Selmer Paris Supreme Alto Saxophone Hands-On Play Test

[@KeyLeaves]

This is an excellent review. So helpful to hear you play the side by sides exactly the same using the same mouthpiece. Super informative. Thanks!

[@heaneymusic]

Thanks so much, I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@MrGuto]

Excellent analysis and demos! Thank you.

[@heaneymusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@TrueBlueYou]

Thanks for taking the time for your review. I did hear horrible fuzzy upper stack noise (hissing) coming from the horn at 2:50 Must be the little pip key to improve the intonation. Anybody else hear it? I think Yamaha owns all the patents on body shaping to improve intonation which left Selmer the option of adding a small key to help the upper stack. Selmer is making “Hisstory” with this one!!!

[@jamesscannell893]

Thank you for this comparison. Very well played and well thought out . For what it is worth, I think the supreme came off significantly better than the series III. I found the tone was warmer and rounder on the supreme, the series III sounded a little thin in comparison. And I thought the intonation was preferable on the supreme. For me these differences were quite striking, and it amazing how subjective these things are as there is not a resounding consensus in the comments. Anyway, thanks and keep up the great work! (and sorry for not prefering your personal set-up)

[@billducker7404]

Nice playing and review - but beauty is in the air of the beholder - I do like the sound of the new Horn but the Series III is also a great instrument - no doubt they'll be a "better horn" in the future. Thank you and God bless you - Bill - UK

[@leycroft5031]

Sounds a fair and balanced view of the Supreme and serie 3 .

[@heaneymusic]

Thank you for watching!

[@Andrew-ql9hg]

Best review of the new horn I’ve seen!....not that I can even realistically consider spending the cash to replace my series II 🤣

[@ruicalcada6149]

No.... the series 2 play all tips of music...

[@hazlitt1]

Great job Joshua.

[@heaneymusic]

Thank you!

[@edonough]

THANK YOU for this outstanding comparison video! This was exactly what I was hoping to find when I searched up Supreme Classical Review. The two horns are certainly similar, as you mentioned. I heard a very slight reedy edge to the Series III that I didn't hear with the Supreme. Out of the two, my preference was for the Supreme. Ultimately, I'd love to hear the same test with a Mark VI thrown in. Both of the horns in the video are beautiful sounding horns, and your playing does them both justice.

[@heaneymusic]

You're very welcome!

[@frankzona9867]

Excellent review Joshua. I'm new to your channel and have subscribed. I'm waiting and hoping for a Selmer Supreme Tenor.

[@heaneymusic]

I’m waiting on the soprano, myself. I can think of many ways to advance beyond the Series III and II sopranos.

[@frankzona9867]

@@heaneymusic I have the Series II. My first real Soprano after first acquiring an old Holton.

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Ahh, thanks for showing the C# octave mechanism on the Supreme. Yes, that makes so much more sense that the Series III.

[@heaneymusic]

Glad this was helpful!

[@BillColeExperience]

Nice review.

[@tianl98765]

thanks for the review! i liked the series iii sound a lot more than the supreme.

[@jh9855]

Excellent review. I closed my eyes half way through the vide and could not tell the difference in the sound between the 2 horns. I think it comes down to which is an easier horn to keep all of the notes int tune. I play a Reference 54 and sometimes think of switching to a series 3 and now possibly the Supreme. I play mostly concert band and quartet music.

[@heaneymusic]

Thank you for listening! Either horn will have better tuning and more even scale than a 54, but the Surpeme will have a tone quality more related with the warmness of the 54 if that’s what you’re after.

[@jh9855]

Thank you! For sure the Reference 54 has been a difficult horn for me to keep in tune, but a worthy challenge.

[@JoAnnP38]

The III is brighter. I prefer the Supreme for the classical style you are playing.

[@bruhlmaoo]

the response you get on the supreme, i would compare it to my yamaha EX, the balanced tone i hear is something i really like, gotta get my hands on it to give it a good play test, probably the only reason i would want two really good altos!

[@sosolakatos946]

Dear Joshua could you tell me what is the difference between the supreme and the reference neck?

[@joshpark.sax875]

Maybe the results might have been different if the excerpts were done without showing which sax is which, but I really loved your sound with the supreme. For me it sounds a little more full and warm. But nonetheless you still sound great on both saxes!

[@heaneymusic]

At this point I’m 95% convinced to pick up a Supreme neck for my Series 3… familiar feeling and ergonomics with a slightly warmer and more homogenous tone. I like it a lot.

