Today, I am reviewing a couple of great new quality saxophone ligatures that I received from the Sax Clinic in North Macedonia. The Sax Clinic sent me a Sonus Divinus and Tonus Mundi model ligature for hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces and a Sonus Divinus model ligature for Guardala sized metal tenor saxophone mouthpieces. I have […]
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Drake FG (Freddie Gregory) Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake FG (Freddie Gregory) model 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This Drake FG model tenor saxophone mouthpiece was inspired by a Freddie Gregory hard rubber tenor sax mouthpiece that Jeff Coffin plays and that Aaron Drake did some work on. Aaron told me that […]
Eye-Opening Boston Sax Shop Heritage Tenor Saxophone Neck Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) Heritage tenor saxophone neck released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. Jack had told me about this new BSS Heritage tenor sax neck a number of years ago and although I am a bit tentative to add another variable to […]
Theo Wanne Water Classical Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new classical alto saxophone mouthpiece called the Theo Wanne WATER classical alto saxophone mouthpiece a few months ago and asked Theo Wanne if I could review it here on the site. I was even more excited to hear that it was only $99 dollars! […]
Theo Wanne Shiva 3 Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Shiva 3 gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. I just reviewed Theo Wanne’s darkest tenor sax mouthpiece which is the Ambika 3 (Ambika 3 Review), so today, I thought I would jump to the complete opposite end of the saxophone tone spectrum and review Theo Wanne’s brightest tenor […]
Macsax Jalapeño ATX Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a beautifully crafted Macsax Jalapeño 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I was contacted by Jeff Gjertsen at Macsax earlier this year and asked if I would be willing to review the brand new Macsax Jalapeño tenor saxophone mouthpiece. Of course, I was super excited to try this beautiful tenor sax mouthpiece as […]
Theo Wanne Ambika 3 Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Ambika 3 7* gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. I reviewed the first version of the hard rubber Theo Wanne Ambika tenor saxophone mouthpiece over ten years ago when it first came out and am excited to be able to now review this new third version of the […]
Revisiting a Lamberson J7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am again reviewing one of my favorite tenor saxophone mouthpieces, my beloved Lamberson J7 hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I have had for about 14+ years. I reviewed the Lamberson J7 many years ago here on the site but the original Lamberson J7 review is pretty lame compared to my standards for […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am comparing three new SYOS Originals series soprano saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of mouthpieces this month to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. The SYOS Originals series comes in three models for tenor, alto and […]
GetASax GS SLANT 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the GetASax GS SLANT model tenor saxophone mouthpiece, that is a replica of a great playing, original facing, 7* Florida Otto Link Slant Signature tenor saxophone mouthpiece. These cool white mouthpieces are made by Brian at GetASax.com. I have already reviewed the GetASax GS RESO tenor sax mouthpiece as well as […]
Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This Drake tenor mouthpiece is advertised as “rollover baffle contour – identical to the Drake Bergonzi “EB” model – with a raised floor contour which gives the mouthpiece greater projection without being […]
Drake David Sanborn Master Series 7 & 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Drake Master Series David Sanborn 7 (.085 tip opening) and the 8 (.090 tip opening) alto saxophone mouthpieces made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. If you are a David Sanborn fan and play the alto saxophone, you can’t help but be interested in an alto saxophone mouthpiece with David […]
10mFan Virtuoso Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new soprano saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces. This is the Virtuoso 7 hard rubber soprano saxophone mouthpiece and is the first soprano saxophone mouthpiece 10mFan has produced. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find […]
Lupifaro Evo Tenor and Alto Saxophone Reeds Review
Today, I am reviewing the Lupifaro Evo custom saxophone reeds sold by Lupifaro reeds in Switzerland. Lupifaro reeds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me a box of five 2 1/2 and a box of five 3 strength tenor […]
Roberto’s Winds RW Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxophone Reeds Review
Today, I am reviewing the RW Roberto’s Winds custom saxophone reeds released by Roberto Romeo at Roberto’s Winds in NYC. Roberto’s Winds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me nine boxes of sax reeds in a variety of strengths […]
10mFan Celebration Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is the Celebration 7* hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone mouthpieces and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out […]
Absolute Color Line Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from Absolute mouthpieces in Italy. This is neon yellow Absolute Color Line 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece. These Absolute Color Line saxophone mouthpieces also come in neon blue as well as neon red as you can see in the photo below. Absolute Color Line Neon Yellow, Neon […]
Zac Saxophone Mouthpiece Ligature Review
Today, I am reviewing a really cool new saxophone ligature made by Zac ligatures in Italy. I heard about the Zac saxophone ligature from a fan of Neffmusic who asked me if I could review the Zac ligatures because he was curious about them. I reached out to Alberto at Zac ligatures and he was […]
Boston Sax Shop S-Series 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) S-Series 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. Jack Tyler is the owner of Boston Sax Shop and has been my saxophone repairman for the last seven years. I usually head down to Boston about once […]
Comparing Four SYOS Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces Side by Side
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 […]
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