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I have the hots and (for once in my life) the cash for a new tenor, and I need advice.
I had a SBA stolen decades ago and recently tried out a reference 36. My hands melted into the keys and my few remaining brain cells (the '60s, ya know) said baby, you're home. Buy it.
Well, I still want to look around. I have heard much about the JK Shadow but have yet to play one. I have read (and had a few knowledgeable dealers tell me) that the sound is much like a vintage Conn. Well, my main horn is a beautiful 12M bari from the late thirties. I've read that you need major air support to make the shadow really sing. I play a 12M....
I LOVE the sound of the 36, and I LOVE the sound of the 12M. My usual solution to horn vs horn and mouthpiece vs mouthpiece questions was to drive 1.5 hours to the WWBW and PLAY. Unfortunately, since the bankruptcy, it's a mere shadow of it's former self with very little in stock. They don't have a shadow.
What to do... What to do...
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
I had a SBA stolen decades ago and recently tried out a reference 36. My hands melted into the keys and my few remaining brain cells (the '60s, ya know) said baby, you're home. Buy it.
Well, I still want to look around. I have heard much about the JK Shadow but have yet to play one. I have read (and had a few knowledgeable dealers tell me) that the sound is much like a vintage Conn. Well, my main horn is a beautiful 12M bari from the late thirties. I've read that you need major air support to make the shadow really sing. I play a 12M....
I LOVE the sound of the 36, and I LOVE the sound of the 12M. My usual solution to horn vs horn and mouthpiece vs mouthpiece questions was to drive 1.5 hours to the WWBW and PLAY. Unfortunately, since the bankruptcy, it's a mere shadow of it's former self with very little in stock. They don't have a shadow.
What to do... What to do...
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!