Stevie Wonder plays the Moog Sub Phatty

By Ben Rogerson
( Future Music )
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Video also features Bernie Worrell, Larry Dunn, and Dr Lonnie Smith

What happens if you're Moog and you rock up at the Winter NAMM show with a new synth? You get a whole load of soul and funk legends lining up to play it, that's what.

Moog's latest video features Stevie Wonder, Bernie Worrell, Larry Dunn, and Dr Lonnie Smith demonstrating their chops on a pair of Phattys - not a bad roll call, we think you'll agree.

And is that the sound of the bassline from Boogie On Reggae Woman that we hear Stevie playing? We think it is…

Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.