Moog Music Moog Guitar User Manual

User’s Guide

This Changes Everything

Thanks for purchasing The Moog Guitar. Its invention by Paul Vo is the result of years of research and technical breakthroughs, some of which would not have been possible even a few short years ago. This may be your ﬁ rst Moog instrument and we hope you will ﬁ nd that it meets the deﬁ nition of a Bob Moog product; superior quality, an investment that will give back to you more, much more than you put into it, and an inspiration to the creative process.

Thanks for placing your trust in Moog Music. Mike Adams

President Moog Music Inc.

Introduction

We started out by crafting a great guitar. The “Moog” name could not go on just any guitar. The guitar had to be a professional instrument of the highest quality. Of course, simply placing our name on a great instrument was just the beginning. Next, and in the tradition of Bob as a musician’s toolmaker, we created an instrument that brings ﬁ ve new tools to the ﬁ ngertips of the guitarist:

1. Inﬁ nite, powerful, and controllable sustain on every string at every fret position.

2. Rich, sweet and clean harmonics shifting and evolving under your control.

3. Controlled sustain - sustains the notes you want to sustain and mutes the strings you want muted. No special playing technique is needed. Plays smooth and easy.

4. Powerful muting of the strings opens up a whole new world of punchy staccato

- the Moog Guitar is suddenly a completely new instrument!

5. Overlaid with each of the above, the player controls the famous Moog ladder ﬁ lter

- switch it in or leave it out; dial in resonance and control the cut-off frequency with the control pedal.

It’s easy to get started, the learning curve is minimal. An experienced guitarist can begin crafting new and previously unimaginable soundscapes in just the ﬁ rst few minutes. However, there is much to discover over time because the Moog Guitar makes many new things possible.

We encourage you to initially turn off your ampliﬁ er and just listen to the strings and feel their vibration. It is enlightening. We’ve found this is the best ﬁ rst step to really connecting with this instrument.

A strong aspect of our design philosophy was that the Moog electronics should work together with the basic nature of the guitar rather than overwhelming it. Your instrument is real, not virtual. That means each guitar has its own unique heart and character that can never be completely deﬁ ned. It awaits your creativity.

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Connection

The following diagram shows a typical connection setup for The Moog Guitar. The ef fects processor and control voltage source are optional. As with any Moog product, experimentation is richly rewarded. .

Note: Once the Moog Guitar is power ed, it takes approximately 30 seconds for the Moog electronics to activate

Controls

PICK-UP SELECTOR Piezo Bridge Out of Phase In Phase Neck

FILTER TOGGLE Tone Articulated Moog Filter Moog Filter n/a n/a

MODE SELECTOR Mute Controlled Sustain Full Sustain n/a n/a

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Switches

Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 Position 5

Knobs

Full Clockwise Full CCW Comments

MASTER VOLUME Full volume No volume Controls overall volume of Moog pick-ups and

VO POWER Full Vo Power No Vo Power Turn fully CCW when playing as a normal guitar HARMONIC BALANCE Neck pick-up only Bridge pick-up only In center detent position, Vo Power is equal on

PIEZO BLEND The output signal is 100% from the

SWITCH POSITION 1

Tone

TONE/FILTER

SWITCH POSITION 2

Articulated Filter

SWITCH POSITION 3

Moog Filter

neck and/or bridge pick-up, via the pickup selector switch.

Emphasizes treble frequencies. Emphasizes bass

Full resonance. No resonance.

The output signal is 100% from the piezo pick-ups, but still passes through the Moog filter.

frequencies.

piezo output

neck and bridge pick-up. When the Filter Toggle switch is in the TONE position, HARMONIC BALANCE is set by Control Pedal and knob has no effect.

Sets a blend of the piezo and magnetic pickups.

Controls either the basic guitar tone or Moog filter resonance, depending on the FIL T ER TOGGLE switch position.

The Moog Guitar’s tone control offers a wider range than the tone controls found on many other guitars. This can result in reduced volume at full CCW settings.

High resonance settings emphasize the frequencies near the cutoff frequency. This results in a rich, “wet” sound.

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