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Jay Metcalf explains the importance of saxophone ligatures.
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@jeffoliver4038 5 лет назад

Why ligatures matter: it’s hard to keep the reed in place without one!

@nathanaelmarsden1146 5 лет назад

lmao

@archungus 5 лет назад

True!

@toiletshark6368 5 лет назад

Can relate, I brought home a bad ligature that won't catch on the screws, so my bari sax is kinda more difficult to practice

@BranMuffinstudios 5 лет назад

I have had to borrow a hair tie and a rubber band once. Terrible day but the audience did no know otherwise.

@sampo7657 5 лет назад

I used a hair tie once.

@pidgelord9445 5 лет назад

I mean, obviously a red car goes faster than a car of any other colour.

@armaanbhojwani2677 4 года назад

+15 horsepower right there

@JoshTms-yy8zp 4 года назад

+10 hp for racing stripes

@UlIxes1 4 года назад

A very elegant man has a terrible car crash with his red Ferrari. He gets out of the car, looks at the car and shouts: "OMG! My Ferrari!" Another man pops up and tells him:"Sir, you miss an arm!" The Ferrari man looks down and shouts: "OMG! My Rolex!"

@andrewz3854 4 года назад

Stickers 5+ horses power

@KeiNakazawa 4 года назад

what about pink bruv?

@gikasmarkantonatos2168 5 лет назад

This is why you are one of the most popular sax bloggers and teachers on the internets. You cut right to the chase, and cut out the bullshit, and are entertaining to boot. Keep up the great work!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thanks...

@f.thomassimpson4110 4 года назад

And you’re pretty hot to boot.

@richardshane456 4 года назад

@@f.thomassimpson4110 ah... I'll pass on any comment....lol...good day all

@f.thomassimpson4110 4 года назад

Richard Shane uh, not you. :-)

@ldever3 5 лет назад

So that's why my low C goes wawawa; my 35 year old Gigliotti ligature has two screws. The whole time I was thinking it was the light I can see peeking through when the key is closed.

@katrinarose2210 5 лет назад

It's honestly probably both

@ldever3 5 лет назад

Kenneth Fleming I was only joking. I don’t have light coming through any pads, and I don’t have a wawa on any notes. My old ligature may be outdated, but any bad sounds coming from my horn are from me.

@dannyboylan2342 5 лет назад

Haha. Funny man.

@binaryheadstudios4002 5 лет назад

One screw just makes it harder to tighten the ligature unevenly and have your reed slip when you adjust your mouthpiece. It's basically for convenience, and that happens to be Jay's preference. But I personally use 2 screw ligatures on most of my mouthpieces. Good 2 screw ligatures when tightened properly are just as good as some 1 screw ligatures.

@DrSaxLove 5 лет назад

Very cool and informative, sax brother. Makes me feel okay that I CANNOT HEAR THE DIFFERENCE between ligatures! 😊

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thanks bro

@ethano3099 3 года назад

It changes the feel of playing, but tone-wise, it’s always seemed like a placebo effect to me. One of my favorites is a piece of cheap 8 inch long Velcro.

@featherlite7873 5 лет назад

I am a 72 year old playing in a concert band where all of my colleagues made me feel lower class - since my ligature (which has lasted my life time to date!) is the original one that came with my 57 year old Selmer Mark VI Alto Sax. Thanks for the video, since I will continue to use my antique without prejudice.

@eileene.5870 4 года назад

Your colleagues suuuuck! ALL of my instruments (four flutes, two piccolos, a clarinet, two tenor saxophones and an alto, my three kids and I are all musical) are Selmers/Bundys!! They're amazingly well-made, and they sound great!!

@gregjones4722 4 года назад

feather lite I'm 75. I have the same Sax. Silver finnish. Thanks!

@gregorysabol4172 4 года назад

I too have a ‘63 Selmer Mark VI Alto, bought new, with the original Mouthpiece and Ligature. I haven’t played since I got out of College but after seeing this site and subscribing, have decided to start playing again. My thanks to JM.

@jeremyryannoel 2 года назад

Seriously? If it works, what say anyone?

@sunnypunsing 2 года назад

the original selmer ligatures are actually one of the best. Not kidding, they are seriously good.

