the alto sax was made in Indonesia especially pasuruan east Java . I am proud to work there and provide quality products and pleasure to all of you. Thank you! Terima kasih
@rjfitzhugh43144 жыл бұрын
Good looks moh
@ignacedewael77094 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing this. Now I know that there is more than Made in Indonesia when I play my YTS 280S. Keep on that good work. I love it!
@Wty-73734 жыл бұрын
Proud to be Indonesia
@elnauta95254 жыл бұрын
Indinesian people are great. I am from the orher side of the world and I had work with sone of them, and all are: very friendly, good actitude, hard workers and very smarts. 👍
@mohnajib8804 жыл бұрын
@@aliakbarfirasi bisa ke yamaha musik store
@Maria-In-Motion10 ай бұрын
Man that takes me back to 1984. My dad bought me my Yamaha YAS-23 (made in Japan). I still have it and I started lessons again. Improving well. I love it. Don’t know if I’ll ever get another saxophone. I’d love a tenor and a curved soprano.
@javierm_uk15884 жыл бұрын
This is the horn I´ve started with. A mere 6 weeks ago...I´m totally in love with it (here hoping my wife doesn´t read this :D ). I will say, though, that my cork wasn´t as gentle as Jay´s example. It needed some proper grease to be able to get the mouthpiece in. Fulfilling my life goal of learning to play the sax has been one of the best and more rewarding things I´ve ever done. As such it deserved a proper instrument, and this one certainly is.
@SH19744 жыл бұрын
Same here. Bought mine about a month ago.
@OldAssSax5 жыл бұрын
Howdy, Jay. Love your videos. They have been a huge motivation/help for me focusing back on playing Saxophone for the 1st time in 25 years. My background: I'm 49 and started playing in 7th grade with an Armstrong Sax my parents bought me for around $250 in ~1982. After progressing through Junior High/High School I bought a Mark VI Alto between my Junior and Senior year of HS. After HS graduation, I did 3 years in an Army Division Band playing Saxophone and gigged (mainly jazz/funk/real book combo type stuff) for about a year after leaving the Army while starting college. I acquired a Balanced Action Tenor (sweet horn) and a Yanagisawa Soprano (S880?!? I believe) dur9ing my time in the military. By the time I was 23, I stopped playing and sold off my horns-getting a little more serious about studies. Never really got serious enough to try to make it full time (professionally) after my Army time, but I was a decent player. I started having interest in saxophone again in the last 6-12 months and can't believe how cheap some of the Asian/Chinese horns are. So after watching your Alto Sax (Lade/Ammoon) video a couple weeks back I thought hell...I can go cheap and get a full Soprano/Alto/Tenor range of horns for less than $1k (much less if you really want to cheap out...which I did). So far, I have 3 decent playing horns and am enjoying playing for the 1st time in ~25 years. Thanks for your well thought out, professional videos and courses/tutorials.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear you’re back playing the sax.
@masapell5 жыл бұрын
Keep it up! We are the same age and our stories sound familiar. I started up later in life and have found many avenues to play. Though I am not professional and know that there are many great players out there, I finally got it out of my head that it isn’t a competition, it’s about the enjoyment that you get and the enjoyment you can give. Good luck with it! Jay has also given me that second wind back and I really thank him for that!!
@jorgeherrera10744 жыл бұрын
I still have mine (made in Japan) from when I was in 6th grade, and I’m 26 now (you can do the math). Only had it repaired once and for being a student sax and this many years old it still sounds really good!
@fran8233 жыл бұрын
I’m still playing the YAS25 (precursor to the 280) that I learnt on and that I’ve now had for 28 years. I’m not a pro by any stretch of the imagination, but I am an enthusiastic amateur and I love this sax - great quality, great tone and it’ll last. The only thing I’ve changed is the mouthpiece.
@Lyn-pe2nb2 жыл бұрын
If you’ve been playing for 28 years then your a pro
@alincimporescu2 жыл бұрын
I play the Yamaha Yas 25 🤣 , the next sax is the Yamaha Yas 280 .🤗🎷
@davidclaro152 Жыл бұрын
You and me both! I loved and still love sax since I was a kid. I got hooked by its design and later, it’s sound. My oldest daughter loves it too. I told her, “If you like it; great. But, you don’t have to like it because of me.” She likes playing the old classics.
