What's the best Tenor Saxophone? Early Mark VI vs. 5 Modern Tenors with Jon Bean!
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 Published On Jun 15, 2023

Boston #saxophonist Jon Bean stopped by Virtuosity to compare his 1955 60k #selmer Mark VI to a range of modern professional tenor saxophones to see if any can come close.

Featured Instruments:
Selmer Series III
https://www.virtuosityboston.com/selm...
Selmer Reference 36
https://www.virtuosityboston.com/selm...
Selmer Reference 54
https://www.virtuosityboston.com/selm...
Rampone & Cazzani Two Voices
https://www.virtuosityboston.com/ramp...
Yamaha Custom Z
https://www.virtuosityboston.com/yama...

Want to try these horns for yourself? Come by our shop in Boston, MA:
Virtuosity Musical Instruments
234 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

Setup:
Ted Klum Florida (Rubber) 8*
Select Jazz 3H (Unfiled)
BSS Superlative Ligature

Signal Flow:
Microtech Gefell M 930 Ts (M930Ts) pair @ 1m via Integer XMP2 preamp
No processing or adjustments made to audio

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:21 Intro
0:41 Jon's Mark VI - Intro
0:57 Setup Used
1:25 Jon's Mark VI - 🎧 Playing
1:53 Series III - Intro
2:16 Series III - 🎧 Playing
3:03 Series III - Thoughts
3:10 Ref 36 - Intro
3:25 Ref 36 - 🎧 Playing
3:53 Ref 36 - Thoughts
4:00 Ref 54 - Intro
4:26 Ref 54 - 🎧 Playing
5:17 Ref 54 - Thoughts
5:50 Two Voices - Intro
6:20 Two Voices - 🎧 Playing
6:56 Two Voices - Thoughts
7:11 Custom Z - Intro
7:25 Custom Z - 🎧 Playing
8:24 Overall Thoughts
9:06 Jon's Picks
10:10 Conclusion
10:39 Nothing to see here ;)

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