The JodyJazz ESP Tenor Gold is here!
Early reactions to the JodyJazz ESP:
"It is an absolutely amazing mouthpiece! Fat...Dark...and has a
TON of presence and projection. Great job Jody!"
Dino Govoni, January
2003
"I am having a blast playing your JodyJazz Esp Tenor Mouthpiece!
It somehow manages to be both a better contemporary piece AND a
better jazz piece than the Link I have been playing for all these
years! Congrats!"
David Mann, NY, NY
"A wonderful piece of craftsmanship made by a saxophone player
for saxophone players. Thanks Jody!"
Marc Vanden Eynden -
Hear
a clip of Marc on the ESP Tenor Gold .100
"Fantastic!!! ...the sound is unusually full and robust over the
entire range of the horn. I'd suggest that ANY tenor saxophonist
check this mouthpiece out. "
Steve Goodson,
New Orleans, LA
"Jody, your JodyJazz Tenor ESP rocks the house! I've never played
a mouthpiece with more versatility - ever."
Wally West,
Jazz Studies Faculty, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"WOW!!! Exactly what I've been looking for in a mouthpiece!"
Bill Harris, Stamford,
CT
The JodyJazz ESP is a metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece with flawless
workmanship. The workmanship is evident in the beautiful thin side
and tip rails and hand cut baffles. This metal sax mouthpiece is machined
from a solid bar of the finest virgin brass, meaning no seams! The
ESP is beautifully plated with the finest 24kt, Hard Gold plating
available. A very interesting feature is that the new JodyJazz has
a removable baffle with a 24kt Gold plated secondary reed which gives
the mouthpiece more brilliance and projection.
The chamber is big and fat, and the sound is unusually full. Compared
to many of the high baffle metal sax mouthpieces, the JodyJazz ESP
will deliver a more round full sound with more bottom end without
sacrificing high end or ease of playing.
The price is $395.00 USD. The mouthpiece is shipped with a Deluxe
Rovner Dark Ligature and Cap, a special removable baffle with
a 24kt Gold plated secondary reed, and a deluxe mouthpiece pouch.
The ESP is available in the following tip openings:
New! We have added the tip opening of .105 for our ESP Tenor sax mouthpiece. We are calling it the 7* .105. This tip opening is one of the most popular tenor sax mouthpiece facings of all time. This came about when we made a .105 at the request of Dino Govoni, the great tenor player and teacher from Berklee College of Music. Dino had been playing the ESP for over a year and was very happy with it but he wanted to open it up a little but the 110 was a little too much. He absolutely loved the 105 that we made for him and after he let several people try it, I was convinced that the 7* facing would please a lot of saxophone players because it just seems to fall right in the pocket.
ESP .080 = JodyJazz Classic 5 = Otto Link 5
ESP .090 = JodyJazz Classic 7 = Otto Link 6
ESP .100 = JodyJazz Classic 9 = Otto Link 7
New! ESP 7* .105 = JodyJazz Classic 10.5 = Otto Link 7*
ESP .110 = JodyJazz Classic 12 = Otto Link 8
ESP .120 = JodyJazz Classic 15 = Otto Link 10
Another
run of ESP's just back from being 24kt Gold Plated. |
Mouthpieces for the future that take the best from the past
"I wanted a mouthpiece that could produce a sound that would melt
butter. A piece that lets the player shape the sound, instead of the
sound being dictated by a high baffle or restrictive tone chamber.
I wanted all of the bottom end in the world while still being able
to sizzle on the high end. To be able to have the vocal qualities
of Johnny Hartman's deep lush baritone and Dinah Washington's cutting
clarity.* Most of all, I wanted a mouthpiece that plays so effortlessly
that you can completely forget about it. I think that the goal in
all of your equipment purchases should be to find the mouthpiece/reed/ligature/horn
combination that allows you to forget about all of it and just play.
I believe that the JodyJazz ESP is a metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece
for the future that takes the best from the past. I hope that the
JodyJazz ESP brings new zest and life into your playing, the way it
has done for mine."
"ESP Gold Club"
20% off on the 4th ESP that you buy from us.
There are many players around the world who are now enjoying a JodyJazz
ESP on all of their saxophones. The smooth playability of the ESP
allows you to be able to switch between soprano, alto, tenor and
baritone sax effortlessly. I would like to sincerely thank those
players who have helped make each model of the ESP, a resounding
success. If you already own three ESP's that were bought direct
from JodyJazz, than we invite you to join the "ESP Gold Club" -
membership includes a 20% discount on the fourth ESP mouthpiece
that you buy.
(Just e-mail Jody to set
this up. Please don't order direct from the website or the discount
cannot be applied.)
Jody Espina
*Check out the CDs John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman,
and Dinah Jams