@yamiii 5 лет назад

I learned half of the stuff I know from this channel

@kajstridell9306 5 лет назад

Frpm Kaj to Jay: You know a lot, and you talk a lot, too much talk and too little showing in closeup on the items you are talking about! When you hold a ligature, half hidden by your hand and in front of your face, in the size of your baird, how can I get any good impression of the thing!!? Rather, take picture of the thing so it occupies at least half of the area of the picture, so that we can see the details! Yours is a one man job, I imagine; Why not take help of another curious cameraman, who is eager to make the pictures ”talk” of what you say? WeAll love your programmes, but show and play more and talk less, is my humble wish! d

@srithangayam5271 5 лет назад

@@kajstridell9306 english at its finest

@juannavarro1100 5 лет назад

Ordinary Videos maby thats why you still shit

@rico._5067 5 лет назад

@tedcoop2681 3 года назад

Amen

@Grimmlock78 5 лет назад

This guy is the “Bob Ross” of sax videos. I’m going to subscribe and I haven’t picked up a sax since I was 14yrs old. I’m 40, now lol

@red_ford23 4 года назад

Pick one up, Chris. :)

@stanhegeman8751 4 года назад

Biter done, Chris!

@KarenUncanny 4 года назад

Hope you got your saxophone out!

@red_ford23 4 года назад

I went to the outdoor shop a Christmas and got two bucks in my case. whats great is little kids that have never seen a horn in real life.

@thombilayukallo6922 5 лет назад

Stan Getz could use duct tape instead of a ligature and nobody would notice the difference in the sound

@Captaincrab77 5 лет назад

Tell my old director that xD

@rebelxapologist4505 5 лет назад

You win the funniest comment award for the day .... well, my day. Thank you!!!!

@scubadiva666 4 года назад

As I commented elsewhere, I was sitting next to a saxophonist once who used a rubber band for a ligature. If it works, it works.

@karibari7673 4 года назад

i had to use tape last year for half of the year because we didn’t have another ligature for me💀

@disgruntled_llama 4 года назад

I recall playing the sax as a beginner with my grandpa - I forgot my ligature, so he gave me his and he used a hose clamp. Made no difference whatsoever.

@KidsToysPlayChannel 4 года назад

Loved the switch up for the intro. Great hook.

@nobodyofconsequence9930 5 лет назад

What type of hat do i NEED to sound like Stan Getz ?

@bordersw1239 5 лет назад

It depends if you’re playing bossa nova or bebop - they require different hats 😉

@bettersax 5 лет назад

That's a whole other video...

@johnpiettro4644 5 лет назад

That's not the hat but rather specific underwear that will change the way you sound. That's actually the hardest part to figure out: you can glance at the Stan's mouthpiece or ligature but his underwear or his socks... not everyone can figure that out but once you do... wow! - The sky is the limit for you in saxophone playing!

@nobodyofconsequence9930 5 лет назад

Everything in life is a compromise. Underwear thst lets you get the mellow bass subtones won't work for altissimo . Conversely underwear that helps with altissimo puts you at risk for a hospital stay. What does everyone think about a Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap ?

@norman-ankhlove7447 5 лет назад

The new clone-lig.. they took a cast of Stan's lips and molded into real life like Getz lips to place over your own with included $3.59 ligature made in Taiwan Walmart factory

@funk4ever 5 лет назад

Man my sides hurt. Its like when producers would ask for a different bass tone and I fake-flipped a switch and played with my nails until they walked off. They always swore that was they tone the wanted. You rock Jay!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thanks Derrick.

@samuelstapelman8077 5 лет назад

Me with a broken, bent ligature with a total worth of $0.25 be like...

@wob3786 5 лет назад

25 cents could get you one whole gumball from walmart

@emimagran7520 4 года назад

I felt that

@jib21812 4 года назад

School instruments be like

@jessesheehan4051 4 года назад

just bend it back

@oatjohnsonmeal3292 4 года назад

Same

@wperkins1728 5 лет назад

Jay, I pretty much enjoy all of your videos, but this is by far, my favorite. Anything that "cuts the crap' is aces with me. Thank you, Sir!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Lots of crap to be cut out there... Thanks.

