| My experience pretty much mirrors Mike's comment from Jim Manley.
In fact a guy I play a lot with (musicmatters) uses a GR3MX and I use a GR 3HC* -cup volumes are almost identical but cup shapes are quite different, the HC* being V shaped and the MX bowl shaped. We cross tested them in my Bach 37 and his Schilke B1. The sound was quite different and the difference was consistent across the two trumpets.
The V shaped mouthpiece was much sweeter sounding than the bowl shaped one....not better or worse just more lyrical. The MX had a more solid sound. We both remarked that the 3HC* would make a fantastic soloists piece because of the sound (by the way I use it for everything..solo and section and jazz and big band and....)
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Trevor |