I'm not particularly impressed by the D'Addario Select Jazz as compared to old Rico Select Jazz, which I presume they are modeled on.
The box of DSJ 3S I opened all felt stiffer than old RSJ 3S. So as the 2S and 2H to their counterparts, but I haven't gone over the whole box yet.
Tone-wise I found them similar, at least for those that played - maybe I had bad luck but only 1 out of the box of 5 DSJs played for me.

 

I think the OP is talking about a new model of mouthpiece, and not reeds.

Though I agree that having the same name makes it confusing.

 

http://www.bestsaxophonewebsiteever.com/new-daddario-select-jazz-tenor-mouthpiece/

 

I've been impressed by the quality of the D'Addario Select Jazz alto mouthpiece: I mean... for the price they ask they are great!

If the the new Select Jazz tenor mouthpiece is "modeled" after the Jeff Coffin's personal Freddie Gregory Mark IV... it can be really interesting, at that price!!!

(The other mouthpiece you could find... which was "modeled" after the Freddie Gregory Mark IV was the Navarro "Bahia"... both metal and hard rubber).

 

I have the clarinet and alto mouthpieces from D'Addario and I've been really pleased with them - good intonation, even tone over the range of the intrument (especially the clarinet piece). Now I see they have a tenor piece out (since November apparently) but not much information on what it's modeled on.

I also have both the clarinet and alto sax D'Addario mouthpieces. I like the sound of each, but the alto piece annoys me because it's too tight for standard-size neck corks. It compresses the cork too much and impairs the fit of my other mouthpieces. (There is a lot of discussion of this issue in the forum.) I hope the tenor piece has been sized more carefully.

 

We have a pass around of the new tenor piece starting soon in the UK, so I'm sure one of us will post our impressions sooner or later.
I bought an alto version when they came out but with the tightness on the cork and the tameness of the sound I moved it on after a while.
However, I heard Will Vinson playing his in the Pizza Express Jazz in London and was blown away by his playing and his sound.
Fingers crossed...

 

I'm getting a 6 and 7 to review soon. May take a while as I'll be recovering from a double hernia operation next week.

 

Take it easy after your operation. I couldn't lift more than a pound or 2 for the first couple of months after my surgery.

 

Wow!! This mouthpiece just comes as a blessing for me. I was looking for something low cost as a present for a friend and these just came out in the right time for me.

 

Double as well. Huge pain this morning(next day). Thanks!

 

I have a couple coming to review also. Looking forward to trying them!

 

So the clarinet mouthpiece was based on vintage Chedeville's and the alto sax on vintage NY Meyer's.
Is the tenor model based on a Slant Signature Link ?

 

I've been told they are based off of Jeff Coffin's Freddie Gregory mouthpiece............If they copy a FG piece for that price point that is pretty awesome!

 

I don't think Freddie will mind since he "stepped on a rainbow" and passed in 2014

 

There are some photos of this mouthpiece on the Kessler's website if anyone's interested:

https://www.kesslerandsons.com/product/daddario-select-jazz-tenor-sax-mouthpiece/

 

Looks like it would be pretty powerful from that baffle and chamber size.........

 

 

I sure hope BlackwoodJoe can fix that horrible looking baffle with something better.......like this

 

Wow! I just got a delivery of two of the Select Jazz Tenor mouthpieces and I have to say that D'Addario hit it out of the ballpark with this model. I got a 7 (.105) and a 8 (.110). I put a Rigotti Gold 2 1/2 strong on the 8 and it played great! I was surprised because i usually have to get used to a mouthpiece a bit. The 8 just was slammin'. Great all round mouthpiece. Very powerful when pushed but not overly bright like I was afraid it would be when I saw the pics of the baffle. Kinda sits in the middle of the bright dark tone range and has a nice fat core to the tone. I tried the 7 with a different 2 1/2 strong Rigotti thinking it would be too soft (I ran out of 3 reeds.....) The 2 1/2 strong played just as well on the .105 as the other 2 1/2 strong played on the .110. it was like these were the perfect reeds for these pieces. I'm a bit shocked at how well they play and how comfortable they feel for me. I need to get a review up of these. Hats off to Jeff Coffin for being involved in this! Jeez.........I have to go play some more and work on a review...........Wow.............

 

That's good to hear. I ordered a 7 but it's on back-order. Patience is a virtue...or so I've heard.

 

I asked about the facing length of these pieces. The 7 has a 24MM facing and the 8 has a 25MM facing length. That explains why the 2 1/2 Strong Rigotti reed felt great on both tip openings. The shorter facing curve of 24MM makes the reeds feel a bit harder because they have to bend to the shorter curve..........

 

My review piece arrived yesterday from D'Addario - hoping to post a video review later today or tomorrow. The Alto is a great piece so I'm hoping the tenor will be as good or even better!

 

Bret Pimentel did a review with a soundfile. He liked the piece.

https://bretpimentel.com/review-daddario-select-jazz-tenor-saxophone-mouthpieces/

 

I received mine (6 and 7) on Wednesday but alas I'm still not able to play. Maybe next week. I'm a metal guy but endorse D'Addario so I wanted to try these for students and possible alternative piece for myself. Sucks to have two nice mouthpieces sitting there waiting to be played. Ouch factor downstairs, getting better though.

 

Where are you guys ordering these from?

 

I got mine as a review sample. I sent an email to the guy at D'Addario that I know passing on your question about where to order. I will post back an answer when I hear back. Steve

 

Here's my review folks - this is an incredible mouthpiece. You should try one out as soon as you can http://danforshaw.com/daddario-select-jazz-tenor-sax-mouthpiece-review/

 

Thanks for that review man. Actually thanks a LOT. From the recording it looks like it can get a good degree of edge if you want to push it and really mellow playing soft. ME LIKEY

 

I just got a 6 from D'Addario last week, (I usually play a 95-97 tip, even have an old Dukoff stubby at 90 I like) I played it for an hour at home, and I found it quite interesting. It had great articulation, lots of power, and easy to play all over the horn, reminded me of a Bob Berg type vibe he used to get or Mintzer, and Mintzer played a Gregory for a long time. I was not very impressed with the alto pieces, couldn't get enough sound from them compared to my Meyers or Klums with the same tip opening, so the tenor piece is a great improvement. I'm going to post a video and review on my website soon.

www.marshallmcdonald.com

 

Thanks for everyone who has replied on this thread, and especially for any reviews. You can buy them online at

http://www.woodwinds.daddario.com

My local music shop has one on order that I'll demo in the next couple of weeks (was supposed to be last Saturday but they missed adding it to their last D'Addario order).

 

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Sounds great to me.

 

I agree. It is more of a room-ambient rather than right in the bell. If the mic was right in the bell someone would complain that the mic was too close.

 

According to the post, modifications were made to facing, window, side rail and tip rail shapes, including facing and baffle changes. Add to it that the blank is slightly larger overall, with changes to the beak, side profiles, and the bore modifications make these changes rather numerous and significant. I made my point pretty clearly and don't really want to analyze, nit pick or project what if's.