@colettehuynh86134 жыл бұрын
I have played alto sax for almost 2 years now at my schools band. so my parents are going to buy me this and your video helped so much!!!!!
@csmagic12424 жыл бұрын
That's so cool I'm just starting
@colettehuynh86134 жыл бұрын
@@csmagic1242 yah its a little ahrd at first
@awesomeness28134 жыл бұрын
Ys Ah ive actually played for about 5 years and u should totally stick with it
@familyfive054 жыл бұрын
@@colettehuynh8613 Switch To Baritone Or A Larger Saxophone.
@ojaiallen80045 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I totally agree that sax could span an entire career.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
No reason that horn won't last someone a lifetime...
@solecaring12302 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax It sounds like Selmer Reference 54.
@colonial10114 жыл бұрын
I still have my starter alto. Recently bought a soprano sax off of amazon. Haven’t played in ten years after high school graduation, but is coming back to me at least!
@arhanmshah4 жыл бұрын
U may have to do some maintenance
@patricklawrence2755 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what i needed to know...i have a young player who thru pandemic, home from school, went from a novice learner to mimicking Charley Parker and John Coltrane. With some help from private lessons, he is now the first chair sax in 9th grade of his HS marching band. Its time to move him off of the starter horn that we bought him at age 9 to this...I'd love to get him a YAZ480, but this one will do. If he plays in college, a YAZ 480 will be his graduation gift.
@KadrianThomas4 жыл бұрын
Great review. When you put on your mouthpiece the sound just hit me so sweetly. Thanks Jay, I always enjoy learning from you.
@Pancreaticdefect4 жыл бұрын
Oh man does that take me back. I still have my Yamaha YAS-23 student saxophone that my parents bought me in the 6th grade and, much to their dismay considering how much it cost, abandoned after two years. Its in surprisingly good shape considering how little respect I had for things back then. It even still has the bright green streak of corrosion inside the bell from when I ate a bag of sour patch kids right before band class and my super-acidic spit tried to eat through the brass.
@gsco825 жыл бұрын
I agree that Yamaha saxophones are great for beginning players. They are well built, keys work nicely, low maintenance. But many serious players, even amateurs like me, will eventually want to get a professional level sax for the improved tone. I switched to Selmer and bought a second-hand alto and also a tenor, from music shops where they have been checked over. For about double the cost of a new Yamaha alto, I got an excellent quality Selmer which I have played and enjoyed for the past 13 years.
@tropic61595 жыл бұрын
greg sco i feel stupid aha. Ive been playing a little over a year now, but i still enjoy watching advanced levels. I can play like 3 two octave scales and thats bassically the only thing “impressive”
@GreenLasse3 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely the video I need. I am from Denmark and just considering ordering from I.K. Gottfried.
@bettersax3 жыл бұрын
tell them I sent you.
@GreenLasse3 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax The sax is now in my hands and being played :)
@michaeljensen68056 ай бұрын
@@GreenLasse How is the practice going? Looking to get a sax from I.K Gotfried aswell (Living in Denmark).
@cozymellons15164 жыл бұрын
I'm still on my student model horn, it's a yas-200AD it's a pretty good horn. I am hoping to upgrade my horn sometime next year
@thomasjohnson3953 жыл бұрын
played on the yts-300ad for two years. excellent horn. wish i wouldve kept it for marching band...no way im marching with my custom z
@cozymellons15163 жыл бұрын
@@thomasjohnson395 they are great horns perfect for beginners and for marching band.
@jazmaan4 жыл бұрын
I've had my YAS-280 for 3 months. It took the place of a 1970's YAS-23 which was also a very nice horn with maybe a slightly mellower sound while the YAS-280 seems a bit brighter. The YAS-280 has an F# key which is nice to have. It also has a very nice case as shown in the video. The G# key can get sticky but that's easy to fix. I only wish its tone was a bit mellower, but I still like it a lot.
@jcasoy8925 жыл бұрын
So happy i bought this as my first sax. Even before jay released this helpful review 😊
@victort10464 жыл бұрын
Me too
@doronsieradzki1924 күн бұрын
Great video, thank you so much! I decided to get myself one of these after viewing your video. It arrived yesterday. Great horn! Straight out of the box.
@rielzuad702811 ай бұрын
I have yas 275 for 7years now excellent horn indeed
@ianwashere123453 жыл бұрын
I could hear a bit of difference when you changed your mouthpiece but any beginner could go very far with this horn. After 20 years of having my student model yamaha, I was shocked to find out how well I played it after just pulling it out on a whim after having not played it because I was using my SA80II in all my work. Blessings dude keep the good stuff coming.
