Jellybabybex
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I'm currently playing a Yam YTS275 Tenor with a Keilworth Jazz mpc and a Rovner lig - one of several set ups I tried when buying (hadn't played sax before but I played clarinet and bass clarinet so had a vague idea!) and, obviously the one I liked best - easy to get a noise out of, nice round tone (v loud too... maybe that's why the dog took exception the other day...!), etc.
Having looked around here at what you're all playing, no-one else seems to have a Keilworth mpc - I like mine a lot so won't be changing it, but wondered what anyone thought about them.
Also, when I first got the sax I used Vandoren Traditional reeds (strength 2 - I use relatively soft reeds on clarinet too as it works with my wide opening mpc). Someone suggested I try Studio reeds, (which were on offer from Reeds Direct at £5 for 5 reeds - so cheap I figured it didn't matter if they were rubbish!) but I'm not getting on with them at all. They're giving me a very fuzzy tone, and I can't get the same volume I usually get (e.g. got asked to do an improv at band on Monday and couldn't get the usual projection), so I was wondering what reeds folks would recommend. I don't want to break the bank on reeds, so nothing too fancy. I know it's each to his own etc but just wanted opinions, that's all!
Thanks!
Having looked around here at what you're all playing, no-one else seems to have a Keilworth mpc - I like mine a lot so won't be changing it, but wondered what anyone thought about them.
Also, when I first got the sax I used Vandoren Traditional reeds (strength 2 - I use relatively soft reeds on clarinet too as it works with my wide opening mpc). Someone suggested I try Studio reeds, (which were on offer from Reeds Direct at £5 for 5 reeds - so cheap I figured it didn't matter if they were rubbish!) but I'm not getting on with them at all. They're giving me a very fuzzy tone, and I can't get the same volume I usually get (e.g. got asked to do an improv at band on Monday and couldn't get the usual projection), so I was wondering what reeds folks would recommend. I don't want to break the bank on reeds, so nothing too fancy. I know it's each to his own etc but just wanted opinions, that's all!
Thanks!