had passion for it before but the price even for a low-tier sax is killing me.

u guys had any idea where can get cheap sax?

China Saxophones are not as bad as you think. They have come a long way and improved since the 1980's. Go to mudah.my and check it out. There are plenty of used Saxophones for sale. Bring a good unbiased Saxophonist to test it out for you and hear what he says.

Most Entry to intermediate level Saxes are now made in China anyway. Its not like we have much choice, do we? Unless you are willing to pay premium price for high end American Saxes then it's different la.

My sax is from Taiwan and so is my teacher's. So far it's been performing well and no problems yet.

But maybe its because I bought a good quality one.

Taiwan is not bad. But still have to be careful.

I agree that Taiwan makes better Sax overall than China. Taiwan has a longer history in Sax making than china...so that helps too.

anyone know good mouthpiece for soprano saxophone with small opening tip?
mu budget is around 250rm
anyone know saxophone shop in KL or subang?

i prefer metal, but if its plastic or rubber, it's okay

What mouthpiece are you using now?

to just try different openings, you can try the Yamaha series. different number on the mouthpiece means different openings.

http://www.jodyjazz.com/facings.altosax.html

Go to ebay and buy YAmaha CUSTOM Mouthpiece...which is the intermedaite to high end MPC from Yamaha. This is not the common '4C' beginner mpc.

There is the word 'CUSTOM' engraved on the MPC. This is made of ebonite. Its sound is round, focused and sweet. If you are lucky...you can buy one for less than RM200 inclusive of shipping to Malaysia!

Empire is right about the CUSTOM mouthpiece...

There are a lot of mouthpieces on the market though. Try before you buy.

Please note though, of the law of diminishing returns...

the difference between an RM150 and RM500 mouthpiece is perhaps 20%...and beginners most likely will not be able to produce a different sound.

Yup. Agree with you too brien. No point spending tons of money on MPC for beginners.

This post has been edited by empire: Jul 24 2011, 05:13 PM

i dont know my mpc seri, its because i buy my sax second handed, and there is nothing on the mpc, so i dont know its brand or size


1 question about yamaha, are yamaha 4c and yamaha 4cm the same? or different?



beside ebay, where do i can find shop that sell mpc?
i mean online shop
i have tried lelong.com.my
but didnt find it

btw, thanks for advised


This post has been edited by fatnir: Jul 25 2011, 12:01 PM

4cm means it is CUSTOM mouthpiece which is an excellent mpc. 4C means it is the cheap plastic mpc for beginners.

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This post has been edited by alikebab: Jul 31 2011, 04:52 PM

where i can find 4cM?
ebay and amazon dont ship to malaysia

All my 4Cm mpc's for Soprano, Alto and Tenor are shipped from USA to Malaysia. Bought all from ebay. Even my wireless Sax Mic too.

i play the alto sax. i don't know much of it really.. im wondering how to get the Kenny G sound. It's a jazz like sound. is it something to do with the mouth piece or reed

It starts with the player 1st. No point having the world's most expensive sax if the player is only at basic level.

i wish to learn saxaphone, im live at kl area, is there any convinence place for me to learn saxaphone???
im want to buy a alto saxaphone too, which model and brand is suitable for a beginer and is lowest cost because im low budget...
please anyone help me on this!!!

yamaha is ok in my opinion. your max budget please?

yamaha for me is expensive, im really confused about choosing which brand and model.
1.5-2k it is possible to get a saxaphone?