Thanks Marcio! I don't like the way metal mouthpieces feel in my mouth. I've never liked playing them.

Yes. I am looking into the Verdot (9) myself

😂 me too. This video just confirmed to me, that i need to get a new mouthpiece

I played that Meyer for a very long time and never thought I would switch. For jazz and ballads, it definitely has a great sound. For what I play most of the time these days - the Barkley is the best fit. Some people change their gear depending on the style of music they are playing, I like to keep it simple and play the same thing all the time. The only exception would be for classical music.

Thank you!

I tried Fribracell and liked the way they played a lot but they completely died on me after a week. I went all the way up to a 4.5 and they still kept dying on me. Glad to hear that they are working well for you!

That Martin wasn't giving up a single note!

What did you do to modify it? I think that is the first horseshoe chamber I've ever played on.

True & True! For this video, I wanted to keep my gear the same, but if I were trying to play any of these in a real setting, I would find the best reed match for each mp.

I only paid for the Meyer and that was about 20 years ago. It was $175 then. The rest were either given to me free or I acquired them along the way. I think the Barkleys, the C* & the Syos are all around $200 new now.

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Hey Dan! Same thing happened to me with one of my sax teachers - Ron Diehl. He let me play his mp, and I could barely get a sound on it. That's when I realized that playing someone else's gear won't give you their sound.

You may have needed what was in Richie’s system at the time; it would relax all the muscles in your body…

@@Osnosis It was vodka ;-)

I have never ordered one, they just send them to me, but I do know they have a website in English and do offer international shipping. barkleymouthpieces.com

Hey PB, I did, you should have seen it before 😳😳😳 It's super old, and has lost all of it's finish coat so things stick to it and don't want to come off.

Yeah, it's pretty close. I have a couple Barkley's as my backup, but yeah that is definitely the close 2nd.

Yeah, that Martin didn't want anything to do with me! 🤣😂😅

@@ScottPaddock you could sell that too a classical player for a pretty penny XD

Agreed!

I feel like if I would have adjusted the volume in post production for each mp I would have sounded very similar on a lot of them. The BB is sooooo much louder and that is what my recording gear is set at.

5 weeks in, you just need solid gear to get a good sound. Until you really dial in the way the air is going into the saxophone upgrading your gear won't make much of a difference. Once you've got your embouchure and airflow locked in, a good reed is where it all starts (but you need that from the very beginning), followed by a mouthpiece which will have a significant change in your sound, then finally the sax which will have some effect on your sound. Hope that helps.

@@ScottPaddock Thanks Scott for the response. Much appreciated!

Agreed, and yeah it's tough to get the perfect match.

Great video Scott. I felt the meyer was the round sound I enjoyed most. But the way you talk suits the brazil. Similar tough guy. Rayofhope. Cheers.

FAST AIR! Center your air in the dead center of your mouthpiece and get it going really fast. The more your reed vibrates the fatter your sound will be.

Hey Sil, that usually means that your saxophone has some leaks. Those low notes get all kinds of gargles in the sound when you need to take your horn to the repair shop

Hey! They feel completely different. Not even in the same ballpark.

@@ScottPaddock I was afraid you'd say that! Was that regardless of size? Or perhaps finding a smaller size would help get the general feeling closer?

@@alvincornistamusic8754 No, it's just the way they are made. It's like driving a sports car and a minivan. Even though they are both cars they feel completely different when you are sitting behind the wheel. Same with these two mouthpieces, although neither one sounds like a minvan 🤣🤣😂

@@ScottPaddock ayt gotcha! Any size recommendation for someone who's played meyer 6's and link 6's for decades?

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Hey, once you learn how to circular breath you should be able to do it on any mp you play. I have very fast moving focused air, but I still get a great sound on my Barkely Brazil even when I'm trying to play softer and fuzzy. However, be warned this is a VERY VERY bright modern sounding mp.

Hey Russell, the American Cut & Signature play and feel way different than the Classic. When I use to use to cane I played a 3 soft. A lot of it has to do with what other gear you're using. On tenor I use a 3.25 Signature on tenor.

@@ScottPaddock the American Cut is great, but does not last as long a the Signature. I’m think it’s tapered a little more at the tip, so it breaks more easily. I really like the sound and have gone up a strength from the Signature on both alto and tenor.

