JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold

The ESP-X is the brightest mpc that I have. It is still not as bright as some of the very high baffle mouthpieces, but I believe it has plenty of brightness and the fullness and ease of playing that everyone loves about the ESP.

The JodyJazz ESP-X is a metal tenor sax 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-X will deliver a more round full sound with more bottom end without sacrificing high end or ease of playing.

The ESP-X is available in the following tip openings:
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold 5 = .080
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold 6 = .090
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold 7 = .100
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold 8 = .110
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold 9 = .120

More about the ESP-X:
This mouthpiece came about when my friend Joe Mennonna, who is a great player, asked me to make him the brightest mouthpiece that I could out of the ESP Tenor Piece. I told him that we'd give it a try and see what we came up with. From the first moment that he played it, he flipped and several guys that tried his mpc also flipped and ordered one on the spot. Joe was gracious enough to let me take his mouthpiece back to the factory when we made this run of ESP-X's so I would have his as the model to go by.

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There is only one difference from the ESP and that is that the X has a higher baffle with a sharper break. If you feel with your thumb you can really feel it. The chamber is still the huge chamber and the same thin rails. I hate when manufacturers keep coming out with new stuff so that you think you need to go out and buy something new. The only reason that I'm coming out with this is that it seems to make a lot of players very happy.
Jody Espina - September 2003

Early reactions to the JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold:
JodyJazz ESP-X Tenor Gold "...a mouthpiece that offers a contemporary approach to sound and a high level of subtlety and control. it also delivers the character and individuality that I know as my sound."
Andy Snitzer - Currently touring w/ Paul Simon, formerly w/ the Rolling Stones

  Excerpt from "Funky Stairs" , Played by Andy Snitzer on The ESP-X Tenor Gold .110 sax mouthpiece w/ Rico # 4 orange box. The band is called Mezzoforte, from Iceland. Click here to listen

"The new ESP-X is the mouthpiece I have been searching for. It is bright, focused, and powerful without sacrificing warmth. Your mouthpieces rock -- thanks Jody!"
Laura Dreyer - Formerly w/ Diva* - Hear her 2003 release "Mysterious Encounter".