Instrument Makers

Hi vibes players,

Since Mike Balter was bought out by Vic Firth, I haven't been able to find the Green Mike Balter Super Vibe 122B, in Birch, or rattan for that matter.

Anyone have any leads on where I can find them? Or any of the Super Vibe line.
No luck on Steve Weiss etc.

If not, can anyone recommend another mallet of similar weight and hardness in birch or if need be rattan?

Thanks.

I know that lots of players have raved about the Malletech OmegaVibe. Now Malletech has announced a lighter-weight version of the OmegaVibe, the Omegaair. They say it's 5 inches shorter and 15 pounds lighter than the OmegaVibe. Does anyone have any experience with the Omegaair, or even seen one?

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…