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Christian mcbride plays his new vintage vibe electric piano
Vintage Vibe is a manufacturer of keyboard instruments, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. The company also offers repair services for electric pianos and amplifiers.
Contents
- Christian mcbride plays his new vintage vibe electric piano
- Artist series ellis hall playing a vintage vibe 73 deluxe model piano
- History
- Features
- 44 Tine Based Piano
- 64 Tine Based Piano
- 73 Tine Based Piano
- Vibanet
- Notable Users
- References
In 2011, they debuted their first line of electro-mechanical pianos at NAMM 2011. The piano combines tine tones with modern improvements to deliver an accurate Rhodes sound in a body resembling a Wurlitzer Electric Piano.
Artist series ellis hall playing a vintage vibe 73 deluxe model piano
History
The company started in 1997 as an instrument rental business, before switching to repairs due to difficulties competing in that market. In 2011, they started manufacturing electric pianos, similar to those manufactured by Rhodes and Wurlitzer. Reviewing their product range, Keyboard Magazine's Jon Regen praised the quality of the sounds and feel of the instrument, but questioned whether there was still a market for a product with moving parts that only produced one sound.
Features
The Vintage Vibe Tine Piano was designed to be half the weight of traditional tine-based electric pianos. The action and tone are inspired by the early Fender Rhodes. The piano uses American swaged steel tines and hand-wound pickups along with a choice of active or passive electronics to achieve its tone.
44 Tine Based Piano
Tine models use a Key Compass of F21 - C64
Bass models use a Key Compass of C4 - G46
64 Tine Based Piano
The 64 Tine Piano uses a Key Compass of A13 - C76
73 Tine Based Piano
The 73 Tine Piano uses a Key Compass of E8 - E80
Vibanet
The Vibanet was introduced at the 2013 NAMM show.
Notable Users
Edie Brickell
Tom Furse of The Horrors
John Ginty (associated with The Dixie Chicks, Jewel, Santana, Bad Religion, and Robert Randolph & The Family Band)
Robert Glasper
Jem Godfrey associated with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Atomic Kitten
Peter Keys of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Marcel Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta, and Zechs Marquise
Chris Norton of Zappa Plays Zappa
Knut Anders Sørum
Justin Vernon of Bon Iver & The Shouting Matches
Stevie Wonder