Moog at Namm

More on the Moog I talked about earlier. Here is a video showing how the electromagnets affect the strings, and more of an idea on what you can actually do with it.

Moog makes a guitar that goes “eeeeeeeee” forever!

This is showing up on all my regular reads lately, both guitar and tech/gizmo sites. This is the new Moog guitar. It feature some amazing technology that gives you the ability to either have unlimited sustain, or to mute the strings automatically, or a blend of the two. Thinking about the science of it, it's a guitar that has some very power pickups that I assume alter the magnetic field around the stings. So in essence you have an EBow built into your guitar, or the magnetic field is strong enough to stop the string from vibrating out (same as if you have your strings too close to the pick ups).

It's a brilliant piece of kit and you should check out the video above. Just a shame on the two drawbacks:

1. The price
2. the fact that to work properly it needs some special strings that are more easily manipulated by the pickups.

I'd love one though.

Moog Announces Moogfest 2006 And Offers Bands A Chance At Opening The Show

OK this is very cool. Not only is this a celebration of the magificent and original Moog, but it is being run at BB King's House of Blues. It is worth submiting for a chance to play there. PLUS the Mahavishnu Project!

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On June 22, B.B. King's Blues Club in New York will be a synthesizer fan's heaven. Some of the world's most renowned keyboardists will take the stage to honor Bob Moog at the 3rd Annual Moogfest. The all-star cast for this celebration, which begins at 7:30 p.m., includes Keith Emerson, The School of Rock, DJ Logic, Roger O'Donnell (The Cure) Jordan Rudess (Dream Theatre), The Mahavishnu Project, and Jan Hammer, performing for the first time in the U.S. since 1991. During the event, Moog Music will present a lifetime achievement award to an artist who is recognized as having expressed their unique artistry through their Moog instrument.

Artists and bands are invited to submit their music for a chance to open the show with a performance of their own. The deadline for submissions is May 15th, and the decision will be made public on May 31st. For details visit www.sonicbids.com/moogfest2006.

B.B. King's Blues Club is located at 237 W. 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenue. Tickets for this special event, produced by Charles Carlini of the Carlini Group, are $45 and are available at the box office (212-997-4144) or at all Ticketmaster outlets.

For more information, visit their web site at www.moogfest.com.