@iosebaart5 жыл бұрын
Loving your "amazon influencer page", cant wait for your recommendations on tenor saxophones!!
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! here's the link if anyone wants to visit: www.amazon.com/shop/bettersax
@GarbageKnight4 жыл бұрын
the jean paul tenor is amazing, it is as well if not better construction than yamaha, the tone is not as bright, its smooth. the only draw back any repair work, harder to do, becasue they are not as readily available as yamaha, but hopefully that changes. cause i got one, and just wow, im new to sax, but played trumpet for 11 years, and the tone sounds better than my trumpet. i used to take the peoples saxes, and mess around on them, and i was able to get clear notes out on my first try, had a few sweeks, but now i have to find out where all the notes are, and start playing, and practicing.
@alexcarter88074 жыл бұрын
@@GarbageKnight A lot of the tone is the mouthpiece too ... notice the student mouthpiece made the sax sound just smooth and nice, which is a good thing for a student, and the guy's favorite mouthpiece added a "sizzle" to the sound.
@levonet334 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax What size is your mouthpiece.Please explain which size is most open/closed
@brizzlex19193 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax Excellent thank you
@xxximaginswagonxxx94215 жыл бұрын
I love music so much and I’m a woodwind even if I want to play brass and I love all your videos, so on behalf of the people I wanna say thank you
@LilyJaneH4 жыл бұрын
So you live in France, have worked in Denmark, and have an American accent. That’s awesome.
@puddinTane76019 сағат бұрын
He's an American
@kaiwood84964 жыл бұрын
I’m in band at my school and I play a yamaha alto sax 😌 I do have a c⭐️ mouth piece and a different padded neck strap and in my class we use 3’s for our reeds
@lucassstache80694 жыл бұрын
Kai Wood wait everyone uses the same reeds lol I would die😂
@cheese_24672 жыл бұрын
My school is starting band next year, and my sax is a Yamaha YAS-280 (like the one in the video) and it is so good to play, nic e sounds and overall is really good.
@brewzky92084 жыл бұрын
I have never played an instrument in my life, I'm 61, but the sax has always been my favorite. It's on my bucket list, albeit, I don't think I have developed that part of the brain. I just bought a used, only used for one year, Yamaha Advantage alto sax. Hopefully I get started and keep going. Seems incredibly hard to play. My dream is to learn this so I can buy a King Super 20 tenor sax like Dick Parry used on Dark Side of the Moon.
@davidclaro1525 жыл бұрын
You got ripped off. No white gloves unlike the Chinese saxes. Just kidding!
@doughy67184 жыл бұрын
im a beginner and these vids are great
@groupebcl5 жыл бұрын
NO GLOVES ! NICE! 😀 seriously, it sounds better with your mouthpiece.
@joeblankenship3775 жыл бұрын
11:55 for the spit drip. Excuse me, "condensation" drip.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
; )
@raidzcantaim52474 жыл бұрын
Haha
@alexcarter88074 жыл бұрын
Gawd-daym why'd I have to look at that!
@tomtresco29524 жыл бұрын
I Thought I was seeing things lol
@mehulshukla044 жыл бұрын
was considering second hand before i saw that lollll not anymore specially in these covid times.
@j.t.robins58965 жыл бұрын
WHAT, NO WHITE GLOVES???????????
@raidzcantaim52474 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Hiroyuki_T4 жыл бұрын
Its because its a japanese sax...
@user-kz7wj5fl9r4 жыл бұрын
HKH From PH r/whooosh
@Hiroyuki_T4 жыл бұрын
@@user-kz7wj5fl9r yeah. But i can understand. Why theres no gloves even it was made and checked in China
@gorgestboi10284 жыл бұрын
Palpa- Meme if you’re gonna r/woooosh someone, spell it right
@BuckyTater4 жыл бұрын
Wow the 'Myer (100yr anniversary)' really opened up the sound though ... sounds Great!!!
@khunchalee13975 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. My kid has a YAS-23 and it’s excellent. This one is now all gold lacquer and I spy a high F# key also. Single post construction probably makes the horn slightly lighter in weight for kids too. And that case itself is a good value - solid, big accessory compartment and outside pocket, AND backpack straps. That alone is worth good money.
