Yamaha SB79 Silent Brass System for Trumpet

by Yamaha

Product Features

• Yamaha's Silent Brass System offers the advantage of practicing or playing at times, and in places you couldn't before.
• The internal electronics can also enhance the sound digitally, to mimic the acoustics of a larger room.
• You can play along with your favorite pre-recorded music by plugging in a CD favorite pre-recorded music by plugging in a CD player and use the output jack to connect to an external amplifier or recorder to share your music with others.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002F5DGE
• Item model number: SB79
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,919 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #3 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Brass Accessories > Mutes > Trumpet
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 13, 2004

Product Description

The complete portable and soundproof system is the most innovative product from brass instruments since the valve. With Silent Practice you'll hear a sound inside the earphones so rich and full you'll think you are standing on a concert hall stage

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Practice tool July 18, 2005

By A. Richardson

This thing is great if you need to practice without bothering folks in the next room. I used this quite a bit in college. The echo effects are fun to play around with and the pickup doesn't distort tone as much as I had anticipated. This device produces a lot more back pressure than advertised; just a little more free blowing than say a strait mute. The times where silent brass comes in most handy is practicing with a canned track. This is easily one of the most useful tools for the modern trumpet player.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars not a neighborhood spectacle March 4, 2007

By Dean Booth

Amazon Verified Purchase

I played the trumpet in high school, a long time ago. I wanted to pick it up again but I wasn't going to share my practice sessions with the neighborhood. I gave the silent system a try and it works great. It isn't 'silent' but my wife can't hear me downstairs and nobody can hear me outside. For the cost of a few lessons you can practice whenever you want without bothering anyone.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome May 24, 2006

By BaPuters

Amazon Verified Purchase

Quiter than most mutes by far, the Silent Brass System rocks!

Backpressure? I'm not sure what everyone's talking about! I've never noticed backpressure using a regular mute, and this one, to me, feels the same... that is the same as no mute at all.

A great item for the college music major, or for the trumpet player who lives close to others (apartments)!

Worth the money I spent!

Enjoy