Geddy Lee Unveils His Supercharged Minimoog Model D

Moog Music has teamed up with Geddy Lee with the creation of a limited-run supercharged Minimoog Model D. The Moog Music Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D features all the rich, analog circuitry that made the Minimoog a household name, with some special additions. Top features include: a hot-rodded VCA circuit, dedicated LFO controls, modern MIDI integration, and a custom, satin red finish with metallic flecks that recalls the red stage instruments from Rush's Grace Under Pressure tour.

Retail price is $5,499.00 and available only at Reverb.Com, every unit comes with:

A numbered Certificate of Authenticity, hand-signed by Geddy Lee

An exclusive red translucent 10” Vinyl EP with iconic Rush tracks "Xanadu" and "Jacob’s Ladder"

Special “Starman” badge on the synth's front and its back

Exclusive Geddy Lee poster

Satin red finish with metallic flecks

Hot-rodded VCA circuit

Geddy's history with the Minimoog:

"When I look back on the history of me playing a Minimoog," Geddy Lee tells us, "I think of those earliest days: dry ice, clouds floating onto the stage, and I'm standing there with just a set of Taurus pedals and a Model D in front of me, and we're about to break into the meat of 'Xanadu.'"

Ever since, the Model D became an integral part of Rush's sound. "Can you imagine 'Tom Sawyer' without that little break?" he asks. "The same thing could be said about 'Xanadu' and, of course, 'Subdivisions.' By then I was full-on keyboards. Those three songs, the Minimoog is pretty much part of the basic structure and you can't really hear those songs without that instrument."

The form-factor of the Model D—especially in an era of large-format modular systems—made it an easy choice for Geddy at the time, but to him, the instrument also made synthesis approachable, tactile, and easy to understand.

"You could get your head around it. You could learn about waveforms by just clicking the dial and blending them and playing with the modulation wheel. I think that's the legacy of the Model D, of the Minimoog: It's the fact that—not only does it sound sophisticated and have a fat sound—but it's not daunting to get your hands on," Geddy says.

The custom, satin red finish of the Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D is directly inspired from the band's red period, as seen on the Grace Under Pressure tour stages. Drummer Neil Peart kicked off the trend with a Candy Apple Red drum set. Guitarist Alex Lifeson's Hentor Sportscaster (recently reissued as the Lerxst Grace), Geddy's Minimoog, and more of the band's gear all got paintjobs to match.

"It really is a thrill for me to see this new signature release in that red color that is so representative of one of the most fertile periods in Rush's creative history," Geddy says.

"What's interesting about the journey to get these beautiful devices was replicating those automotive [paint] colors to the right degree," he says. "I'm thrilled with how they've turned out. They're just so beautiful."

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