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Westcoast Sax MOAM .105 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

October 11, 2017 by Steve 11 Comments

Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  You might remember that I reviewed the Westcoast Sax “MOFO” tenor mouthpiece last year and I just reviewed the MOAM alto sax mouthpiece earlier today. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax is always picking interesting and understated names for his sax mouthpieces and this is […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: jazz saxophone, Matt Lee, MOAM mouthpiece, tenor sax, Theo Wanne, westcoast sax

Westcoast Sax MOAM .085 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

October 11, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” alto saxophone mouthpiece.  You might remember that I reviewed the Westcoast Sax “MOFO” tenor mouthpiece last year. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax is always picking interesting and understated names for his mouthpieces and this is no exception.  The name MOAM stands for the “Mother of all Mouthpieces”.  […]

Filed Under: Alto High Baffle Reviews, Alto Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: alto sax, jazz saxophone, Matt Lee, MOAM mouthpiece, Theo Wanne, westcoast sax

Retro Revival “Super D” Florida Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

September 27, 2017 by Steve 31 Comments

Today, I am reviewing another new Retro Revival “Super D” model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. This is the silver “Super D” Florida model.  Yesterday, I reviewed the darker New York model mouthpiece which is gold plated and played great. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival […]

Filed Under: Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: double ring, Florida model, mouthpiece review, otto link, Retro Revival, silver, Super D

Retro Revival “Super D” New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

September 26, 2017 by Steve 32 Comments

Today, I am reviewing the new Retro Revival “Super D” New York model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival in which they produce exact copies of great vintage mouthpieces from the past. When Joel started the company they started with […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: double ring, mouthpiece, new york, otto link, Retro Revival, review, Super D, super tonemaster, tenor saxophone

Matt Marantz Slant Legacy Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

August 24, 2017 by Steve 17 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a Matt Marantz Slant Legacy hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  I have wanted to try one of these ever since I heard Joel Frahm play one on Youtube last year.  Matt Marantz was nice enough to send me one to try out for a few days and perhaps review, so here […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Matt Marantz, review, sax mouthpiece, Slant Legacy, tenor saxophone

Finding the “Holy Grail” of Sax Mouthpieces

August 19, 2017 by Steve 55 Comments

Today, I’m going to write about an important subject that I haven’t addressed very often on my site here.  This article is about the elusive search for the “Holy Grail” of saxophone mouthpieces.  I have encountered thousands of sax players over the years who have been searching for their “Holy Grail” sax mouthpiece.  They might […]

Filed Under: Saxophone Stuff Tagged With: GAS Syndrome, holy grail, never happy, sax mouthpiece, sax players, saxophone gear

Marc Jean Saxophone Ligature II Model 700 Review

July 24, 2017 by Steve 25 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new ligature called the Marc Jean Saxophone Ligature II Model 700.   I reviewed the original Marc Jean ligatures a little over seven years ago. Original Marc Jean Ligature Review When I heard that Marc was coming out with a new ligature I knew I had to review one.  Marc Jean was kind […]

Filed Under: Saxophone Stuff Tagged With: clarinet, ligature, Marc Jean, review, saxophone

Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

July 23, 2017 by Steve 26 Comments

Today I am reviewing another great tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces.  I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new mouthpiece model. Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece A couple of months ago he announced that he had stumbled upon […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: hard rubber, Intrepid, Phil Engleman, Phil-tone, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

10mFan Black Widow Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

July 6, 2017 by Steve 25 Comments

Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, came out with a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces a few years ago that have been very popular with saxophone players.  Mark, created a very detailed three category system of tenor sax mouthpieces and he designed  what he considered to be the best tenor […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: 10mFan, Black Widow, hard rubber, Mark Sepinuck, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

The Stan Getz Omnibook Review

June 19, 2017 by Steve 26 Comments

*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! It’s with a bit of embarrassment that I admit that in the past, I have never really been a big fan of Stan Getz.  I remember hearing his name when I was younger and checking […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Hal Leonard, jazz sax, Omnibook, Stan Getz, tenor saxophone, Transcriptions

Dave Koz Saxophone Play-Along Book Review

June 15, 2017 by Steve 6 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a saxophone play along book by Hal Leonard.  This is the Volume 6 play-along entitled Dave Koz.  Dave Koz is a smooth jazz saxophone player and I thought it would be interesting to check out this book.  I was a little nervous in reviewing this book because talking about smooth jazz […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Dave Koz, Hal Leonard, play along, review, saxophone, smooth jazz

Forestone Saxophone Mouthpiece Patch Review

June 14, 2017 by Steve 23 Comments

I have to admit, that I never thought I would do a review of a saxophone mouthpiece patch.  What on earth would I write about?  It sticks on the mouthpiece. Check!  It protects the mouthpiece from my teeth. Check!   That’s about it.  I’ve actually been asked if I could review some patches by various manufacturers in the […]

Filed Under: Saxophone Stuff Tagged With: clarinet, Forestone, mouthpiece patch, review, saxophone, tooth guard

D’Addario Select Jazz Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

April 13, 2017 by Steve 31 Comments

Today,  I am reviewing a new mouthpiece from D’Addario called the Select Jazz tenor saxophone mouthpiece.    This mouthpiece was designed by Kevin Garren at D’Addario with the help of Jeff Coffin. Jeff Coffin is a great saxophone player who has played and toured with Dave Matthews and Bela Fleck as well as many other artists.  I have heard […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: D'Addario, Freddie Gregory Mark IV, Jeff Coffin, sax mouthpiece, Select Jazz, tenor saxophone

Comparison of the Theo Wanne Gaia and the Gaia 2 Soprano Sax Mouthpieces

April 7, 2017 by Steve 21 Comments

I did a review a few weeks back of the new Theo Wanne Gaia 2 soprano sax mouthpiece and have had a few people ask if I could make a comparison between the original Gaia mouthpiece and the Gaia 2 soprano mouthpiece. I have been playing the original Gaia for about seven years now and it has been […]

Filed Under: Soprano Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: best mouthpiece, comparison, Gaia, Gaia 2, sax mouthpiece, soprano saxophone, Theo Wanne

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