Description: Theo Wanne Gaia 4 Hard Rubber Tenor Mouthpiece (any facing) New with the Gaia 4 is a refined Shark-Gill Baffle, slimmer hard rubber mouthpiece profile with increased projection and flexibility. Infused with the spirit of Dexter Gordon, the GAIA 4 tenor mouthpiece was built to outplay Theo’s very best new and vintage Otto Links. He succeeded! As the foremost expert in vintage mouthpieces, Theo has taken his extensive experience to make the vintage sound even better! The GAIA 4 is updated with far more core and body to sound, while maintaining the big warm traditional sound the GAIA is known for! Robert Martin, who was Frank Zappa‘s saxophonist for 20 years had this to say about the GAIA 3: The GAIA 4 tends towards a traditional Jazz taste, but is quite versatile, as it is also played by Karl Denson touring with the Rolling Stones, and by Leon Silva on Ariana Grande’s song ‘Problem’. Hear the song ‘HERE’. , and Ian Hendrickson-Smith with Ed Sheeron. The GAIA 3 has a medium roll-over baffle, precision-sculpted inner sidewalls, and our True Large Chamber for a simply huge and alive vintage sound.“Just – wow! Theo, you nailed The GAIA 4 Tenor Mouthpiece! Everything I loved about the original GAIA is still there, along with a vast new playground of expressive possibilities to explore. It’s still round and warm, yet so easy to get just the right amount of grit and bite if you want it. It has an immediacy in the response everywhere on the horn. Every pitch seems to center and speak instantly, making fast runs sound amazingly clean and precise. Theo, how did you do that? Furthermore, if Dexter Gordon were with us today, I bet he’d be playing a Theo Wanne™ GAIA 4!” – Robert Martin (Frank Zappa for 20 years) The GAIA 4’s True Large Chamber is very much like the vintage mouthpieces of the 1940s but the design has been further evolved, both in design and with our leading manufacturing technologies. Take a look at our baffles, tip rails, side rails, and interior design. We show you pictures of these for a reason. Because they are manufactured with an accuracy higher than any other mouthpiece ever made, vintage or new! “Having tried many types of mouthpieces over the years, Theo Wanne products embody all the great qualities; tone, projection and color. His mouthpieces are one of kind.” – Dwayne Dugger (currently with Bruno Mars; recorded Uptown Funk on the GAIA) SOUND Built to outplay Theo’s very best Vintage Florida Otto Link. Theo succeeded!!! Inspired by the genius of Dexter Gordon. Full, rich, and fat traditional sound with a hint of edge. DESIGN Revolutionary True Large Chamber, medium roll-over baffle, and rounded inner side walls. Crafted to the highest accuracy in the history of saxophone mouthpieces. Designed by Theo Wanne, the foremost expert on the design and manufacturing of vintage and new mouthpieces. DETAILS Case: Beautiful Leatherette Case! Like the case? See our other mouthpiece and reed cases here! Serial Number: Includes specific serial number showing care given to your mouthpiece. Premium Hard Rubber: The Hard Rubber GAIA 4 uses the finest vintage style hard rubber on the planet! Ligatures: Hard Rubber GAIA 4 includes our Enlightened Ligature. To truly individualize your sound, try our premium pressure plates, which fit all of our mouthpieces and ligatures! Cap: Reed Replacer Cap. The most secure cap in the world. Bite Pad: Our user replaceable bite pads, allow you to peel and stick on new bite pads. Try our varying hardness bite pads to personalize the feel. NOTE: All orders are drop-shipped to Pro Winds & Strings from our vendors, upon client order. We ship to our clients the day we receive from our vendors. This usually adds only a few days to delivery time to our clients. We operate this way as to be able to offer our customers the entire catalogues of the manufacturers we work with. We also get preferred shipping from our vendors as we are a small dealer and they send us one item at a time. Most of our larger competitors order large orders and that takes longer to fulfill from the manufacturers then with us. If you have any questions, please contact us. Certain manufacturers offer direct shipping to our clients with an additional shipping / handling surcharge of $30-$50 per order. If you desire this service, you MUST message us to set this up and invoice you, prior to payment of an item.
Price: 735 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2024-10-05T14:14:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
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To Fit: Tenor
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Experience Level: Professional
MPN: Does Not Apply
Brand: Theo Wanne
For Instrument: Saxophone