Bob Berg replica mouthpiece -The Beast has officially landed.
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2021
- A demo of my new main tenor mouthpiece .
The JX Custom JXFL 8 - Copy of Bob Berg's mouthpiece F.Louis size 8
This thing is a beast. 
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The most beautiful looking mouthpiece ever. Sounds awesome mate. More beefy and still that Hollywood sizzle. You sound sweet. Great to see you exited and it shows in your super playing.
sexiest mouthpiece ever.
I really get that Bob Berg vibe man! Very nice! The sound is simply...Wow!!! Huge core ,nice subtones, easy splits, good projection through all the registers! Give us more videos!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the super positive comments, it really means a lot and yes I will definitely be posting more videos using this fantastic mouthpiece as I am now able to sculpt it to the sound I really want as it is so user friendly for me, a perfect match. 🥰
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
Perfect combo's
Yeah, you've got the Bob Berg vibrato! Bob Berg let me try his Mk VI with Francois Louis mouthpiece (the original of your copy), reed and all (the pandemic was not in sight yet;-) back in the 90s in Vienna. It was way too open for me (or the reed was too stiff) as I used a 5 Link, at the time. He also tried my setup (Link + 44xxx SBA) and liked the SBA but (not surprisingly) found the piece "stuffy". I switched to MBII Guardala soon, but it was pushing me too much into one direction (bright and loud). I happyly went back to a Link (a Florida 7* remake picked out of a dozen). Now, I have the color palette available that I need.
A real short history from a prof ten sax and reed player. Start: Wayne Shorter, I figured it was kind of like a link 10 and a hard reed. Sounded good… but a bit difficult down below. Got a lesson, the guy said: play a Bb scale from low Bb.
What the F are you playing on? Went home and got a (really good !) link 6* metal. That worked in jazz (coltrane kind of sound very ok when in top form) in theatre and anything in between.
Then came the Gaurdala mouthpieces… I got the Crescent, played for about two years and it finally sounded great… then came the Francis Louis that Bob Berg played on and sounded really good, my good friend and prof jazz musician (Bob Rockwell) also got one. I spent two year on that too… and it worked really well - apart from it needed really good reeds as the gap was big (a 9 I think) Playing ordinary jobs like theatre did not work. Finally, due to frustration with reeds not working and my efforts to earn a living, mainly theatre (musicals) I dropped it/them and went back to my Link 6*
I have used mouthpieces mainly to “educate” my percption of the sound I want. I came to realise that trying a new one with an “inbuilt” sound would only last so long. So the idea was to try to move the sound (in my head) in the direction I wanted.
You have to persist for much longer than you think to actually figure out whether the new thing is working for you. Trying a new mouthpiece and thinking it is the holy grail is unfortunately not going to work. I have colleages that try/buy all the time… they sound exactly the same 6 months later. The sound is in your head - and on the records…. Don`t get me wrong … it does have a big influence on the sound… but not on day one… or day 200… even if you practise a lot.
Just my take… (it or leave it! ) The music is the main objective - and I don’t care how you do it, just it sounds great!
So keep listening, emulating and practising, don’t waste (too much) time on mouthpieces… expensive, time consuming, uproductive and frustrating!
Sounds pretty similar to the rock n’ roll setup I have on my tenor. Which is a Theo Wanne Gaia III mouthpiece, it’s factory ligature, a Selmer TS44 with it’s factory neck, and Boston sax shop reefs.
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Ohhhh myyyy
It's incorrect saying this is a copy of Bob Berg's mouthpiece: the piece Bob actually used had almost nothing to do with this one: this is a "copy" of a solid bronze handcrafted Francois Lois, which is very different from the piece that Francois Louis made for Bob.
Though the external design is the same, Bob's model was more similar to a vintage link. He used to play links and Francois Louis made for him a piece that was similar to the ones he was used to, adding his own concepts, regarding the facing (longer) and the chamber (spherical).
Years and years later FL sold a few of his handcrafted bronze piece (the ones they copied for this one) with the same external design, but with the internal design of his ebanite models (kind-of berg larsen profile with spherical chamber).
They're incredible mouthpieces, but i can guarantee you that Bob's piece was his own, and it was much more like a vintage link mouthpiece.