@vrufino 5 лет назад

I have used the BG ligatures on clarinet and sax. My one gripe with the reed cap is that the plastic will crack if dropped. This has happened to 2 of their ligs. that I own. Also like the Rovner Versa, because of the changeable plate and freedom of using metal touching reed or vinyl. This helps with reeds that are not working as well as when I first begin using them. I have the freedom to customize the vibration of the reed.@@bettersax

@MegaMech 5 лет назад

5:00 "The colour of your car will make it go faster" It is true, that if you paint your car with racing stripes you get atleast twenty more horse power. That's just a fact.

@asuchri 5 лет назад

If you put flames on it its +25 horsepower

@MegaMech 5 лет назад

@@asuchri No... You lose 25 horse power if you put flames on it. Flames makes the car annoyingly noisy like ricers.

@asuchri 5 лет назад

@@MegaMech sure ill agree, but adding a spoiler to your car adds 100k horsepower easily.

@jorkles4691 5 лет назад

Same way with having a red mountain bike makes it go faster.

@occashares 4 года назад

Maybe could have said: Whore power, attracts them like bees to honey

@sampo7657 5 лет назад

Used my friends hair tie once instead. Sounded the same.

@avacable1019 4 года назад

Kitty765 😂😂😂

@ethano3099 3 года назад

Felt more free-blowing, right?

@sampo7657 3 года назад

@@ethano3099 felt the same except I felt like it was gonna fall off

@lapislazers2373 4 года назад

Company: this ligature will make u sound like a god Oboist: hold my beer

@grantkoeller8911 4 года назад

Nothing wrong with a 2 screw ligature, they were used by the greatest of all time, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Desmond, and Phil Woods. This proves that a brass or silver 2 screw ligature works perfectly and believe it or not, they get no respect. On my 1962 Mark 6 alto, I have original Selmer short shank hard rubber Soloist,with original selmer brass 2 screw and brass cap made in France.

@derekakien7379 5 лет назад

I like the way you cut through the BS. Almost Shakesperean! LoL.

@joer3481 5 лет назад

I saw a bass clarinet light comparison on utube....he actually used a shoe string at one point and it worked....also g with a rubber band...... C# or Bb :-)

@zachthecatman 4 года назад

Old clarinet-like instruments used string, but that's kinda gross to use shoe string. I've used tape before. It sucks

@villager2236 4 года назад

Here is the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6ghMCiV8hTg.html

@aidenf.o.1656 5 лет назад

I really like the way you talk. Your studio lighting is on point and I'm digging the real talk. Subscribed.

@warpatato 5 лет назад

The way he talks really sounds a lot like Rick Beato

@bigeman25 4 года назад

I love jazz and my favorite instrument is the saxophone, tenor, alto, bass any sax is good with me. I say this to say I subscribed. One day maybe I'll try to learn how to play the saxophone. I'm over 60, I best get started!

@KarenUncanny 4 года назад

Hope you played some saxophone.

@karltorento3358 3 года назад

Always stay hungry!

@iksaxophone Год назад

I've used $150, $30, $2 ligatures, shoelaces, duct tape, electrical tape, hair ties, and kitchen elastics...as long as it holds the reed in place it's good. The tone comes from the mouthpiece, the reed, the neck, the horn body.....and from YOU. Can't dodge bad technique with overpriced gear.

@jaredgonzalez8300 5 лет назад

*Just want to say, Thank You for your videos*

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thank you for the comment.

@grantkoeller8911 2 года назад

I'm 60 years old, and have been playing saxophone for 50 years, 44 years professionally. 23 years with USAF BANDS. I went through a 10 year phase were I used hand tied string, and it really is wonderful! Like a Silverstone but even better and way cheaper! Preferred string was nylon boot lace and parachute cord. Today I use on Alto sax a German silver C melody sax ligature. It fits perfectly and looks cool too on my Meyer 7MM. When I was at North Texas Lab Bands I used for lead alto, a Meyer 7MM and now 40 years later I still use a Meyer 7MM,for bebop jazz alto.

@robbertzzzzz 5 лет назад

I do notice a sound difference though, both with my own different ligatures on the same sax, and all the ligatures you use at the beginning of the video. It's not much, it's definitely not a change in tone, it's mostly that high or low frequencies can be more balanced throughout the instrument. Aside from that, I have noticed different a response from the instrument when trying different ligatures, would you say that that's just because they hold the reed poorly onto the sax?

