Different buttons - hard and soft

soundxplorer · Post by **soundxplorer** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:53 pm

I searched this forum for 'buttons' and found some people complaining about them, while others were quite happy. I think Moog actually changed the buttons somewhere in the middle of the Stage 1 run. Can anyone confirm this?

Before buying, I played a Stage 1 at Guitar Center. The buttons felt like they were made from very hard plastic, and I had to press firmly to select a parameter. I recently bought a Stage 1 (used) and received it in the mail today. My LP has softer-feeling buttons and they will select parameters with a much lighter touch.

I like the softer feel, but I'm thinking they may have made the change in production because the softer buttons wear out quicker? Mine work perfectly at the moment, gladly.Then again, I could just be imagining a difference in the one I played at GC. I dunno.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:46 am

My Stage I is 1326. The buttons are pleasantly firm. All I know is that they are made of silicone and covered with a coating of some kind.

soundxplorer · Post by **soundxplorer** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:23 am

My serial # is in the 2900's.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:31 pm

Maybe they switched to softer buttons? I wish Amos would chime in here. This is interesting.

soundxplorer · Post by **soundxplorer** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:56 pm

It IS interesting. Or maybe someone with a Stage II can inform us regarding the squishiness of their buttons?

Najati · Post by **Najati** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:05 am

Umm. The buttons on my Stage II (#4040, I believe) are definitely squishy. Even a little wiggly. I can pinch them and the give a little - that said, I would also call them firm, they don't give a lot ... like other things one might refer to as firm ... and might be made out of silicon, too, I guess.

Anyway, they definitely are not hard plastic.

The action on them is nice, too. Not resistant, but there's definite feedback. The buttons, that is.

Khoral · Post by **Khoral** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:26 am

I have a Tribute and the buttons feel quite firm to me
I wish I could say the same about the knobs, which always felt very light and fragile

Amos · Post by **Amos** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:09 pm

At some point (maybe the middle of the stage 1 run?) we did switch to a different manufacturer for the buttons. Technically the are "the same" meaning a firm silicone material. The finish does look a bit different, one type to the other, and this gives them a slightly different surface texture, one more glossy and the other more matte... but they are functionally the same and should work equally well.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:46 pm

Well, I'm glad we've cleared that up! Thanks, Amos!