@stavrtrag95344 ай бұрын
waiting the courier to deliver it for my son ... he plays clasic quitar 3 years now and wanted and a sax too... 🙂 thanks for the detailed videos and comparisons... there was very helpfull to deside whitch one to buy.
@shrutiramani6895 жыл бұрын
I just got a Jupiter artist series tenor sax that’s about 7 years old and It’s beautiful quality. Sound and design!
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-5 жыл бұрын
Great horn, like the best!
@claudemiropacheco5 жыл бұрын
I've had few YAS's 23 (older version of the student level) and they were all good experiences. All of them used, bought usually from kids that grew up and gave up on the instrument, so I need to do few repairs, but the deals were amazingly good. Some I resold in here, and some I sent to my home country where they worth a fortune. Not rare to see Brazilians professional level players, mainly in military bands, playing those YAS 23's. Tunewise, I have a YAS 62, that has a beautiful sound, but I think I have a f*d neck that is sharp in some areas, flat in other areas. It's tuning nightmare that I'm just happy to be around +/- 15%. The 23's and my tenor 52, are like clock precision.
@Mide_the_great4 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, I used to play the saxophone but stop because my sax got damaged. I don't have funds to fix or get a new one. I really love the saxophone and will like to go back to it. I don't mind if I can get one of ur very old or very cheap saxophones for me to make do with. Thanks in Anticipation.
@eastsideblues4 жыл бұрын
I bought this sax (from the link provided of course) based solely on your review, Jay. I love your videos. Thank you so much. I'm finding so much enjoyment learning a new instrument.
@Mide_the_great4 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, I used to play the saxophone but stop because my sax got damaged. I don't have funds to fix or get a new one. I really love the saxophone and will like to go back to it. I don't mind if I can get one of ur very old or cheap saxophones for me to make do with. Thanks in Anticipation.
@phumziletshabalala67574 жыл бұрын
Please share the link.
@eastsideblues4 жыл бұрын
@@phumziletshabalala6757 It's right up there under the video. Looks like this Yamaha YAS-280 Alto Saxophone - geni.us/tMna
@saxdasion5 жыл бұрын
Nice plug for the Gottfried store! I bought my one and only saxophone at their shop. It is surely worth a visit.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
best sax shop ever.
@TheEDS19715 жыл бұрын
Love your videos... Love them short and full of practicality and purpose... You don't waste time talking your way through the video; if you are improvising and not planning or following a script, it doesn't shows. Thanks,
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
sometimes it's very scripted, sometimes it's more improvised. this one had no script...
@mtvgaming54975 жыл бұрын
Getting this sax on Thursday I am so excited can hardly breath considering being cryogenically frozen to skip tomorrow this video gave me a better idea of what instrument I’m getting
@sundogstudio15 жыл бұрын
Yamaha make real work horses. I've had my YTS23 Tenor since the early 80's, been literally around the world with it and play it every week and it's still going strong. Have only had it in the shop for overhaul once. Would love to get a new Yamaha alto!
@davidclaro1525 жыл бұрын
sundogstudio1 I hear you! I still have my YAS 23 that I got in the 80s, too. I still love that horn. I paid US$ 700.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
No reason why these horns wouldn't easily last a lifetime.
@fg87fgd4 жыл бұрын
4C was really narrow. Your favorite mouth piece was a different universe. Like, a real instrument. Vivid, timbre, character. Thank you.
@lucassstache80694 жыл бұрын
Norbert Vossiek a nice mouthpiece and reed setup is so vital to the sound
@Hiroyuki_T4 жыл бұрын
U can buy the new SeleS by Prologue alto mouthpiece. Has a little bit price difference on yamaha 4c but its a good alternative. Of course its a selmer mouthpiece its kinda like 59 dollas but it does have a ligature and cap
@andrepaniq053 жыл бұрын
I got it and is extremly good
@GioMusicProductions5 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video of the cheapest bari sax and do a comparison
@JASaxman5 жыл бұрын
I want to pull the trigger on one, but keep holding out in hopes Better Sax we'll do a review of one.
