The Bob Moog Foundation has announced a new fundraising raffle, featuring a new Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D.
The instrument is serial number 001, of a limited run of 500, so it’s the raffle prize is not just a cool instrument, but also a unique one.
The Minimoog Model D Bob Moog Tribute Edition is a limited-edition version of the Minimoog design reissue that not only honors synth pioneer Bob Moog, but supports The Bob Moog Foundation, an independent non-profit dedicated to preserving Bob Moog’s legacy.
The instrument’s cabinetry is crafted from unique quartersawn white oak wood, and the back features two back-panel logo decals of Moog Music and the Bob Moog Foundation. A Minimoog SR Series travel case is included.
“The first groundbreaking Minimoog was shipped in November of 1970, and its lineage has endured for the past 56 years,” notes Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation. “We are excited to offer serial number one of the Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D, while celebrating Bob Moog’s indelible impact on music and synthesis.”
Raffle tickets are available now for $25 each, $100 for 5, $200 for 12, and $500 for 35. The raffle begins Monday, May 18th at 7:00 am EST and ends 11:59 pm EST Monday, June 8th, 2026. The raffle is open internationally.
About The Bob Moog Foundation:
The Foundation is an independent non-profit organization, dedicated to preserving the legacy of synth pioneer Bob Moog.
Funds they raise support three key initiatives:
- Preservation of the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, which includes 15,000 historical items, including over 5,000 photographs, scores of instruments and prototypes, over 3,000 schematics;
- Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, which has inspired over 40,000 elementary school students through the science of sound; and
- The Moogseum, an immersive, experiential museum in Asheville, NC, which brings the science of sound and synthesis to life for people of all age. The Moogseum opened in May 2019 and has welcomed over 50,000 visitors, from all over the world.
Geewiz Moog must have a lot of Minimoogs in their warehouse.
– they always seem to be giving away tribute editions !
There’s a reason the previous one had it’s price dropped by $2500… https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/02/geddy-lee-minimoog-price-slashed-2500/
I usually say that if I win, I will sell it and donate the proceeds to the BMF. In this case, I want to keep this one. That classic “Moogy sound” just can’t be replicated entirely. I have two software recreations and the both sound pretty damn’d good but, as good as they are, they still aren’t the real thing with real knobs, switches, and those hardware electronic circuits.
i find it extremely ironic that moog has started imitating the Poly-D’s extra LFO control by the mod wheel, even on ‘tribute’ and ‘reissue’ products. I used the XY pad on the Z1 to control Volcas LFO and filter by CC like this and friends and people online insulted my use of a volca even tho it performed better than vintage because of that CC option. A legacy company that can’t help but lie and upgrade to copy the ‘shameless copy’ company as people accuse Behringer of being . . it’s just so funny to me lol. I love what they represented perhaps 30 or 70 years ago but I’ll never buy a Moog product at this point honestly. Pathetic.
You have it backwards. The 2016 Moog Minimoog reissue was the first to feature the independent lfo knob above the pitch and mod wheel.
The Behringer Poly D came out in 2019.
on no historical minimoog, model a b c d or other, is there an LFO control by the pitch and mod wheels. I contained myself commenting on a previous post but this is shameless to tribute a man while changing his work.
I think Sonicstate are giving away a Bass Station right now as well.