Formula 5 Bars

There are some great instruments out there. I have been playing different instruments for years and years. There's a good vibraphone down in Argentina. I forget the name, it begins with an F. It's cool and sounds good.

I like the sound of the Yamaha, and of course the musser. Good instruments.

I just have never played anything like an Omega. I just got the Formula 5 bars, there latest recipe. They're beautiful. I have 3 different bar recipes in my house and they're all incredible. I'm just in love with this instrument.

And to be honest you know what, if I here someone say something negative about the instrument I think 2 things. I first think, well, David Friedman, Joe Locke, Stefan Harris and Warren Wolf say it's the best instrument out there. Secondly, I think you just haven't played one. Or played one for any length of time.

I recorded myself playing with the newest Omega bars. I don't know if the sound comes through with my mics. They're just pretty good. The mics I mean! But I listen to it and am blown away by the quality.

You know, Joe, Stefon, Warren and myself have worked on this instrument for 5 years now. So we have something invested in all this. I wish we could start a vibe war. Get all the vibe makers, competing against each other and just pushing the instrument forward.

At PASIC I played two very popular instruments, and both were f'd up. One was almost unplayable. Well it was until I fixed it. I was in front of an audience. I want all these instrument makers to totally up their game. Do you realize that some of these designs have been untouched for decades? That's just not cool.

So here's what I hope. I hope by helping to make what I think is the best vibraphone out there, that it wakes all these mo' fo's up and gets them making great instruments for us. NOT colleges, NOT marching bands, for us the players!