Moog Guitar Model E1 - $3295!

Theremint · Post by **Theremint** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:09 pm

Thanks guys.
By the way I am thrilled with my collectors Vo guitar & have no plans on ever selling it. I was just really curious as to how close the E-1 will be to the collectors edition for so much less in price. When Alberto plays his Vo in his 5 piece band, they are called The Alberto V-O-5 band.

MarbledMoog · Post by **MarbledMoog** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:20 am

Definetly intriguing...If only they could bring the price to sub 3k then I know they'd be getting to a wide audience. Alot of cats probably wouldn't even get how to use it though.

I would really hope there would be no loss in functionality, of the Vo Power or the Filter in the guitar, or pickups, although those could always be switched out...

3v3+Z · Post by **3v3+Z** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:51 pm

This is bizarre. There's plenty of information out there on the MIDI MuRF. Isn't a half-priced (more or less) Moog Guitar A LITTLE more news/buzz-worthy? But three days after NAMM is over, we still seem to be the ONLY ones talking about this, except for a couple of TINY blurbs.

Maybe Google is failing me. Maybe we need MOOGLE! (As if it doesn't get mispronounced enough already.)

Bryan T · Post by **Bryan T** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:50 pm

3v3+Z wrote:This is bizarre. There's plenty of information out there on the MIDI MuRF. Isn't a half-priced (more or less) Moog Guitar A LITTLE more news/buzz-worthy? But three days after NAMM is over, we still seem to be the ONLY ones talking about this, except for a couple of TINY blurbs.

Maybe Moog got cold feet?

DeFrag · Post by **DeFrag** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:51 am

What is different from the Vo version?

Bryan T · Post by **Bryan T** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:57 am

DeFrag wrote:What is different from the Vo version?

From what I can tell in Sweetwater's blurb: alder body, chrome hardware, only three finishes.

c7sus · Post by **c7sus** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:36 pm

Still no lefty version so what is there to talk about???

3v3+Z · Post by **3v3+Z** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:29 pm

c7sus wrote:Still no lefty version so what is there to talk about???

You could Jimi-flip it, but there's a LOT of knobs and crap to get in the way.

ANYWAY...

Sweetwater has FINALLY gotten around to posting their Summer catalog on line! It's in there. List $3595, their price $3295.97.

http://www.sweetwater.com/progeardirect ... wnload.php

oversee · Post by **oversee** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:51 am

It seems it was at Summer Namm. It just didn't get much press.

And this youtube clip was pulled.

http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comment ... -model-e1/

oversee · Post by **oversee** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:28 am

Oops! That link was already posted. Sorry.

I'm really curious to see if the E1 version has the built in filter. I quite liked the idea of having a Moog filter right in the guitar. I could see it being left out as a cost cutting measure though.

I suppose you could buy a MF 101 lowpass to do the job with the money you'd save between the E1 and the collector edition.

Can anyone guess what the functional difference between the onboard filter and the MF 101 would be?

In any case, I think I may start scrimping and saving for an E1.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:02 am

oversee wrote:Oops! That link was already posted. Sorry.

I'm really curious to see if the E1 version has the built in filter. I quite liked the idea of having a Moog filter right in the guitar. I could see it being left out as a cost cutting measure though.

I suppose you could buy a MF 101 lowpass to do the job with the money you'd save between the E1 and the collector edition.

Can anyone guess what the functional difference between the onboard filter and the MF 101 would be?

In any case, I think I may start scrimping and saving for an E1.

From what I understand from the third-parties, the E-1 cuts costs in the materials and finishes, not the electronics. Of course, someone from Moog is always welcome to cut in at anytime here.

ColorForm2113 · Post by **ColorForm2113** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:33 am

as some who already owns a 101, I hope they didn't cut out the filter from the e1. I would actually like to get a second 101 to use just as a tone shaper/bass booster and this way I would still have the fully functional first one for regular use....
My question is, will there be cv OUT for the e1. In one of the early videos for the vo signature, ceryl (sorry if I spelled your name wrong) said something along the lines of, there is a cv input but no cv out, yet

3v3+Z · Post by **3v3+Z** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:52 pm

Finally, a little news. I just discovered that SweetWater's website finally has the E1 available for pre-order. BUT you kinda have to hunt for it. It's not (as of this second) listed with the other Moog "Solid Body Guitars", nor is it in the "Electric Guitar Collector's Corner". Also if you do a search on their site for "Moog Guitar", it's not there, but it IS there if you type "Moog Guitar e1". And it's also on their Moog product page if you sort by "newest products". (They also happen to have a Vo demo in scarlet for $5199.96) They only have black and red listed so far, and I BELIEVE they're both "fixed bridge" despite the fact that it says "trem" in the description. "The Moog Guitar Model E1 will be available beginning on September 1..."

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufac ... oog/newest
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MoogGtrE1BK/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MoogGtrE1RD/

After I discovered that, I searched Google to see if there's anything new within the past 24 hours for "moog guitar e1", and a link to YouTube came up! MoogMusicInc has a new video of this thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDTQorCU_j8

At the end of the video, they flashed the url "moogguitar.com". It just redirects back to the moogmusic.com guitar page, but they actually have the E1's listed now! (They still ain't on the main page yet.) There's a fixed bridge model that lists for $3,495 (which is what SweetWater has as the "retail price"), and a "Tremolo [sic] Bridge" (I HATE it when people call it that) with a list price of $3,649.

http://www.moogmusic.com/moogguitar/
http://www.moogmusic.com/moogguitar/?se ... t_id=21344
http://www.moogmusic.com/moogguitar/?se ... t_id=21345

Bryan T · Post by **Bryan T** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:11 pm

Awesome! Way to stay on top of this.

I'll take a black one with a fixed bridge.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:11 pm

I kinda like the butterscotch. I'm not normally a fan of butterscotch, but it looks really nice on this guitar.

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