[Seasax]

great video, i was wondering if anyone knew what mpc he's using here, with a Brillhart lig, expensive things now, they are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhhmEy2t8xc&NR=1

 

[joelsp]

That would be his usual Selmer Soloist Short Shank, opened up abit to like a G or H or something.

 

[NIMOGT]

I thought it might be something like an F becuase i heard the opening is about .090"

 

[Perry Cobb]

KG's one bad mofo!! My head didn't stop boppin' that whole video....man, he swings!!

 

[LeftySaxDude]

Garrett plays on a custom Fred Rast soloist, and it's a long shank he uses now. It is opened up to a .096" and is fixed up to play best with hemke 3 reeds. Yes, Kenny uses Hemke 3 reeds on a .096" tip. and sometimes he even has to clip new reeds to get them the way he wants. I have had a couple of these mouthpieces, but they were too much work for me so I sold them on ebay. Fred Rast sells these modified soloist for $250. check out his website: www.rastmusic.com

 

[bruce bailey]

That soloist must be a G as he would have to change his name to Kenny F or Kenny H.

 

[honkytone]

In looking at Rast's desription of those modified Soloists it really sounds like there's not a lot left of the original design internally. They don't sound like that stock, that's for sure.

 

[Andrew D]

Interesting!!!

I have a Short Shank Soloist E that has a really interesting sound and resonance that I like, however it sounds so small for kind of work that I do. If I could get the same sound but much bigger, I’d be a lot happier with the mpc.

I saw Kenny Garrett a few years ago and he get quite a big sound out of his, has anyone had a soloist opened up by this guy Fred Rast? 96" sounds like it may do the trick.

Fwiw I asked a mpc tech in London to open up my Soloist and he was like: shock: no way!!! He told me I may lose the core sound if I opened up this mpc). I have been using an early 70s metal link 7* for many years and maybe just the change is difficult for me. I would have to say the Soloist has a little more sweetness/roundness to the sound.

Andrew