Otamatone Deluxe Japanese Musical Instrument Portable Music Synthesizer from Japan by Maywa Denki Studio Award Winning, Educational Fun Gift for Children, Teens & Adults - Kirby (English Manual)

This thing is dumb annoying and fun. Sound on its own is on the quieter side, haven’t tried it plugged in. It’s cute. We love Kirby.

One of the most unique and addictive instruments I’ve ever owned.

I bought the Kirby Deluxe and the Unicorn standard sizes in a bundle. I've been having a blast with mine, especially the large-sized deluxe. If you read music, get a set of music stickers and mark the note locations on the side of the neck. I used my electric keyboard to double check, after doing it by ear. I marked mine while set in the mid-tone range.The volume control is nice. I can practice without bothering the neighbors!I think that with your Otamatone, you will get back what you're willing to put into it. Pick out some easier songs and practice until you can play them well. Get the notes down first; the tone and feeling will come later on.Not all of the notes are precise; for sharps and flats, you may have to roll/slide your finger a bit. It takes practice. The good news is that there are a LOT of good Otamatone instructional videos on YouTube in a wide variety of styles and levels of difficulty. My personal favorites of the moment are:"The Squid Game" theme"When You Wish Upon A Star""Gift of a Thistle" (from Braveheart)...and various Disney music from songbooks.Don't expect to play it perfectly right away. Like any musical instrument, if you keep practicing you'll get there! Just have fun, and play music that you LOVE!

The deluxe is much easier to play than the standard. If you want to play an intelligible song, I recommend this one. It is probably a little pricey for what you get, but a fun novelty instrument anyway.

My son lives this purchase!

First otamatone, actually a little bigger than expected but awesome to mess around with and try and recreate riffs and stuff. Comes with batteries which is a nice little plus, booklet explains everything well

My son loved this gift. I didn't get the big deal, but he plays with it frequently.

I sent this to my son for his 30th birthday - he's loved Kirby since he was like 6 lol and still does, and one of his hobbies is music. He said he loves it and is having a lot of fun with it :)