Alto Sax Questions
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Hello /mu/. I've played the alto sax for five years, but stopped because the horn I was playing wasn't very good and one of the pads fell out and I lost it. I was thinking of saving up and buying a new one, but I want to hear the opinions of others. As of right now, this is what I'm planning on getting:
- P Mauriat PMXA-67R with the dark lacquer
- Meyer Hard Rubber Alto
- Rovner Versa Alto Saxophone Ligature
- Gonzalez Reeds
How are my choices so far? Are there any better combinations? I'm set on getting the P Mauriat since it's not too expensive and it sounds good overall, but the ligature, mouthpiece, and reeds are the ones I'm having trouble with. Thoughts?
Spending a shit load of money isnt going to make you good. Buy beginner shit and get good on it then go back to the intermediate/pro models and you will be beastmode on them.
Also, dont buy horns online because no 2 are the same.try before you buy.
>>65502211
I've had a beginner for five years, that's why I wanted to get a better one.
I find that Gonzalez reeds fuck with my intonation. If you're looking for something free-blowing with good sound, try Vandoren V21.
>>65502318
what's the difference between the V16 and the V21? Because I was also looking at vandoren mouthpieces, but I wasn't sure which one to go with
>>65502374
I'm not entirely sure to be honest. To make things complicated, I've only played V16s on a basset horn with an alto clarinet mouthpiece, and I've only played V21s on a clarinet. I play Vandoren blue boxes on sax but I'm not that good at sax to be honest (I'm trained in clarinet mostly).
>>65502472
p.s. i'm sorry i said "to be honest" twice there
>>65502307
Then i recommend taking a look at the yamaha YAS-62III instead of whatever hipster shit youre looking at. Sometimes the road less travelled is the wrong one.
>>65502472
>>65502495
it's all good. thanks for the input friend, I appreciate it
>>65502510
I don't really consider it hipster, here's a link to the horn
http://www.wwbw.com/P--Mauriat-PMXA-67R-Series-Professional-Alto-Saxophone-H72350-i1831892.wwbw
Also, this is the horn you're talking about, right?
http://www.wwbw.com/P--Mauriat-PMXA-67R-Series-Professional-Alto-Saxophone-H72350-i1831892.wwbw
What's your experience with the horn and how does it compare to others?
>>65502591
woops, wrong link for the horn you mentioned
http://www.wwbw.com/Yamaha-YAS-62III-Professional-Alto-Saxophone-H93184-i2951614.wwbw#/product-details
>>65502591
Tuba player here but have a degree in music education. The saxophone pedagogues in my school all played yamaha(only one was sponsored) and that is the intermediate/pro model they all seemed to agree on.
>>65502654
Yes thats the yamaha im referring to.
>>65502689
cool, i'll definitely keep it on my list then. Did they have any preference in mouthpieces and ligatures?
>>65502714
cool, just making sure
>>65502736
Usually higher end selmer mouthpeices or really any "ebonite" mp. Ligatures are too personal for me to tell you what to do there. All the saxophonists i know have like 3+
>>65502810
thanks man, I appreciate your imput
