Best Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces Under $200 

Tough decision but I'm going with the D'addario Select. Times for comparing th 4 mps: Otto link Tone Edge 3:54 Jody Jazz HR 7 6:54 Vandoren V16 T7 8:30 D'Addario Jazz D7 10:27 I have a Morgan 8LL, Otto Link Early Babbit, Selmer S80 C*, Conn Steely, 1966 Buffet that came with my Buffet tenor sax and an old Buescher that I paid 5 bucks for. I love them all but I always go back to the silly 5 dollar old Buescher. It's very similar to the selmer S80 C* but mellower in a good way. Another mp to compare under 200 is the Semer Soloist which I've heard the vintage ones are great. Awesome video! Thanks Jay!!!

The best advice: DO NOT get obsessed with buying gear just put all those browsing hours into practicing.

as and 83 yr old jazz tenor player with my own ensemble i cant tell you how much i love having a go to guy like you , to discuss and help others with questions answered by Professional like you ...What a great lesson you give to us ,, even old pros like me who hae been playing for over 70 years.. THANKS PAL ,, Bobby G,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My gear ? a 1954 SELMER MARK IV with a Van doren Zuma mouthpiece and only Fiber cell reeds , ,, Number two for these old chops . ALSO own a Yam Y 23 Alto with a runyon white mouthpiece and blows up a storm .. thanks for sharing ...

I play an Otto Link on my soprano and a Jody Jazz on my alto. I got a tenorsax last year and i want to test these models there......they are unbeatable. Thank you for your work! Greetings from Germany.

The Vandoren literally gave me chills. Love it.

Wow, put the Vandoren in, and... wow again!! This is an AMAZING mouthpiece for me! It plays very easy, is a bit brighter than the D'Addario (which I like), and can really hit overtones well! The smoothest, most balanced one I've played. Sometimes you "think yourself" into liking something you just spent $$$ for, but this one almost immediately felt that it was THE mouthpiece for me. Loud, smooth, versatile, and relatively easy to blow and produce a variety of tones and overtones. Hands down the winner, though I'm keeping the D'Addario.

I know you said don't do this but I have been playing on my vintage super tone ottolink metal for years and was to scared to even try to adjust the table. I have a knife sharpening set with diamond plates up to 16000 grit. I got brave enough and flattened the table. Instant improvement. I've been missing out so much but even cooler I made that mouthpiece work without a flat table depending all the other things you talk about and now it's even easier!! So excited. This instrument is life time of learning something new everyday!

Hi, a great big thank you, after years of playing sax using the same mouthpiece I subscribed and watched your video, I purchased the D’ addario Select Jazz 6 and wow!!! What a difference, I love my sound and went for the same mouthpiece for alto, with the same results. Your channel is packed with good positive info and tips. Thanks again.

I watched this video and ordered the Jody Jazz 6 mouthpiece... OMG... I had no idea what I was missing. It's responsive, dark, I can bend like a jazz player, and all my squeaks are gone. WOW... amazing. Thanks for the tip!! One thing I will mention however, it did NOT come with a ligature or a cap. So, be aware of that.

I've been playing the Otto link hard Rubber now for about 40 years now, 23 years with the USAF bands, I originally was a 7* player, now I play the 8. I got my most recent link in 2009, and it was the Otto link reissue slant signature with serial number. My tenor sax is a Selmer Super Balanced Action 1952 50xxx. This link is dark enough for classical, yet cuts for blues, or rock gigs. it's perfect for lead tenor in big band, jazz Bebop, or wedding gigs with Motown style band. I have many you tube clips and videos of this piece in action. LINKS AND MEYERS , that's it in a nutshell. Great videos Jay!! King Koeller

For me, I liked your sound best in this order on this video: 1) Otto Link 2) D'Addario 3) Vandoren 4) Jody Jazz. If I had to blend with a section I think I'd choose the Vandoren first overall. Given your having to flatten the table on the Link, I'd be hesitant. Thanks for the great video because I'm looking for my first upgrade. UPDATE: Based on this video and a couple others I purchased the D'Addario #7. Thank you!

Thanks for this great review, my D'addario just arrived and it's EXACTLY the mouthpiece I hoped it would be. I bought an 8, with a £25 Rovner dark ligature, my sax is a System 54 Powerbell. The mouthpiece is a free and easy relaxing blow, and the sound is "Fat and Dirty" as Christian said below. Perfect!

