Best Denis Wick DW5531 Trumpet Cup Alternatives

Based on 5 reviews

Brilliant mute for big band work. With a bit of experimentation you can get quite a range of sound from this mute. The adjustable cup means you don't have to spend hours filing the corks down to get a tighter cup sound. I bought one to try and emulate the sound of my old H&B cup that's been around the block a few too many times and it gets it bang on. It blends perfectly into a section of H&B and perfectly replicates that glossy vintage sound. The intonation with this mute in is fantastic! That for me was one plus over other cup mutes I've tried. In my experience, a cup mute is an exercise in compromise between not having to fight it in terms of intonation and getting a good sound from it. With this mute you don't have to settle for one or the other, you really can have both!

Based on 3 reviews

This adjustable cup mute is sweet toned and tuneful. It produces a wide range of sounds of varying tone and volume and the soft rim of the cup doesn't mark the bell of the horn. Used without the cup, it has a bold tone as a straight mute. Hard wearing, the colours give it a smart appearance, and make it easy to find on gigs. You could pay a lot more and get no better performance.

Based on 2 reviews

I use it both on my trumpet and cornet and the sound is clean and smooth, similar to those orginal recordings. It is very easy to file the corks, so I had no problem in tuning it correctly. I recommend this mute if you are looking for the best acoustic qualities of 1940s sound!

Based on 1 reviews

Extremely well made. Refined, consistent sound over entire range, no tuning problems at all, both with the cup fitted or the straight mute alone. Easy to adjust the cup. I prefer sound and response of the straight mute to other metal straight mutes (including Best Brass, the shape is different). I can use this mute in any situation as a straight or a cup and also as a practice mute with the cup close to the bell. I can play 99%+ of what I need either open or with this one mute. It probably won't suit players who want the 'traditional' cup mute sound of H&B or Ray Robinson, who enjoy fiddling around filing corks to get the thing in tune etc. This mute works straight from the box and the sound will be too refined for them. Nothing wrong with tradition, but perhaps some of us can move...

Based on 5 reviews

My friends in the trumpet section of the NJOS are all using them and I liked the bright sound and the fact the tuning is very good. I would recommend it to anyone who does Big Band playing and jazz soloists as it it plays with ease but can take the power as well.