| Again, I think that a mouthpiece that is that big is going to hinder your playing at this point in your career. A mouthpiece that big will make you sound better in the short run, but it will cover flaws in your playing that you should be sorting out at this point.
One main reason people play huge mouthpieces these days is because Bud Herseth plays a 1B. He only switched because he has scar tissue on his lip from a car accident, before that he play 7Cs and 7Bs, and sounded great.
I believe that your Yamaha is close to a Bach 1 1/2C, which is plenty big for what you are doing/want to do. You should work on the sound you want by listening to as much music as possible and getting the sound you want in your head, it will come out on pretty much any equipment you are playing. A 1X with a B cup will make the upper register rather difficult and you may end up sounding more strained and brighter than you would playing a smaller mouthpiece that you had more control over.
I have big lips and I play a 10 1/2C.
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Dylan Schwab
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