Instrument Makers

Last summer I donated my vintage M55 that was in need of repair to the Good Vibes project (John Piper). He was able to rebuild it (better than new) and send it on to a deserving student who is now benefiting from his kindness and expertise. A few months later on November 1st, I ordered a Malletech Omega Custom Pro from Steve Weiss music. I was originally told it would ship within 90 - 120 days. At this point it's been over 150 days.

Just thought I'd bump this and make some minor edits. 

To my fellow equipment Junkies: I built this vibe from M55 Parts and a K&K pickup system (pics below). **If you don't like the sound I'd love to get that feedback too** 

I play vibes in an amateur big band and I could never keep the drums and band out of the mics if I turned it up loud enough to be heard.  I'm sure if I got the right, mics the right amp/mixer and a drummer who doesn't play at one volume during sound checks and then 10 times louder during the gig, overhead mics would sound better. 

Hello - I'm looking for opinions on the Malletech Omega resonators and if it's worth it/necessary to get tunable resonators. What do people think?

Also - does anyone happen to know if you need to special order bars tuned to A440.

Thanks!

Hey all,

I'm a new member here, enjoying the site so far. I have been the proud owner of a well-worn Musser One-Niter for almost a decade (the instrument is probably 30-40 years old at this point). The tone and sustain are actually really good after replacing the felt dampening strip and suspension cords, and with the right mallets (which are the Gary Burton model for me). The intonation is good, there are a few bars that have character.

One thing about playing on the Mallet station (I'm assuming the same is true for the malletkat) that is kind annoying is the unnatural bounce of the mallet after the strike. It would be great if somebody designed a mallet that articulates on the instrument yet doesn't bounce off the bar. Any Mallet controller players out there have any thought on this?

hey all you malletkat users out there. There is a product that is coming out in a years time called Pipes. It is a sample playback engine that will be able to load the best samples and play them with no latency. They have a kickstarter campaign going at
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pipes/the-ultimate-music-performan…

Hi All,
Im currently selling off my guitar collection as i no longer play, the vibes have taken over! Im considering upgrading my very tired Premier 701 vibes to a Malletech Omega vibe but would really like to see/play one prior to spending that sort of money! Are there any shops in the uk which actually has one in stock that i can road test?
Any help would be appreciated or some feedback from Omega owners?

Tim

Keep an eye out for the new Albright by Malletech Stefon Harris series mallets. Based on original Albright specs with modern refinement and consistency. Three models, soft/medium/hard.

I'm about ready to pull the trigger on buying an Omega Vibe. I've seen alot of different videos, recommendations and comments, and of course I've had the chance to play on it at a few PASICs over the past few years. The fact that they have a new bar formula is pretty attractive too.

Okay, so.

Thoughts on the Marimba One Vibraphone. I've seen some pics and some discussion out there, but there doesn't seem to be any good videos demonstrating the sound.

I'm considering the One Vibe and the Omega by Mallettech as a replacement to the great Musser I have now.

-Rog