Amazing Quality for the Price!
It is a B Stock because of a tiny “Blemish”, that I can Barely see, with my reading glasses on!
A Beautiful, Brand New, Professional Saxophone at a greatly, discounted Price! An Incredible Value!!
The Case is Incredibly Tight! As It “Hugs” the Horn, as it should!
The Video of the Play test is really cool!
Customer Service are Very Nice People!! Thank You Tim and Mario!! This Sax will last a Lifetime!!! I like the sparkly, dark blue buttons too!! And the engravings are All over the Horn!! Even the Neck is engraved Beautifully!
I, like so many people, I’ve read in the reviews; stopped playing saxophone for many years. For over 20 years I have Not had a functional Saxophone!
And back in the day, the only saxes I had, that played were cheap Sopranos with an Otto Link metal Mouthpiece, so I could Scream Solos!!
So when I inherited some money recently, I got a Yamaha YSS 87 custom Z soprano and Theo Wanne, metal Mantra Mouthpiece! But I still can’t get the overtones over the Second octave!
I started remembering that every sax player (here in New Orleans!) told me that soprano was the hardest one to play, but I didn’t believe them, because it was the ONLY one (at the time) I felt comfortable playing!!
So then I bought a Tenor YTS 62 and a Theo Wanne Metal Mantra and i’am Literally “Blown Away”!! I was able to get all the overtones and altissimo I wanted, from the 2nd time playing it!!!
So after playing the YTS 62 for a few weeks, I remembered the custom z Soprano and tried to play it with the tenor. I also have a Theo Wanne Durga #9 Metal, for the soprano, Very Open,.. But still, I can’t play it like I used to. I can’t seem to get any Altisimo Overtones on it anymore?? Or Yet??
So, I purchased the Jean Paul pro Alto Sax, AS - 860, B Stock; in pursuit of more Focused, Altisimo, Overtones!
This Jean Paul Saxophone is very Good so far,.. On only my 2nd time playing it, I was able to get very clear and consistent Altisimo Overtones, very easily!!!
I played it with my Yamaha tenor, YTS 62 and both sound and play very Similar! But the Jean Paul is less than 1/2 the price!! Amazing!!!
Im playing the JP-AS-860 with a Theo Wanne, Metal Mindy Abair 2, #6.
It plays from Low to High quite easily! Im able to “Pop” into the 3rd octave from wherever I want!! And most importantly, it Screams like my Yamaha!
Yamahas are great studio saxes! But way too expensive for me, to want to take outside!
With the Jean Paul I feel like I’ll be ready for Mardi Gras next year!!
Now, Im seriously considering purchasing the JP-TS-600 or 660 to play on the street, a gig or to travel with!! And maybe your curved soprano too!!! Thanks Again Jean Paul!!!