User's Guide
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Setting up and Adjusting your Moog Guitar
Your Moog Guitar has been set up at our facility by an experienced luthier who understands how the new capabilities of
your instrument are affected by the guitar’s set up. We strongly suggest that you play your Moog Guitar for a while with
no alterations - even though you may be used to a different set-up on your other guitars. You may find that as you
experience your instrument the differences become more acceptable or even preferred.
Adjusting the pickups: The high end is closer to the strings to compensate for the smaller mass of string. The pickups
may be raised or lowered using the three screws under each pickup at the back of the guitar. The tripod of screws allows
adjustment of both height and orientation.
Caution: These screws are nylon. Turning them against strong
resistance may damage the screw heads and the screw threads.
The available range of pickup adjustment is about
¼” at the maximum.
We strongly recommend you refrain from adjusting your pickups.
Intonation and String Height
Moog recommends that these adjustments are performed by an experienced person and with the proper precision tools.
The string saddles must be adjusted with caution - note especially that
the center screw that locks the saddle to the
bridge MUST be loosened before an individual saddle height is adjusted or you may break the saddle
.
Changing Strings
Moog strings are required for the proper operation of the Moog Guitar. You should always use Moog Strings, however in
an emergency, GHS “Infinity Steel” (best), GHS “Super Steels”, or D’Addario “ProSteels” strings would work, but not quite
as well as Moog Strings. You can use an ordinary string in an emergency if you have nothing else, but you will not be able
to play at full Vo power.
When changing strings, please be careful not to drop anything, (especially anything electrically conductive), into
the string access opening in the rear cavity cover. Such debris may damage your Moog electronics!
Controller Pedal Adjustment
The overall audio output signal level can be set to your preference by a control located just under the middle of the right
side of the control pedal.
CAUTION:
Safe wiring practices and national electrical codes mandate that every piece of equipment be connected to a proper
earth ground to prevent
potentially lethal electrical shocks.
If you experience hum with the Moog Guitar, Moog
advises you to check your entire rig to make sure all equipment is properly connected to earth ground. If not, have your
AC wiring updated to code by a qualified technician.
The Moog Guitar is designed to be hum-free when used with
properly grounded equipment.
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Specifications subject to change without notice
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