G&W vs. LOUD

[oldbandnerd]

I have tried both and keep the LOUD . It just fit me best . I liked both for different reasons but the LOUD was the one that had the most pros and least cons. I think you will have to try both to see what fits you best. You may like G&W over the LOUD or vise versa . It will ultimately be a personal preffernce ove what I or anyone else can tell you .

[GC]

You've just gotta try 'em. There's nothing about tuba hardware more personal than mouthpiece choice. I love my G&W Bayamo and don't like any Loud MP I've ever tried, but I know people who feel the exact opposite. Try before you buy

[quinterbourne]

What about the Sidey SSH?

[dopey]

G&W is the best feeling mouthpiece i've ever played on, i've never played a LOUD mouthpiece, but it would have just about massage my lips while im playing to be any more comfortable then my G&W.

[ken k]

I have been using the SSH for about 6 months and am very happy with it. I had been using a heavyweight R&S and I felt the heavy mouthpeice deadened my tone too much, so I wanted to go with a lighter style mouthpiece. the SSH definitley gives a brighter sound with more overtones to it, which is what I was looking for. It is very smooth and comfortable. Even though it has a sharp inner rim, it doesn't feel so sharp because the stainless steel is so smooth. And yet the bite of the sharper inner rim make the artix and slurs seem effortless.

ken k

[MartyNeilan]

I have the first generation AB mouthpieces from G&W. I liked them a lot but had a hard time with the excessive outer rim diameter. I filed and sanded them down noticeably on the outside so they could finally fit between my nose and chin , but I could never get them polished to that factory mirror smoothness. Last week I sent them back to Ivan, and for a very modest price he made my hack work look like factory new again, and with a very fast turnaround.


Marty "who still also uses the brass Warburton-Neilan regularly"