GS Mouthpieces

Now, using cutting-edge technology, it is possible to produce a precise, top-quality replica of the best mouthpieces at a great price. 

Each mouthpiece model has its own unique strengths to offer.  Dark for ballads. Bright for cutting through a band. Spice up your practice time by getting to know a classic vintage mouthpiece tone while you work!

Finding a really special mouthpiece is an almost magical experience. It opens up new sonic possibilities that were previously closed. One of the joys of operating GetASax for the past decade+ has been chasing down those rare, holy grail sorts of mouthpieces, and getting to know their unique personalities. I remember buying my favorite Otto Link Reso Chamber from a wonderful player in Europe. For me, that mouthpiece is just so comfortable to play. The facing is perfect, done by the incomparable Freddie Gregory. The baffle is just right – dark but not too dark. Brightens up when you push it. Responds effortlessly. Takes air beautifully. Marvelous.

Even back then, I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if more people could experience this?” Trouble is, this is a $1500+ mouthpiece! Many of the best pieces are now $1500-$2500 for the clean examples, if you can even find one at all! What we need is an affordable way to get this sort of mouthpiece to anyone who wants to try one! Enter 3D printing!

So my personal Reso Chamber became the first mouthpiece that we copied for this project: The GS Reso. It was first, not because it’s the most desirable, but because it’s the piece I know best. I needed to be 100% sure that the GS RESO plays just like the original, and it does!

We have now added more of the best mouthpieces ever:

GS SLANT: Otto Link Florida Slant Signature Tone Edge tenor

GS NEW YORK: Meyer Bros NY alto that has the sparkle of the original.

GS MARK II: Modern, balanced, crisp Freddie Gregory Super Deluxe Mark II tenor copy.

GS RESO C Melody: The best C melody mouthpiece ever made. Tunes amazingly well on vintage C Melody saxophones and makes them sound like a real saxophone.

GS SUPERSONIC: Nice bright tenor mouthpiece that is a 50’s Dukoff Supersonic / Zimberoff House of Note) copy. Plays like an Otto Link Early Babbitt, but richer and better.

COMING SOON!

GS BRILHART EBOLIN/TONALIN ALTO

GS GALE HOLLYWOOD BARITONE

 

As with everything at GetASax, the trial period is 7 days, there is no restocking fee.

Bad gear can really mess up your sound and steal your joy in playing.  

My estimate is that about HALF of players are being held back by their mouthpieces. Particularly by poorly faced mouthpieces. The major brands of modern mouthpieces are no longer made with good quality control in place. So you buy a new Selmer, Berg Larsen, Dukoff, Otto Link, Meyer, or whatever, and you get…who knows what? Maybe you get a good one, but chances are, you don’t! You might think the problem is YOU. But it’s really a bad mouthpiece.  A poor facing can easily make the horn feel stuffy and dead, or make your reeds all feel bad, or your low register won’t come out, or your upper register is too harsh, or you can’t play altissimo.  

Mouthpiece geometry is unforgiving. It has to be precise to the thousandth of an inch or better. That’s why so many players waste so much money buying so many mouthpieces that are disappointing.  

The purpose of the GS Mouthpieces project is to let you skip all that wasted time and money and start with the best. The mouthpieces we pick to model are the best players I have ever come across. The holy grail pieces that I couldn’t let go. And using cutting edge technology plus careful hand finishing we are bringing you the real deal.

Now, you can experience the magic of the best mouthpieces for yourself. 

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