@overthetarget9401 5 лет назад

Usually it's really more about the how evenly the reed is being held to the table that makes a difference in playability. Some ligatures pinch the reed more from the sides than from the middle which is not ideal. How much of the reed is exposed beyond the front edge of the ligature also can account for more/less resistance to a degree.

@kiraharden1204 5 лет назад

“All the best sax players on instagram use this”

@melosunny 4 года назад

When I was first starting out at alto sax in band, I barely tightened it and my reed shot out:

@MegaMech 5 лет назад

Everyone always puts the cheap/default 2 screw one that comes with beginner instruments on upside-down. They think the hole in it is supposed to match the symbol on the mouth piece, when it's actually made so you can see that the ligature is on the center of the reed. Got this tip from a PhD saxophone player. He does sessional thingies. I knew he was going to say the same thing he said like two years ago. So when my concert band sax players along with many sax players from many schools were waiting for him. I was joking to my friend that his ligature was on upside-down. He was like "No it's not, what are you talking about". I was kinda making myself look like a fool on purpose. Then the PhD guy comes in, says an intro. And the first thing he says "Your ligatures are on upside-down" so all the people who thought I was crazy begins unanimously flipping their ligatures around. It was hilarious, I was laughing so hard.

@Daedalus33 4 года назад

MegaMech idk man it seems to fit better upside down for some reason

@grantkoeller8911 4 года назад

The ligature can be put on the mouthpiece 12 o'clock, 6 o'clock and also 3 and 9 oclock

@MegaMech 4 года назад

@@grantkoeller8911 The PhD guys main reason was he thought the default ligatures put more pressure on the reed and makes a better seal. Real solution in my experience is buy a better ligature.

@bungorogers7067 5 лет назад

Same crap guitarists tell themselves when wood species come up - "I can hear it!" Also the "this brand of sax has these aural characteristics" is b.s. with all the possible variables in any sax.

@SpookyStina 5 лет назад

I love the intro. Omg. Being in music all my life, after growth up, hearing this is hilarious because it's so accurate and we all have met "that person".

@T.H.W.O.T.H 5 лет назад

I've been using the 'Kenny G' for a while now, but I still don't my own a gold lamé jumpsuit or aircraft though. I once dropped my lig during a hurried setup and the drummer stepped backwards onto it. Completely funked! Ended up using a couple of winds of elastoplast. Worked fine. Not a bad gig either.

@bettersax 5 лет назад

That's where a Rovner is good.. You can step on it...

@rillloudmother 5 лет назад

If you get enough money and have to buy a plane, try not to tell anybody.

@lylecrawford2794 5 лет назад

Isn't that kind of a band-aid solution?

@anonymousguy7723 5 лет назад

My saxophone teacher has used rubber bands and plumbers clamps when he was in a pinch.!!! I use a Theo Wanne ligature and I’m happy....

@craigmckinney2219 5 лет назад

Director, not player, but a good vid. Drop the one turning green in baking soda and water. It should help. I always found on my trumpets that keeping a little valve oil on the spots that turn green will deter the verdigris.

@kai-tu3mn 4 года назад

when im playing one of ny schools saxes: *ligature moves and the reed shifts out of place after one scale*

@grantkoeller8911 4 года назад

Tighten screw

@IanJonesOnSax 5 лет назад

The ligature that came with my yanagisawa mouthpiece is a 2-screw that BARELY keeps the reed in place when fully tightened- that is until last night. With the ever-so-slightly smaller synthetic reed, it slips. This video came just in time! In for the Kenny G special (through your link!). Thank you!!!!

@dnc12265 5 лет назад

Thank you for cutting through all the hype, Jay! I’ve been using a tenor Rovner since I started jamming about 8 years ago, and highly recommend it for the price and functionality. Thanks for making more than one recommendation at different price points!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thanks David

@AntonMoiseyenko 5 лет назад

This is the best and funniest video, especially the introduction part! You made my day!

@jguillermoii 5 лет назад

22 years ago today, I've been using the same ligature...

