The design of this mouthpiece has been modeled after the Otto Link Slant model, with a few modifications to help facilitate better stability of pitch and greater projection.  The floor slope has been raised and extended. Amazing warmth and depth to the tone with a great expressive range.  Featuring beautifully under cut walls and a chamber dimension larger than the shank diameter with a carefully contoured roll over baffle.

Drake Son of Slant Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece

This mouthpiece has a .065 tip opening which is what I prefer on soprano.  It has a pretty large chamber in it.  Larger than most of the soprano mouthpiece I have tried.  The only mouthpiece I have tried with a bigger chamber was a Morgan 6LC mouthpiece that I tried once. The bigger chamber gives it a bigger fatter sound in my opinion.  Not bright at all, more on the dark side of things in my opinion.  At the same time it has a nice ring to the tone that I really enjoyed.  If I had to pick one word to sum up the sound of this mouthpiece it would be “sweet”.   Check out the Drake website for more info on this soprano mouthpiece.   Let me know what you think.    Steve

VRJT – Jazz Tenor (passaround model)
SSJT – Son of Slant (medium chamber)
NYJT – NY Jazz tenor (prototype – unbanded)

This review is of the  Jazz model tenor saxophone mouthpiece.

Jazz Model

If you look at the picture of the 3 mouthpieces above, the  Jazz model tenor mouthpiece is the mouthpiece in the middle. The beak has a lower profile to it than the Son of Slant mouthpiece that I reviewed. The body of the mouthpiece is also a bit narrower and is similar to the size of his Ceramic mouthpieces. This mouthpiece seems to have a similar baffle and slightly smaller chamber than the Son of Slant mouthpiece.

This mouthpiece seemed like a cross between the NY Jazz and Son of Slant model.  I liked that it was a bit darker than the NY model on the recording but it seemed to have a bit more punch and focus than the Son of Slant model.  I decided to play a little of “My One and Only Love” for all 3 mouthpiece clips so you can compare the sounds of each. You can hear that it is a little brighter and more focused than the “Son of Slant” clip but not by a lot.   I really felt more comfortable on the lower beak profile of this mouthpiece.  I really like this sound clip the best of the 3 because for me it is a bit fatter sounding than the NY but more focused than the Slant model. I like a mix of fatness and focus in my tenor sound.

For me, all three mouthpiece were great and it is very hard to pick a winner because they each have unique qualities.  As I write these reviews and listen to the sound clips I am even more confused about which one I would buy if I bought one…………. I think you could make any of them fit a variety of playing situations but if I was leaning more towards straight ahead playing I would go with the Son of Slant.  If I was leaning more towards the Rock and R&B thing but with the ability to play some jazz I would go with the NY.  If I wanted a mouthpiece in the middle that could hang on both sides and sound great I would probably go with the Jazz model.  Great job Aaron on another great mouthpiece. Visit www.DrakeMouthpieces.com for more details and to order a Jazz model to try for yourself.

VRJT – Jazz Tenor (passaround model)
SSJT – Son of Slant (medium chamber)
NYJT – NY Jazz tenor (prototype – unbanded)

This is the review for the Son of Slant tenor saxophone mouthpiece.

Son of Slant

This first review is on the Son of Slant tenor mouthpiece.  If you look at the picture of the 3 mouthpieces above, it is the mouthpiece on the left.  You’ll notice that it is a bit bigger than the other two.  The beak has a higher profile to it than the others also. The thickness of the mouthpiece is about the same as a link and I used my Marc Jean ligature on it. It does indeed have the feel of an Otto Link while I was playing it.  The beak dimensions are very similar to my EB Otto Link and other hard rubber links I have played.

I really liked this mouthpiece.  It had a nice thick sound to it that I loved.  It had some beautiful brightness to it up top and was a joy to play.  I like mouthpiece that have a bit of character to the sound.  A distinctive sound to them.  This Son of Slant mouthpiece reminded me of a few Freddie Gregory  Mark II mouthpieces I use to own because of the thickness of the sound and it’s ability to play dark yet brighten up when pushed.   I decided to play a little of “My One and Only Love”  for all 3 mouthpiece clips so you can compare the sounds of each.  Great job Aaron on another great mouthpiece.  Visit www.DrakeMouthpieces.com for more details and to order a Son of Slant to try for yourself.