{"id":99844,"date":"2020-07-17T17:04:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=99844"},"modified":"2022-11-15T15:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:18:12","slug":"syos-michael-wilbur-signature-model-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/syos-michael-wilbur-signature-model-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, I am reviewing the Michael Wilbur signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France.\u00a0 This is my third SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today.\u00a0 I have already reviewed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/syos-chad-lefkowitz-brown-signature-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad LB SYOS Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/syos-tivon-pennicott-signature-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tivon Pennicott Signature model mouthpiece for\u00a0 tenor sax<\/a> and I thought both of these mouthpieces played excellently so I was excited to review this Michael Wilbur signature tenor sax mouthpiece as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This SYOS company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world&#8217;s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic.\u00a0 I remember thinking they were strange looking and looked like something one of my fourth grade saxophone students might have walked into their sax lesson with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I must admit, that at first, I was very skeptical when I received my first SYOS mouthpiece months ago.\u00a0 First, these bright colored sax mouthpieces looked like Legos to me.\u00a0 Like something I might give my nephew, who just turned one year old, as a toy he could play with.\u00a0 Secondly, they look like plastic.\u00a0 I have been reviewing mouthpieces for about 14 years now and if it&#8217;s one thing I know, it&#8217;s that sax players like their sax mouthpieces made of costly materials like hard rubber, gold plated brass, stainless steel, ebony, silver plated brass and sterling silver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/michael-wilbur-syos.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/michael-wilbur-syos.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you haven&#8217;t heard of Michael Wilbur before this, you can learn more about him by checking out the website of his band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonhooch.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moon Hooch<\/a>.\u00a0 There are also a bunch of interesting musical videos of Michael Wilbur creating some layered saxophone soundscapes on Youtube such as this one:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zS6YXHM-oDg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have had a bunch of requests over the last few months to review other SYOS mouthpieces but with the whole COVID-19 pandemic going on, I decided to take a break from mouthpiece reviews.\u00a0 I took about four months off and then couldn&#8217;t take it any longer!\u00a0 I emailed SYOS and asked if I could review the Steve Kortyka alto mouthpiece (Steve is a burnin&#8217; sax player with Lady Gaga that I first encountered on Facebook), a Michael Wilbur tenor mouthpiece, a Lorenzo Ferrero tenor mouthpiece and this Dayna Stephens soprano mouthpiece.\u00a0 \u00a0SYOS also sent a Knoel Scott alto mouthpiece to try as well.\u00a0 I will be reviewing all of these mouthpieces in future reviews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTop.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The reason I was interested in trying the SYOS Michael Wilbur signature model tenor sax mouthpiece was because I had already reviewed the Chad LB signature mouthpiece.\u00a0 The Chad LB mouthpiece is rated as a 7.8 for brightness and a 8.0 for volume on the SYOS scale on their website.\u00a0 The Michael Wilbur signature mouthpiece is rated at a 5.7 for brightness and a 7.5 for volume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By looking at these numbers you can see that the Wilbur model is a bit darker than the Chad LB model and has slightly less volume to it.\u00a0 The Tivon Pennicott mouthpiece that I also already reviewed, was rated at a 2.4 for brightness and a 5.5 for volume.\u00a0 Which is quite different than the Chad LB model.\u00a0 I was curious how the Michael Wilbur would play and sound for me as it sits between the Chad LB and Tivon Pennicott mouthpieces I have already reviewed. (I also have a SYOS Lorenzo Ferrero tenor mouthpiece here that I will review that is rated a 3.7 for brightness and 6.4 for volume)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburLig.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburLig.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Before we get to the playing of the SYOS Michael Wilbur tenor saxophone mouthpiece, let me share a few tidbits of info from the SYOS website on these sax mouthpieces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">First of all, you have two choices when you visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/syos.co\/en-us\/products\/tenor-signature-saxophone-mouthpiece-michael-wilbur?dt_id=130536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SYOS website<\/a> and order a sax mouthpiece.