@jacksmith8758 3 года назад

I just started playing tenor and just realized my school horn has an alto ligature lol

@parker550 5 лет назад

Another good sensible take on marketing BS... Top lad🎷👍💣

@munichmapper3245 5 лет назад

My friend's grandpa has a massive ligature collection. (I mean, also saxophone stuff in general, but the ligatures are the ones that he has the most of.) My Tenor (when I still played it) sounded 10x better when I tried on one of his Jazz ligatures, and he said this year for jazz band he will let me borrow one of his Bari jazz ligatures. 👌

@mathewwallis2863 5 лет назад

Jay, my friend... I just want to say, I've been playing for almost a year now, and I started out watching EVERYone! A few guys, I still keep tabs on, from time to time (and let me just add, there are MANY REALLY good instructors on line), but my time is precious and the videos I always find myself watching are YOURS! Keep up the GREAT work, my friend! You rock! You're my 'Go-to' guy!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Good to hear Matthew, thanks.

@johnchapin7707 5 лет назад

Yeah man: i need that rounder sound! I can only get round sound with the round-sound lig...!!! HAH! Awesome post. But for the record: blue cars are really slower than red cars. Just sayin.... ;-)

@wilfig 4 года назад

I have to admit, I've been swayed by the overpriced ligature market. I currently play on Saxxas ligatures on both my alto and tenor, and they're not cheap at over $100 a piece. It started with the Winslow lig back in the early 90's. I just liked the feel of the way they let the reed and mouthpiece vibrate. Could I get the same feel from a cheaper lig? Probably, but I have tried a few others, and I prefer the Winslow style lig, and what it does for my sound. But I have to say, the 10K Gold Silverstein Maestro lig is the biggest boondoggle of a ligature I have ever seen in my life. It's a total prestige ligature at over $1000. It would be something Dave Koz, Kenny G, or maybe the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic could afford to spend, but for the average musician,.....c'mon, man. As a capitalist, I have to applaud Silverstein for having the brass juevos to even have the audacity to charge such an amount for a such a small item. Then again, I paid $60 bucks for a mass screw. A SCREW that holds my sax neck in place! But it worked! I did an A-B comparison, and the mass screw worked hands down, and I bought the screw on the spot. So, Silverstein, more power to ya!

@rreganjjohnn 4 года назад

I bought a cheap leather ligature on eBay, well artificial leather, and within a week it had stretched too big. So I took out the screw rod and two small bars and fitted them onto a piece of webbing which I glued in place I placed a small piece of cardboard just to support the reed and .well it plays fantastic, I can't believe it!!! magic my sax now sounds like a super pro model and intonation is so easy.

@Jazzznbluezzz1 5 лет назад

Thanks for for the very entertaining post. I agree with you to some extend. From my experience I dare to declare that there are ligs that really do affect the sound. Rovners I do not like at all as they seem to dampen the tone. Like you I also like the BG single screw ligs but not only for their efficiency. To my ear the BG really appears to make the sound fuller and rounder. Some ligs do clearly affect the tone by adding some brightness like the old Bonade inverted and a solid brass ring slide on lig that I found cheap on Ebay. I occasionally play a bronze Berg Larsen and with its original 2 screw lig it sounds OK but when I put on a old Runyon 1-screw lig the tone appears to get extra depth and dimension. Well, maybe the Berg lig just sucks but just saying there can be a difference made in tone. I also experimented with tie ribs (the cheapest ligs on the market) and you will be suprised what difference it makes. It is a pain to position it on and off though. It is fun to experiment with all kind of vintage cheapo 2-scew and 1-screw ligs. But I would suggest to avoid the expensive boutique ones. They are just eye candy and too much money for too little difference in tone if at all.