That said i'm happy you found your ideal mouthpieces, this is just nerd talk, your sound and ease are the things that matter the most when it comes to mouthpieces
thanks for taking time to share your info.
Diglielo Gabbo
@@slarcr6681 this is not me disagreeing with him,u
It is not an argument.
Positive only.
May I ask where did you get that information? Do you have a picture of his mouthpiece? Thanks!
@@ngtamphuong Custom JX took a direct copy of a F.Louis model similar to what B.Berg used. Contact Custom JX
Nice playing
Thank you
Love the sound and versatility! Is it a custom rare mouthpiece or is it a line of mouthpieces that are available for purchase?
Thanks for the nice comment. It s available, look on FB for a guy called Adrian Chia (he is holding a sax in his profile picture) he sells them, highly recommended if you want to get 1 as they are very difficult to get.
Where can i get that mouthpiece?
Great sound & great playing!! So here I am, about 5 months since you posted. Are you still feeling the same about that mouthpiece? How is it holding up?
I actually like it a lot more now and it is by far the best and most responsive tenor mouthpiece i have played, truly amazing. I am finding it has inspired me and helped with my direction in sax playing.
this is what im looking for ,,,,where can i get it freddy ?
Pure GAS!
After time on it I really love it and so glad I pushed the GAS button on getting it.
@@iantrewhella9470 it does sound great! where can we buy one of these?
I’m not a saxophone/mouthpiece oficionado, but it does sound, and look awesome
Cheers mister. I am so glad to hear from you. Great memories.
@@iantrewhella9470 great memories indeed, how goes it?
@@DerekEmerson all good, mail me thesaxman71@yahoo.com
I had the original from Francois Louis. it was solid silver. Is this also solid silver?
Not sure but it is different to the stainless steel version and similar to other solid silver mouthpieces I have had. Maybe just looks like it is.
This is huge sounding - Please how can one order a copy of this ?
Sax Appeal Saxophones and Mouthpieces Trading Group on facebook.
What is that ligature you are using?
It's a bit pricey but you demonstrated that it worths every penny here Ian. Have you had a chance to compare it to the current FL Spectrouso Sphere Chamber mouthpiece?
Thanks for the positive comment, respect to you..I tried them FL a while ago and they did not work for me but I am sure they are great for others.
@@iantrewhella9470 thanks. This is on my wish list now. I know it’s Bob Berg, not his mouthpiece but we all want to try what our idols played right? I love my MB Guardala and I can’t wait to try this FL copy.
@@ngtamphuong I have many MB pieces, original and copy, and they are great but this is a step above in my view and is fantastic. Delivers everything I want.
Quien te la hizo?
Still working for you? Where do I get one?
Yes it is my main mouthpiece and I don't see myself changing, I love this mouthpiece and is by far the best tenor piece I have. They are difficult to get and I hit lucky on this and I have also been looking for another but can not find any available.
@@iantrewhella9470 thanks for the kind response!👍
It is a bazooka!!
has the same power ;)
The original Francois Louis MPC Bob Berg played on had a bullet chamber. This is probably a good MPC but not like the FL original :-)
Is that a zhiyong?
JX Custom JXFL 8
Sounds great is the mouthpiece still you main mouthpiece?
Thanks and Yes still my main mouthpiece, I love it.
Ok!....... where can I get both the ligature and the mouthpiece? Sounds good as f*ck🤭!
Mouthpiece ask Adrian Chia on FB and the ligature is hand made by www.saxophoneboutique.com/
What is the model of Saxophone Boutique ligature are you using with this mouthpiece?
@@saxmaneddie1 I think it is called the vintage classic but you can see on their website and I this fits great also on my Guardala that I originally bought it for.
@@iantrewhella9470 Thanks it is the Guardala model then.
@@saxmaneddie1 Yes.
Sounds a lot harsher than Bob Berg's sound.
I am not trying to sound like him. I have my own sound.
Hi Ian, bet you don't know who this is ?had to go on comments because we don't have your phone number . This is Chris Swindon give me a text love to hear from you.
Wow, so great to hear from you, mail me thesaxman71@yahoo.com
Find me one mate. Ha
Ask Freddy in the comments above because I bought it from him.