Pro Sax Mouthpieces That Won't Break the Bank: Theo Wanne Essentials

[@RoberTubeX]

tenor "jazz" mouthpieces: 9:30 Theo Wanne Essentials Jazz Tenor 10:04 DAddario Woodwinds Tenor Sax Select Jazz 10:26 BetterSax Burnin' Tenor Saxophone 10:48 Otto Link Tone Edge Tenor tenor "modern" mouthpieces: 13:20 Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary Ten 13:42 Jody Jazz Tenor JET 14:05 Vandoren Jumbo Java Tenor Sax 14:20 Syos Tenor Spark

[@oboeash]

My main takeaway is that you sound fantastic in multiple genres. Makes me want to practice even more than it makes me want to try all the mouthpieces on the market.

[@saxworldwide]

Thank you - I'm glad I helped you in some way!

[@bobostarr93]

I've just ordered the contemporary one for the Alto. Can't wait to test it

[@Rabittsfoot1]

Wondering if this new MP is comparable to the discontinued Windy City Woodwinds 56 Select that was in partnership Theo Wanne.

[@dragonknite314]

I would love to see a comparison of the bari pieces

[@stefanolorenzin6368]

This will definitely be my next tenor mouthpiece! but now my question is: which Rovner ligature fits in?

[@XB29SP]

Alto Selmer Jazz Flow caught my ear. Happy sound. You’d sound good on anything though.

[@XB29SP]

I purchased a Jazz Flow 7 and love it. I have a 62 MKVI and thought maybe the Selmer would match up well. Problems that would pop up in my playing with other pieces disappeared. Overtones are right on and intonation is great. Tone is on the bright side but not too much for me. Could not put it down. Thanks for your comparison! I’m sure the Theo is good too, but I like this JF.

[@bluerhythmboy]

You made that syos tenor spark sound particularly good 👌 id like to try the theo contemporary and syos spark after watching this

[@saxworldwide]

You definitely should

[@migueltortoza]

What reeds do you use on Alto Contemporary?

[@olaflangness2907]

Last year, I got a 20% promotional discount on a Theo Wanne Slant Sig 2 size 6 for tenor sax. I could have gotten something cheaper, but I also considered that bying a mouthpiece built in my home state justified paying a little more. On the Theo Wanne site, their recommended retail price for the Slant Sg 2 is currently $295. That was previously their cheapest tenor mouthpiece. Their next steps up were in the $400s and top ones just shy of $800. The TW website gives the new Essentials a $195 price tag. That certainly is more in the price range of the common Vandoren, Meyer, and Otto Link offerings. I will be curious to compare the new Essentials to my current TW mouthpiece.

[@saxworldwide]

Yes I will also be curious to try the Essentials in a comparison test against the signature TW pieces. I suspect there will be differences in performance and feel, but most likely not night and day. Jim

[@HuntersOA]

Och I dig the sound of these new jazz pieces :O Maybe I should get this one instead of the Otto link vintage :O

[@saxworldwide]

In defense of the Otto Link Vintage, this has a lot more 'bite' and vibrancy than the Tone Edge, which was used in this video.

[@HuntersOA]

@saxworldwide Yeah I had a lot ofback and forth yesterday and the vintage still sounds better to my taste :)

[@SAXMOLOGY]

Will you review the soprano models too, please?

[@saxworldwide]

Yes....eventually

[@DrLogical987]

Well, I've got a tenor Jazz on order - to give the other half to give me for Xmas - I was "will I won't I change my order?" No. I'm happy with my choice.

[@saxworldwide]

Ha ha!

[@lotrekdesign8677]

Lovely sound but I am super happy with my Brancher mouthpieces and I wouldn't change them for anything...

[@saxworldwide]

If it ain't broke...

[@karl.valderama]

Is the Essentials: Contemporary Tenor more restrictive than the Jazz?

[@saxworldwide]

It's sound spectrum is just on the brighter side, but it covers all of the same characteristics in the sense it has a solid core foundation to lean on, and then a huge amount of power on top. Probably too full on for straight ahead jazz for many, but could play in this style at a push.

[@Maxrauchenberger1]

What neck strap are you wearing when talking?

[@saxworldwide]

That's a Balam Premium Large strap. Great on Tenor!

[@ThiagoBrandao.]

Legenda em Português - Brasil 🇧🇷

[@newscrews11]

Wuff! At these prices - and with this review - Theo is going to throw a spanner in a lot of works that are twice the price and even more. Jody Espina and Jay Metcalf for two. But hasn't he also shot himself in the foot? After all, as Jim says, Theo's own pieces are super costly. Or has he just started a price war which someone else may win? I'm thinking of Jay Metcalf's plastic stock tenor piece which costs just a third of the new Theo stable.

[@saxworldwide]

Interesting points, but I don't think anyone will be overly concerned. There's a place for all these mouthpieces that you mention. Jody already offers lower price options with his HR* and Jet series - in a sense this is Theo getting with the program! Jay's new plastic mouthpiece made in the Babbitt factory is excellent, but geared towards beginners

[@albertoguerrero007]

No ligature included. WTH!!