Does any player here use a foot switch to turn the motor on and off? I just want the motor on during certain parts of a song, and I find that reaching over with my hand to turn the motor on/off is just not feasible. However, using one…
This clip shows some simple examples to get a pseudo-salsa piano comping sound on the vibes. I've included a basic idea and a few variations. The last example is more of an exercise or short etude, and a transcript pdf file of that one is…
Had a great day yesterday hanging with Dave at his house in CT. I picked up Gustavo in Boston and we drove down to Dave's house in CT. We went out for a nice lunch in Fairfield and then headed back to the house for coffee. We talked for…
Hi everyone,
As many of you may know, my debut album "Mindset" was just released last Friday. For anyone interested in purchasing a copy, it's available on the normal sites (Amazon, iTunes: http://smarturl.it/mindset )
I've also been asked…
Hey All,
For years I have wanted a marimba to play on occasional gigs and to have in my studio. But I didn't want a giant instrument that would take up a ton of room and I really didn't want to have to carry around a bunch of bars (at the…
Heads up, Steve Weiss has 15 M-46's for sale for $2999.00. You will never get a new vibe of this quality for this price. Call Dan at Steve Weiss and tell him you heard about this at VibesWorkshop. Ready-Go!!!!!
Because you're not in an environment where you are playing and keeping your hands in shape.
If you can blow over Cherokee at 300 BPM then you probably don't have to play technical exercises if you don't want to. You can just blow over…
Hi All,
June is shaping up with two new (to me) vibes players, Phil Kraus and Mitch Shiner. I'll open with Christian Tamburr who I met recently at the memorial ceremony for Bob Masteller. Christian flew in from Las Vegas to be there. I…
Hi to all here,
Long time lurker, but one of my first posts here.
Here's the problem I could'nt solve with my Mallet Kat.
I use it as a MIDI keyboard in Cubase (with Kontakt, Sonic Couture sounds, etc.).
When I record my parts on a MIDI…
Hi fellow vibes player,
I am looking for a good used Musser vibraphone that folds up and possibly has bags (not necessarily though).
I study in Boston so something around that area or perhaps NYC would be great.
Thanks!
Best,
Vid
