Comments on: Which Ponzol mouthpiece do you like the best?

By: Neil Wright

Neil Wright — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:37:37 +0000

I currently own the Gold M1 .110 and preferred the sound over the M2 (naturally, since I've tried those too). The M2 is just too bright and a bit thin for my taste, and certainly does not suit this style of music. I you were doing a Bob Mintzer piece instead, I would've picked the M2. I've been itching to try out the new stainless pieces and now I can see that I'm going to get one! Clearly, It's a beautiful combination of the other two, with the darkness of the M1 but the presence of the M2. It's fat and full in the lower midrange and seems to carry it's tonal complexity right through the registers (opening arpeggio). I found the third cut more expressive than the gold mpiece cuts preceeding it, meaning that either the mouthpiece has more natural complexity of tone, or just that the player has warmed up to it. Either way, it's clearly the choice in a 'one size fits all' mouthpiece situation like I have where I'm covering '50's jazz and top 40 in the same set... Thanks for making this test Steve - your playing is excellent by the way... I can't tell you how many of these listening tests I've heard (even from microphone companies) where the player has a lousy sound. Yours is terrific!

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By: steve

steve — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:04:57 +0000

The M1 was a bit darker . For a nice dark fat sound I liked the Ponzol ML a lot! I play a Selmer SBA not a Mark VI.

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By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:34:56 +0000

Steve, I really liked your M2 metal mouthpiece sound and decided to try one from WWBW. I play on a vintage King Super 20 tenor and found at my weekly restaurant gig (jazz quartet), I found the sound way too bright and not as full as I would have liked. On the other hand, the ease of playing at various dynamic levels and effortless altissimo were a plus. Currently I am using a Brian Powell Jerry Bergonzi piece which I like but it doesn't have quite enough projection for me and a little more dark then I sometimes want. Any thoughts on the other Ponzol pieces with a King Super 20 (I assume your on a Mark VI).

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By: deolsaxman

deolsaxman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:24:11 +0000

I think the first M1 had the nicest sound-dark. However, on a gig, the last one SS (M2?) you would want that one. It just wants to wail - no tubby sound for that one. I'm starting to think you should use the one that sounds good in a closet, and amplify it with a quality system AND effects. Read my recent forum comment under mouthpieces. I think I'm going mp looney.

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By: Honeyboy

Honeyboy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:59:14 +0000

Perhaps for this sort of tune the M1 has that darker feel associated with the song, but the M2 stainless was also somewhat dark and considerably louder and not as stuffy sounding so I voted for the M2 stainless. The M2 gold was just a bit too bright and not as complex as the stainless.

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