I have been playing the Meyer "5" (I believe) for the last 18 years and It has become my favorite mouth piece for my Tenor. I have played a lot of different ones over the years and none of them have compared to it.. Why do people feel that have to spend a lot of money to get a good mouthpiece? Better yet why do alot of these mouthpieces cost so much when the cheaper ones play equally as well or better?

Love the D'Adario Select Jazz D7*

The Tone Edge that you have is not the Modern Vintage version. The Modern Vintage is a Slant Signature series that costs around $155. I also have a defect with it but it doesn't affect the sound. In fact, it is my favorite HR mouthpiece. I'd play it more but it has a small bore and I need a new neck. Good Channel!!!

I've been using a Meyer 5 on my alto and an Otto Link 5* for years. I love them , they were also my step up mouth pieces back in high school.

D'Addario Jazz D7 delivers and offers more than others. The delivered tone is richer, details are more sumptuous and complex, frequencies are not clipped (perhaps better material is used?), no nasal buzz as with Otto Link and Jody Jazz, and the sound can be moulded better. Vandoren V16 T7 is close second best. You confirmed my judgment, across many D'Addario demos I heard, that it is a very good mouthpiece indeed. Thank you, Jay.

I am a new sax player, I was gifted a Kielwerth SX 90 Black lacquer tenor sax, it came with a Yamaha 4c mouthpiece and an Otto Link super tone master 6* metal mouthpiece I have been playing because I have PTSD and when I play it relaxes me, even if not so good. I really like the video on the Geek Tool, Even as a begining player it should help make it easier to play, I have enjoyed all your videos.

I started with a Yamaha, then tried a Tone Edge 6...but then I got a Jody Jazz HR8* and it beat the others by a mile. To me the Jody Jazz felt like a turbo charger had been attached to my sax, but in a good way!

I played on Link 7* for 40 years and found I just didn't have the air to fill it anymore. I just bought V16 T6 about three months ago and really love it. I play several styles too and find this one works for everything.

1:00 lmao I’m so bad at keeping up with upgrades. I switched to tenor 4+ years ago and still using my Yamaha 4C. Finally getting an upgrade soon!! Probably gonna go with the Otto Link

I was fortunate to learn how reface mouthpieces from two of the best. The reason most mouthpieces suck is that the table and rails do not match up flat. The best tenor piece I ever had was hand-finished by one of my teachers, Ralph Morgan. It was a Morgan 7M. Notes just popped out effortlessly. The reason it was so great seemed to be the shape of the roll-off just inside the tip. Jon Van Wie and I spent an afternoon trying to replicate it, and never quite succeeded. Regrettably, a thief got it along with the YTS-23 sax that I spent many hours restoring.

Used otto link size 7, for years and still happy with it .

I’ve played Selmer S-80’s, Brilhardt Level Air, Dukoff, Otto Link Tone Master (for 35 years), now I play a Daddario Select Jazz DM7 ! That’s just on Tenor !

Back in 1975 when I bought my new tenor sax I got a Vandoran mouthpiece don't recall the exact model has been over 40 years now. I wish I had never traded that sax off it was awesome a King Silver. I also played and had a King Silver trumpet was stupid getting rid of them but just didn't have the time to play them because of family and work. Now I'm retired and I am getting an itch to try and start over i still play acoustic guitar and electric bass but I sure do love the horns.

I like the D'Addario Select juzz D7 which give you rich and dark sound

I was playing HR* and have now moved to the Custom Dark. Very similar, but takes everything to a higher level,in tone and projection etc. Not by a massive amount, but the difference is there.

I've been using that Yamaha for the past couple years, I was looking into getting the D'addario and now I'm definitely getting it. Great sound

Jay! Always love your vids. Another gem is the Yamaha 6C .. only $40 ... I jumped up from a 4C. People love the tone and I generally still suck. I’m trying to play about 6-8 hrs a week now. Those D’addario sound terrific man.

Hi Jay. I do agree with Bill below. The D'addario is great. But, the others are good too. However, the Link really does the job in your blues video. Thanks for all the great lessons.

I had lost my Jody Jazz HR that I bought years ago. In the interim I purchased a D'Addario Jazz Select. It is a great piece, but a bit bright for my tastes (though a great contemporary sound.. easy blowing and nice intonation.) I have purchased a number of other pieces as well. Today, I rifled through my tenor case looking for reeds, and found my JJ HR 7*. Damn ... like finding an old pair of shoes that were broken in just right. It's pretty dark (as I like it ) and WAY more reed-friendly. This was a great video and nails the point that you don;t have to spend a fortune to get your desired sound. THANKS !!!!

