Moog Music Inc — Local services in Asheville

What a great experience. If you're a fan of music, Moog, or synths in general and find yourself in the Asheville area, you owe it to yourself to visit the storefront and call ahead to take the factory tour. There's so much history and passion here.

The staff are friendly and super knowledgeable. You could be a total newbie or a synthesis rocket scientist and they'll treat you with equal respect and dignity. The employees back in the factory are clearly impassioned. And I got a rise out of one of them in the Minimoog section when I pointed out that the rocket launcher option makes total sense from a rock and roll perspective, but gold plating has questionable acoustic value. There's just a good vibe all around. I feel like each employee is participating in music history as they design and put together these famed musical instruments whether for budding bedroom producers or accomplished mega stars. There is pride of product here.

Checking out all the gear in the storefront is a revelation. I could spend endless hours on a Minimoog alone, but all the synths you've read about are available for a test drive. There's something to be said for playing around and experimenting with instruments back-to-back to get a feel for their workflow and sound. I thought for sure I'd walk out with a Minitaur for desktop bass duty when I went in, but ended up falling in love with a Mother-32 semi-modular: simple enough to start with, but a hacker's synth at heart, one with its own unique though distinctly Moog voice. Buying the Mother-32 direct from the store and the crew there has been a...

I am always carful when spending my money and who I am spending it with. For this reason, instead of giving you 20k for a device I wanted, I decided to go with one of your competitors. I always do my research when spending over $500 on any product. So while your product is great. You outsource all your parts from overseas, this is Reason 1. Reason 2 is a posting to social media I just got ahold of informing me that your factory floor workers make so little they had to start a food drive for themselves. That when Management was asked if they want to participate, they all declined. Charity starts at home, and you should always pay your workers a living wage. In some cases, they should make more than management. Please If you cant Buy American, Build the parts yourself. or its not made in the USA its just slapped...

I thought this tour was very interesting. I thought it was interesting how they had some instruments out on the floor, so while you are waiting to go on the tour, you can play and listen to the music you are "creating". The man that gave our tour was super nice and provided great information. I thought it was interesting how they show you how each keyboard is made. You do not always get many opportunities to be shown all the steps and factors that go into making these instrument. Watching all the employees work as we took the tour, was very interesting as well, because they seemed like they really enjoyed where they work and what they are doing. I do not know how to play an instrument nor do I have any interest in learning how to play, but it was definitely an experience you do not want to...