I could not find any videos or for that matter even commentary on the Aizen ASGR MP. I have been looking for a MP for quite a while that would tap into the Desmond Vibe with all falling short to some degree. The Aizen ASGR nails it. Minoru Kubota made this model using his MC Gregory model A. I might also add that he’s very responsive to questions. As a bonus I ordered it on Monday and it arrived Thursday from Japan. In most cases WWBW cannot even get me a MP from the USA in that time frame. The craftsmanship on this piece is superb and Minoru is a first class business man.
Looking for the Desmond Vibe Aizen ASGR is it.
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Neat, I've never heard of this model, but do have a nice Phil-Tone Solstice that also has that Desmond vibe. And I gather Junkdude's now selling pieces made from the original MC Gregory 4A-18 molds.
I actually had a Solstice for a while. This Aizen got me closer. I just now found a description from Sax.co that described this MP perfectly
" Staff Review
I was actually quite surprised how much like Desmond's sound it was. The piece is actually very resistant I found, even going to a soft reed on a 6 was still a hard push, which gave it that dry dark sound that Gregorys were famous for. It also accounts for the very centered and focused core it gives, almost like a classical mouthpiece, but the sound around that was much larger with more projection. It is also has quite a lot of top end in the sound as well, not necessarily brightness, but this edge that just floats at the top of the sound which really brings out the top notes. Also the profile of the beak of the mouthpiece is quite thin, like a Berg Larsen, Selmer Concept or Lebayle AT etc, and the tip rail is astoundingly thin which should make for great performance. Interesingly I usually suggest either trying a tip opening larger than normal on an Aizen but I definitely wouldn't try that with this one. Overall an interesting piece, which will have the 'Take 5 sound'.
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" Staff Review
I was actually quite surprised how much like Desmond's sound it was. The piece is actually very resistant I found, even going to a soft reed on a 6 was still a hard push, which gave it that dry dark sound that Gregorys were famous for. It also accounts for the very centered and focused core it gives, almost like a classical mouthpiece, but the sound around that was much larger with more projection. It is also has quite a lot of top end in the sound as well, not necessarily brightness, but this edge that just floats at the top of the sound which really brings out the top notes. Also the profile of the beak of the mouthpiece is quite thin, like a Berg Larsen, Selmer Concept or Lebayle AT etc, and the tip rail is astoundingly thin which should make for great performance. Interesingly I usually suggest either trying a tip opening larger than normal on an Aizen but I definitely wouldn't try that with this one. Overall an interesting piece, which will have the 'Take 5 sound'.
[email protected]
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