What Is the SUPER JET Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece?
The SUPER JET is a Palladium-plated Brass Mouthpiece developed specifically with the Smooth Jazz, Rock and Funk player in mind. It’s a very contemporary sounding mouthpiece with many characteristics we have not offered in our range up until this time. It’s going to give you more power, more edge and more altissimo. But as with all of our mouthpieces, it is beautifully free-blowing with enough bottom in the sound to make it more versatile than many mouthpieces in this category of small chamber pieces. The SUPER JET also features a shorter facing curve for insane altissimo.
Power Edge & Altissimo
Power and projection are derived from the small step baffle design. Brightness, edge and cut are enhanced by the Palladium-plated virgin bell brass which gives the SUPER JET a crisp clean brightness that can get very funky and dirty and due to the beak design the piece really vibrates. Like all JodyJazz mouthpieces the SUPER JET features a hand-crafted baffle, thin tip rail and side rails for that instantaneous response that JodyJazz is famous for.
Four Goals in Creating the SUPER JET Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
- POWER – To create our most powerful mouthpiece yet while retaining the free-blowing full sound that is the trademark of JodyJazz mouthpieces.
- EDGE – To have the ability to cut through loud instruments such as drums, electric guitars etc.
- ALTISSIMO – To create a mouthpiece that easily produces the highest altissimo notes. The Altissimo is actually helped by a shorter facing curve.
- GREAT QUALITY – We use cutting edge technology and expert handcraftsmanship. Each mouthpiece is individually play tested by Jody Espina or one of our professional saxophonists on staff to insure a perfect seal with the reed and proper response throughout the range of the saxophone. We demand and achieve the most rigorous quality control possible.
JodyJazz SUPER JET Alto Sax Mouthpiece Price: $395
The mouthpiece comes with a Silver finish H-Ligature, Cap and Deluxe Mouthpiece Pouch. Free domestic USPS Priority Mail shipping and handling included. (Click “Buy Now” button to see overseas shipping).
$395.00
JodyJazz SUPER JET Alto Sax Mouthpiece Available Tip Openings
- 5 = .074
- 6 = .080
- 7 = .086
- 8 = .091
- 9 = .102
- 10 = .109
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For the ultimate upgrade add the POWER RING® Ligature
The new POWER RING Ligature will give you greater freedom, increased harmonics, a fuller sax sound and more power!.
For the SUPER JET Alto order MA1S (Silver) or MA1 (Gold).
The SUPER JET Difference
- 5 Axis CNC Machining – Allows for extremely precise manufacturing and repeatability.
- Unique Design – The unique inner shape of the JodyJazz SUPER JET Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece gives it a unique sound and feel.
- Shorter Facing Curve – Allows for great altissimo.
JodyJazz SUPER JET Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece as demonstrated by Jody Espina
Demo: JodyJazz SUPER JET alto sax mouthpiece by Instrument Attic
JODYJAZZ ARTIST TESTIMONIALS
Cristian Romero
“My SUPER JET mouthpiece is killing! I’m really in love with it. I had never played a mouthpiece like this one, it is very easy to play all over the register. Finally, I’ve found my sound: The SUPER JET.”
Sam Greenfield
“The JodyJazz SUPER JET Alto 7 has truly changed the game for me. In my long hunt for the perfect mouthpiece, I haven’t found one that offers the same ease and comfortability as this one. I’ve also never worried less about whether or not an altissimo note will come out. When I really need to cut, I can always count on my SUPER JET to take me where I need to go, without ever compromising my tone.”
Marco Chérrez
“JodyJazz mouthpieces are the best I’ve tried! My Super Jet Alto 7 is everything I’ve been looking for in a mouthpiece. It is comfortable, powerful but stable, refined and aesthetically beautiful. I can play all the different styles I want and still keep my personal sound. I’ve never changed mouthpieces until I tried JodyJazz for the first time.”
MAGAZINE REVIEWS
SUPER JET Alto – AUGUST 2017
SUPER JET Alto – MAY 2017
Special Notes on the SUPER JET Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Due to the shorter facing curve on the SUPER JET a softer reed than you might normally use could be appropriate. This is because the reed actually has less length in which to vibrate. This doesn’t hinder playing at all, in fact it makes the SUPER JET one of the greatest altissimo pieces of all time. Altissimo still works great with a little softer reed. These are my observations and how I like to play the SUPER JET. For example on a JodyJazz DV Alto 7, I play a D’Addario Select Jazz 3M, and on the SUPER JET, I prefer a 3S or 2H. The SUPER JET is very free-blowing but I think the SUPER JET’s shorter facing curve makes a difference with the reed. The main message is that anytime you are trying a new mouthpiece two things are very important: finding the right reed for the mouthpiece and making sure that while you try the mouthpiece you are in tune. Don’t assume that it will go on the neck in the same place as your previous mouthpiece. I love the SUPER JET and I hope you will too.
