Hello everyone,

can anyone recommend microphones for bass saxophone in a live setting? Ideally I would prefer clip microphones (or something similar). At the moment I’m using an IntraMic which is placed inside of the mouthpiece/neck. It’s very convenient while playing, but the low-end of the bass sax is missing/doesn‘t get picked up.

Hi !

The question is simple, I have a jbs 593 and the opportunity to buy a jbs 1000 for 2000€ (~2200$). Is it worth the upgrade?

Just some name ideas for my alto!!

I heard it’s not a good idea to buy off of desertcart Saudi Arabia or Amazon and Yamaha does not ship to Saudi Arabia. Is there any website with quality saxophones that ships internationally? I am also visiting some family in the USA in a few weeks so I might buy one from Yamaha and ship it to their house. The only concern is bringing it back and hoping it does not get lost or damaged in transit

Money's kind of tight right now (I just had a baby) and I have to sell my tenor saxophone. I just had a saxophone repairman look at it. They used the wrong type of oil during production and it needs to be fixed. Fixing it will cost about 300 USD. When I bought it I paid around 1000 USD for it. I don't have the money to fix it before selling it. How much can I (or should I) sell it for? It's a Palatine tenor saxophone and that brand isn't available in my country so it's difficult to get a good price estimate from a professional. I really need the money I can get for it, but I don't want to scam anyone and sell the saxophone for way too much money either.. what would be a fair price?

Hey, I am a complete beginner, I have never had hands on a saxophone but I really wanna start playing. What saxophone should I buy. I have seen some reviews of cheap saxophones on yt (smth like the Thoman saxophones) is it worth buying a cheap sax from Amazon? Or should I try finding a used one? Problem is I have no idea what to look for or how to check if the sax is even working properly. Thanks for your help and recommendations :)

I took my alto sax to repair so I can play B flat 3 (1 2 3 4 5 6 with both bottom pinky keys) and for some reason they said that I have to pay 670 dollars for replacing all pads, deep cleaning, and realigning the horn/bell. It doesn’t make sense just so I can play B flat 3. The repair shop was Amro Music if ya wanted to know. Can anyone help me why it cost so much?

https://youtu.be/HR1EHnugzLw?feature=shared

Considering picking up a 10mFan tenor mouthpiece, either Classic or Celebration. Anyone ever own or tried both? Any impressions on the differences?

Edit: I live in Riyadh and Yamaha company does not ship to Saudi Arabia. However I am going to the US for a few weeks and I will order the saxophone then. I have 2/3 week to think abt which one I want to buy

Yamaha 4c vs Yamaha 5c for a mouthpiece and what is the best one/main differences?

I’m looking to play an alto sax and am ready to buy other accessories (cleaning tools, maintenance, stands)

Idk how much is a good price range without breaking my wallet. I have the money to buy a professional sax, but my parents probably wouldn’t want me wasting money on an instrument I’ve never played before.

Guys my Theo Wanne ligature broke and I don’t want to pay 60 euro for a new one do you know any alternative cheaper ones that I can buy to fit the mouthpiece ?

Denver based looking to sell my Yanagisawa TWO-20 (2019). I’ve been looking at consignment but am debating whether I could just do a private sale to avoid the fee. Any recommendations of where to advertise this?

Excellent condition. Purchased for $8,250 plus tax. Looking for $7,000 OBO. Just had an adjustment done. Single adult learner, played maybe 50 sessions on it.

Between daddario select jazz 6 and v16 s 6 which of the two is good for an upgrade from a yamaha 5c. Its one hell of a difference in tip opening but in terms of playability and control, which should i pick to accustom it easier. Preferably to have bigger sound volume to cut through band that a 5c cannot do.

Reason for getting either one of these is that my friends are selling them at a discount price.

There's this solo by David Jackson on the song "Killer" by Van der Graaf Generator that I find really interesting. But I don't understand how such a solo is created.

What is he doing to get that kind of a sound on the saxophone? Is he using some kind of gear, or is it just a special playing technique?

I've put links to the song, I hope they will work. The solo I'm talking about starts around 4.50

https://open.spotify.com/track/0TMKja08JBRFwkdpl9IpI3?si=EZJciro8RBiI7DxoDDB4sQ

https://youtu.be/xDzlocGihOo?si=iMRniBhsOJPbf208

Hey guys,

I’ve been playing alto sax for about 1,5-2months, and I’m obsessed with this instrument, and the beautiful sound it makes. However right now I’m considering switching to a new mouthpiece (probably just stupidly want to waste some money - don’t judge 😂😭) Also I feel like the stock one limits me idk

Currently I’m playing on Thomann TAS-180 and its stock MP, and I thought about buying Vandoren V16 A5, but here are my concerns

1. Is it even worth to change MP at this point of learning the instrument?

2. What’s the real difference between S+ and Medium, and how would that impact my playing?

3. If I was about to buy it, which one would fit beginner better? Wouldn’t the S+ has more “squealing” sound than the M one?

If not this one, maybe some other MP? (other than 4C tho 😂)

Says brand new, never played. Waiting on seller to send more pics.

The case my sax came with may be the only type that fits it but it doesn't fit it perfectly. The side keys get forced shut when it's in there and the case itself is tighter than the bell, such that I have to force the case closed. Can this cause damage to the sax over the long term?

I opened my reed case to see a couple of the new reed I had put in there starting moulding. Should I throw out all the reeds or just the moulding ones

I got the full day tomorrow to check out a few different stores here. I want to buy a beginner soprano sax for around a 1000 USD. There's so many brands though, each store seems to have a store brand. And the usual budget options like Chateau, CG Conn etc. Anyone have any info or knowledge about this. The stores I'm eyeing are Saxophone Society, Saxophone Siam, Marcato. In an ideal world, I'd double my budget and spring for a P Mauriat, but I can't.

I’m a Bari player who is auditioning for district jazz band and part of the audition is playing over a 12 bar G blues. Any tips on improvising would be really appreciated.

Whenever I play for more than 30-40 minutes my reeds begin to get waterlogged near the tip and start to sound very buzzy and bright, which is unpleasant in a classical setting. Is there any way to keep this from happening, or to quickly fix it when it does happen?

I've only really heard positives about Kessler. I know better sax is coming out with one next year but I don't know how much it'll cost or if it'll be better that this. I may just get this one.