Stylotonejon
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Hello All
Long post alert...
I'm new here. My name is Jon, I live near Norwich UK and i've just got back into sax playing after a LOOOOOONG break.
I still have my old B&H 400 tenor, which I played at school and I love it. It's cheap, it's battered, but it works for me just fine. I'm no label snob..
I play sax in a ska band and I feel that I need a backup tenor in case of problems.
My local sax man has been superb with me. Very patient and given me lots of options to try.
I recently bought a TJ Rev 2 tenor from him. Gold with silver hardware. It's not really been out of it's case since....
The chap has commented on the fact that i'm not using my new purchase and found it a bit odd that i'm still clinging onto the old faithful.
The chap has now kindly offered up a secondhand John Packer JP042 tenor. I have the option to chop in the TJ and go with this one instead and save quite a chunk of money in the process. It'd probably still end up remaining as a spare to my B&H (yeah, weird I know) Rosegold type body with gold hardware. It's had a bit of a life, but i'm open to suggestions, so i'm currently trying it out.
I had a huff on it at dinnertime and was quite shocked. I was prepared not to like it and thought the Rev2 was a far superior instrument.
The JP feels sturdy, well put together and reliable. To me, it played as well as my Rev2.
The Rev2 walks it for me in the looks/finish department, but somehow feels like it'd fall apart if I sneezed on it too hard. It seems a bit too clanky and cheap for it's price tag (even though I still got a good deal). I worry about the build quality, threads, finish etc etc etc.
So i'm stuck. I've never quite taken to the Rev2 100% (i'm sure most of you would say put the B&H in it's case and keep THAT as the spare and I agree)
The JP strikes me as being lower on the general preferred list to the TJ, yet somehow I feel differently and it's worrying me a bit.
Double bracing on some of the lower keys of the JP as opposed to the Rev2's single.
The JP is 300 grammes heavier than the TJ. OK, so it's more round your neck, but that 300 grammes is shouting BETTER MADE! at me every time I think about it.
I pick up the JP and feel like playing it. I look at it and I don't. Vice versa on the Rev2.....
I'm desperate for some suggestions, thoughts and advice on this one as I want to make the correct choice. I know it boils down to me in the end, but anyone owning these particular instruments and happy to openly discuss would be appreciated.
Whew! Sorry about that. Any other suggestions??????? Which would you keep? Or would you look elsewhere???????
Sorry to prattle on so much. First post syndrome....
Cheers
Jon
Long post alert...
I'm new here. My name is Jon, I live near Norwich UK and i've just got back into sax playing after a LOOOOOONG break.
I still have my old B&H 400 tenor, which I played at school and I love it. It's cheap, it's battered, but it works for me just fine. I'm no label snob..
I play sax in a ska band and I feel that I need a backup tenor in case of problems.
My local sax man has been superb with me. Very patient and given me lots of options to try.
I recently bought a TJ Rev 2 tenor from him. Gold with silver hardware. It's not really been out of it's case since....
The chap has commented on the fact that i'm not using my new purchase and found it a bit odd that i'm still clinging onto the old faithful.
The chap has now kindly offered up a secondhand John Packer JP042 tenor. I have the option to chop in the TJ and go with this one instead and save quite a chunk of money in the process. It'd probably still end up remaining as a spare to my B&H (yeah, weird I know) Rosegold type body with gold hardware. It's had a bit of a life, but i'm open to suggestions, so i'm currently trying it out.
I had a huff on it at dinnertime and was quite shocked. I was prepared not to like it and thought the Rev2 was a far superior instrument.
The JP feels sturdy, well put together and reliable. To me, it played as well as my Rev2.
The Rev2 walks it for me in the looks/finish department, but somehow feels like it'd fall apart if I sneezed on it too hard. It seems a bit too clanky and cheap for it's price tag (even though I still got a good deal). I worry about the build quality, threads, finish etc etc etc.
So i'm stuck. I've never quite taken to the Rev2 100% (i'm sure most of you would say put the B&H in it's case and keep THAT as the spare and I agree)
The JP strikes me as being lower on the general preferred list to the TJ, yet somehow I feel differently and it's worrying me a bit.
Double bracing on some of the lower keys of the JP as opposed to the Rev2's single.
The JP is 300 grammes heavier than the TJ. OK, so it's more round your neck, but that 300 grammes is shouting BETTER MADE! at me every time I think about it.
I pick up the JP and feel like playing it. I look at it and I don't. Vice versa on the Rev2.....
I'm desperate for some suggestions, thoughts and advice on this one as I want to make the correct choice. I know it boils down to me in the end, but anyone owning these particular instruments and happy to openly discuss would be appreciated.
Whew! Sorry about that. Any other suggestions??????? Which would you keep? Or would you look elsewhere???????
Sorry to prattle on so much. First post syndrome....
Cheers
Jon