@sheskimusic 5 лет назад

To some degree I agree with what you’re saying. I do understand however, that the ligature absolutely does have an effect in the vibration of the instrument. Because of this, if the player is sensitive enough to these minute changes, the feeling in the approach is definitely different. If I can feel the “buzz” and vibrations I feel more connected and my sound will surely reflect that

@isabellazhang9975 5 лет назад

once i forgot my ligature at school so i just used a rubber band

@brandonm7952 5 лет назад

Psyche lol yeah it doesn’t change sounds much, like it doesn’t sound as good but na

@isabellazhang9975 5 лет назад

Psyche sounded the same lol

@grantkoeller8911 5 лет назад

Totally dissed my chosen ligature (brass 2 screw)(think Selmer)..... A one screw is not better than a 2 screw...... I also use a AP&M 1920's stock 2 screw stamped T and A ligature made from brass. I can tighten the front tighter or looser than the back screw. With a 1 screw lig you can only adjust tight or loose. 2 different settings. I can get 4 different settings....Certain ligatures will crack (Vandoren)(Berg Larsen) or separate also. Nothing wrong with Rovner, however, when tightening, fully tighten, then back off screw, to let reed breathe. I am web moderator for "Saxophone Ligature Screws" on facebook. Please check it out.

@eternal_hangnail 5 лет назад

About halfway through the semester, my tenor ligature snapped. I started using rubber bands (or a hair tie in a pinch) and i was so surprised with how natural it sounded that i didn't bother replacing it

@garymelhaff9327 4 года назад

U have an RPC bari MPC....I can't believe how popular they got - I had no idea! Ron C made a custom MPC for me back in the 1990s..in fact I watched him make it in his house! I didn't like it and stashed it away in a drawer quite upset I couldn't hardly make a sound out of it. Just recently found out he didn't make many soprano ones and they're all highly sought after....and pulled it out and...I might actually switch to using it! Just wasn't ready for it at the time 20 years ago. Heard Ron just died last year....RIP Ron C...that's Rest in Playing

@ak9041 5 лет назад

I was just about to drop some serious cash on a new ligature after falling for all the crap I’ve heard. Then I dropped by your channel to see if you had a video on ligatures. Thanks for saving me a heap of money!

@catboyzee 2 года назад

This video is hilarious, I love it. Nothing like poking fun at how musicians(like myself) be nitpicking over their gear, tryna find the 'perfect' sound...LMBO!!!

@marks.6656 5 лет назад

My side hurts from the awesomeness of this video!!!! Thanks Jay!

@bettersax 5 лет назад

I'm glad someone appreciates my sense of humor. thanks.

@grantkoeller8911 Год назад

This beginner kid had a student alto sax, and his ligature would not fit, at all so I looked at it and I said, this is a clarinet ligature. He looked at me with wide eyes, I handed him an alto ligature, "here kid let's trade". Put his ligature on my clarinet, fits perfectly, and he got one of my best vintage AP&M 2 screw, from the 1960's ....

@SModex777 5 лет назад

Jay I was laughing my behind off with this one. Reminded me of my youth and early adulthood.

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Glad it made you laugh...

@petegalindez9961 8 месяцев назад

Ok, Jay…you lost all credibility with me when you said the color of your car doesn’t make it faster…when I went from a white Toyota Corolla to a red one, I could definitely feel it was much faster!!! LOL…

@ironmight3656 4 года назад

“unbelievable blowing ease”

@realmarsastro Год назад

It took me a little while to realize the intro was made as a joke, because I genuinely did hear a difference. It just wasn't groundbreaking, lol

@a-funk1253 5 лет назад

I have a Rovner with my soprano. Bough it + Yamaha 4C mpc. I only play a couple of times a year but when watching these videos, makes me want to play more frequently. Rovner stays in its place and doesn't scratch my mpc. Also very easy to use and when being flexible 'ribbon', contacts evenly and holds its position. Worth its price, definitely. Thank You for your videos.

@espr7564 3 года назад

Interesting and informative vid his best ever 👍 There has always been so much BS spoken about saxophones. Like get a Selmer five digit MK6 😂 Why??

@FragEightyfive 4 года назад

I like the 'band' style ones, they don't get bent if you sit on it, they fit almost any mouthpiece.

@mrp1217 5 лет назад

I love this video! The ligature doesn't contact the vibrating column of air, so how could it possibly affect the timbre?

@matthewhetzler4912 2 года назад

This sounds like something you should study!

@Sax4Him Месяц назад

I always come back to this clip periodically, ALWAYS makes my day!

@paoloalbano4690 5 лет назад

Jay, great video again..! So clear, so true. Your videos make me feel better. Thank you again

@bettersax 5 лет назад

Thanks Paolo.

