Greg Black Heavyweight Mp's

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BassboneJ25
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by BassboneJ25 » (edited 2021-02-09 11:32 p.m.)

I just recently got a Greg Black 2g Heavyweight and it looks cool (to me) and plays bigger than a modern Bach 2G (I know all mouthpieces of the same size are not made equal). Has anyone else experienced this or just general thoughts on what you've experienced.

Thanks,

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jjenkins
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by jjenkins »

I've not had good experience with the two heavy tenor mouthpieces I've used in the past, and would personally advise anyone against it as a tenor piece. They're quite heavy. It's a challenge enough for some to produce an interesting sound on the medium blank alone.

But I have zero experience with Greg's heavy weight bass pieces, so please take my experience with a grain of salt. If it works well for you and helps you to produce the sound in your mind consistently, then, that's most of what matters.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

In general, a GB with the same name as a Bach will sound "bigger." Generally they are just... bigger than that size would suggest, which is a big part of it.

I do have to concur about the heavy weight, I don't even really dig the medium weight pieces because they're too heavy for most things, and the heavies are HEAVY.