\u00a0 You can order a &#8220;SYOS Signature Mouthpiece&#8221; which is basically what the mouthpiece that the player whose name is on the mouthpiece plays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If, however, you want to be unique and are on a quest to find your own unique sound, you might want to pick the second choice of ordering a custom mouthpiece from SYOS which I have to say looks like a pretty cool process.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what you do on the <a href=\"https:\/\/syos.co\/en-us\/products\/tenor-signature-saxophone-mouthpiece-michael-wilbur?dt_id=130536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SYOS website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you choose what saxophone you play. Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bari Sax<\/li>\n<li>Second, you choose whether you are a beginner, intermediate or professional sax player<\/li>\n<li>Third, you choose what type of music you play (you can pick more than one category)<\/li>\n<li>Fourth, this is the coolest part, you choose your sound preferences.\u00a0 There is a slider for tone that goes from very dark to very bright.\u00a0 You can choose where in that tone spectrum you feel you would like to be.\u00a0 There is also a slider to choose how powerful you want to be.\u00a0 The slider goes from soft to powerful.\u00a0 \u00a0Now here&#8217;s the coolest part because as you are reading this you might be confused about how you might choose what you want or you might be confused about what your preferences are.\u00a0 SYOS gives you a bunch of examples with sound clips!\u00a0 \u00a0How cool is that?\u00a0 The following list of player are listed and rated for tone and power. Ben Webster, Chris Potter, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Wayne Shorter. (Can I just point out at this point,\u00a0 how awesome Chris Potter must feel about being included in this list!)<\/li>\n<li>You click &#8220;Submit&#8221; and wait by your mailbox for your custom mouthpiece that will answer all your dreams to be delivered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburReedTip.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburReedTip.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a quote from the SYOS mouthpiece website on the specifics of ordering a custom mouthpiece from SYOS:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary MuiTypography-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>SYOS is the first custom mouthpiece maker to use a high-tech process to design its products. It is different from all the other brands who only make standard series of mouthpiece models. SYOS gives you the possibility to have your custom mouthpiece created on-demand according to your needs and preferences.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"MuiTypography-root jss533 MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary MuiTypography-paragraph\">\n<li class=\"MuiTypography-root jss534 MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary\"><em>You are helped by an acoustic expert who will help guide you in your sound research.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"MuiTypography-root jss534 MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary\"><em>You can test the mouthpiece(s) at home or in rehearsal without having to go in to a shop.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"MuiTypography-root jss534 MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary\"><em>You can try your custom mouthpiece for 30 days, with the possibility of requesting adjustments on its shape to modify the sound, to get it even closer to your need.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 MuiTypography-colorTextPrimary MuiTypography-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Simply fill out the customization form on our online shop: you tell us about your saxophone level, the music you like, your favorite sound, which kind of sound you are looking for (bright? Dark? Powerful? Warm\u2026) and we design your mouthpiece based on that. With SYOS, satisfaction is guaranteed. If you have any question, we can answer you on the mouthpiece chat, or you can give us a call: we will help you define your requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a few comments about the material SYOS mouthpieces are made from in case you are curious:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>We use ABS plastic to craft our mouthpieces: this material allows us to get the highest degree of precision, with an improved resistance and durability. And you can get that in 18 colors to build a perfect style on stage!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The plastic we use to make SYOS mouthpieces has been certified non-toxic in laboratory (EN 71 and CE 1907\/2006 standards). In fact, the same kind of plastic is used to make toys for children, which can be put in mouth without any risks. At the opposite, with the \u201cebonite\u201d plastic, some sulfuric acid releases are observed when the mouthpiece is old, which gives it a yellow-green color.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And finally, here is a quote about the manufacturing process and how the minute details affect your tone which I found interesting:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For wind instruments, it\u2019s the internal geometry of the bore that gives all the acoustic properties. We work at 1\/100th millimeter to adjust the shape and the length of the baffle, the chamber section and size, the tip opening, the facing length\u2026 We study and compute the effect of all these parameters on the sound, to predict the timbre of each combination of them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTable.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTable.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ok, so let&#8217;s get to the saxophone mouthpieces I received form SYOS. The five sax mouthpieces came in a package and inside were five drawstring bags.\u00a0 Each has a mouthpiece, ligature and rubber mouthpiece cap inside the bag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I checked the mouthpieces each very closely and saw no signs of damage, nicks or abrasions.\u00a0 They looked good to go. The Michael Wilbur 8* tenor mouthpiece had an ocean blue color to it that I thought was cool and unique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBaffle1.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBaffle1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mouthpiece felt really light as you would expect a plastic mouthpiece to feel.\u00a0 The table had some texture to it that I could feel with my fingers.\u00a0 Whatever process they use to make these sax mouthpieces does leave some texture marks on the mouthpiece.\u00a0 You can see fine lines going across the table and fine lines going down the baffle as if the machine that cut the mouthpieces left these lines on the plastic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mouthpiece looks pretty well made.\u00a0 The table, rails and tip look well made and conventional.\u00a0 \u00a0The baffle is a straight shelf baffle that is high and straight until it hits a curved edge.\u00a0 After that curved edge, the baffle heads in a straight diagonal line through the chamber and terminates at the rear of the chamber where the bore starts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTip.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburTip.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I would describe the chamber as a large chamber for a tenor sax mouthpiece.\u00a0 The baffle through the chamber most certainly takes some of the size out of the chamber but it looks to be about the size of a typical hard rubber Otto Link tenor sax mouthpiece chamber to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The side walls are scooped out nicely.\u00a0 Everything looks neat and tidy.\u00a0\u00a0There is also a nicely engraved S on the top of the sax mouthpiece and a signature on the side of the saxophone mouthpiece which reads &#8220;Michael Wilbur&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburCham.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburCham.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The SYOS tenor sax mouthpiece comes with a SYOS ligature which fits the mouthpiece nicely when it has a reed on it.\u00a0 I was a bit skeptical of this ligature but it actually holds the reed on the mouthpiece pretty firmly when the ligature is slid all the way down and is tight around the reed. I recorded the sound clip with this ligature.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t try any other ligatures on this mouthpiece as the SYOS ligature seemed to do the trick for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I will warn you that the ligature can move when you have to adjust the mouthpiece on the cork so if you need to adjust the sax mouthpiece for tuning,\u00a0 it is best to grab it around the shank of the mouthpiece to move it on the cork.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBore.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBore.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first tenor sax reed I tried on the SYOS Michael Wilbur tenor sax mouthpiece played incredibly well and is the reed I used for the sound clip.\u00a0 It was a Rigotti Gold 2 1\/2 Strong reed. I have not tried any other reeds on it so far but I am curious how a BSS (Boston Sax Shop) 2 1\/2 would sound also.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As I expected, the Michael Wilbur model mouthpiece was not as bright as the Chad LB model mouthpiece that I have reviewed already.\u00a0 \u00a0So far, my experience has been that SYOS has really nailed these number ratings for brightness and volume.\u00a0 The volume seemed well rated also as I remember the Chad LB as being louder to me.<\/p>\n<p>The mouthpiece sits more in the middle frequencies to my ear.\u00a0 It has a nice thick tone but it doesn&#8217;t have as many of the higher brighter overtones that the Chad LB had when I played it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburSig.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburSig.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the high points of the SYOS Michael Wilbur tenor mouthpiece, in my mind, was the altissimo range.\u00a0 The notes in that upper octave were round, full and fat.\u00a0 They were not as bright and edgy as they were on the Chad LB mouthpiece that is for sure.\u00a0 I liked that because they seemed prettier and more squarely locked in to me. Check out 3:48-4:06 in the clip. That high A at 3:50 just sounds so fat to me!!<\/p>\n<p>Although the mouthpiece has a nice focus and core to the sound, the 8* tip seems to give the tone a little more spread and width.