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spaddy
11-20-2006, 07:58 PM
Anyone use a new Solosit F on their GM I tenor? I have one to try out and I am not sure what to think. It cuts much more than I thought and plays well. It seem to be a hybrid of a hard rubber link and my Vandoren v 16. I not sure to keep it or return it. Any other experiences out there?
reclininglion
11-20-2006, 08:03 PM
As far as I know, the new soloists are just a remake of the old solists. They have nothing do with a link and definitely not a V16 in terms of design. I've only met one professional who plays a new soloist and he sounded great - however - it was not what you'd consider a "standard" tenor sound and it did not blend well in a section.

If you want that distinctive Joe Henderson - Rich Perry sound these can be great mouthpieces.
mike_s
11-20-2006, 08:09 PM
i tried on when they first came out. they are good pieces but very different from the old soloists, more lieka modern piece inspired by the old ones rather than a reproduction.

also all of the selmer pieces I find fairly nuetral and can give you very different sound depending on how you play them.

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spaddy
11-20-2006, 08:30 PM
What I meant is that is sounds like a cross of those two mouthpeices for me, I totally agree that it shares nothing on the design end.
reclininglion
11-20-2006, 08:43 PM
As I said, my experience with the modern soloist was with a colleague who recently switched to it (from a vintage soloist I believe). I haven't played them myself.

It has been my experience with vintage solists (which I play on alto and own but do not use on tenor) that you get a very compact sound and the low register sounds a little resistant (which can be a desirable thing). I believe both of these characteristics are caused by the small chamber and unique chamber shape which has not changed much in the modern version.

Beyond that, the characteristics you hear that remind you a link or a v16 are most likey the personal aspect of your sound that will be present in any mouthpiece you play.

Have you tried recording the mouthpieces? That often gives a much more realistic picture of what they really sound like rather than what it feels like. I've found in my own testing that this is a better measure of what's really going on.