I posted this video a couple weeks ago. I'm skeptical. I'm skeptical meaning I have not passed any judgment yet. The guy who I would love to hear getting crazy with the Moog Guitar is Adrian Belew (Mr. Sustainiac). I nearly worshiped Belew in the 80's and I've had the pleasure of meeting him and chatting with him (he lives in Lake Geneva and has played small clubs in Milwaukee). Adrian has his signature Parker with the built in sustainiac now; he should have cut a deal with Moog. I think of newer King Crimson stuff with Adrian and Robert Fripp and I hear the Moog guitar and my mind says "perfect marriage!".
Is it a gimmick or is it something that you could really use on whole CD?
I get tired of gimmicks. The new Boss Giga Delay has a feature that sounds like a person twisting the knobs on an old analog delay. The sounds go up and down in pitch and the pedal makes the silly sounds that we all made in 1980 to freak out our friends. OK then. What the hell would you do with that sound?
I'm trying to make a point about freaky gimmicks vs. strong music tools.
Time will tell with the Moog guitar. I cannot tell if it's just a gimmick. I would probably want a guitar and a compressor or a Roland Guitar Synth if I just wanted sustain. I don't know. Can't tell.
John