@bluestarthecommunist51755 жыл бұрын
theres no cheap baris anwhere ;-;
@_Looft5 жыл бұрын
BlueStar TheCommunist Estella BS200 Lacquer E Flat Baritone Saxophone www.amazon.com/dp/B0741GDMQR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_kFEzDbBR9E7R6 this is the cheapest one on amazon. Mendini also has one that is like $250 more expensive
@ItsRaspbeary5 жыл бұрын
@@bluestarthecommunist5175 the cheapest is 1000 dollars which is cheap for baris but still pricey ;>;
@janendres36475 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see that as well. Suggestions are the Thomann TBS-150 for 1.598 € or the Sakkusu from sax.co.uk priced at £1,299.00. They should both be proper models...
@computerdave065 жыл бұрын
That case is a far cry from the plywood hard case my student Yamaha came in! way back in 1988. Now I've got two Yamaha student models and a Conn from the 1920/30's I got from a college professor. I was equally impressed by the
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
yeah they are about the same quality over all.
@solecaring12302 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax How come the YAS280 Alto Sax still a student horn? The quality of the sounds is truly professional and more better than YAS 62.
@1dotele5 жыл бұрын
I love that key guard kind of like the 61 man what a difference in that Meyer sound
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
yeah mouthpiece makes it sound like a pro horn.
@davidclaro1524 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a difference with the mouthpieces. I use a Meyer 6, and I can definitely tell the difference; especially with my YAS 23.
@JakeWerkmeister5 жыл бұрын
I have quite a few professional Conns, Bueschers, and have had some very nice Selmers come and go. My alto of choice, that I refuse to part with, is a YAS-21. Regarding playability, I haven't noticed a difference between Yamaha's first student sax vs their most current ones. The Indonesian horns do seem to be using a lower grade felt as keywork bumpers. The result is a horn that will spring a few minor leaks after a year or two of player saliva hitting it. No big deal, as a tech can fix the issue very quickly. I have a few students who had this very issue. I just quickly knocked out the felt bumpers and replaced them with cork. I know that Yamaha changed some leveraging of keys throughout the years, but the change is more of something you can see rather than something you can feel. The new pinky keys, on both hands, are cut a little differently. Once again, this is something that's easier to see than it is to feel.
@DineshBhadwal5 жыл бұрын
I've a YAS21. Bought it used from the US. It's probably 4 decades old. Been with me for the past 7 years. Excellent warm tone and beautiful key action.
@harveymushman22194 жыл бұрын
I bought a new Sax 6 months ago so the video played on anyways but I kind of tuned it out like the voice from a Charlie Brown Peanuts movie when a parent or teacher talks...wa wawa wa wa wa....then you started playing....WOW !...what a wonderful sound....Thanks Jay what you are we may become...well not really but maybe somewhere within sight of you
@AnthropogenicInversion Жыл бұрын
wonderful video Sir, i love your content.
@ObeytheRussianBlue5 жыл бұрын
Always fair and honest! Love your work!!!! Rocket 🚀
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
thanks
@luisgonzalez-hc4xy4 жыл бұрын
cool sax. i just a yas 23 in mint condition for $600. it looks like someone got the horn and threw it in the closet for 10 years. i also enrolled in your classes. i played the sax for 6 years as a teenager. my instructor played the trumpet. lol. thank you so much for your curriculum. it's a lifetime journey when it comes to the sax. i only wish i had online classes back then. thanks again. the support i am getting after buying the online bundle is amazing.
@CarstenSingh Жыл бұрын
I also played on the YAS25- I am 37 and started in 5th grade. In Middle School we would literally sling the hard suit-case style cases across the floor like bowling balls and the case would smash into other instruments in the storage room. LIke everyday after band class from 6th to 8th grade. Then it sat around in the basement for a decade. I took it up again in my twenties. In 2021, I played Nana Mouskouri on it almost daily. Only the low C key wouldn't play. I tried to sell it at a Sax Shop. They weren't interested, even for 200 euro, it was in such bad shape. But it still played really well. I professor bought it from me for like 240 euro, said he was gonna repair it.... that instrument was well built. I am pretty sure I dropped it a few times too, it was banged up like mad and still retained some value in the end and was entirely playable with a beautiful sound all the way through. I did however not play it constantly over 30 years, it spent a lot of time in its suitcase unopened.
@raidzcantaim52474 жыл бұрын
All my saxes are Yamahas. Only played barys that are different brads. Can’t stop loving Yamahas
@m.w.7 ай бұрын
I suggest our students the Jupiter 500 or 700 series. This instruments have improved so well and sound better than Yamaha.......👍🎷✔️🔝
@alanhirayama45925 жыл бұрын
The low C#, B, Bb key guard reminds me of the YAS-61. The YAS-280 appears to be a nice horn!
