable potential"
—Alan Holdsworth, world traveler
"The Ztar is the instrument of the future. Musically, it opens new doors for me every day!"
—Vernon Reid, New York City
Wired magazine (December 2001) had this to say about the Z6 model:
"After years of making custom MIDI guitars, Harvey Starr standardized his design and created the production-ready Ztar Z6. The electronic ax has long buttons at each would-be intersection of fret and string, and six rubber ridges to note strumming and picking. Now devoted guitar players can rival keyboard geeks in composing MIDI tracks and exploiting synthetic sounds."
Music Gear Online reported:
"Because the Ztar uses keyboard technology, there are no glitching, tracking, or timing issues that are found with other guitar controllers. Also Onboard sequencer, looper, chord generator, multiple-notes-per-string, many guitar oriented features..."
Electronic Musician magazine reviewed the Ztar:
Electronic Musician, Nov 1, 2001
