Saxophones How many saxes does one really need?

[PigSquealer]

Seems my GAS is actually worse than I thought.

I haven’t found a good fix for this yet. Meanwhile just keep buying. Withdrawal can be very painful.

 

[PigSquealer]

My current fetish is with soprano saxophones which is now up to 5 and that is after selling 2 in the past year or so.

You hold the record with 5 SOP. I don’t know many with more than two.

 

[Tonehole]

Yeah maybe nothing to be proud of, I miss counted I bought one yesterday SS600 so six.
So Jupiter Artist, YSS475, YSS61, YSS62 PL, Borgani Jubilee and SS600!
Help! Stop me before I buy again! 😑

 

[jazzdoh]

Yeah maybee nothing tto be proud of, I miss counted I bought one yesterday SS600 so six.
So Jupiter Artist, YSS475, YSS61, YSS62 PL, Borgani Jubilee and SS600!
Help! Stop me before I buy again! 😑

What, you don't have a Yanagisawa sop, you need to get your wallet out.

 

[LostCircuits]

I understand this may be a scurrilous statement but I believe one C Melody is more than enough for any rational person! LOL

I actually get paid for playing one at Klezmer, Cocktails whatever. Now would I like one that is better than my Chinese C Mel? The answer is yes but do I need two? I think the sane answer is NO! 💥

Just like one Sopranino is enough, my Series II is the only one I will likely ever own and I am not on a quest for one that is better performing.

For me one Low A and a Low B Baritones are enough. My YBS62 and SBA covers all the bases.

I have two Alto sax at present and three Tenors which is down from six.

One flute a few trumpets but I have six Bb Clarinets will be selling three.

My current fetish is with soprano saxophones which is now up to 5 and that is after selling 2 in the past year or so.
Miss count I just bought another soprano yesterday so now have six on hand! LOL

I just sold one, too so I am down to 7 🙂

 

[Tonehole]

What, you don't have a Yanagisawa sop, you need to get your wallet out.

Sad to say I onced owned a Yani 880 Elimona I sold and regret it, no regrets about selling my MK VI and a Couf superba II.

 

[Zasterz]

I don’t know whether to refer you to a therapist or a statistician. You’re just making stuff up - throwing out numbers as if they mean something, then disagreeing with yourself.

You’re funny. You say that you “get quite enough of me”, yet keep pushing the conversation with more questions as if you long to hear more from me. Are we in a budding bromance that I’m not aware of? I’m flattered but not interested.

Puhleeeze. You’re so disingenuous with the whole “many” thing. If you post about how you only play tenor and my next post to you is “I’ve noticed many people who only play tenor are compensating for feelings of inadequacy” are you seriously telling me this “I SaId MaNy NoT AlL” BS would fly? It’s textbook passive-aggressiveness. So is the lame psychotherapy angle.

As for your bromance- I post in response to other people and you come onto every post of mine and nitpick some kind of detail. I’m not coming onto your posts unless you quote me. “Don’t start none, won’t be none,” as they say.

 

[cappers]

Re ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Have I logged on to SoTW by accident?

I wouldn't have posed the original question if I knew it would provoke handbags at dawn!
Chill chaps

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

To get back to the thread title…

Another rationalisation reason for multiple saxes is when you get into recording multi-part arrangements. You very quickly find out your tuning and timing limitations doing this. Ask me how I know… So at least SATB are “required”; SSATBC is better (in this context a bass only gets you 4 semitones, so is not especially useful).

Mind you, I’m a player of very low competence compared to most here; but I Have Fun, which I reckon is The Point.

 

[Zasterz]

SSATBC is better

What are the extra S and C?

 

[Dr G]

Puhleeeze. You’re so disingenuous with the whole “many” thing. If you post about how you only play tenor and my next post to you is “I’ve noticed many people who only play tenor are compensating for feelings of inadequacy”…

Is that the issue? Did you feel that I cast aspersions on your manhood?

 

[Dr G]

What are the extra S and C?

Sopranino
C-melody

 

[Zasterz]

Is that the issue? Did you feel that I cast aspersions on your manhood?

Seriously stop it already. Find someone else to bully.

 

[Tonehole]

To get back to the thread title…

Another rationalisation reason for multiple saxes is when you get into recording multi-part arrangements. You very quickly find out your tuning and timing limitations doing this.

I play a lot of Sax Track gigs on C Mel these days because many tracks / tunes just don't work / transition well to playing on alto or tenor. The C Mel falls in a sweet spot between the two horns and it can supply more than enough for whats needed on the fly in these formats.

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

Sopranino
C-melody

Half right. C = contrabass.

 

[Jeanette]

@Dr G @Zasterz enough thank you or I am going to start deleting posts and issuing warnings.

Jx

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

The C Mel falls in a sweet spot

Aargh. Don’t tempt me! SSACTBC is too many! Too many, I tell you!

 

[Targa]

Aargh. Don’t tempt me! SSACTBC is too many! Too many, I tell you!

SSACTBC+ saxophones should be allowed to self identify as they wish.

 

[LostCircuits]

Aargh. Don’t tempt me! SSACTBC is too many! Too many, I tell you!

But @Tonehole is spot on. I mean sweet spot on.

Edit, not sure what's inappropriate about a chocolate sax but I am all ears

 

[PigSquealer]

Seriously stop it already. Find someone else to bully.

Would you two get a room or go behind the barn please !