[@davidclaro152]

I agree with Josh, but the both sound great. I have a Selmer Reference 54, and it definitely has a warm sound. I still play my YAS-23, which is still great.

[@JosephSalinas-r4r]

​@@davidclaro152yas-23, great???😮😂😂😂😂

[@陈星-e2l]

Hi! I like your review. What is the name of the song at 3 minutes and 22 seconds? I really want to know.

[@heaneymusic]

“Distances within me” by John Anthony Lennon. You can hear my performance of it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYnGlX-jnqmJq7Msi=OoewBuHNRo6tRtor

[@陈星-e2l]

@@heaneymusic thank you

[@Joker_arlequín]

In terms of aesthetics, the sanagisawa two 32 is by far better and maybe even in everything else like mechanics and fingering etc....by far the best sax I saw...Better than any Selmer, no matter how supreme he may be.

[@heaneymusic]

The Yani saxophones are among the best manufactured, really well made! Just not my personal preference for tone quality and intonation.

[@bambino100011]

I really like the sound of the Supreme. It seems the response seems instantaneous with out much effort. Serie III sounds little more stuffy. Just my opinion. I would love to get my hand on this Selmer Supreme only if I could afford it.

[@joeyveee49]

I love my Selmer SeleS Axos!

[@heaneymusic]

Good horn at good price!

[@Mrjosedone]

Hi ! This Supreme on yor test is the lacquered or the gold ? You think there is a difference in terms of sound between this two ? Thanks

[@heaneymusic]

Hello, this is the standard lacquered model. I have not yet played a gold plated Supreme, so I can’t really say one way or another!

[@Mrjosedone]

@@heaneymusic Ok Thanks !! Best Regards.

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Yeah, I've never understood the hate of the S80 horns for jazz, myself.

[@drewsnurb8032]

what kind of neck strap are you using?

[@heaneymusic]

I use the Breathtaking lithe!

[@jimmyso1062]

I like the Series 3😁

[@heaneymusic]

Me too! ;-)

[@pukalo]

If I had a spare 9 thousand dollars laying around I would definitely buy a Supreme

[@realmugas]

Wow! I can't decide now between the Series II and the Supreme. Which one do you think I should take?

[@heaneymusic]

It depends on your means. I think that the Supreme is a more future-looking horn if you can afford it, while the Series 2 is definitely an affordable classic but has some known intonation and ergonomics quirks on account of the age of its design (over 35 years!)

[@BillColeExperience]

Buy the Series II for yourseld and then buy the Sumpreme for me

[@rothschildianum]

For classical pieces, I like Series III better than Supreme.

[@heaneymusic]

I too am partial to my Series III :-)

[@tenoncork]

Very excellent Josh. Bravo !

[@heaneymusic]

Thanks much Eric, that means a lot coming from you.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Love your smooth breathing technique - transition from one note to another. Breathing Advisement solicited, pl. Thanks, sir.

[@grantkoeller8911]

For middle C# correction on Mark 6, just add G finger and octave key.

[@heaneymusic]

Yes, I mentioned this fingering in the video as “French C#”. For what it’s worth, I found that open C# with the C# correction mech on both the Series III and Supreme worked better at raising the pitch than French C# on traditional horns.

[@BillColeExperience]

@@heaneymusic - a newby here and I would love to learn all these "alternate" ways of playing a note. Can you refer to a source?

[@heaneymusic]

@@BillColeExperience Sure thing. The best thing you can do is to get a teacher, because you will learn the best *context* of when to use any particular alternative fingering. However in the meantime, Dawkes Music has a good crash-course type of resource: www.dawkes.co.uk/sound-room/saxophone-fingerings-ultimate-guide/

[@grantkoeller8911]

Great review, but not spending that kind of money ever. I like my $900 Mark 6 from 1962

[@heaneymusic]

Good find! Sadly, most of us don’t have the privilege to have bought a Mark VI back in ‘62. :)

[@grantkoeller8911]

@@heaneymusic yep, I understand

[@davidclaro152]

You got a great deal with your horn. Congratulations!

[@grantkoeller8911]

I bought the Selmer Mark 6 alto sax used in 1982, for $900 at NTSU school of Jazz.

[@grantkoeller8911]

I was born in 1962

[@AGC828]

Too similar. Get either . :)

[@DanielR1-MIDI]

I want a supreme tenor so bad:/

[@EvanJr]

PC Siqueira gringo

[@ludekrauer5705]

Supreme need Séries iii Neck

[@Nathanialyoungmusic]

plastic reed ://///////

[@heaneymusic]

Problem?