How do you pronounce Moog?

[Spectrum]

LOL I pronounce it just as its spelled. Its not my fault some guy doesn't use simple phonics to pronounce his name. This M-oh-g stuff sounds like Joe Dirt trying to add an e to the end of his name.

Is it that he didn't know how to pronounce his own name, or that he did pronounce it right and spelled it wrong his whole life? (Like Bret Favre.)

 

[Hopkins]

Is it that he didn't know how to pronounce his own name, or that he did pronounce it right and spelled it wrong his whole life? (Like Bret Favre.)

You bring up a good point

 

[Trabeen]

When I read the name John Boehner my mental pronunciation is always Boner, I know that it is pronounced Bay-ner but when his name quickly happens across something in front of me the reading voice inside my head says "Boner". Same thing with Moog, I know that it is pronounced Mow-g but my initial mental pronunciation is always Moo-g.

 

[40Hz]

How many synth players could I give a stroke to if I pronounced it the "M-ew-g R-ew-g"?

None. You're a bass player and therefore beneath their notice.

 

[spectorfreak]

I'm still amazed how many think a simple Italian family name like D'Addario is pronounced Dee-Ah-Dario

 

[AltGrendel]

How do you say Aluminum????

Al-lou-mini-umm

 

[Red Planet]

I used to make parts for a company called Moog ( Moog Inc. - Precision motion control products, systems, servovalves, actuators ) and it is pronounced the same way (Mohg). This company was started by Bill Moog (the inventer of the solenoid) I wonder if there is any relation to Robert and Bill?

 

[Jayhawk]

Until today I didn't know how to pronounce Moog, Ephiphany or Worcestershire (okay, I still can never say that last one). D'Addario is one that, even though I've heard it dozens of times, I still can never remember. I make much of my living on the phone with customers and there are names that I almost hate to try and attempt. This is particularly funny since my own last name is Snoddy (pronounced Snow-dee) and I regularly see people struggle to try and say it and/or avoid saying it.

 

[Lownote38]

Throat-warbler-mangrove

Luxury Yacht?

 

[groooooove]

when i was in college, Dr.Herb Deutsch, bob moogs parter, gave us a recital / demonstration on electronic music. in addition to playing some really hip pieces of his for us, he told us several stories about how the Moog company started, and even played on the second-ever moog synthesizer, one that was literally hand-soldered by bob moog.

when mentioned making his first phone call to mr.moog all those years ago, he asked to speak with "bob moo-g" (the way most of us say it). according to the story, which this obviously could've been embelished to make it humourus, he said the first words bob moog spoke to him were correcting him on pronouncing his name, "its moe-g"

if i knew how to type phonetic alphabet characters i would, but i think you guys get it.

 

[groooooove]

It's still weird to me when I say it but yes, it's definitely M-OH-G

It's even weirder when you add the OH principle to moogerfooger

that's a better way to spell out the correct pronunciation. thanks.

 

[DirtDog]

Most players (and all the dealers and employees I have dealt with) pronounce Epifani as epiphany, I used to as well.

I had a buddy do that as well with Epiphone - prounounced it "epi-phony".

 

[Pet Sounds]

Now if people would only pronounce it RickenBACKer instead of RickenBOCKer...

 

[Jamvan]

Now if people would only pronounce it RickenBACKer instead of RickenBOCKer...

I learned that listening to Tom Petty in "Christmas All Over Again"..."I want a new RickenBACKer guitar..."


Oh great, now I need to fire that song up!

 

[markjazzbassist]

rhymes with rogue. mogue

same with mogue-er-fogue-er

use the same rogue pronounciation with fooger.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Where do you get the idea that there's an "Ep-a" sound in there? The surname is pronounced "eh-pee-FAH-nee".

It might be due to his accent but Nick definitely said "Ep-a-fawn-nee" when I talked to him.

On that note, as a person that used to work on the phone I can tell you that people like to take liberties with the pronouncement of their names.

 

[BASSKADET]

How do you say Aluminum????

My friend in England pronounces it aloe min e um

 

[FilterFunk]

i play a Korg ...

That's pronounced "Koorg," right?

 

[Ffreddy]

This thread has been informative. D'addario is d-dario, epiphani is epifawni and some people say rickenbocher. I am from Lowell mass so I have always said RICKENBAGKA. Which its own flavor of horrible. Im just not going to speak anymore.

 

[spectorfreak]

Until today I didn't know how to pronounce Moog, Ephiphany or Worcestershire (okay, I still can never say that last one). D'Addario is one that, even though I've heard it dozens of times, I still can never remember. I make much of my living on the phone with customers and there are names that I almost hate to try and attempt. This is particularly funny since my own last name is Snoddy (pronounced Snow-dee) and I regularly see people struggle to try and say it and/or avoid saying it.

I've seen D'Addario artists pronounce it wrong in promo vids for the products.