New mouthpiece possibility?
- Thrawn22
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I'm thinking of getting a new mpc. What are your thoughts on Giddings mouthpieces?
- WilliamLang
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it's a trap!
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- Thrawn22
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[quote="WilliamLang"]it's a trap!
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Lol
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Lol
- RoscoTrombone
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Going off the recent thread involving Giddings (now locked I believe) you may not get the answers you seek!
- paulyg
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My experience with Giddings mouthpieces (the hardware, not the company) has been that they have uncomfortable rims and kind of an "on rails" feel. I really don't like them.
There are great pros who swear by them, I think it's just a matter of preference.
There are great pros who swear by them, I think it's just a matter of preference.
- TheBoneRanger
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I only play Australian mouthpieces. I wouldn't want any American mouthpieces coming into my country, taking Australian jobs :roll:
- Posaunus
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[quote="Thrawn22"]I'm thinking of getting a new mpc. What are your thoughts on Giddings mouthpieces?[/quote]
I'll stay away from value judgments and politics. Speaking only about the mouthpieces, some of the Giddings small-bore mouthpieces are very nice. [I've only purchased mine used.] I really like the Chubasco a lot. I also stumbled on a prototype "Elliot Mason" piece that's quite nice, but apparently never released commercially. [Ivan looked at it, and told me that Elliott had "gone in a different direction."]
Some of the large-bore pieces are interesting, and very functional, but a little "different" than what you may be familiar with. I like the feel and sound of stainless steel (as well as a custom-made titanium from the collection of a deceased friend). Your taste may differ. Some of the Giddings large-shank pieces have throats that are too large for me, but I'm not a working pro. Excellent workmanship. Should last a lifetime. Try before you buy, or be willing to re-sell if you don't like.
I'll stay away from value judgments and politics. Speaking only about the mouthpieces, some of the Giddings small-bore mouthpieces are very nice. [I've only purchased mine used.] I really like the Chubasco a lot. I also stumbled on a prototype "Elliot Mason" piece that's quite nice, but apparently never released commercially. [Ivan looked at it, and told me that Elliott had "gone in a different direction."]
Some of the large-bore pieces are interesting, and very functional, but a little "different" than what you may be familiar with. I like the feel and sound of stainless steel (as well as a custom-made titanium from the collection of a deceased friend). Your taste may differ. Some of the Giddings large-shank pieces have throats that are too large for me, but I'm not a working pro. Excellent workmanship. Should last a lifetime. Try before you buy, or be willing to re-sell if you don't like.
- mrdeacon
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Assuming you're not trolling they won't work well with your Conn's unless you're Bob Sanders. Even then he plays his Giddings on a Greenhoe nowadays.