This is a Berg Larsen hard rubber tenor mouthpiece I recently won on ebay. Â I saw that it was refaced by Brian Powell and I knew it had to be good. Â Sure enough it plays great. Â I thought it would be really bright but it has a big thick core to it that is nice. Â Thick is the best word for it. Â It can get very very loud too.This would be a great mouthpiece for an R&B gig.
I was trying to keep the recording on the more laid back side because I was afraid I would clip the mic levels. Â I really enjoyed playing this piece. For the sample I’m messing around with Sugar. Â This piece makes me want to play a tune like that! Â Listen………….
Hi:
SOunds good but I like the Links better. The subtone on the Links sound much better. The upper register is a coin toss.
Larry W
Hey Steve, you have any clips of you playing this in hyper-drive? Do you remember if it gets bright as you get higher and louder?
I’ve been wondering about this piece a lot because Eric Marienthal is a local in my area and I recently listened to a clip of him and Lee Ritenour playing “Rio Funk” and Eric is ripping (as is Lee of course) but Eric has that same thick sound here that I just love. He’s playing a Berg Larsen 100/2 in metal.
this was a great loud piece. It got a little brighter but not much as I remember. This is a tenor piece. Was Eric playing tenor?
Yes he was on tenor. He’s always been pretty attached to his setups. Always on the Beechler for alto and Berg on tenor, with the same reeds and ligs.
Here’s the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpMfC2QWaA
Mmmmm, really love this one. 2 of my mentors played Bergs. Fantastic sound. I gotta say, it sounds like when you are playing you are really into this piece and diggin it!
Well.. i have the same: 110/2 sms (medium chamber) and thought I did not like it because it was me playing it. Now I have a certainty: I just don’t like the skinny buzzy sound of it even in competent hands. I come here often to listen to mpcs reviews and this is one of the most deceiving ones. One last comment: a friend has the same on baritone ( mark VI low A bari) and on that one it just sounds great.
Hi Stefano, What do you mean by deceiving? This was a very good mouthpiece. Some people love bergs and the sound they get with them. It’s not personally my sound but I thought the mouthpiece was a great example of a Berg of this size and chamber. I put up the clips just so people like you can hear the tone of each mouthpiece and make their own decisions. Steve