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Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 2:38 pm
by Bach5G
I see references to a GB 1 1/4 with a .312 throat and a #2 backbone, but I see nothing on GB’s website.
Can anyone tell me anything about this combination?
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 3:04 pm
by Slideorama
Some dude named Greg knows about it.
980-277-8195
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 3:23 pm
by Burgerbob
Smaller than stock throat and backbore. Ask Greg about the specifics.
Those models are pretty popular (.312 #2 for the larger models) because his stock pieces are so open.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 6:17 pm
by fwbassbone
I've got a GB 1 1/4G .312 #2 and like it. I didn't care for the stock GB 1 1/4G.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:41 pm
by GabrielRice
It's a special order, but Greg has been making so many of these in recent years that a couple of dealers have been stocking them. Check with Zac Thornton at Brook Mays/H&H Music in Houston and Dillon Music in NJ.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 8:37 pm
by hornbuilder
Would it be a fair thing to say that the .312/#2 option is well suited to dual bore horns, where-as the regular pieces are better matched to straight .562" slides?
Matthew
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 8:38 pm
by Burgerbob
Perhaps. Most of the players I know (including me at the moment) are using them on single bores.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 7:43 am
by GabrielRice
hornbuilder wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 8:37 pm
Would it be a fair thing to say that the .312/#2 option is well suited to dual bore horns, where-as the regular pieces are better matched to straight .562" slides?
Matthew
I don't think so.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 11:35 am
by BassBoneFL
hornbuilder wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 8:37 pm
Would it be a fair thing to say that the .312/#2 option is well suited to dual bore horns, where-as the regular pieces are better matched to straight .562" slides?
Matthew
I use them on both single and dual bore slides
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 12:00 pm
by hornbuilder
Ok. I was trying to see if there was a trend developing with bore/throat specs, bit from the small sample, it appears not.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:04 pm
by BassBoneFL
hornbuilder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 12:00 pm
Ok. I was trying to see if there was a trend developing with bore/throat specs, bit from the small sample, it appears not.
For me the .312/#2 combo provides the overall sound of Greg's large bass pieces (which I like) but with more efficiency and immediacy in the sound production. I had a love/hate relationship with his bigger stock pieces for years. Loved the overall sound but felt it was too much work to get the core, clarity, refinement, and focus. Other stock makes did that stuff well but didn't have "the sound" like Greg's.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 9:33 pm
by ZacharyThornton
BassBoneFL wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 2:04 pm
hornbuilder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 12:00 pm
Ok. I was trying to see if there was a trend developing with bore/throat specs, bit from the small sample, it appears not.
For me the .312/#2 combo provides the overall sound of Greg's large bass pieces (which I like) but with more efficiency and immediacy in the sound production. I had a love/hate relationship with his bigger stock pieces for years. Loved the overall sound but felt it was too much work to get the core, clarity, refinement, and focus. Other stock makes did that stuff well but didn't have "the sound" like Greg's.
YEP! I have a 1G .312 #2 but with a (new version) 1 5/16 rim. Seems the best of both worlds 2 weeks in.. but this is when things start to show up.
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 7:53 pm
by Kbiggs
Does anyone know whether Greg offers a similar option for his large tenor mouthpieces? Or would that be his New York (formerly Alessi) series?
Re: Greg Black bass trb mpc question
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 8:03 pm
by ZacharyThornton
Nah. A alteration people use on his tenor pieces is .277 #1. Started as one he did for John Kitzman. Makes a great first trombone piece.