YouTube and stylophone player maromaro1337 has paid proper tribute to Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen with this killer cover of "Eruption". According to maromaro1337, their cover had to be cut ...

After missing its originally planned February release, Dubreq's latest Stylophone synthesizer is now available for purchase. This upgrade to the pocket-sized classic boasts new features and controls, ...

A stylophone cover of Van Halen's "Eruption"? It exists. And while the idea might seem silly at first, the inventive rendition of Eddie Van Halen's classic guitar freakout performed on the miniature, ...

Typically you want to avoid circuitry when around weather issues, but here it's perfectly okay to help you get "Thunderstruck." A YouTuber with the handle maromaro1337 has provided a unique cover of ...

The stylophone, a miniature analog stylus-operated keyboard, was invented years before Metallica in 1967. YouTuber maromaro1337 still managed to bring the two together for a cover of "Master of ...

The original Stylophone is something of a legend. Made popular by David Bowie (and possibly if you're British, Rolf Harris) in the late sixties / early seventies. Since then the original (shown in our ...

The Stylophone started life as a kitschy electronic toy instrument—the digital version of the kazoo, if you will—but over the years has slowly developed new sounds and features making it more than ...

David Bowie’s career-long association with the world’s first ‘pocket synthesizer’ is being celebrated with the launch of a Bowie Stylophone. The limited-edition Stylophone commemorates Bowie’s ...

What is it? The sound of parents' nightmares in the 70s. The original Dubreq Stylophone – a kind of stylus-operated pocket synthesiser, marketed mostly at kids – was in production from 1967 to 1980 ...

Kids in the late 1960s and early 70s who wanted to carry around electronic music-makers in their pockets couldn't just whip out a smartphone and launch an app like they can today. Chances are that ...

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If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. The Stylophone makes 8-Bit music sound orchestral, which means it's the perfect time for a revival. The reissue ...