The original electronic organ in your pocket was all the rage back in the 70s (3 million were sold apparently). So what exactly is a Stylophone? Well, basically, this bizarre little battery-operated instrument is a box packed with transistors, resistors, diodes and other old-school electronic bits and bobs. The idea is to press the integral stylus against the various metal keys in order to close the circuit and emit a peculiar but unique squeal, once that's whacked through some processing it can sound literally out-of-this world...

This re-issued version is just the same as the original except you can now control the volume and play along to your MP3 tracks via built in MP3 (minjack) input. There are even a couple of all-new Stylophone sounds and a vibrato knob. If you think the Stylophone is unfit for proper musos, think again. Luminaries as diverse as Bowie, Pulp, Kraftwerk, Rolf Harris, Muse & Marilyn Manson have all used the Stylophone to add a touch of whiny ethereal lunacy to their recordings, or in the case of Rolph, beef up his wobble board!

Whether you owned one as a kid and can't remember where your mum hid it, or you're a first time fiddler in need of an ironic retro fix, the Stylophone Original is guaranteed to bemuse, amuse, irritate and fascinate.

Comes in a nicely presented box with guidebook and chordbook..