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Anyone tried one of these yet? Just judging from a tenor review that's up on YouTube, it might be a brass version of the Jet. https://youtu.be/xZzqRdFPLFQ
You want a .130 to play a 1.5 Plasticover on?I'd love to get a chance on one of these in a .130 to try with my funk band. I think it would be too bright for me in a smaller tip. However, I'm saving my pennies up for the Phil-Tone bari piece when it comes along.
Nah, I've been playing 3S and 3M Rico/ d'Addario Jazz Selects on my JJDV 8 which is a .120. I'd probably play a 2M, 2H, or 3S on a .130 with that high a baffle. After playing your JJ Jet I've been thinking about getting one of those in a .130 to fool around with a bit. I'd prefer to find one lightly used but Tim gave me a pretty good price on a new one if I want to put in an order. I figure the Super Jet has a higher or longer baffle or both, and possibly a smaller chamber as well, so I think it would be fun to try. However, I can't justify the cost of a new one since it's not really my preferred sound. I much prefer a thicker darker sound on bari but these high baffle pieces respond quick and cut well in a funk band horn section as well as producing the somewhat buzzy type of sound that people expect in that context so they make a good tool for that job which I find myself doing on a regular basis.You want a .130 to play a 1.5 Plasticover on?
Referring to Doc Kupka who at one time at least played a 130/0 Berg with 1.5 Plasticovers.Nah, I've been playing 3S and 3M Rico/ d'Addario Jazz Selects on my JJDV 8 which is a .120. I'd probably play a 2M, 2H, or 3S on a .130 with that high a baffle. After playing your JJ Jet I've been thinking about getting one of those in a .130 to fool around with a bit. I'd prefer to find one lightly used but Tim gave me a pretty good price on a new one if I want to put in an order. I figure the Super Jet has a higher or longer baffle or both, and possibly a smaller chamber as well, so I think it would be fun to try. However, I can't justify the cost of a new one since it's not really my preferred sound. I much prefer a thicker darker sound on bari but these high baffle pieces respond quick and cut well in a funk band horn section as well as producing the somewhat buzzy type of sound that people expect in that context so they make a good tool for that job which I find myself doing on a regular basis.
Yeah, I'm not sure how it fits for me either. Right now I'm pretty happy with my JJDV setup as it works fine for funk and I can use it for big band and jazz combo as well if I want. I suspect for me the Jet and/or Super Jet would be relegated to funk and R&B use only.Referring to Doc Kupka who at one time at least played a 130/0 Berg with 1.5 Plasticovers.
I believe that, as vbluesman said, it's a brighter mouthpiece than the Jet, but what I saw in the tenor video looked very close to my Jet. He gets a pretty convincing subtone out of it too. Probably the baffle is similar and it has a smaller chamber, just guessing.
If it is brighter, I can't use it. The Jet I can use but might have liked it better in 130.
I can only confirm. The regular Jet on baritone is a very nice all-round piece, once you control it. I can go from soft and warm to loud and screechy. I have no need to make it louder/brighter. That would be too much for me.A different baritone player in the same band I play in bought one of these a few weeks ago. It's certainly loud, very bright and the pitch is squirelly. I wish he'd go back to the HR Link that's still n his case. He's determined to make this thing work, ugh. I've worked with someone on a plastic Jet, that's a nice mpc for baritone.