I had the opportunity to visit Doug Elliott's booth at the Midwest Conference on Monday. As a guy that's chased mouthpieces for as long as I can remember, I thought taking a moment to speak with the expert would be helpful.
He had me play for him, did some observations, had me try a couple different options without telling me what he was changing, and I ended up with a very comfortable piece that is definitely NOT what I would have chosen based on seeing the specs on paper.
I will say that his approach felt a little awkward at first, mostly waiting for me to volunteer information. However, it seemed that it encouraged me to volunteer information more fully, and made me think about what I was actually feeling on the piece rather than just waiting for him to have an opinion.
Awesome experience, awesome guy, awesome piece.
Highly recommended.
He had me play for him, did some observations, had me try a couple different options without telling me what he was changing, and I ended up with a very comfortable piece that is definitely NOT what I would have chosen based on seeing the specs on paper.
I will say that his approach felt a little awkward at first, mostly waiting for me to volunteer information. However, it seemed that it encouraged me to volunteer information more fully, and made me think about what I was actually feeling on the piece rather than just waiting for him to have an opinion.
Awesome experience, awesome guy, awesome piece.
Highly recommended.
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