D’addario is my pick! I listen to and want to emulate Gene Ammons and that mouthpiece seemed to get closest to his sound to me.

I got the Vandoren V16 (5 +) for my Alto after playing a Wolfe Tayne piece (7) for many years. It works for me !

That Vandoren V16 T7 has a really nice brightness to it.

I bought a Jody Jazz "Giant" and did a recording on it about 3 year's ago and put it back in my box , until I heard the recording again about 6 months ago and thought"Wow that was something"so i play this now and I love it now...

Thanks for the good info. I finally dragged my old tenor sax out after it sat in my basement for 20 years. I have a Buescher Aristocrat (I bought it in 1972) and I am still using the original mouthpiece that came with it. I'm having a good time just trying to get my skill level up to where it used to be. I just subscribed, so I will be looking for more info and advice!

For me the order of best to worst was the same order they were played, I love the darkness of the link.

My choice is the Jody Jazz. But I am biased. That’s all I play on both my tenor and alto. Thanks for the comparison Jay.

I've played trumpet for drum corps and have been wanting to get into the jazz game. Going to start learning the tenor sax! It's been years since i've been into music. It's great to be back. Awesome channel and awesome tips for beginners! I appreciate your hard work. Cheers

I purchased three Metal Otto Link 7*'s from Amazon before I got one that played great. This Otto Link plays dark and on the flat side - but works for me best with a Fibracell Reed. The Vandoren V16 is a superb hard rubber mouthpiece with a darker sound. The D'addario Jazz Select is very similar to the Vandoren V16 but for me is on the very sharp side. I also have a Theo Wanne Mantra 8 metal mouthpiece with incredible projection and buzz, yet plays very sharp too.

I had a Tone Edge 7 and you are completely right- I couldn't project through a pit band very well. It sounds like the T7 for you is the easiest to play. D'Addario seems like a good halfway point between the Link and the Vandoren. Jodyjazz HR always just sounded kind of stuffy and artificial to me. Thank you for the video!

I've been playing on the D'Addario Jazz D7 for the past year and I absolutely LOVE it. I brought it into Jazz band just a couple months ago for the first time and my teacher has been giving me compliments about my sound left and right ever since! I highly recommend it!!!

I preferred the Link. I bought a Guardala Studio piece for AU$105 and used it for a while, but went back to my Greg Wier GW7 hard rubber, which gives me the dark subtones I'm looking for. They currently sell for about US$135 on his eBay site.

I’m playing on a Tone Edge on my alto and it works and sounds good without any adjustments to it.

I'm playing on a stock Otto link tone edge 7* (.106) that I pair with daddario select jazz 2H, on my Eastman 52nd street tenor, and I really like it alot (I've been playing on it for 2 years now)

I play an out of the box Mayer 7 M plays beautifully .

13:41 was so wholesome 😇

I play the Otto Link Tone Edge 7* and also the 6* for my tenor and a 6* on my alto. Get along with them really great. They give me a beautiful dark and warm sound which is just what I look for. I have already smoothed down the table on each mpc just a little to get it perfectly smooth and flat - just what Jay suggested in the video! Really you shouldn't need to do this but I'll do whatever it takes. I also play a Selmer S90 -200 which is also a great sound. My standard reeds are now Legere Signature - a mix of strength 2 and 2 1/4 for both tenor and alto - got so frustrated with cane reeds and all the work needed to get them to work consistently well. I have bought a JodyJazz HR* 6* and hate it. Beautifully made but such an awful sound (tried it with my Legere, Jazz Select, Rico Royals, Vandoren ZZ and still no good). To me it is a compete waste of £150 so will be selling it, no doubt at a loss. If anyone knows a European stockist who lets you try mouthpieces and send back the ones you don't want then I (and no doubt many others) would love to know as I really dislike shelling out good money for something that just doesn't do it for me. Not yet played a Vandoren V16 T7 yet but, thanks to Jays video, is one I definitely want to try. Thanks Jay for the videos and help you give the sax community. I'm a member of your website and love your courses.

I liked the Jody Jazz. I've been playing on the Theo Wanne Gaia metal and really like the easy play, lack of resistance, and even easy lower range. Wish I had this one back in school.

