Today, I am comparing four SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpieces that I have reviewed in the past side by side so that you can more easily hear and compare these tenor saxophone mouthpieces and sound clips to each other. The comparison is between the SYOS Chad LB 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece, the SYOS Tivon Pennicott 8 Read More…
Comparing Four SYOS Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces Side by Side
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SYOS Knoel Scott Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 18, 2020 by 6 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Knoel Scott signature model 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. I have already completed a number of Syos saxophone mouthpiece reviews here on the site and I thought all of these sax mouthpieces played excellently so I was excited to review this Knoel Scott signature alto saxophone Read More…
Sakshama Branford Marsalis Model Delrin Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 3, 2020 by 20 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Sakshama Branford Marsalis model Delrin tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I bought used online because I was curious about this tenor sax mouthpiece. I have read that Branford Marsalis played a Guardala tenor sax mouthpiece in the 80’s and 90’s (not sure when he switched to something else) and I have Read More…
Saxscape Arizona Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
November 19, 2020 by 5 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Arizona slim profile 7* (.104 tip opening) tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Within the last year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece as well as a Saxscape Fat Cat Classic and Downtown MB1 Read More…
SYOS Lorenzo Ferrero Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
November 3, 2020 by 11 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Lorenzo Ferrero signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my fourth SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. I have already reviewed the SYOS Chad LB signature model tenor sax mouthpiece ,the Tivon Pennicott signature model tenor sax mouthpiece and the Michael Read More…
SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
November 2, 2020 by 6 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my sixth SYOS saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. If you want to check out the other SYOS saxophone mouthpieces I have reviewed so far you can click here: SYOS Mouthpiece Reviews This SYOS Read More…
JLV Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Sound Resurfacing Ligature Review
September 23, 2020 by 20 Comments
Today, I am reviewing an innovative new saxophone mouthpiece ligature I received from JLV Sound in France. It is the JLV Sound Resurfacing Sax Ligature for hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces. This is not your everyday run of the mill saxophone ligature. I have included quite a few photos and even a video presentation of Read More…
Boston Sax Shop Superlative Tenor Saxophone Ligature Review
September 11, 2020 by 9 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new saxophone ligature I received from Jack Finucane at the Boston Sax Shop. It is the Boston Sax Shop Superlative Sax Ligature for hard rubber tenor sax mouthpieces. I have reviewed a number of Boston Sax Shop products on this site in the past and have written about Jack Read More…
SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 17, 2020 by 12 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Michael Wilbur signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my third SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. I have already reviewed the Chad LB SYOS Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax and the Tivon Pennicott Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax Read More…
SYOS Dayna Stephens Signature Model Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 15, 2020 by 9 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Dayna Stephens signature model 7 soprano saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my first soprano sax mouthpiece from SYOS that I am reviewing and I have to admit that I am pretty blown away by this Dayna Stephens soprano mouthpiece. I literally took this mouthpiece out of Read More…
The Best Saxophone Embouchure: Where’s that Bottom Lip?
June 30, 2020 by 71 Comments
I just completed a new saxophone video lesson entitled “The Best Embouchure for Tone, Intonation and Endurance Lesson” in which I teach my approach to the saxophone playing embouchure and playing the saxophone. While working on the sax lesson, I thought it would be a cool idea to search the internet for good photos of Read More…
Saxscape Florida Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 31, 2019 by 13 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Florida Slim Profile 7** (.108 tip opening) tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece as well as a Saxscape Fat Cat Classic and Downtown MB1 tenor Read More…
Saxscape Downtown MB1 Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 28, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Downtown MB1 8* (.115) slim profile tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece as well as a Saxscape Fat Cat model tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I Read More…
Macsax Queso Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 19, 2019 by 9 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Macsax Queso 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece (formerly the FJ IV model). I was contacted by Jeff Gjertsen at Macsax earlier this year and asked if I would be willing to review the brand new line of Macsax tenor saxophone mouthpieces. Of course, I was excited to try these beautiful mouthpieces Read More…
Macsax Soco Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 17, 2019 by 4 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Macsax Soco 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece (formerly the FJ III model, I reviewed an original FJ III 8 years ago!). I was contacted by Jeff Gjertsen at Macsax earlier this year and asked if I would be willing to review the brand new line of Macsax tenor saxophone mouthpieces. Of Read More…
Saxscape Fat Cat Classic Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 11, 2019 by 13 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Fat Cat Classic 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece that I thought was superb and when Ken asked if I would like to review Read More…
Drake Phil Woods Master Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 25, 2019 by 16 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Master Series Phil Woods alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This alto mouthpiece is advertised as “a near identical replica of the mouthpiece that Phil Woods played for over 40 years.” Don’t worry about the wording of “near identical”, this does not mean it is Read More…
SYOS Tivon Pennicott Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 23, 2019 by 12 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
SYOS Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 3, 2019 by 34 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
Brand Spankin’ New Florida Otto Link Metal 100th Anniversary Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
May 26, 2019 by 21 Comments
A few weeks ago, I reviewed a new 100th anniversary model Florida Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt that I found out after the fact was refaced by Jimmy Jensen at Tenor Madness. I decided to proceed with the review anyways with the hopes that I would soon get a brand new JJ Read More…
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