Greg Black G vs GS

[el2002]

Initial impressions of the GS option?

Does the shallow option sacrifice any sound realistically?

[Burgerbob]

On tenor or bass?

I have a 3G-5GM and a 3GS. I haven't really found a use for the 3GS yet... it seems to work on some horns, and then I plug in the other piece and the sound shortcomings become obvious. But don't hold me to that, I need to try them both again.

On bass, I definitely enjoyed the 1GS .312 #2 I used for a bit. It seemed to fix most of the shortcomings I had slowly realized on the 1G .312 #2. But I moved away from it pretty quickly to a totally different brand and size, so I can't really speak at length.

Edit: Just played both. Take this with a grain of salt, just played a day at work on bass trombone. I did play the large tenor a lot in the last few days, settling on a slide and leadpipe combo that works with the 3G-5GM.

3G-5GM seems to just be better overall. More depth to the sound, easier to play, better rim contour(?), better flexibility. Despite them having similar throats (they look the same to my eye), the deeper piece is easier in the high range and low range.

I'll try and spend more practice time on both, busy time of year though!

It is telling that the big players typically use the GSD depth, which is shallower than G but deeper than GS.