This year for Christmas I am planning to gift my partner a saxophone - it's the only thing he has repeatedly said this past year that he would love to have. It would be his first saxophone, though he does play other instruments already such as, the guitar and piano. I have been doing weeks of research trying to determine which saxophone would be best to purchase but as I am not so musically inclined myself, I am still not quite sure which would be best/he would like most.
For everything I've read, it seems that generally Altos are recommended over Tenors for beginners and with that in mind the Yamaha YAS-280 is highly recommended for beginners, though I have also read good things about the Selmer Paris and Jupiter saxophones. My next step is to visit the music shop in my area to see what they recommend, but I recently came across this forum and thought some expert (unbiased) opinions would be good to have before heading to the shops. In my area the following saxophones are available:
Any advice/tips are very much welcome - thank you all and happy holidays!
/Alexa
For everything I've read, it seems that generally Altos are recommended over Tenors for beginners and with that in mind the Yamaha YAS-280 is highly recommended for beginners, though I have also read good things about the Selmer Paris and Jupiter saxophones. My next step is to visit the music shop in my area to see what they recommend, but I recently came across this forum and thought some expert (unbiased) opinions would be good to have before heading to the shops. In my area the following saxophones are available:
- Yamaha YAS-280 (~1300 $USD)
- SML Paris A420II (~650 $USD)
- Jupiter JAS-500Q Altsax (~850 $USD)
- Crafton Altsax Eb m.etui SALSX-20 (~790 $USD)
Any advice/tips are very much welcome - thank you all and happy holidays!
/Alexa