@grantkoeller8911 4 года назад

The Selmer Magnatone is one of the greatest, I learned this when Ralph Morgan handed me one, and I thought wow this is a killer slip on ligature!!!

@vasylsahan 5 лет назад

You Rock!!! You just made my day🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!

@KrBme78 4 года назад

What exactly is a "more natural sound" on saxophone!? lmao "This ligature will make your old saxophone sound like it was freshly picked off the saxophone tree!"

@karlschroeder1207 5 лет назад

Thanks for the rundown on ligatures, Jay. I generally use wither a D'Addario H or a Selmer 404 on my metal tenor mouthpiece, D'Addario H on alto, and a Rovner on bari. They work great I've had them for a while.

@bobreynolds Год назад

This opening is hilarious, Jay!

@kd5nrh 5 лет назад

I now have motivation to become a great saxophone player so I can get famous for using a radiator hose clamp as a ligature.

@liljuicebox5789 5 лет назад

Lol

@jamesdarylthomas3684 3 года назад

Question ,does the Ligature screws on or on reeds(bottom)? Thanks Be Safe God Bless Each 1

@annadroid2323 4 года назад

I have a cheap-o two screw one 😂

@grantkoeller8911 4 года назад

Benny Goodman used a 2 screw

@octopussmasher2694 2 года назад

I have two alto ligatures both under$20 both work on alto sax and clarinet excellently

@moises9847 5 лет назад

Coloca a legenda em português.um grande abraço...

@agitatordog 5 лет назад

You mention that your Vandoren ligature is turning green. Just plop it into a cup of vinegar for a few minutes. All gone!

@williamdaniels512 5 лет назад

Would you consider it bad if your ligature puts depressions in the reed?

@JoeARedHawk275 5 лет назад

It means your tightening your ligature too hard or you just have some sharp ass ligatures

@bettersax 5 лет назад

If you have to tighten it so hard that it leaves marks on the reed, then it is not gripping the mouthpiece well. A lot of my ligatures need to be over tightened to avoid slipping when I turn the mouthpiece to adjust position or intonation. That's why I love the BG Duo lig.

@panpansax825 5 лет назад

I've wanted to start playing the saxophone about 15 years ago now (I'm 23) but I don't come from a very wealthy family so never had the opportunity to actually buy one. I've started watching your videos because I was looking to see if there were any cheap ones that could get me started and found yours on the 270$ alto from amazon and now that I am older and have a job I am extreamly impatient to buy it at the end of the month on my next pay check. Anyway its just to say that I don't have any saxes at home but I've been watching your videos non-stop for two months now and I just want to thank you for making my childhood dream reborn inside of me again and reminding me to go out and live that dream! (Yes my childhood dream was to own a saxophone, always been obsessed with this instrument)

@mnaber2003 5 лет назад

This cracked me up. All so true.

@jamesdelucia4868 7 месяцев назад

What do you think about the ring ligature. I notice you use one on your better sax mouthpieces. I have one for my Jody Jazz HR alto mouthpiece. I have a hard time when I am adjusting it in any way, and pushing it onto the cork. Thank you, Jim

@bettersax 7 месяцев назад

They can be great, but it is true that it takes a bit of getting used to when it comes to putting the mouthpiece on the neck cork. It helps if the fit is not too tight.

@jjy135 5 лет назад

Hey Better Sax! I recently have been considering trying out the soprano saxophone, and I've been playing the Alto for a few years now. Do you have any suggestions for soprano saxophones under $1000 (USD)? Also, I noticed that soprano saxophones are extremely expensive, so if $1000 isn't enough to buy a decent saxophone, do you you have any suggestions for a decent soprano?

@zachc9532 5 лет назад

look on amazon and craigs list

@jjy135 5 лет назад

@@zachc9532 Used or new?

@zachc9532 5 лет назад

@@jjy135 Id say that a used soprano would be alot easier to find for under $1000. I have a used alto that i got from Craigs list for $500 that works great. just make sure the used instrument is in great condition. it will be harder to find a new soprano for under 1000. its hard to find any new sax for under 1000

@jjy135 5 лет назад

@@zachc9532 What brands would you recommend? Also, how can you tell if it's in good condition?

