We are excited to share that our friends at Moog Music, Inc. have announced the latest reissue of the iconic Minimoog Model D: the Bob Moog Tribute Edition (BMTE), a limited run of 500 synthesizers. For each unit sold, Moog Music is generously donating $500 to the Bob Moog Foundation.
The BMTE Minimoog Model D carries a 56-year legacy forward with a fully analog signal path that includes the same updates as the 2022 reissue. Among those updates are:
- Improved stability
- Full MIDI support
- Dedicated low-frequency oscillator (LFO)
The Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog also features:
- Unique quarter sawn white oak cabinet. The quarter sawn method results in superior stability, and produces a distinct straight grain with prominent, beautiful “ray fleck” or tiger stripe patterns.
- Bob Moog Tribute Edition name badge on the back of the Minimoog
- Both the Moog Music logo and the silhouette of Bob from the Bob Moog Foundation logo
From Moog Music:
We designed this limited-edition production run with intentional details that commemorate Bob Moog’s earliest synthesizer models. The instrument features a custom badge that uses a metal photo-anodization process, which harkens back to the modular panel graphics found on the System 55, System 35, and Model 10 synthesizers, as well as select early R.A. Moog Co. Minimoogs.
The instrument features a custom quartersawn oak wood enclosure, a unique back-panel decal, and an included SR Series travel case, along with 100% analog circuitry and all the modern functional enhancements from the instrument’s latest reissue.
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D synthesizer is assembled by hand in our North Carolina production facility, and only 500 in total will be built by our small team.
For a deep dive into the history of the Model D, featuring interviews with Gary Numan, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jimmy Jam, and more, watch “The Sound That Shaped Music | Minimoog Model D | Bob Moog Tribute Edition” by Moog Music, embedded here:
The Foundation is deeply grateful to Moog Music for their generous contribution and wishes them the very best of luck with this exciting new chapter of the Minimoog Model D. Their generosity helps ensure the continuation of our important projects including Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and the Moogseum. For more information, visit Moog Music, Inc.
