O ya and what kind of ligacture do you guys think is the best.

i use a stander meatle one with the 2 screws they usely come with a sax.

What do you guys think about the Utimate Ligature by Francois Louis. I want to buy one but i dont know if it's good for jazz. I have a Phil Barone vintage mouthpeice now with Rico Jazz select reeds. Any one know if there good?

a Phil Barone vintage mouthpiece and rico jazz select... not a bad setup you got there, my friend. I've heard nothing but good things about the Ultimate Ligature, but, if you REALLY wanna try something new, get the Oleg Ligature... always wanted one. by the way, ligature will affect your tone...TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. don't fret too much bout that. mouthpiece and reeds are a much higher priority, material-wise.

by the way, as for the dude who was asking about reeds... i used to use rico when I was a youngster. they're pretty inexpensive and a good bang for the buck. but i'll have to admit, they only do so much... lately i've found that Hemke reeds KICK @$$. they're really good and very well made. the rico jazz select are very good too. Vandorens...they always tended to break with me for some reason...hmmm.....they're a bit on the expensive side, too. I have a selmer reference 54 tenor and i use a dukoff D7 with it. I use hemke reeds and it just rocks. try a hemke. if not hemke, then shoot for the rico jazz select, or heck, any box of reeds that says "select" on them. cuz i tell ya, the "select" makes a BIG difference.