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
very nice horn.
@rusty7282 жыл бұрын
Jay, I love how the spit ran out as you tipped up the sax… just shows that you really played that baby hard and not just for show. lol
@bettersax2 жыл бұрын
😆
@DieterLo12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for good explanation! I plan to buy that model tomorrow after starting playing Sax since 6 weeks ago! Greetings from Germany near Airport Frankfurt!
@gustavobertoni13815 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man, i see new BetterSax videos, i press like.
@lylecrawford27945 жыл бұрын
I wait a bit, but I always end up hitting the like button anyway, lol.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Good man. Thanks for the likes!
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Always important to watch the entire video as well...
@lylecrawford27945 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax Every bit of advice you've given has helped me Jay, and I appreciate that. Even though I already knew some of the stuff, just hearing things like "if you're not using a metronome, you're doing it wrong" keeps one from "perfecting" mistakes (it's always harder to undo errors than to start slow and accurately).
@DjMimou875 жыл бұрын
Jay at 10:50 , this is not the YAS280, but another sax. I recognize my sticky G# hahaha but then after this is the YAS280 :) Cheers
@tutephoto6725 жыл бұрын
Mohamed Lamouri it is YAS-62 I believe
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing this out OOPS! that was footage of the Jean Paul AS-400 that I put in there by mistake. Well spotted!!!
@DjMimou875 жыл бұрын
Hehe eye of the tiger! Thanks a lot for this excellent review :)
@Hiroyuki_T4 жыл бұрын
Lol i noticed its Jean Paul AS-400 because of the Front F Key because the Yamaha's is pearl
@Daedalus334 жыл бұрын
I may be one of the few people in the world who’s never played a Yamaha student model. I’ve been playing my Keilwerth student model for years and i always liked the sound i had compared to everyone else with a yamaha. Interesting to hear a professional review it
@SaxophoneFactory5 жыл бұрын
I love when new students come with those horns.
@miketorredeoro13834 жыл бұрын
I am planning to buy a used yas 280 and your video has been very useful. Thank you so much.
@robertfriesen50385 жыл бұрын
About 30 years after I quit playing my alto sax, I got a YAS-01 Q Class Sax and started playing again. After playing with it for 10 years now, I absolutely love it. Definitely have got my monies worth out of it. Looking to get another Yamaha sax that will allow me to play more altisimo notes. I'm certainly sold on Yamaha saxes.
@marcuskhosravi99203 жыл бұрын
I had a YAS 23 and a Evette Buffet. I needed some money so I sold the Yamaha and kept the Evette only because I could get money for the Yamaha and nothing for the Evette.
@kenshiloh5 жыл бұрын
The world's foremost saxophone effort now lives in Monterey, CA: Kurt Heisig. He radicalized my band teaching.
@rudolfs19923 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos! I think the YAS280 is not as good as when it was made in Japan ... First, I think, and some of my colleagues agree, that the 2nd octave D and E is pretty flat and the YAS280 metal is a little bit thinner. However, it is one of the best saxophones for beginners. It's quite expensive, but as you said - over the years it will not lose its value if you take care of it ... For comparison-5 years ago the local music school bought 4 new saxophones - 2 YAS280 and 2 Trevor James 3722G. Only after 5 years of playing, it is amazing how big the difference is in the build quality. TJ has a lot of problems like some corcks are detached, some screws are loose and the key noise is annoying. For YAS280 - No problem at all. Nothing! So .. I truly recommend the YAS280 as a good saxophone and, as you said, not only for beginners but also for more experienced players.
@jerryfarmer59897 ай бұрын
Well I learned on my original American made Bundy, not a Bundy II. I like it and it still works great.
@ianbegley45353 жыл бұрын
My only problem with this kit is that it does not come with body and neck swabs. You must buy these separetely and should not play it without being able to clean it properly afterwards.
@whitestonerev21795 жыл бұрын
So glad I found your channel. Like and subscribed. Your very informative, knowledgeable, and down to earth.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you found it as well.
@whitestonerev21795 жыл бұрын
Better Sax .. I'm looking forward to taking online lessons from you! I was wondering do you ever sell your old mouthpieces?