@zachc9532 5 лет назад

@@jjy135 I would recommend Yamaha. And to tell if its in good shape, tell the person selling it to you on craigs list to let you play on it im front of the seller before the final purchase. If you get it off of Amazon, look at all the images and look at the description to see the if its in good condition.

@Mega12AX7 5 лет назад

Thanks for the REALITY CHECK 🤔 Just a beginner. Good time to get started with the RIGHT information 😺 L.L.&P🖖🖖🖖

@richardwinkler7822 5 лет назад

I like the beginning part of the video where "you" exclaim (to YOU) dramatic sound differences between the ligatures - laughed out loud. I've been playing alto, tenor and clarinet for over 60 years and have never noticed any "dramatic" differences in sound due to different ligatures (all other things remaining unchanged). BTW - I noticed you where playing part of Sanborn's solo on How Sweet it Is.(1:20 - 1:24 and at end of video) Coincidentally, I recently transcribed and am playing it (on alto) with a classic rock group. We extended the song and I play a second Sanborn solo I transcribed from a RU-vid live performance with James Taylor ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Mp0rBHhXMs.html (solo starts at about 2:53). I think both solos are classic Sanborn. After learning these and playing many times, I improvise (a la Sanborn) on an 8 bar intro and at the end of the tune for as long as the rhythm section lets me. It's a fun style to use improvising, but I still can't resist playing the two transcribed solos. - Rich P.S. - I use Rovners on all my mouthpieces.

@bettersax 5 лет назад

I'm glad someone finally noticed what I was playing...

@rezzab 5 лет назад

I know this is about clarinet ligatures, I bought loads of ligatures over the years some very expensive, it suddenly dawned on me that all my heroes just used a basic metal ligature and they had amazing tones so I went back to one, it sounded good, still using it today.

@FernandoFerreira-kf6kz 5 лет назад

300 hundred dollars what the flipflop . Oh hell No. No no No. Thank for the vid man . I really wanted that 300 piece until you said 300 . I said F@$÷ that $#!+.

@jamesbarratt593 4 года назад

I didn't know you had a gangster TWIN

@schildster 5 лет назад

For maximum efficiency of air pressure in initiating the standing wave place the lig at the center of mass of the piece. Higher mass and minimum contact area with the barrel will also increase efficiency. The Rovner leather lig dampens the standing wave oscillator (mouthpiece) preventing higher frequency resonance and constraining the dynamic frequency range of each tone. For some like Kamasi or that guy from the Revivalists who play metal pieces this is desirable although less efficient

@putriscool 5 лет назад

The saxophone in the background bothers me. The body looks like a tenor but the neck looks like an alto and I can't tell which one it is

@900schutter 5 лет назад

great video. i use the rovner tenor ligature on my baritone syos mouthpiece, works absolutely great. before this i used the BG leather lig with the 2 metal ridges, but that started to slip/loosen up after a couple of years.

@bettersax 5 лет назад

The Rovners are very versatile.. Great value.

@aaronbensi9723 5 лет назад

Good advice... Rovner and the vandoren good value and great ligatures... Darker sound ..more the mouthpiece... and reed... Fantastic job..👍

@DocBree13 Год назад

My favorite is the one that claims to affect the speed of sound waves lol

@10morrissette 5 лет назад

I love the intro, because it is soooooo true. I played a Rovner for years and it does exactly what it needs to. Then I got sucked into "upgrading" my ligature. Yes, the Francois Louis Ultimate plays a little lighter and the Vandoren Optimum is more powerful, but if there are differences, I'm the only one who notices.

@derycktrahair8108 5 лет назад

Red cars do go faster, but that's more about the attitude of the driver who thinks he's more important that the rest of us. Ligatures? What's wrong with the 2 screw ones? If you are sensitive to the torque you can make minor adjustments as you go. El cheapo works for me. An expensive one won't help if you don't do the long note tone practice. Thanks for a great video.

@HaHaHaHope 2 года назад

I am embarrassed to say that I bought a Silverstein cryo a few years ago. I had the same problem. It stretched and no longer tightens. It’s an expensive piece of sh$t. I contacted Silverstein several times and never got a reply. But when I was looking into buying it they left message after messages. I’m glad you mentioned them. I hope they go out of business.

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yeah they told me in person that they would repair the ligature and then never replied to emails. Really disappointing.