King 2BL Jiggs Whigham Trombone Review

[@jaredpruett2056]

This happens to be my main axe! It is so agile and responsive, I have described it as a sports car lol. This is such a beautiful & easy instrument for someone in soloistic & commercial music. It does fantastic as lead tbn in a big band setting as well.

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

Excellent! I feel like this is a model that should probably get more attention than it does; I had a blast playing it!

[@crarytrombone9672]

This channel is extremely underrated

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

Thank you for watching! (and please feel free to share our videos with your friends and colleagues :)

[@joethompson-tv1ss]

I have been playing this horn for about 15 years and love it. I have played several 2B's and 3B's. I started using the Jiggs mouthpiece in 2000 and it helped me. I switched from my 2B silversonic to a 3BSGX around 2002. I now also love my 3B 125 anniv that plays very nice. Jiggs 2B is still my favorite and don't know why more trombonists do not play one. Try it--you'll like it!

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

Agreed!

[@Chazd1949]

Oh man, I love your sound ! What a sweet mellow tone.

[@jazzmystic23]

I played on one of these at a horn show in Tokyo and it’s the sweetest bone I’ve ever blown in my 40+ years of playing. It practically plays itself.

[@randyknisely8979]

Played on a 3B silver bell middle "60'S" for years and know what you're talking about as far as the stuffiness is concerned on smaller bore horns , 2B is probably a good lead trombone as you mentioned...enjoyed the review thanks!

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

Thanks for watching; the Silver Sonic 3B's are awesome horns and I look forward to getting another one in the shop at some point!

[@kenrup]

Very nice. I was very fortunate to hear Jiggs debut this horn at the 1985 International Brass Congress at the University of Indiana.

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

I am sure he sounded amazing on it! I have only had the chance to meet him once but I continue to be impressed with what an ambassador of music and the trombone he is!

[@davegregg1512]

Nice introduction of this trombone. Thanks.

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@bwade8786]

Love your sound

[@jazzbariman]

You sounded great on this trombone. The ballads were especially enjoyable to listen to here. I could have listened to Darn that Dream here in its entirety. There was some distortion on my end when you got to the extreme upper range. I think that must have been the mic on your end or the speakers on mine. I could see someone playing this trombone as a featured soloist or lead in a Big Band setting or any combo settings. Some of it reminded me a bit of Chet Baker on trombone. This horn sounds great and your playing was beautiful. Enjoyed the whole video.

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

This horn really does have a beautiful combination of warmth and clarity at lower dynamics; it’s a great horn to lean into the mic with!

[@jazzbariman]

@@SchmittMusicTromboneShop I will say this, the horn was not hard to listen to. But the horn cannot take all the credit, because there is zero chance I would sound that good on that horn.

[@johnmooter2300]

is this as light as the new Fetchock model, the Jupiter? Is it much lighter than a 2b or Bach 6?

[@SchmittMusicTromboneShop]

The 2BL is quite similar in weight to the 1632LT Fedchock (which makes sense as it as a strong inspiration for the XO model)

[@johnmooter2300]

@@SchmittMusicTromboneShop so these are lighter than a Bach 6 or 8?

[@ibungjm]

💛

[@zeldemalevitz4996]

Sweet

[@philosophicallyspeaking6463]

You are a fine player. But the mouthpiece you are using is wrong in almost every dimensional aspect for the physics of an instrument of that size, which is why the tone spreads at volume. It requires, or rather 'will accommodate' a mouthpiece of any diameter, as long as it has a shallow, v-cup. Typically, the small-bore 'gods' of play, like Urbie, Bill, et all expanded the potential of the shallow cup with a large, soft-shouldered throat, and a full tapered back-bore, whose inclusion was more sonically additive than it was technically distracting. You sound like JJ, because he played a Remington, which was also too big for his horn. Not surprisingly that is why so many people playing the 2B's used exactly that kind of (often DIY 'd) set-up, and enjoyed success disproportionate to matching a mouthpiece to the player approach. There is a difference between a focused or 'narrow' sound small-bore 'tenor' sound and the buzzy nasal sound the wrong mouthpiece causes. It is therefore a wonder that after 'wondering' at the sound, facility, and ability of the favorite small-bore players of the past (those who were originally just referred to a commercial players), modern players claim to pursue their legacy while aspiring to do so using the wrong equipment, and then lament their failure to complete their ambition. Use a small-bore tenor that 'projects' its sound rather than envelopes you in it, .490-.510, it's irrelevant, and a mouthpiece that services its physics, and you will be able to play loud enough and louder than is necessary to keep up with those who sacrifice facility and center to their tone to win 'potential' volume, and hollow and dull sound.

[@williamfoster2602]

I totally agree