@whitestonerev21795 жыл бұрын
Better Sax .... I'm wanting to purchase any old tenor mouthpieces you might be willing to get rid of. I'm just getting over 2 Strokes, a heart attack, and five major operations on my chest. my old mouthpiece is in very bad shape it doesn't seal at all. my wife, had to leave work for a few years in order to take care of me so we got very behind on our bills. I had to pawn my horn to pay the bills. But I get it back on the 30th of August just a few days away, I'm so excited. music is what kept me going thinking that one day I would be able to play again.
@agnesmorks51575 жыл бұрын
Hi Jay, thanks for this session. Am looking for a Saxophone so it was very helpful information
@zctzocker4 жыл бұрын
Just got mine and I love her
@1jostaclo3 жыл бұрын
Great review- I would have liked to hear a few riffs in the lower register to help me assess the sound.
@mortenseifert299 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a useful review. Just ordered my own to take up alto playing after a 30 years' break. You sound good with both mouthpieces. The Meyer sound is more solid. But the Yamaha has a sligthtly "can-like" edge to it that I find very charming when you blow it.
@1967stp5 жыл бұрын
diggin' the drool, that drips out at 11:56, nice gob.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
nice attention to detail and watching till the end...
@1967stp5 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax ....I have an excellent video btw. Just had to say, that. Also, I would like to say in a related subject: Thank you sooooo much for teaching me saxophone hygiene! Other teachers never bring up the subject. Now I am meticulous and clean. Thanks Jay! Glad to be one of your students!
@sevie59Ай бұрын
Very good video. I bought a yamaha saxophone for my daughter. She had a Yamaha Yas 25 but it was not her saxophone. It was the harmonie's saxo. She was playing 3 years with it. But now, she will integrating the conservatory. I hope it's a good investition. Thank you very much. Now, i will see other videos of your chain, because my husband is a beginner saxophoniste, and i want to offer him a saxophone for christmas but i haven't lots of monney for buying two Yamaha Yas 280. Perhaps i will find a sax less expansive made in china for him i hope it's make the job. I'll follow your advices for find the better.
@bluekingdom63013 жыл бұрын
I happily own 280 alto for 4 years, wonderful sax, I upgraded the mouthpiece to a 5m Vandoren v16s vandoren Java red size 2, my set up works well. As the man said unless you’re a really really good player, you do not need another sax. Just get a Tenor 280, gray stuff. Very good honest review 5 star.
@erichebert85642 жыл бұрын
You play so good you could play througb a straw and make it sound great. I like that saxophone from what i hear
@johnjenkins23155 жыл бұрын
I say Jay that was a very interesting clip. I have a student Yamaha, model As-100 that I bought 3rd hand in 2014. I have had complements on how nice the sound is. I’m not sure what year this was made. Cheers John
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
thanks
@ragdasin38805 жыл бұрын
I bought my 280 in gottfried Copenhagen:))
@Foodgeek5 жыл бұрын
Ragdasin I've bought my two Selmers there 😁
@rienbutter5 жыл бұрын
Ragdasin i have bought reeds there :p i was there last friday on my holiday in Denmark. Was watching this review today and was cool to see they mention this shop. Didnt knew it was so famous.
@ragdasin38804 жыл бұрын
@@Foodgeek Wow, thats crazy
@ragdasin38804 жыл бұрын
@@rienbutter yeah, I didn't know either, but its pretty cool:))
@thedelaminator4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the really useful review Jay. I'm currently about to treat myself to a new saxophone and the YAS - 280 is right up there on my list. The one thing that is holding me off going for one is the issue of sticking pads. You mentioned it in your review and I've seen other mentions online too. I'd be grateful if you can reassure me regarding this as the last thing I want to do is spend £800 on a saxophone that may cause me some problems. Maybe others out there who have the same model can give their opinions too. The other saxophone that I'm considering is the Elkhart Deluxe which also seems to get good reviews. Thanks for all the videos that you make that I'm finding really helpful and keep up the good work.
@jazmaan2 жыл бұрын
I'm still playing the same YAS-280 referenced in an earlier message from years ago. I haven't changed the pads and find they actually stick less frequently now than when they were brand new. Not an issue for me. The only issues I have are that the little plastic tubing around the octave key rod has become worn. Same with the cork at the very tip of the neck. Neither issue seems to affect the playability. I do wonder about the comment in the video that he's using a #4 reed. Wow! I don't even much like using a #3. I still use a 2.5. Should I try to up my reed hardness game? What would that do for my sound?