I like the Jody Jazz and you just reassured me that I made a great decision buying mine. Thanks for the video and the others you share

Christian Kattenstroth Hi Jay, I liked the Jody Jazz as well as the Vandoren mouthpiece, but in your play the Jody Jazz and D'Addario Select sounded best to me. There was a little difference in the sound, Jody Jazz sounded more focused, whereas D'Addario had a more "fat" und "dirty" sound. So keep goin', I like your sound very much*****!

I play alto, but I played on a yamaha 3c for a year then got a D'Addario Select Jazz 6M. It was shockingly bright, and hard to play at first so I put it in a drawer for a few months. Then I got it out and persisted and played it every day for 3 years. Now I just got a Vandoren V16 Jumbo Java A45. Wow. Scarily loud and bright, but after a few days I can control that thing and it doesn't have to be loud and is very expressive! Can't think of a reason to go back to the D'Addario now. So, gear DOES make a difference. Well it does to me.

I bought an Ottolinks 7* years ago. I did have a hard time cutting through with all the amped instruments but the sound is great on them. Once your on a mic though, it doesnt hold you back.

Hey, Jay. Know this has been up a few years, but thanks again for another informative, well done video. With my aging ears (grin), I would go with the D'addario Jazz as my first choice and the Otto Link as a close 2nd. We all tend to have a differing perspective on what constitutes the "right" sound -- for me it tends towards the warmer, more mellow side. I generally play a Vandoren Java T75 on my Chateau 800 series tenor.

wow!! The Vandoren kills.....or so I thought till I heard D'Addario!

I have been using the Otto Link Tone Edge 7 I purchased from a store in 1990. It is a great section or small group piece. Because I was already playing a Otto Link Tone Edge 6* on alto (purcahsed in 1989), the Tenor mate made sense to my ears and feel at the time. Rico Orange Box reeds fit these very well. I use Harrison ligatures also purchased in the '80's. I have all of my students (school jazz program) try all of these same models and choose what fits them best. The D'Addario has proven to have the most power, when needed, in a high school big band.

I play on a link 9*, have been for about 20 years. It can get a little spread when pushed, but I do love it's basic beefyness. I'm gonna order a jody jazz hr 8 for my Bari soon, it looks like a good thing, good deal

I really dig my vandoren V 16 7L . It’s dark and easy to play up and down the range . You rock Jay !

I purchased a D'addario select 8 and can say it is one of the easiest to play and get used to. It responds well in all registers and I found notes would speak in the low register with less effort. High register does not get thin either. One of the best bang for buck pieces I have ever owned. I also have a JJ Giant 8* and wonder if you have ever had a chance to play one? It makes me work a little harder, has more resistance which I like, but will reward you with a wide range of options for sound. I play this almost exclusively. Metal mouthpiece on a tenor is where I hear things, but this feels different. One of JJ least promoted pieces, but it works for me. Love your channel!

I definitly felt in love with the Otto Link "Toneedge" and play it on 3 saxes and my clarinet.👍🔝✔Thank you for your help!!!

I use the otto link and it's served me well as a hybrid concert-jazz mouthpiece. I have a really bright natural tone and this helps darken it nicely. used in combination with blue box vandorens for concert and black box jaZZ vandorens for jazz.

D’Addario Select Jazz Mouthpiece D7M has for me the best sound..I also got JodyJazz Hr6*, what's real difference between mine and your HR7*? I'm a beginner so I'm also studying your free crash course PSBE, that's really amazing and instructive. Thanks Jay for all you do for us. God bless you.

I play a new Otto link out of the box I love the sound and it’s versatile. I’ve been changing reeds and ligatures like crazy trying to dial it in but it has a problem sealing and maybe this mouth piece is the issue. It makes reed placement tedious. I like the D’Addario

I love my OL Tone Edge 7*

Hi Jay - Excellent video! I'm most impressed with the mellow and very rich old-school jazz sound you have with the Otto Link. In my recent quest for tenor pieces, I tried 8 of the top hard rubber mouthpiece brands -- some very spendy. I gave the D'Addario a lengthy trial and thought it was surprisingly nice, especially for the money. It was a bit brighter and a more contemporary sound than I'm after. I decided on the Jody Jazz HR 5* and am completely pleased with the tone, playability and overall performance. However, your tone on the Otto Link Tone Edge impresses me enough to order one to try. Again, a well done and very helpful video.

