[Jazz Cat]

plus its a total badass gotta-play track for sax, i raced upstairs to order less than halfway thru your youtube video… its genuinely fun to play over, like green onions, summertime etc.. plus you recorded it great, excellent mixing work on it

[Jazz Cat]

yeah, tru re cane… it makes a substantial difference, huge, that i dont have to take the reed off mp every dang time to get it wet, to play… i’m becoming a better sax player because its here on the stand next to me and i can just pick it up and play instantly. plus im even finally getting a growly sound (you motivate me a lot, ur growly tone is outstanding), plus hi notes way easier, using copper carbon classic 2.5. many thx

[Jazz Cat]

i like the copper carbon classic 2.5 best so far, likely need to retest onyx at harder 3.0 strength

[Jazz Cat]

these reeds made a substantial improvement in my playing, seriously 15-20%, which is a pleasant surprise. highs and lows are easier, and much better getting close to growling with these. i need to study the altissimo course again; these will help

[Jazz Cat]

any other favorite fiberreds for altissimo?

[Jazz Cat]

thx, good mic comparision page, Johnny… I’ll test my elvis mic shure super 55 too https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/super_55

its appaerntly popular with singers; tho not a neumann .. for warmth ive got a tubeamp preamp, will test that too

a very cool fx unit i use it the bose ve-20 vocal processor; outstanding autotune, reverb, echo, chorus ; highly recommend

right ro room acoustics make a big difference too

this is a must-get mixer; wish id bought years ago its fantastic, wayyy better than behringer etc

[Jazz Cat]

thx, its https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-Cardioid-Condenser-Instrument-Microphone/dp/B000K67VG0/ designed for instruments, but yeah a bigger mic like shure/sennheiser etc likely better… any mic recomendations? you sound great

also i get much better easier to play long notes w hemp reeds

my cluttered office : o

[Jazz Cat]

hi – audio-technica clip on instrument mic, into yamaha mg10xu mixer (great mixer btw)

[Jazz Cat]

heres my latest

[Jazz Cat]

they are game-changers.. thx johnny for the heads-up. i was telling my teacher grace about them today. they are Shockingly great… and ive been playing for decades. its unfortunate that reeds make such a big difference, it would be nice if they didn’t… so having these is a huge plus. I’m getting a bunch of them.

biggest plus is now i can much more easily hit high and low notes, with full resonant sound w/hemp reed

and mega-plus is no need to put them in your mouth/water before using. no squeaks. taking reed off mp to put in your mouth before playing every time is the biggest pita ever, with these i just pick horn up and blow. i owe you johnny, many thanks. 99% of plastic reeds all suck, but these fiberreeds kick ass, i’ll use these from now on 🙂

[Author]

Posts