Griego Gerry Pagano GP - Regular or Lightweight?
- tbonesullivan
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I'm really liking the Griego Markey 87 with my Yamaha 830 for just about everything I play, except sometimes I wish I had a bit more edge and immediacy to the sound, such as for more Band and Jazz oriented playing. I do really like the rim size and feel, and I believe the GP mouthpiece has pretty much the exact same rim as the Markey 87, but the cup is smaller and a different shape. I also noticed that now the GP comes in a "regular" weight, probably the same blank as the Markey, and also a "lightweight", which I can't even find a picture of.
Does anyone have any experience with the GP lightweight and how it differs from the regular weight?
Does anyone have any experience with the GP lightweight and how it differs from the regular weight?
- GabrielRice
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The GP has a very different rim from the Markey 87. Larger inner diameter and completely different shape.
- ZacharyThornton
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Why not get a 87 lightweight? I used to have one. It can be easily ordered from Griego.
- Burgerbob
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GP has a very, very rounded rim. It's... not the same as the Markey.
- tbonesullivan
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[quote="ZacharyThornton"]Why not get a 87 lightweight? I used to have one. It can be easily ordered from Griego.[/quote] Do they offer those in the lightweight blank?
Anyway, I ended up going for a LW GP after emailing Griego, so I'll let everyone know how it works out once it gets here.
Anyway, I ended up going for a LW GP after emailing Griego, so I'll let everyone know how it works out once it gets here.
- ZacharyThornton
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They do. I had one and sold it. Worked well but I use my 87 for bigger playing. My 85L is amazing.
The GP is a very different design and sound from the Markey mouthpieces…
The GP is a very different design and sound from the Markey mouthpieces…
- tbonesullivan
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[quote="ZacharyThornton"]They do. I had one and sold it. Worked well but I use my 87 for bigger playing. My 85L is amazing.
The GP is a very different design and sound from the Markey mouthpieces…[/quote] Yeah, I got it, and it definitely is different, at least I think it is. The rim is rounder than the Markey 87 but I'm not really sensitive to things like that so it worked well. I'm playing a program that I want to have a brighter sound for. I tried my Marcinkiewicz EBT2 but it was TOO much zing. This seems to be a nice midway point.
The GP is a very different design and sound from the Markey mouthpieces…[/quote] Yeah, I got it, and it definitely is different, at least I think it is. The rim is rounder than the Markey 87 but I'm not really sensitive to things like that so it worked well. I'm playing a program that I want to have a brighter sound for. I tried my Marcinkiewicz EBT2 but it was TOO much zing. This seems to be a nice midway point.
- ZacharyThornton
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Yeah the 87 is still going to be a way “darker” sounding piece than a GP.