29 thoughts on “Geddy Lee Minimoog Price Slashed $2500”

1. Now if Ticketmaster would cut Rush tour tickets by 50%, maybe the fans wouldn’t feel so alientated. They still wouldn’t be able to afford good seats but they wouldn’t be so miffed, maybe.

2. Is it like the Alkane plugin? First releasing it, asking an absurd price, reconsidering and then
   landing in reality?

   1. Sorry, who is Geddy Lee?

      1. It’s a Moog model.

3. There is nothing for sale on the “The Official Geddy Lee Reverb Shop”.
   https://reverb.com/ca/shop/the-official-geddy-lee-reverb-shop

   1. When I checked the site, they show at least one available at this price:

      https://reverb.com/item/87205953-moog-music-geddy-lee-minimoog-model-d-signed-coa-limited-edition-vinyl

      1. Thanks for the link, it now shows. It seems not to be visible by default from areas for which no shipping costs have been set.

4. It would stink if you bought one at the original $5499 price and soon thereafter, they lower the price $2,500.

   1. Sounds like that’s more of a hypothetical concern. LOL

      1. LOL. I can afford the original $5499 price, but for that price, there are soooo many other hardware synths that are far more versatile for less $. My next purchase will be an OB-6.

   2. It just shows how deep the profit margin is.

   3. I mean let’s take it further and feel bad for any of us who bought the reissue any number of years ago. Bet hey, what’s a couple grand between friends……. 😉

5. I am waiting for Roland’s Nick Rhodes Jupiter 8, myself.

   1. Nick Rhodes has more than one actually. Last time I spoke with him after a show that was twenty years ago.
      His original one was constantly needing repairs also he covets the Jupiter 8 above all else it seems. So you will have to wait for hopefully sometime and at that point they’ll be museum pieces,

      1. One of the high points in my synth life was Nick Rhodes answering my question about him not touring with Jupiter 8s anymore…https://duranduran.com/2006/where-fore-art-thou-jupiter-8/

6. The amount of pricing volatility in the synth market right now is insane.

   I’m hesitant to buy any new gear, right now, because Trump’s tariffs are making everything more expensive in the US. Even on Behringer’s gear on the low end, prices are 30-40% higher than they were a year ago.

   This type of price drop, though, makes me think that Moog really overestimated interest/demand. If I was one of the buyers at the original price, I’d be asking my retailer for a price adjustment and be pissed off if I had to eat the price difference.

7. 3000$, hahaha
   that gets you a push3 standalone (including mpe and cv/gate) and 5(!) model d from B.
   they are living in a dreamworld with their overpriced crap.
   No wonder they had to lower the price, nobody bought it.
   People aren’t that stupid anymore.

   1. The original reissues from a few years ago used NOS through hole circuitry, resistors from the 70’s the size of your thumb. Not sure if they’re still doing that, but it’s certainly a valid reason for the price premium, if you’re into that kind of thing.

8. in case you didnt get the memo
   behringer model d costs 200€ now.
   thats the right price for the thing.
   its grandpas tec from the 1960s, not rocket science.

9. Maybe the last boomer who could and would pay that has already died. Occam’s Razor for the win!

   1. My guess is they were mostly selling to Americans.
      things aren’t running well in the US
      so people have no money left over to buy unnecessary luxury items to dust off.

10. At least somewhat more realistic pricing (Thomann still has it as 5500 euros btw), but still basically a collector’s piece for the dust brush granddads. I like Moog, but the way they fetishize the Model D is a bit sleazy. Then again, if they can find gullibles to buy these things for those prices, who am I to say they shouldn’t price it this way. All I can really say is that I’m not interested in it, for 3000 euros nor 5500.

    1. I was in a music store the other day and there was a Model D ‘discounted’ to $3499. Nearby there was a Poly-D at its usual price of $500. I hadn’t seen the two together before so I took a few minutes to make a comparison. They sounded similar, but remembering that this is in a store with a lot of background noise, I couldn’t judget hat too accurately. Build quality etc. felt very similar: I could not tell any difference between the knobs, keybed, or switches. The switches in particular surprised me because there are thousands of options on the component market and I expected it was one area where the cheaper device might show its shortcomings. I can’t say that the Behringer product felt expensive, so much as the Moog did not. The only real difference I noticed was that the wood casing on the Moog looked a bit more luxurious, a harder wood with a finer grain.

       It’s not a scientific test of course, and honestly I’m not sure if the thick sound of the Mini is even that suitable for a polysynth (I somewhat prefer the ‘Japanese sound’) but if I was drawn to this instrument I can’t think of a good reason to pay the collector price unless the brand is more important to you than the musical experience. But I guess they will always price it up to maintain that ‘icon’ halo.

       Lest this post seem anti-Moog, I also tried their much more affordable Messenger, and liked it a lot. One of the nicest monosynths released in the last few years. The only thing I didn’t care for was the short (32 note) keyboard – they should have stopped at 37.

11. I was going to make a joke about the Rush ticket prices, and how maybe Geddy felt guilty, but that was already covered!!

    1. I don’t think Geddy or Alex have any control over venue pricing or even their own cut, so there is no guilt there. Ticketbastard controls the horizontal, and the vertical, and even though they try to reduce it to a soft blur, we can all see with crystal clarity, that nobody is amused with being abused in the outer limits.

12. Tho a cheaper Poky-D has the stereo chorus , hpf, and pressure/aftertouch , it’s not as many keys. This signature version has the extra lower keys which is nice. Geddy’s playing got me into synths long before I imagined having one so I’m trying to throw a bit of positivity into the comment section heh. At the more realistic price it’s still a premium but a very nice synth to be sure.

13. There are tons of better options out there as far as value and feature set. Many of the comments here are correct in expressing that thinking. But the Model D is singular. Its limitations are just as exciting as its features. And the cosmetics on this unit are completely delicious. I just ordered one of these a few hours ago. For the record, I’m not as ignorant and villainous as some of the comments on this thread describe potential Moog buyers. I just think there’s something beautiful about this instrument, and a Model D has been a grail for me ever since hearing Devo as a teenager. I have some cash, so what the heck? Now is the time. Like Jimmy Jam says, when you play a special keyboard, you feel special. And when you feel special, you’re inspired to make special music. I look forward to jamming this thing for many years to come.

14. Classic Moog… overpriced from the get-go!
    Pre-historic technology that doesn’t progress forward.

15. The Minimoog is the apex predator of monos, as any fool knows – but many decry its very existence, indeed Moog’s existence, because they haven’t owned one. Moogs are steampunk before steampunk was a thing, built like a tank and furniture, and sound like a tank and furniture. Tactility that you can’t find elsewhere. Yes, the Behringer clone is close in sound, but for me that clone was just a gateway drug to the real thing – which for those in a position to own the real deal, the real deal is absolutely worth it. My two cents, or should i say two grand.