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Your cart is empty.Whether you're practicing or performing, Softone mutes improve sound quality and create a variety of tones for trumpet, tenor trombone, and bass trombone. Made of soft, non-toxic neoprene, Softone mutes are lightweight and easy to use. They won't stain or scratch your bell, and they fold up easily for storage.
Jim H.
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
Bucket mutes take up way too much room in gig bags. Here is a solution that sounds great. Everybody uses them now.
Connor Bagheri
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2024
The smallest size is one I would only recommend if you want to get multiple sizes or only ever play a small bore straight tenor trombone. IT's much safer to get the large tenor variant for most trombones as that will also work on small horns. In the attached pictures, the smallest size is the red one that's at the top of each picture. As you can see, the size difference (even in person) is very subtle and difficult to spot when comparing it only to the bigger tenor variant.
Efrain Miranda
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020
No llego el producto me enviaron un paño limpiador y eso no era lo que pedi.
hwilbur
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
This mute is a funny hybrid, and while it does not have the best tone of my mutes, it does a few things extremely well. First, since it is soft and somewhat collapsible, it fits in even a relatively-fitted hard shell case. Thus, I always have it with me. Second, it works well as a louder-than-average practice mute and a bucket mute. It is not as quiet as the Bremmer Sssh mute, but again, it fits in my case, so it sees more use than my Bremmer. I don't have another bucket mute to compare it to, but it's bucket sound is pretty good to my ear. If you want a versatile mute that will always be in your case, this is a good pick.
R. Dary
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015
It works pretty well! You can either put it all the way on, which is really too soft for ensemble playing but good for practicing, or you can kind of loop it over the top of your bell for a covered, bucket mute tone. May be a little crisper than a real bucket. It might muddy intonation and centering on tones a bit at high and low pitch levels, but that seems to depend on how much you are covering with it. I don't know what color choices there are. The one I got is dark blue and red, which seems a bit jaunty for where I use it (subbing on bassoon parts in a community orchestra). I'd get more subdued colors next time... but the orchestra isn't very good, anyway, so it doesn't make much difference!
Antony
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013
I find this pretty good, also kinda funny which is good because I use it for my Tromba which is also sorta a joke, but it still sound good.
Alex Nestor
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2012
I was hoping for something to reduce the volume while maintaining pitch. This product doesn't do that. The seams on mine came apart on the second day -- I had to sew it back together. I do not recommend this product.
seattle_sprocket
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012
I initially purchased this thinking it would be a fantastic solution as I live in an apartment with neighbors. It does a decent job of muting, but I do notice odd resistance at higher notes, which is in part due to me getting back into playing after 10 years and trying to rebuild a weak embouchure. I like that because it is fabric it folds down and fits in my instrument case and it is incredibly light, so weight-wise it is barely noticeable. There are better sounding solutions on the market, but this does offer attractive features.
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