I'm out of practice because I have moved and got into other things but will be going back to practicing I play on the Selmer soloist d

Great choices. I've been using the tenor Tone Edge and Jody HR for 10+ years. Recently got a soprano and settled on the Yahama 6C. I'm an intermediate player for ~30 years.

Jody Jazz, I bought the jody jazz and love the results. Yours was one of the many videos i listened to before making up my mind.

I bought an Otto Link 7 from Dawkes Music and it seals better than the Yamaha 4c I bought at the same time.

My favorite MPC in this clip was the Link. I play a Vandoren T6 Large chamber, hard rubber and get a good Link-like tone. On alto I am lay and out-of-box Meyer 6 and love it.

I've been using a Claude Lakey HR 7* right out the box (90.00) , no re-face with a 15.00 lig from WWBW on a Mark VI , 50***....awesome sound for any style. Use it on alto and Sop as well.....

Thanks alot

I chose larsen! Its my first and probably last! Great video!

Otto Link. The others were a bit buzzy I thought. Lacked warmth. Thanks for this.

I play a metal Navarro, Bebop Special. However, my go-to hard rubber piece is a Vandoren V16 T7 or T8. Nice video....helpful. Thanks.

I think whether to like or dislike depends on what style music you are playing. I currently use the Tone Edge 7* with a 3-1/2 Rico Royal reed. I also have a Brilhart HR and a couple other MPs. To test reeds I wrote the MP down the left side of a paper and reed strength/make across the top. Then I graphed the page into boxes. I played each reed (2, 2-1/2, 3, 3-1/2) on each MP (4 MPs) and made notes of each. The two scenarios I liked best were the Tone Edge with a 3-1/2 reed and the Brillhart with a 2 reed. Just by this test you can see the combination used can effect the result. I mainly play the Tone Edge 7* with the 3-1/2 because I like the tone and texture but of the ones you reviewed in this video I would like to test the Select Jazz D7*. I liked it's range without the low tones being overly nazal yet the upper octaves gave a punch.

im on one for soprano. and i bought the soprano because it was only 100 and it came with the otto link. but it is a mendini and it likes to fall apart but sounds great thanks to that stock link.

I like the Jody Jazz. I use a JD Hite pro hard rubber.

liked the Jody Jazz mouthpiece best

I play Jody jazz DV 7*. And Jody jazz he 7*. Selmer soloist E. Also legere reeds.... They all feel great

The Jody Jazz brings life to my tenor, which neither the V16 nor the Otto Link do. With Abelet ligature of course (I make them). The D'Addario seems interesting too.

The Jody Jazz does more of what I would want. I got a Morgan "Vintage" mouthpiece for my tenor, and I like it a lot. That's my preference. I am not fond of the sax tone that is all bright, edgy and nasal, but I can play it that way if I want to. My favorite reeds are Vandoren V16 2.5 or my precious Rigotti Gold 2.5 medium. The other mouthpieces demonstrated here play a good classic tenor sax sound but it is as if it was recorded with a device that can't quite get the deeper, sexier tones. For the music I play, people expect to hear that deeper, more intimate sound from a tenor. I should add that I'm a pretty good accompanist on any instrument I play, so I'm always playing a horn line below the melody except for other soloists. My solos can tend to go outside the envelope a bit and some people think I'm lost but I'm not, they are (!) Works ok for jam sessions. I might play 1/3 above harmony, descant, countermelody, or emulate what is in the background of the recording. I need my horn to blend in with the band on backup but also speak well for solos, so I prefer the Jody Jazz mouthpiece over the others, because it seems to cover the playing field more adequately. I would guess you can put more edge on it if you want. Again, a lot has to do with the embouchure, etc.

For jazz I play a D'addario Jazz 7 Vandoren ZZ reeds with a Francois Louis Ultimate Ligature. For my concert set up is a Selmar C* Vandoren V21 reeds with a Rovner dark Ligature

Hi Jay - just want to say how useful I found this video. You suggested a good range. I have just ordered all of them to trial (one of the UK shops here will allow 14 day testing) and will check them all out.

Best sound for me is Otto, sound nearly same like my MeyerM8 after refacing

Thank you for recommending also Tenor mouthpieces. I liked the D'Addario MKS-D7M most, although hard to decide, may be even, because it was the last one in your Video...I am still a beginner, playing a Yamaha YTS480 with an Expression 6 mouthpiece which is sufficient for me now, but in a year or so I may try the D'Addario, which costs 175€ @amazon Germany at the moment.

