Moog Guitar Service Manual

Moog Guitar Service Manual
Introduction:
This document introduces the Moog Guitar from a service perspective. This instrument is the first commercially
available guitar to incorporate a true, closed-loop vibration-control system. The guitar's behavioral module uses all
analog circuitry of a very complex, miniaturized and delicate nature.
In designing the Moog Guitar, we made every effort to meld the electronics and the instrument into a unified whole.
The electronics and the physical instrument must work together properly if the resulting instrument is to be good
enough to allow the guitarist to develop and display true virtuosity.
This service manual will help you restore a Moog Guitar to good playability.
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To service the MG, you should be familiar with basic guitar and instrument service procedures such as truss rod
adjustment, intonation, dressing frets, etc. These guitar-related service procedures all apply to the MG, but this
manual will point out a few special points to watch out for.
The electronics in the MG should not be serviced in the field. Electronic service is by PCB replacement. At this time,
we are not releasing a guide for adjusting the PCB trims. It is relatively easy to replace the PCB, there are only a
few solder connections. However, you must carefully note the color codes and ordering of the wires and re-solder
each to its proper location.
You must also be prepared to cleanly de-solder and solder a few connections and possibly make some adjustments
using a Digital Volt Meter (DVM) and fine-tip probes.