Mike Fugere on the JET Baritone 7

"I contacted the customer service department at JodyJazz and answered their
6 question survey, and asked about advice on either an HR* or JET for my next bari sax mouthpiece. I play SATB in different/various groups and have played for over 40 years. I am playing in a horn band where we cover a lot of ground: jazz, funk, r&b, straight ahead, etc and was looking for more projection, less resistance, and a bit brighter sound than I was getting from my Otto Link STM 7. I've also played Vandoren V16 B7 which gave me good projection but I didn't like the JK SX90R horn's sound with it in the upper register. Decided on the JodyJazz JET 7 and use the Rico H-style ligature I ordered with it. This thing ROCKS! Intonation is good, horn plays more easily and it can blend/play softly as well as punch through the TOP brass sound when I need it to. I've had it about a month and am still experimenting a bit with slightly softer reeds and have gotten used to its lower beak profile. It is pretty reed friendly but I've always played on medium-long facing curves with a bit higher reed strengths and some embouchure adjustment is expected with this piece along with softer reeds to better accommodate its shorter facing curve. It is pretty easy to play, but does require a little bit more skill in controlling it as it is very responsive and quite low resistance. I am very happy with it and it is quite flexible in what it can do. I am thinking of buying an HR* as well, just to compare and also so I have another nicely hand finished mouthpiece that can cover any of the genres or small combo stuff I may do that the Jet might just be a little bit much for. These mouthpieces seem to deliver a lot for the price and are well made, made in America, and a good deal all around!"