Hi
I have just bought a new Moogerfooger Phaser and noticed that the metal faceplate has a textured finish, rather than the smooth finish on the ringmod i already own…
Is this rare or are they all being made with this finish now…
Paul
My new ringmod’s faceplate is textured so it must be the standard way now.
My LPF is like that…others are old ones…and delay print is kinda crap…
Ring is OK…but I think the ones with this sharp finish are more reliable.
How so?
I like the look of the textured finish on my phaser better than the flat older ones. But I haven’t heard of any difference in build quality.
I meant that printing is better,just that.
Does anyone know if the textured finish is also on the newer cp-251’s…?
my phaser has a smooth texture but my 101,102, and 105 all have the textured i got the phaser in mid 07 and the rest last year so thats when the switch would have occurred
any closeup pics of the two types?
If no one else posts pics today, I’ll try to remember to take some when I get home tonight.
I hardly ever noticed.
My MF-101 & MF-103 both have the rough finish while the
MF-102, MF-104Z, MF-105, & MF-107 sport the smooth.
weird didn’t know they did this, all mine are the smooth finish. neat, i hope it was more than a cosmetic upgrade, maybe this helps the screen printing last longer.
I dont like the new finish, it doesnt have the old modular module look..
i like it when everything looks like a set.
Likely a result of their now offering lunar white finish (of the body). Could be a different paint shop? I’m about to order a white RingMode w/Black wood… wonder if I’ll regret that later? (too trendy)
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Hey,
My Theremin had a smooth finish, but when I upgraded it to a plus it was a porous finish.
My RIngmod and Delay are smooth, the Freqbox is porous.
MidiMurf is porous.
THe cp251 is smooth, but the Vx351 has a screen printed overlay glued on.
Taurus Pedals-overlay.
Voyager performer was smooth, Voyager Select has overlay (due to backlighting).
I think this is a relatively new switch (within the last year or two. I believe that the porous metal finish rejects fingerprints better but I really prefer the smooth finish. Id rather have them all the same, but thats just me being OCD about my gear.
I think the white faced Moogs will be the rarest in the long run. Theres already over 10,000 + Ringmods out there, and alot of customers might not be aware of Novamusik and their increadible prices if they are just looking to buy a Fooger they are more likely to go to a catalog dealer I theorize.
Eric
The change happened at least a year ago (old thread). The white ones just showed up this month.
Anyway, I really like the white ones. I don’t think you’ll regret it.
If I had the money I’d replace all of mine with white, just to max out the Stanley Kubrick 2001 look in my studio. 
also bacteria gathers easier on smooth surfaces than rough surfaces. Could be an issue with bacteria. My Ring Mod and Phaser are smooth surfaces.
You would think that a pourus surface would be harder to clean, therefore being more condusive to bacterial growth. More talk like this and Ill have to take some alcohol gel to my foogers haha.
I just bought another moogerfooger rack mount kit. The rack is the rougher finish. Don’t have any foogers with the new finish. My old rack matches the smooth finish of the foogers. I prefer the older finish.