JodyJazz Custom Dark Review

[@kevinkitson1569]

Man, I take my hat off to you. Your talent really shows the versatility of this piece! I have had the custom dark on my Selmer Reference 54 for a couple of years and love it. Purchasing one for my first tenor was therefore a bit of a no brainer for me this week.

[@bluessax5089]

Man, I really appreciate that ❤. I regularly play on a DV because most of my gigs are pop and rock blues stuff

[@richardjones990]

You make it look easy and play to get the best out of that piece. Nice work!!!

[@bluessax5089]

Wow, you are too kind! I am definitely a work in progress trying to get it together 😃👌🏽

[@jetcarddude]

I'll give the Jody Jazz Dark 3 points for sound, I give JGSAX 97 points for making anything sound awesome! Your a great player.

[@bluessax5089]

Man, love you dude!! I honestly feel like I have a ways to go but I am enjoying the journey ✊🏽😁. I just bought this piece a couple days ago. We will see what it do 🙃. Once again, you are too kind man

[@Sirvalorsax]

Man, you make me want to buy this piece just to play Bach!!!

[@bluessax5089]

Dude, I LOVE your channel! I was diehard Jodyjazz until I watched your Datta and Jumbo Java reviews. I’m mouth cannon all the way these days. Appreciate you bro

[@Sirvalorsax]

@@bluessax5089 that thing is $400, maybe somewhere down the road when gigs come back. You get a great dark sound with that. Thanks for watching my channel.

[@PaddieFunk]

@@Sirvalorsax Say Adrienne I'd sure love to year you play on the Jody Jazz HR*. I bet you'd own that piece and it's half the price of the Custom Dark. Peace

[@beyboyproductions9410]

Jody Jazz never disappoints and honestly these days its all i use. That being said...I hate to get too caught up in the nostalgia of the pieces. Like is it really noticably different from the regular HR or the Giant? I'd love some Side by side comparisons.

[@bluessax5089]

I was thinking of doing side by side, then i figured it best to keep them separate. I LOVE seeing mouthpiece reviews so i wanted to be sure to try my best to demonstrate the range of what it can do. I feel as if the custom dark is fatter, more spread and breathier? not quite as loud or as cutting as the standard HR.

[@paulthackeray2721]

Thanks for the great video review and superb play testing. I bought and received one of these excellent mouthpieces in an 8 opening about 3 weeks ago. To use the current vernacular of some - it’s ahhsome! (or should that be arsome?) Easily the best mouthpiece I have ever owned and, for me, works really well with Rigotti Gold 2 1/2 M and Select Jazz 2H reeds. The rest of my tenor mouthpieces now sit idly in a drawer. No excuses - just buy one, it really is very good

[@bluessax5089]

Haha! Wonderful comment! Fortunately for me I have no way to send it back to Jody since all this virus mess is going on! 😏 That piece is like the Jody jazz hard rubber but five times better! The vast majority of my gigs are more popish but who knows, I may be able to buy one. I agree with you 100%

[@grantkoeller8911]

super nice mouthpiece,and great demo!

[@bluessax5089]

thank you kindly for taking the time to check out my review!

[@paulhazel]

Good video man! Nice playing… 👏

[@bluessax5089]

@@paulhazel thanks so very much!

[@thesecretisyouaddreverb]

Sounds awesome! Do you know how it compares to other dark pieces like a vandoren V16 or something?

[@bluessax5089]

I actually don’t. My main take away was that it has a more “Jazzy” sound than the Standard Jody Jazz hr. I would say if you like the JodyJazz hard rubber and you are a jazz musician then I would definitely go for the custom dark. My main piece is the jumbo Java so I’m now on the opposite side of the spectrum

[@lancebryant8528]

Thanks for the Custom Dark review. I'm actually very interested in this one. Sounds good! And you sound good too!

[@bluessax5089]

Lance Bryant I played the standard JodyJazz Hr for 6 years but this mouthpiece is that times 3!! Thanks a lot for checking it out! Much love bro!

[@bobblues1158]

Beautiful playing! What reed are you using?

[@bluessax5089]

Wow! I really appreciate that! Do you have a long ways to go but they say that journey is the destination. I love the Jazz select D’addario 3 hard 😁

[@tenortones2]

Good to see a piece that isn't billed as a slant copy.

[@bluessax5089]

tenortones 🤔😂 it does look like it dont it! 💁🏽‍♂️

[@tenortones2]

@@bluessax5089 well...I think it sounds really good on it's own

[@bluessax5089]

tenortones I would buy it if I played more jazz.

[@tenortones2]

@@bluessax5089 cool man you sound good on it

[@peetshasax8730]

Sounds great

[@bluessax5089]

this mouthpiece is slamming!

[@jetcarddude]

Money..... thanks for sharing!

[@bluessax5089]

Thanks for checking out my review!

[@anrianka]

men, you play Amazing !

[@bluessax5089]

I really appreciate that! I have a long way to go but the journey is the destination they say

[@pianotationsystem]

Which do you think is best, the HR or this one? Love your sound by the way, great stuff!

[@bluessax5089]

Ray Pianoman you are too kind Sir! 🤓. If you’re mainly playing “old school” jazz then I strongly recommend the Custom Dark. Best all around is the standard hard rubber piece though. I played the standard HR on every gig for years and years!

[@Zxx459]

Play all registers...not only in the middle..try altissimo...

[@bluessax5089]

I played low and high, did you watch the entire vid?? Either way, thanks for watching 😄. Check out my Derek Trucks transcriptions if extreme altissimo is your thang 👍🏽

[@jameskarras6115]

Honestly...it ALL sounds good to me...

[@bluessax5089]

Thanks so much!