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Can anybody shed some light on the Futuro blank? What exactly is the difference between normal gb pieces?

Thanks!

As far as I've seen - they're skeletonized, or stripped down of a lot of weight.

From some questions I’d asked to the team at GB directly about the Futuro blanks.

“I think weight wise, regular might be a better choice at first. The Futuro rim is a lighter weight option, and can clear articulation up and quicken feedback, however it can lose some security and core. Worst case, the Futuro can be added later to regular weight and medium weight rims (lightweight rims are already shaped, and cannot be altered). Bottom line, if you enjoy the slots and core of a regular weight, I would stick to it.”

In my experience it makes the mouthpiece respond more like the Griego Alessi/Artist equivalent mpc (in the Griego Artist/Alessi LW Blank) but with a Greg black sound. I don’t use them for my everyday pieces but I’ve got a GB NY5AL & GB NY5 that I ordered futuro’d (in medium weight) that I’ll use for pops/pit/show style gigs when I’m using .547 tenor. YMMV.

I do have a 1 GS Futuro listed for sale.

Send me an email if you are interested.

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I have one, and I like it.. don't expect it to be super light ,though... Slots well but flexible still!