@Trevayne44 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos Jay I know your a Yana fan, but it’s nice to hear about some Yamahas Couldn’t afford to go back to Selmer very happy with YAS-62, mine is a 2011 so made in Japan, but knowing that a Yamaha student not made in Japan passes your inspection is really impressive of Yamaha.
@hannalindberg37672 жыл бұрын
Just bought mine. Awesome review! Helped me to make decision. Thanks!
@NeverWolf4 жыл бұрын
I want you to review the Thomann Handmade Alto MK IV. It's a gorgeous sax and the reviews on their site are stellar but I trust your assessment the most.
@nathanlee11975 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. When I bought my first alto sax I tried both the Yamaha 280 and 480. I personally didn’t get the response or click with the 280 and much preferred the 480. Survived me a good 4 years until I got my bronze yani 😍
@shaylafrahm9615 жыл бұрын
Love the videos. Getting a saxaphone for Christmas.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
congrats.
@AndrewBeals5 жыл бұрын
Used Yamaha student altos are running $350 to $500 here in the middle of the USA. I picked up a very nice used P.Mauriat alto, complete with abalone touches, in playable condition - got a deal - and so far, so good. It's already been to the tech - one new pad, some corks and felts replaced, a handful re-seated, regulation, &c. Big band rehearsals start up again in two and a half weeks. I'll probably keep it.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
yeah they can be a very good deal used.
@directcurrent57517 ай бұрын
Not in SoCal. High resale.
@jackcrawford3042 жыл бұрын
I’ve been playing Sax for about six years, and my first Horn was a yas-23 that I bought at a thrift store for 100 bucks. Best sax deal I ever made, and I’ve only ever had to replace one pad on it and I the only repair it’s ever needed. Older though, probably 1980s. I now play on a Yas-62 IIII (4).
@FlapJackDaddy2 жыл бұрын
I'm in my early-mid 30s and have been deciding on what sax to start with. I think this just might be the one.
@justinsublett58803 жыл бұрын
Fantastic horns. They also make fantastic brass instruments. Consistent, well-engineered, play like a dream. If you’re looking for more from a horn, check your playing and practice more. The problem is probably with you, not the tube of brass you’re playing. Lol.
@artemi-music Жыл бұрын
thanks for your demo, great playing
@michaelbaker32283 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an excellent value. I wonder how my circa 1987 YAS 23 ( that I’ve had since new) would compare? Comments from anyone?
@monroec.hatcherjr.82334 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Liked your sound on the stock mouthpiece better...jmo..enjoyed !
@lorenznolfi3683 жыл бұрын
I bought a Saxophone from the Chinese brand Muslady - it was the cheapest I could get in Vietnam, about 300 USD. My teacher offered me to buy it straight away, because he loved the quality of it and I am also having a lot of fun with it.
@jippeticheler5 жыл бұрын
I asked the question from what’s better(Jean-Paul vs Yamaha). Thanks for answering my question!! Don’t know if it was by coincidence. Keep making these videos!!👍🏼🎷
@ladf69275 жыл бұрын
What was the response? I just bought the Jean-Paul AS400 for my son who is starting band this month.
@jippeticheler5 жыл бұрын
He did not responded my question in words but I got my answer out of this video about what he thinks about it.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
I am going to make a separate video comparing those instruments. JP is better when you consider price.
@miketorredeoro13834 жыл бұрын
...and what a difference the mouthpiece makes. I will be using a vandoren V5 A25.
@christurton21285 жыл бұрын
Lucky I bought a Yamaha YAS-280 to start my sax journey then.....:) Jeez you can ring some sexy sounds out of any instrument Jay! Would like to hear what the Selmer C* sounds like on that, I have this mouthpiece for my YAS-280 and noticed the difference in tone straight away. Especially with a 2.0 reed, for a beginner like me. Thanks for the review, always love your work and knowledge. You set the standard for me to follow.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
thanks Chris
@Mad5cout5 жыл бұрын
Some of the B roll is of the YAS-480. The 280 does not have the rocker mechanism on the left pinky cluster as shown at 10:51. The correct B roll is at 11:03.
@paracletusrevelation40807 ай бұрын
The mouthpiece makes a whole lot of difference!
@schlock5684 жыл бұрын
Epidemic sound for life, used that exact track, it is called the Thief in Marrakesh or something like that.