Comparing Schilke Geib and Laskey 30G Tuba Mouthpieces
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- In this video I compare my Schilke Geib mouthpiece (which I've been playing on for the last 10+ years) with a new Laskey 30G.
This is as nerdy as it gets!
0:00 Intro
0:52 Warm Up
1:49 Comparing the shape and size
2:49 Mahler 1
3:32 Respighi Fountains of Rome
4:26 Thoughts on sound
5:10 Bach Badinerie
5:49 Playability
6:51 A piece I wrote that is yet to be titled!
7:40 Concluding thoughts
8:51 Thanks
9:13 Blues play out
Thanks to Matt at Dawkes for letting me try the Laskey www.dawkes.co.uk/
Please do let me know what you think in the comments below.
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Headphones recommended, but even with them differences are very hard to discern!
Recorded at The King's Church, Addlestone using a Rode NT2
I find the Schilke more stable and even through all octaves. I also like the intonation of the Schilke better. Nice to hear the fountains of rome on Eb tuba. Not inferior to a large cc tuba in my opinion!
I think stable is a very good word for it :-) That's certainly how it feels.
I've used Laskey's for about 20 years.
I think it depends on the sound you're after. In the hall the projection on Laskeys is amazing. But if you're close miking they'd probably lack body in the sound.
They're both designed my Scott Laskey!
The rim on the Laskey is the key to the sound difference and the 'pop' you experience in the low reg. A scaled up version of the rim Scott made for Adolf Herseth for trumpet.
I don't find the Laskey rim comfortable, but after a heavy blow of 3-4 hours it's no less comfortable.
A comfier rim, after 3-4 hours and I have sore chops. Worth remembering.
I've also had Laskey style rims made for my Doug Elliotts too.
@@ClearStreamsUK where did you get that wizardry done? Or did you do it yourself?!
@@rftuba I had Doug copy a Laskey rim.
That slightly larger diameter of the Laskey plays a factor is that fun “pop” that we hear in his tone.
Personally, the Schilke is better sounding. The intonation on the mouthpiece was better, the tone sounded more full and round, but not as projecting as the Laskey. The Laskey was more “projecting”, while the Schilke was more “bodied” in its sound. I feel that both mouthpieces had a great core tone and could put out heavy volume, but the Schilke wins in terms of tone.
Great video and playing! :)
Thanks, yes I'm sticking with the Schilke 🙂
Hello. I am using the Yamaha Sym Roger Bobo for the E-flat tuba and I am trying the Laskey 30G. Do you recommend the Lasley? The Laskey 30G and the Schilke sound wonderful to you. Change to Laskey?
What I do notice in the Laskey is that the support is finer. More uncomfortable at first than the Yamaha Sym Roger Bobo. But the sound is very good on the Laskey. Very defined. Is it normal at first with Laskey that the high register is a bit difficult?
Hi @ramonlopezruano743 both the 30G and Schilke work well for me and as demonstrated on video are very similar. But! Everyone has a different facial anatomy, instrument, style of playing, venue etc. so what works for me may not work at all for someone else. If you like the sound of the 30G try it out in various contexts and see how it works. I find my S Geib makes a great sound but strangely doesn’t project as well as a S Helleburg in a big hall. In regards to the high register you may need to just persevere with it and develop your embouchure??
Recording a tuba is hard because if the mic is like ONE INCH closer, it will sound "bigger".
Also not really a F/Eb mp. Definitely more for contrabass especially a large contrabass that needs a little more pop/front.
Hi Paul, is this observation based on my video or your own experience? I have tried loads of mouthpieces over the years and not found one that works better for me, an Eb only player, than the Schilke Geib. Mouthpiece choice is a very personal thing based on a person's own physique, the way they play and the instrument they play.
I stumbled across this can can’t help to say the 30g is more designed for rotors so it’ll sound different and if you used a Laskey 30H because it was designed for pistons if you used a 30H instead of 30g then it’ll be a fair comparison.
Hi there. I tried all the Laskey H models but they just didn't work for me (despite being a piston valve player!!!). The Schilke Geib has been my trusty mouthpiece for many years but I wanted to see if there was anything that would work better for me. The 30G, it turns out, is a v similar mouthpiece. It works really well for me but from this test, I don't think it is something I'd invest in as it is so similar to what I already have in the Schilke.
Over the video I can't tell any difference in sounds between the two MPs to be honest
You know what, listening back neither can I really! I think there’s a little bit of difference in how they feel on the face and that may affect how I perceive the sound but I can’t say that it’s obvious from a listener’s point of view!
Laskey is a good mp but the H/B/G series has about a dime's worth of difference. Shilke Geib is a more exaggerated version of a Geib.
Hi Paul, I haven't tried the Laskey B series but I have to say the 28H and 30H played very differently for me compared to the 30G.
The schilke sounds louder and bigger and more full