A few years ago, as my son was getting into 6th grade beginners band, he wanted to play the alto saxophone. I did allot of research that kept leading to Jean Paul and their AS-400 student alto saxophone. I decided to buy it. My son played it through the 6th and 7th grade and he loved it. This year, he was told to upgrade to a professional saxophone. I thought of Jean Paul first so I decided to buy the new AS-860 10th Anniversary edition. He says it's much better with smoother, quicker responsiveness, nicer tone quality and he says it just feels better in his hands. He said he'll be more then happy with this saxophone for years to come. This is a great, very beautiful instrument and sounds so amazing. Oh yea, and they have a professional sax technician check and set up every single sax they send out and email your technicians sound check of your instrument. Great customer service as well. Thank you Jean Paul! Very satisfied with this purchase.

I appreciate what you are doing, but to be honest it is unbearable to watch when you talk to me as if i was a 6 years old kids with special needs. Most of you audiance are not.

Wow. I’m in Canada and I have a choice between a 26 in almost new condition for $1000 (they say replacement value of $2000) that is a two hour drive away, or a 23 also in good condition but with some cosmetic wear and tear, from a friend locally, so much less than $1000. As a beginner (ex clarinet player…) I should go with the 23. Right?

That’s great but a China made horn does not stay in adjustment. Also some Tawainese horns. If you play a lot it’s going to be out of tune. That’s what u pay for is effortless tuning and resilience.

He reminds me of the friend of the main character in a cheesy 80s movie.

Is Stagg a215 good sax?

Sax McFarlane

Very nice

Excellent product BUT that velcro clip SUX ! It was constantly falling off ! So I made sure it would never fall off again . I super glued that velcro clip together . Problem solved it has never fallen off since ...

Is a Bundy Selmer good? Anybody know?

Thought about one of these. Then i realized they were Chinese. Changed my mind.

Similar...but...Midrange isn't the best for a test. High notes , low notes. Differing volume..That being said, the Selmer sounds richer, fuller.

To SaxTuiti0n host, Hi. Which sax would be best for me - Alto or Tenor to get if the $6oo.oo difference would not be a problem, which should I get as a beginner, as an adult? Which would be more functionally the best, all around? Alto?

Great, thorough review! Sound good.

Thanks

WoW! That’s Awesome! Thank You so much!

They have 20 bucks sax now on aliexpress , wonder how they sound like

Hi i have an used yas22 . How is it compared with the yas23 ?

thank you for this video!! btw you look like Seth McFarlene the creator of family guys which is a compliment :DD

Hi Mr. Jeremy, it's already around 1 year since i learn saxophone (alto) and i already bought my first high baffle mouthpiece (Barkley pop kustom 7) and i already use it for 3 months but why my tone still dark even when I'm using bright mouthpiece? Thanks

Great review mate.

What about CHROMATIC notes?

Thank you! I have my exam in an hour and this helped me a lot!

What mouthpiece do you think it will give us the easiest and best sound on this Yamaha?

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Hello Jeremy, You are an exceptionally gifted teacher. I played alto from 5th through senior in high school, just a semester of bari in college-not enough , what a blast!! -once the pads were seated properly in a shop. I walked away from sax, and have focused on Baroque recorders (a very easy transition from sax) and piano and some other things, and was content to be done with the saxophone. But it was an old friend I had abandoned, and it was finally time to reconnect. Your videos have encouraged and inspired me, and have enabled this step. Thank you.

Thanks!

Hello, Jeremy! I'm a beginner/intermediate alto player, and I've been interested in buying a Yanagisawa metal mouthpiece (tip opening 7). At the same time, I have been recommended Otto Link metal mouthpieces as starter metal mouthpieces. Currently, I use 3d printed mouthpieces (not SYOS)-would it be worth it to buy a new mouthpiece like the Yanagisawa or the Otto Link?

Thanks a lot!👍🏼❤️

These tips helped indeed! And the entire course is simply amazing! Thank you, Jeremy for putting together this extremely comprehensive course. Where would I be without you? ♥️

The reed tip is SPOT on, I was using a chipped reed for a while before I changed it and when I switched to a brand-new reed, the sound quality improved so much that it shocked me! And I think I’m guilty of pushing my bottom lip too far over my teeth, I will try a more natural position tonight! Thanks Mr. Trezona!

Thank you very much... greetings from New York👌👌👌🇺🇸🇵🇱🗽

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Actually, for the price, not bad, but chuck that stock mouthpiece and spend the money with a good one. The Yamaha 4C will do the trick. That Meyer does that sax well. Thanks for your videos! Cheers Mate!

the real Test Would be in the hands of a Beginner

Thank you so much!

I am a advanced saxophone player, and I enjoyed watching your video👍

Thanks

" You can make it sound like anything using a DAW" , then you didn't even use a sax sound on your DAW. What good is a synth strings sound when we just want to hear it sound like sax. : /

I was feeling bad for taking a day off from practicing. But now I am ok.

Good video but you look SO much like Seth macfarlane

I still have my YAS-21 from around 1980!! I also have a Yamaha tenor from the 1970s but it is in storage and I am uncertain of the model number.

You are so pleasant to watch. You gave a thorough and pleasant review of this instrument. And you’re so handsome too.

about 9 years since I started playing sax again (after a 7 year hiatus) and I use my YTS 23 Tenor for everything and has not let me down.

i've been playing a used jean baptiste from Sam Ash for 7 years. It cost me $200, and still plays very well. I also have been using jean baptiste 2.5 reeds since I started playing. Only ever had 1 non-functional reed ever.

When I started playing at age 5-6, I used Vandoren 2.5 reeds now after 10 years I use Vandoren 3.0 V12, and 3.5 plastic French cut reeds.

What about the Glory E Flat Alto Saxophone?

Tenor sounds thinner. Alto sounds a little thicker to me

Watched this video and bought YAS23, it’s your fault 😅

Nice review, thanks