the best tenor sax mouthpiece is...

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

I call foul!! SYOS are unfairly using science, paying meticulous attention to quality control, and really listening to feedback from their customers. That's not how saxophone mouthpieces are supposed to work. Saxophone mouthpieces work by myth, legend and whisper - manufactures decide what a good sound is and then, by the unquestionable honesty of the marketing department, tell you that you can acquire it on easy terms - and that the more you pay the better it is. Don't believe hypes that if it plays great and sounds fantastic then it's better than a vintage rarity, or an expensive recreation, even if that bruises your lip and makes your nose bleed. That' just what them pesky scientists want you to believe! Yeah, sorry, I've got a SYOS on my tenor. No more nose bleeds for me! 🎷

[@DanForshaw]

To quote one awful British politician ‘people have had enough off experts ;0’

[@jacquesdeghorain3162]

excellent commentaire Pablo . Vous avez vu juste !!!

[@calebrobinson6147]

When he said right after the commercial break I got an ad

[@matthewstevenson7452]

Same....

[@peedrowchan-man102]

Me as well

[@freddieboreham3499]

you do know that he decides where to put the ads...

[@johnrogers7411]

What number on the bright and power scale is the SYOS?

[@mylessebastianthompson8658]

So your own signature mouthpiece won the competition?

[@tinahughes2227]

Thankyou Dann really enjoyed that it really made my day, and results are fab im glad my fav came second and you must be so chuffed about your mouthpiece being first place cheers🍺🎷

[@nathanmartin546]

Oh, liked the 2nd place MP.

[@quarterface2]

Where can I find the color mouthpieces? Dassario sj I believe?

[@quarterface2]

Really like the green one but the one described as best? Dassario sj I think?any help is useful, thank you.

[@nathanmartin546]

Enjoyed this very much. I did find that like most players, you make most mouthpieces sound VERY similar.

[@natmcveigh3904]

Suggestion for next time: I appreciate that you made it clear from the start that this was unscientific, but try finding a voting method to allow people to rank the mouthpeices themselves and add up those ranks. For example, someone could have preferred both the syos DF and the sig to the D'Addario, but the way you had it set up they were forced to pick one or the other, and then one they preferred less. All that said, I still enjoyed this series thouroughly!

[@DynamixWarePro]

I agree on ranking system as there were times I liked both mouthpieces in the test, but for different reasons and it was hard to pick one more than the other. In the last test, I was almost 50% 50% on liking both.

[@DanForshaw]

Hi Nat I understand your comment, but I made it clear this was always going to be a shootout, one mouthpiece against the other like Mkhb did in his smart phone test. The team that wins the FA cup is not always the team that wins the league.

[@natmcveigh3904]

I don't speak soccer/football but I get what you're saying. This is a problem I have with most sports that use brackets, and my intent was not to discredit your series as I thouroughly enjoyed it. It was intended as a suggestion should there be a next time that you are obviously free to ignore.

[@pedrodavidrodrigues1959]

What is the tip opening of the Daddario?

[@Amanet13]

Just ordered Vandoren v16 T6 large chamber.Did you have a chance to play it.?

[@bobblues1158]

I told you bro-when you first played the SYOS-You sounded really good on it. Congratulations!

[@pimeye]

What happened to the other 1% in both semi-finals and final?

[@DanForshaw]

Rounding errors

[@Amanet13]

Can I have some discount code for buying your SYOS sig

[@DynamixWarePro]

For a few of the tests I was close to being 50% 50% as I liked both mouthpieces for different reasons, especially in the last test, which in the end I went for the SYOS. It has at bit brighter more focused sound and it was a little more mellow than the D'addario which was a bit darker with more spread sound. I think maybe not just voting but having a survey and asking people why they liked one over the other in tests might help explain why certain mouthpieces would do better than others. If you are doing Alto and Soprano mouthpiece tests in the future, see if you can get JodyJazz mouthpieces, Selmer S80 and S90 in wider tips (E,F,G or H), Meyer or maybe even a Theo Wanne mouthpiece if you can.

[@robstevens9590]

I'm glad that I was in the majority on my pick for the best mouthpiece.

[@paulrichmond6867]

Are SYOS going to offer a DF model soon?

[@aidanmay2353]

I'm not sure this was intentional. I actually had an ad come up as you said "Commercial break". Glad to see your content is monetised and some very interesting results in this shootout. Top work!

[@esfahan1961]

Science wins and I just bought a soprano Syos a couple of days ago to see if it can beat my Selmer Super Session E and my Phil Tone Sapphire .067. If it does I may get fully bespoke Syos for my tenor & alto. Thanks for your review Dan 👍🏼🍀🎷

[@isaiasmachado7607]

I'm curious! How did it go?

[@jorkles4691]

22-77? 48-51? Am I missing something?

[@DanForshaw]

Yes, rounding errors

[@duvan.fsanchez3794]

me encantan tus videos like

[@instinct022]

My opinion it's the other way around..

[@eliwyatt2292]

D'Addario was fatter, more spread

[@JJ_Photo]

Yes Eli Wyatt. And this is why the SYOS won. Most big chamber, big baffle Link types are somehow the holy grail. But in all, not many can play these pieces. And why should they? It is a common mistake that "you should buy a Link Tone Edge and learn how to get your own sound". I never understood this... Most play Link type pieces - and have a spread, harsh sound, with no core and warmth. That is a shame. Of course some can play fantastic on Link. But most cannot....

[@eliwyatt2292]

JJ no like I was complimenting the D'Addario over the syos

[@JJ_Photo]

@@eliwyatt2292 yes, the D'Addario has a Link like chamber and baffle? Or am I wrong?

[@eliwyatt2292]

JJ not exactly

[@eliwyatt2292]

JJ i meant it had a bigger warmer sound in my opinion

[@1dotele]

Vintage Otto highly over rated extremely over priced