@@Osnosis They last about the same for me, but the Signature starts to get a whiney sound for me when it is dying. The American Cut hangs on pretty strong. I usually get about a month or so out of a reed. I should be better about switching between a few reeds instead of playing one into the ground 😁

I don't comment on this very often, because I don't want anyone to follow my example... but I prefer a loose-ish fitting neck. When the neck has a tight fit, I literally can't get the air through it. My repair guy tightened it one time without talking to me in advance, and it was a disaster. He loosened it back up while I waited and he couldn't believe the huge difference it made in my sound. It doesn't really make any sense, but it works for me. A sax that I played on for several years had a naturally loose fitting neck that I never had fixed, so I think I just adjusted to playing like that. I think David Sanborn has his set up the same way. So yeah, I barely tighten my neck - just enough so it doesn't fall off or swing around when I move the sax. I don't suggest anyone else use this type of neck setup.

@@ScottPaddock I never noticed that before. Sanborn can almost swing his all the way around it’s so loose. It would drive me nuts to have it loose. Everybody is a little different.

@@robertnorris8096 Yeah, I've never tightened much, and didn't realize how big of a deal it was until my sax tech tightened it and I could hardly play it. That probably also explains why I dislike playing most saxes... they all have good fitting necks 🤣😂😅

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Hey Alex, yeah, that one is pretty far from my regular sound and it definitely reels in my aggressive side. I was surprised how much I liked it when I heard myself on the recordings. Definitely a mellow sound. I'd like to try it with a stiffer reed and see what happens. It doesn't have much of a baffle, but it has a horseshoe chamber which definitely effects the airstream.

I might get PTSD if I try and play a cane reed 🤣😅😂 - Still in Germany?

@@ScottPaddock yes still here.

Yeah, it's set up for a more jazz setting. I really liked the subtone on the SYOS. That's why I held that note so long at the end 😁😁

Agreed on the SYOS. They were a fad. I don't know anyone who plays one without getting paid to do it (or at least gets free ones).

​@@MattCouzensMusic we don't pay ambassadors, they get a share for every sale of their Signature model. It's only natural they get their mouthpiece for free since it's the product of a partnership. They wouldn't play Syos if it sucked, it would take away from the quality of their performance and end up damaging their own brand. As far as being a fad goes, we'll keep pushing the envelope as long as we're around :)

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@@Syosmusic Scott's sponsorships include: P. Mauriat, Legere Reeds, BG France, Barkley Brazil, Syos, and Key Leaves He's earned it. He's a great player and has reached a level of success that only comes from years of hard work. But if you think he would have bought four Mark VI or SBA or whatever instead of taking four free P.Muriats, you're just being silly. It works. Several of my students have bought Legere, Theo Wayne, and Syos because of people like Scott, Leo P., Moon Hooch, Lucky Chops, Derek Brown, and on and on. Kids think they can buy good sound because of sponsorships like these. That is literally what you're hoping. You're not giving him free stuff and a % of certain sales because you're just so nice and generous. 😆 So I take their horn and sterilize the MPC and play it for them. And they're shocked at how much better it plays when I do it. Then we go back into discussing breath support, embourchure, etc. I tell them they already have a decent mouthpiece and reed setup for horn and they need to work hard to sound good, not spend money. I'm not against buying good gear, believe me. But I am against the perception you cultivate that your product is a shortcut to something that is only earn with work. I'm assuming this is Pauline again? Yes, you're paying him. You literally said he gets free mouthpieces *and* a % of his signature model when he pushes them for you. You can't have it both way. Sorry. Scott, no disrespect. You have made it clear you endorse these but first one needs to work on breath and embourchure etc. It's SYOS that I disagree with and their inability to let it lie when someone is critical of their products or business model. This is not the first time they have made a transparent defense of themselves when I have expressed my opinion about them online. It's toxic. But that's not on you. You're doing you thing. Peace ✌☮🕊🏳

@@MattCouzensMusic while I TOTALLY agree with your summation on getting/having a good sign, the professional is looking for a mpc that is the easiest to achieve that sound. I love my SYOS, but do play a Lamberson or Francois Louis in a big band setting (for better blending). That’s on tenor. Alto is a Berg Larsen, and soprano is Selmer D Scroll (metal). YMMV.

Hey, I think you might have missed the point of my video. It wasn't to introduce mouthpieces that people might want to buy, it was to show how much different mouthpieces affected the way I sound. Here's the video description "In this video, I demonstrate just how much my mouthpiece affects my sound by playing 5 different mouthpieces along with my normal setup. Can you hear a difference in my sound?"

@@ScottPaddock apologies you’re right, I’ll get my coat