Moog Paul Vo Collector's Edition Prototype £3999
Check out a pre-production prototype of one of the most unusual guitars ever designed
Dave Burrluck, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 12:30 pm UTC
A quilted maple-topped beauty like this would be costly even without the Moog circuitry
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It's not often that you come across a guitar that lets you expand your repertoire of styles beyond that of the normal left- and right-hand techniques you can learn from a good teacher (or by finding rare footage of Django Rienhard, Les Paul and Chet Atkins to study). It's also refreshing to have all the juggery-pokery designed into a decent playing body and neck. You don't have to have an understanding of physics, acoustics and electronicds to do something inspired with this guitar but I won't deny it helps if you don't happen to be one of those rare natural adepts who seem to somehow transmute what's happening in his or her head into real sound by just happening to put the controls where they need to be without apparent conscious thought and deliberation.
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Pros
Wonderful sustain. Different sustain modes. Funky Moog filters. The great quality guitar. Huge sonic potential.
Cons
Prototype issues aside, both the magnetic and piezo sounds could be better. It's complex to use at first and frankly, out of the reach of most mere mortals.
Verdict
Fans of existing sustaining guitars and devices should check this out - there are some very special and unique sounds here. It's just too expensive for most of us to experiment with.
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Paul Vo Collector's Edition Prototype
- Price:
- £3999
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Accessories:
- Case, Power, Footpedal and Cable included
- Available Finish:
- Honey (as reviewed), tiger eye, tobacco burst, navy mist, plum, emerald, scarlet, aqua
- Body Style:
- Offset double-cutaway, solidbody electric
- Features:
- Two Moog pickups, master volume, piezo blend, Vo power, harmonic blend, filter/tone controls, five-way lever pickup switch (neck, out of phase, in phase, bridge, piezo) three-way lever mode selector (sustain, controlled sustain, mute), three-way mini toggle filter mode selector (tone, articulated Moog filter, Moog filter)
- Fingerboard Material:
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius:
- 305mm
- Hardware:
- Satin gold-plated Gotoh/ Wilkinson VS100 bridge (with black-plated Graph Tech piezo-loaded saddles), gold-plated Sperzel locking tuners
- Inlays:
- Abalone
- Left Handed Model Available:
- 0
- Neck Finish:
- Satin
- Neck Material:
- Maple
- No. of Frets:
- 22
- Special Features:
- 5-pin XLR-style output, piezo output jack
- Year of Origin:
- 2008
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