
Categories Widget (top-down)At the risk of incurring the wrath of those who don't want another materials discussion, I am offering these comparison soundfiles as one of the most meaningful yet. This is not done with a view to proving anything to anyone, it is for my own interest, and I think some people here will also be...
Last Post By: SAXISMYAXE Yesterday, 09:59 PM
Listening to your recordings makes me pretty hesitant to post anything. The level is very high here! Great job everyone! Here are 2 tunes I recorded recently, far from good as you will see. Lullaby of Birdland (much too long and has no ending) Someday my prince will come (December's TOTM on a...
Last Post By: Chris_Kn Today, 04:54 PM
After seeing how popular this thread was in the Tenor section. Why don't we give it a shot here? My alto setup is as follows: Selmer Mark VI Alto Early Babbit Otto Link 6* mouthpiece Francois Louis "Ultimate" ligature and smart cap Runyon Palm Key Risers Vandoren or Rigotti Reeds Oleg...
Last Post By: tomsch Yesterday, 04:17 AM
Well, check out Bob's Facebook account and read the good news. I'm happy for Rafy who is such a nice guy and great mouthpiece wizard. I'm sure Bob will be more than happy!! http://www.facebook.com/robertmintzer
Last Post By: Henblower Today, 05:55 AM
I did some searches, and I didn't come up with a thread like this, so I hope I'm not duplicating. :shock: OK boys and girls, so it's fess up time. Given all the Mark VI threads around, I thought it would be kind of fun to see how many of the 16,000+ SOTW members actually own one or more of the...
Last Post By: jay douglas Yesterday, 10:22 PM
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Recent Forum PostsPaul Maslin has a nice selection of Selmer Serie II/III altos.
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Alastair, you are correct, I meant to say an SM58, thanks for spotting that.
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When you say dark, that usually means less overtones and less brightness. More mellow and more rounded. You might want to look at the Aizen Jazz Master.
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Starting a combo
I'm certainly not the most experienced individual in the world, but I've been playing in a jazz combo of some form or another for the past 5 years, and a bit over a year ago I started up the group I'm currently with, Zarathustra.