ACB KA Series Backbores - The Commercial Sound You've Been Waiting For!
Having the right backbore is a huge component of finding your perfect mouthpiece, especially in high pressure lead trumpet/commercial settings. Our KA Series backbores are designed to help you customize the sound and feel of your mouthpiece when matched with your favorite high-compression mouthpiece top.
If you want help choosing a backbore for your particular playing needs, please call our Mouthpiece Hotline at (781) 816-9664 and we'll be happy to assist you!
Here are some general descriptions of the KA Series backbores:
- KA1: opens up ok, but stays tight through almost to the end.
- KA2: opens up much more quickly after the throat.
- KA3: opens up like KA1, but then opens up again like the KA2 at the end. It has for me, the most compression of the three backbores making it feel about one throat size smaller overall.
If you have additional questions, please send us an email!
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Also note weight indicated in the ad is shipping weight not actual weight of the item.
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Great Piece
So I bought a top online (TA Screech) thinking I had bought a whole mouthpiece. So now in need of a backbore I reached out to Trent and his team. Josh was awesome! He walked me through all the differences and how they translate to playing. This one will do "X" this will do "Y" etc. He took the time to walk me through all the different options and educated me without making me feel dumb for not knowing these things despite 30+ years of playing. We landed on the KA1. I wanted something that had a little tightness since most of my horns have huge bores. The difference from what I was playing previously was almost instantly noticeable. Not only did this set up sing in the middle registers, it really sang in the upper register as well with great slotting. My first go, a double D zipped out of the horn and I was loving it. Like everything else, it's going to take more time with it to hone it in and make it my regular piece but super impressed so far.
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KA3 Backbore
I really liked the A2 backbore. Then when the KA backbores came out I went with the KA1. Surprisingly my sound had more brilliance and sparkle and my range increased two notes. Then I went with the A3. The added resistance is incredible. Again I moved up an additional two notes from the KA1 and to my notes are cleaner and faster. Also I have more core in the sound without sacrificing any of the brilliance. The KA3 is a lot of fun!
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KA2
The KA2 is a very versatile commercial backbore. The compression is excellent all the while maintaining and even blow and a good sound from top to bottom; not too tight and not too big.
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KA3 w TA-z
Trent's comments about the sizzle are spot on...this backbore really sparkles, but it is not so bright as to be annoying...there's still a real good core to the sound. The TA-Z top doesn't work for me, so I will be experimenting with other sizes.
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KA1
I loved the A2 because of the great core sound it gave me. The KA1 takes my me to another level. The sound is crisp yet full with sparkle. Incredible! Oh and it gave me two more notes to my playable range just to show off it is the complete package. You have to try it!
