The Moog Guitar
In case you missed this at Summer NAMM, here’s your chance to catch up. The Moog Guitar was added to the Popular Mechanics Top Inventions of 2008 list (along with the Sleek Audio SA6 headphones below).
What’s so special about it? I’ll leave that to Moog to describe:
The Moog Guitar Electronics add an unparalleled range of expression to the Moog Guitar:
FULL SUSTAIN MODE – like no other sustainer; infinite sustain on every string, at every fret position and at any volume. You may have heard sustain before but not with this power (we call it “Vo Power”) and clarity.
CONTROLLED SUSTAIN MODE – allows you to play sustained single or polyphonic lines without muting technique. The Moog Guitar sustains the notes you are playing while actively muting the strings you are not playing.
MUTE MODE – removes energy from the strings, resulting in a variety of staccato articulations. The mute mode has never been heard on any other guitar; the Vo Power stops the strings with the same intensity that it sustains them. You feel the instrument transform in your hands.
HARMONIC BLENDS – use the included foot pedal to shift the positive energy of Vo Power in Sustain mode and the subtractive force of Vo Power in Mute mode between the bridge and neck pick-ups to pull both subtle and dramatic harmonics from the strings.
MOOG FILTER – control the frequency of the built-in, resonant Moog ladder filter using the foot pedal or a CV Input.
There is so much sonic potential with this guitar on its own, let alone with effects and post processing. Be ready to save some money up to snag one though, as the guitar will set you back $6500 and strings are running at about $130 per set (but I’m not sure you can’t give it a go with your regular Ernie Balls).
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