I prefer the otto link. Just ran 4 of my altos past this guy who has a F.X.Huller 'World' sax with full pearls. He was using a vintage meyer (no idea what) and my 51 Amati Toneking, Dolnet Universal, Conn Director and G.H.Huller all sounded great with that old wide-chambered Meyer.

You sound good on all of them. I'm sure that 99.9% of your audience would never know - or care - which one you used. I've been playing for over 60 years and started on the old "stock" mps. I gradually went bigger and bigger (Bergs) and now have a drawer full of "favorites". After 10 minutes on most any of them, I start sounding like ME - give or take a pinch of character differences. Right now, my favorite is a Lawton 10*B. I find that the choice of reed (I use mainly synthetics) makes the BIGGEST difference in my sound. I mainly use Legere Signature, Fiberreed Carbon.

Some great choices. All in a similar vein with slightly different levels of darkness vs brightness. Lately I've found myself going back to an old Jody Jazz HR* that I have. It is a great all around piece. I like that it can get and stay dark like the Tone Edge, but it can brighten up when you push it. I recommend them all the time, they aren't the best thing out there but they are really good. Plus you can usually find them for under $100 on the used market and the ones I've seen are all pretty consistent as well.

My sax tech sold me an odd looking Otto link that he’d had sitting around his shop for $40. Upon closer inspection and asking around. I found out it was a vintage early babbit Tone edge. Easily the best mouthpiece I ever played.

Thanks for the pads, and suction test; I'm new to the sax, but I have an ear!

Nice video, thanks for posting. I like the Jody Jazz the most. A nice centered sound with rich harmonics.

Hi Jay. Two weeks ago i got my new Jupiter tenorsaxophon 700q. Last week i ordered the Otto Link Toneedge.6*. What should i say ? It fits, it works, it sounds really good and its payable with 105.-€. The Jody Jazz sounds more "modern", the high notes are more easily to produce but i didnt want to pay the double price. Its astonishing what you can get for 105.-€......👍Thank you for your help.

HI Jay. I am currently playing my metal otto link tone master 8* which I have used off and on throughout the years of playing. I have been using metal mouthpieces for the most part most of my career. Now I play a Yamaha yts62 tenor horn that is kind of bright and it's a little bright and while it was good for some of the bands that I have been involved in over the years, I was thinking of trying a rubber mouthpiece hoping to tone down the Yamaha a bit. I think I might try the Otto Link and I'll let you know how I make out with it. By the way, thanks or all your great videos and their content. I think they will help lots of people become better players.

You sound like you on each of the mouthpieces, but I lean towards the slightly darker sound of the Link. I played on a Lakey 7*3 on my tenor for over 20 years until 6 months ago when I thought it was about time I tried something different. I wasn't unhappy with the Lakey (and it would certainly compare well with the other more affordable pieces in the video) but my sound concept had evolved and it just wasn't giving me what I wanted to hear. Anyway, after literally playing every tenor piece in the shop I eventually came home with one of the the new 'vintage' slant Links (8*). Totally blown away by it. It's a very dynamic mouthpiece that allows me to really fill the horn at whatever volume. I've had to step up to a stiffer reed, finding the filed Rico blues the best (I know we're supposed to call them D'addarrios now!) but it gives great subtones and a full-and-fruity even sound across the whole range of the instrument. Love the channel - keep 'em coming 😁

Hi Jay. I think the Vandoren sounds the best. I've been a sax player for over 40 years. I use a Selmer D metal mouthpiece. I love it, but I could get along pretty good with the Vandoren.

I play on the Jody Jazz HR* 7* and it sounds so different to you. I play on a nice soft Vandoren ZZ 2.5

Hey Jay, I bought the Otto Link based on this video. Have been playing on it for 6 months and love it. I refurbished a 1977 Yanagisawa T-5 I got ahold of and together they play amazing (I mean amazing for me, a sax hack).

I like my D’addario Select jazz D7M. Easy blowing and a great projecting brightness. I hardly ever play my metal Otto Link Super Tome Master which sounds quieter and sweeter to me.

awesome post, Jay - thanks for posting this. It's amazing how diverse those mouthpieces can sound. For me the Vandoren V16 and the D'Addario Jazz stood out from the others. They're both very different - the Vandoren sounded brighter and 'rockier' but the depth and full rounded sound of that D'Addario ... aiiii carumba!