Jody Espina – President, JodyJazz
Hand Finished and Play Tested
Every JodyJazz mouthpiece is hand finished to insure the absolute best quality. In addition, each mouthpiece is individually play tested by Jody Espina or one of our professional saxophonists on staff to insure a perfect seal with the reed and proper response throughout the range of the saxophone.
What Does The SUPER JET Do?
- Powerful Cutting Sound
- Free Blowing
- Easy extreme Altissimo
- Low notes come out easily
- Versatility – sounds pretty when played softly
How Does The SUPER JET Do It?
- Small Chamber with step baffle
- Precision – CNC Machined
- Proprietary Shorter Facing Curve
- Hand Finished Baffle and Tip Rail
- Play tested by Jody Espina or Staff
Why is there a warning label on Metal Mouthpieces?
Almost all metal mouthpieces in the past and at the present time are made out of brass which can contain up to 3% lead. The lead in the brass is one of the components that give this particular brass it ’s hardness or rather it’s softness which makes it have a particularly pleasing sound to musicians. Proposition 65 from the state of California requires manufactures to label any products that have compounds in them that have been found to cause Cancer or Reproductive Harm. Lead is one of these Compounds. JodyJazz mouthpieces are electroplated with a layer of copper, then a layer of Nickel, Silver or Rhodium, and then a layer of Gold or Silver. This electroplating ensures that the raw brass is never in contact with the player.
Do you and your employees use brass mouthpieces?
This is Jody Espina and yes myself and my employees have been using JodyJazz Gold or Silver Plated brass mouthpieces for many years. My first JodyJazz brass mouthpiece was made in 2001 and I have continuously been playing JodyJazz brass mouthpieces since. I played my first metal mouthpiece in 1979 on tenor sax and have always used a brass mouthpiece on tenor sax ever since then.
Did the Jazz greats use these kind of brass mouthpieces?
Yes. Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Tom Scott Andy Snitzer are just a few of the 1000’s and 1000’s of players who have played brass mouthpieces.
Why did you change from Silver-plating to Palladium-plating on the SUPER JET and DV CHI models?
Palladium is one of the earth’s most durable elements. It is a member of a group of precious hard metals that also includes Platinum but is actually rarer than Platinum and considerably more expensive. Palladium is intrinsically harder than standard Sterling Silver, is highly resistant to corrosion, and will not tarnish in air. Because of these properties, Palladium is increasingly used as an alternative to Silver-plating and today is widely found in everything from high-end automobiles to expensive jewelry, and now saxophone mouthpieces.
Customer Reviews
It's like playing without restrictions.
"Hello! I wanted to email you because I was able to finally buy receive my SUPER JET 7 mouthpiece for alto sax and I have to say WOW. The difference between my old classical stock mouthpiece and this is night and day. It's like playing without restrictions. I feel like I am free when it comes to airflow its amazing. My tone is bit better. I am still working towards having that professional sound and feel like everyday I am getting closer. Also your recommendation for the Java reeds 2.5 was spot on they work perfectly. Thank you so much it was everything I hoped it would be and then some."
-David Whitehead
Fun and easy to use!
"Hello Jody, this is a very fun mouthpiece to play. I'm coming from the Vandoren jumbo java A45 and the super jet is way easier to control. I do not have to think about my voicings as much on the SUPER JET which is awesome. Excited for the pandemic to be over so I can gig with it!"
-Jordan Oczkowski
Easy-blowing all across the range & into altissimo, very loud & bright when pushed but tame when pulling back
"After playing only a few hours on only a couple reeds, the Super Jet alto piece strikes me as similar to my old Dukoff D7*, but without all the "finickiness" of those pieces. Surprisingly easy-blowing all across the range & into altissimo, very loud & bright when pushed (the reason I got it), but tame when pulling back, to the point where you could play in more relaxed/intimate settings. Definitely will not be sending this back, & also want to praise it for being so good stock, right out of the box. I don't see this needing any further tweaking or refinement, as it's the real deal from your shop already!"
-Steve Reber
This is easily the BEST mouthpiece I've ever played on and completely blew my old mouthpiece out of the water.
"Ordered this mouthpiece a few weeks ago but it was lost by USPS. The folks at JodyJazz were kind enough to send me a new one and it came in the mail yesterday. I'm not a professional player but this is easily the BEST mouthpiece I've ever played on and completely blew my old mouthpiece out of the water. Such an energetic tone and so much control, and it is much easier to play on than I was expecting. I feel like a whole new musician with the great sounds that I've been producing with the Super Jet."
-Josh Yi
Fantastic
Great mouthpiece with excellent range and tone, superb build quality.
-Campbell Scott