\u00a0 I would think a 7* or 8 would be even more focused although probably a bit brighter also. (*Mike Wilbur plays a 9 tip opening)<\/p>\n<p>The intonation and articulation were great and I didn&#8217;t notice any issues at all. The mouthpiece was easy to sub-tone on.\u00a0 The low notes weren&#8217;t as rich and fat as the Tivon Pennicott mouthpiece as I remember but they did sound thick and full to me.<\/p>\n<p>As is my habit, I provided the clip without effects (dry) and one clip with added reverb just so you can hear how it might sound with some effects added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBaffle2.jpeg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburBaffle2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you like the sound and look of the Michael Wilbur signature tenor sax mouthpiece by SYOS, you can find them at\u00a0 the <a href=\"https:\/\/syos.co\/en-us\/products\/tenor-signature-saxophone-mouthpiece-michael-wilbur?dt_id=130536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SYOS website<\/a>. \u00a0(Neffmusic also gets a small commission from each sale when you use this link which helps support this website).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The SYOS website has a ton of artists and signature models available so if the Michael Wilbur model isn&#8217;t your cup of tea, there are a ton of other sax mouthpieces\u00a0 to choose from including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/syos-chad-lefkowitz-brown-signature-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad LB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/syos-tivon-pennicott-signature-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tivon Pennicott signature model<\/a> for tenor sax that I have already reviewed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Or, you can be courageous and go for a custom sax mouthpiece made specifically for you.\u00a0 The amazing thing is that SYOS has a 30 day return policy which is unheard of in the sax mouthpiece industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The other great thing about the SYOS saxophone mouthpieces is the price point.\u00a0 As of today, the signature model sax mouthpieces are at about 165.83 EUROS (Approximately 189 USD as of today), which in my mind is a great price for a sax mouthpiece that plays this well.\u00a0 The custom model sax mouthpieces are 249.17 EUROS (Approximately 284 USD), which is still a great deal for a custom sax mouthpiece that is made to your preferences.\u00a0 From what I read on the SYOS website,\u00a0 you can send your custom sax mouthpiece back for adjustments if you want tweaks made to it also which is amazing.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other thoughts or comments about this review, I would love to hear what you think in the comments below.\u00a0 Thanks,\u00a0 \u00a0Steve<\/p>\n<p><em>*For best results, it is best to listen to these clips with good speakers or headphones.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-99844-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilbur.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilbur.mp3\">https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilbur.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature 8* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece-Rigotti Gold 2 1\/2 Strong Reed-No Effects Added<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-99844-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburReverb.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburReverb.mp3\">https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2020\/SYOSWilburReverb.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature 8* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece-Rigotti Gold 2 1\/2 Strong Reed-Slight Reverb Added<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px; background-color: #f0b646; line-height: 1.4;\">Disclosure:\u00a0 I received the sample mouthpiece reviewed above for free in the hope that I would try it and perhaps review it on my blog.\u00a0 I also receive a small commission when you purchase from the <a href=\"https:\/\/syos.co\/en-us\/products\/tenor-signature-saxophone-mouthpiece-michael-wilbur?dt_id=130536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SYOS link<\/a>\u00a0above that helps to support this site.\u00a0 Regardless, I only review sax mouthpieces that I enjoy playing and believe will be good for other saxophone players to try also.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I am reviewing the Michael Wilbur signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France.\u00a0 This is my third SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today.\u00a0 I have already reviewed the Chad LB SYOS Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax and the Tivon Pennicott Signature model mouthpiece for\u00a0 tenor sax [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":99843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[487,1119,45],"tags":[1990,1991,361,658,1876,1874,265],"class_list":{"0":"post-99844","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mouthpiece-reviews","8":"category-tenor-high-baffle-reviews","9":"category-tenor-mouthpieces","10":"tag-michael-wilbur","11":"tag-moon-hooch","12":"tag-mouthpiece","13":"tag-review","14":"tag-signature-model","15":"tag-syos","16":"tag-tenor-saxophone","17":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}