Malletech 3 Octave Omega Vibraphone with motor
- Rating
- Posted by
- Thomas L. Frew
- Date Posted
- 05/27/2022
The Mallech Omega is an amazing instrument!
Since its introduction in 2014, The Malletech OmegaVibe has become the instrument of choice for the world’s top vibraphonists. During those 10 years, Malletech made more than 30 incremental improvements to the bars, tubes and frame. From 2019 until now, they've worked intensely with TeamOmega (Stefon Harris, Joe Locke, Tony Miceli, David Friedman, and Mike Mainieri) on the next evolution of the OmegaVibe which offers a new standard of reliability, simplicity, portability and ease of pedaling. The OmegaVibe and OmegaAir are ready for your stage, studio, or the back seat of your car.
| SKU | MAL-OV3.0-B |
|---|---|
| Series | Malletech Omega |
| Weight | 136.0 lb |
The Mallech Omega is an amazing instrument!
Thanks to Steve Weiss for offering this instrument at such a great price. I couldn't resist, and I'm happy I got it. The Omega vibe is an engineering marvel that is innovative in it's design and adjustability. Solidly built yet easy to assemble and break down making it a great gigging instrument. I really like the subtle sound of the innovative vibrato, although it could be made to be more or less intense by ordering different size "wings". I also appreciate that the motor controls are on the top of the left panel. This makes for much easier access and no hanging panel that could be damaged during transport. The most adjustable features actually affect the sound of the instrument which is great. The damper pad angle and pressure is adjustable making it easy to set up to your liking. The tunable resonators are a big plus, and really does work. The bars sound very nice and in my opinion have the warmth of Musser bars and the bright ping of old Deagan bars. Another rather simple innovation with great results is the pedal strap in place of the metal pull-rod. No noise, no slippage. Malletech has done great job with their new Omega vibe.