trpteddrumaner12

Has anyone had or tried a Denis Wick Tone Booster?
im curious because it says its only useable by denis wick mps. but then they turn around and say it can "fit" other brand mps. I would appreciate you imput. thanks~

Pseudonym

I thought about buying this a little while back as well. I decided not to because it looks too bulky to actually manage wisely, and it could be pretty faulty since you'd have to re-adjust it each time. I settled on a Holton Tone INTENSIFIER instead, and I've seen a pretty good improvement in my ability to slot above High G.

Why are you interested in this tool?

trpteddrumaner12

Well my friend has a yamaha heavy weight mp. and i thought "hey look a little sleeve to attach to my mp" it could deepen tone hit higher notes and yeah....but i dont want to buy it unless i can get someone to tell t like say a bach 5c mp...i saw that curry has a bunch of sleeves to attach to the mp but the denis wick one looks neat...

trumpetnick

trpteddrumaner12,

I use DW booster, but you obviously misunderstood their statement :

Actually, the Denis Wick booster can be fitted to all bach standard like outer shaped mouthpieces, and as a result, without readjusting, cannot be use with DW trumpet mouthpieces which seems a bit odd.

The only thing the thing does is minimizing vibrations by adding weight.

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I would like to get some feedback from all those who are currently using some form of a mouthpiece add-on. There are so many different varieties, and quite honestly, I can't imagine that they're really all that different.

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trpteddrumaner12

That is a bit odd that they dont fit on their own mouthpieces...

lmf

I like my DW Heavytop 4B!

ComeBackKid

Again, a dumb question...
Are these "tone booster" devices just something that one uses temporarily during practice to help move to a new level of tone or range or something? Or are they used for practice permanently? Or are they used for actual playing? If so, for what typed of engagements? When I watch videos of Wynton, or Maynard, or Doc or even Tine Thing Helseth (who has to have one of the best tones ever), I don't see evidence that they use these for playing but then I don't necessarily know what I am looking for. Anybody have a clarification since this is a new concept for me?

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trpteddrumaner12

People use these if they dont want to pay for a new mouthpiece tha gives them a deeper tone, you may not see that they have tone boosters but like wynton marshallis and famous people have like some kind of weight on their mouthpieces..