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Forum » Sax Equipment » Looking for a new sax by Jman23 (7 posts) 20 years ago Looking for a new sax I am curently playing on a yamaha 52 and looking to buy a new sax. I planning to try out the two new custom models and the selmers series II or III. I was wondering wich would be best to buy. Reply To Post [Report Abuse] Report Abuse Web Address * Your Name Your Email Address Comment
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by SaxMan (559 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax ghaaaaa! not another one of this questions! See you are just listing names, you have no idea what you want, the II, III and custom models are 4 EXTREMELY different saxes, they cant be put in the same league. (the selmers are in a higher one ;) ) Reply To Post by cavefish (20 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax hey i just bought a yts52 how do they play Reply To Post by thesaxman1965 (2 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Im definately no expert--grab your favorite mouthpiece, and hit the music stores--most all will let you play for free--find one that feels responsive to you---good luck-have fun-steve Reply To Post by sax_maniac (984 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax I hear that the Selmers are made in French sweat shops using Afghani refugees. Stick with Yamaha. ----- Just kidding. I love my III. It plays so well, that I sometimes forget what a ridiculous country it originated from. Reply To Post by cyber75sax (33 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax I was wondering why my middle-eastern scales always sounded a little sweeter on my Selmer- those darned Afghanis. Reply To Post by johnsonfromwisconsin (767 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax It depends on your preference, but the Yamaha Customs are definitely in the same league as the Selmers. If I were shopping for a new alto, my preference would be the Selmer Reference, Yani 992/991, and Yamaha Custom Z, in that order. Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax i assume you're looking for an alto here, so i'll just say straight out: but the Keilwerth SX90R straight alto. My goodness, it's AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! i played one for the first time today, it blew every other horn i've played(including the regular sx90r i love s dearly) out of the water. of course if you're not looking to spend 4 grand, the regular sx90r, the yas 82z and the mark vi are a little chaper, and still good. but i'm serious, the sx90r straight alto is incredible. Reply To Post by sax_maniac (984 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax I'd love to hear more about the straight alto. Please elaborate!!! Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax it's much like the curved alto, but more freeblowing like a tenor, and resposive like a soprano. The tone is stronger and more edgy as well, i had no problem playing jazz with a C*. If anything, it feels like a soprano, but sounds mellower and deeper like a curved alto. It also kept that big keilwerth sound, which suprised me. Reply To Post by sax_maniac (984 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Responsive, yet mellow and deep!?!?! Sounds like a good classical horn, too! The edginess may have to do with it being straight, which can usually be counterbalanced with a large chambered mpc. At least that's how it works out on my straight soprYani. If I ever look for another alto to complement my III, I'll have to try one of these straight altos. Another horn for me could mean a trip to a divorce attorney right now, though. Who's got these in stock in the U.S.? Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Ugh, WWBW's the only big name i know that does. If you're in the minneapolis area, Adam Bestler could get one, and has one you might be able to try. Reply To Post by cyber75sax (33 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Now THAT'S funny. Reply To Post by sax_maniac (984 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax I've found that talking politics has always lost me more friends than I've made talking politics. The same can happen when talking sax. Ever seen an experienced jazz player in a concert band lose it when he's told he's using the wrong mouthpiece? It ain't pretty. Reply To Post by Saxquest (420 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Just a reminder that this is a saxophone discussion forum NOT a political discussion forum. All off topic posts have been deleted. Cheers, MarkO Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax that's really just as well, i was getting too worked up. my story can still be found at spike-spiegel604.blogspot.com if anyone's interested. Reply To Post by saxflores (18 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax well I play on one of the old 875 customs and it has served me quite well. The keyboard is very comfortable and the sound is just right. My jazz sound has a lot of debth to it which I like a lot. Hope this helps. Reply To Post AIM by SaxMan (559 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Caleb, i just left minneapolis - I couldnt stop anywhere - got called back to work early - I hope this continental can let me average about 70 miles an hour... Reply To Post by Selmk7ag (5 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax just tried the new Reference alto, best alto Selmer has made in a long time IMHO. Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax haha, good luck keith slmk7ag, did you try the 36 or the 54? as everyone probably has read at some point, i hate the 54, but to be honest, the 36 probably is th best current production selmer. P.S. what's IMHO mean? i'm not hip to the online community's slang. Reply To Post by SaxMan (559 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Well I hit 95 today testing her out that was a mistake though, blew a tire on a - something. I love this car, it was well worth the 17 grand. well this lap top is almost out of battery so I am not going to get too long winded and go on to the other conversations. Reply To Post by cyber75sax (33 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax The web slang has gotten a little like its own language lately. IMHO means "In My Humble Opinion" or a reasonable facsimile thereof. Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax haha, IMHO. i prefer to just state my opinions as facts. Reply To Post by SaxMan (559 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax lmfao - I was about to say the same thing!!! Reply To Post by Spike (248 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax gwa!!! what's LMFAO mean? is there some sort of accronym extend-o-tron i can find? Reply To Post by SaxMan (559 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Laughing my - I dont remember what the f was... laughing my something ass off. Reply To Post by cyber75sax (33 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax Actually, there is. Go to www.netlingo.com. Reply To Post by chiamac (586 posts) 20 years ago Re: Looking for a new sax I know this may be late and off topic... SPIKE... remind me to try out that straight alto next week when I'm in town. (or this weekend, or sometime) it sucks to be stuck out in the middle of nowhere north of st cloud mn. nothing to do! I'll have to dig the horns out again and do some playing.=) oh and as for "looking for a new sax" I'm a fan of old Conns, I have a '41 10M tenor and a 39 or 40 6M alto. Both are really nice horns and well worth the combined $1800 I spent (I know peopole... ) I think it's worth looking into over something new. What do you have to lose? Reply To Post Yahoo! AIM