To my ears They both tend to have more of a sopranoish sound. Especially in the medium and high register. To be honest I feel the same about cannonball saxes. The only ones from Taiwan that sound amazing to my ears are Viking saxes. They sound fantastic and not thin at all. And you are a fantastic player. Thank you so much for your efforts. Never stop!
I think a lot of what you hear has to do with the recording quality and the mouthpiece and reed combo. Eastman can have a very full, dark sound. Listen to other videos and you will see what I mean. I am also curious about Viking saxes though. I have heard good things about them.
As a personal observation, given that most of what the audience hears is what the player feels happier to express in their playing, rather than the horn itself, you seemed more at ease with the 52nd. You seemed more comfortable and pushed your technique more and as a result everything sounded smoother and more even. the Rue sounded more "raw" and more "bursty" as if it was raring to go. I'm surprised you thought jt more the classical horn - but you were the player, I'm not an experienced player by any measure at all, so I must respect your greater knowledge there.
Thanks for the feedback!! I think the Rue can be a great jazz horn, but would also be great for classical. Kind of like Selmers, where they have attributes that make them great for both!
I think you nailed it with your observation. Sound good Dave!
Thanks a lot Bob!
Received my EAS 850 today, looking forward to playing it.
Nice! I thought it was a pretty sweet horn!
To my ears They both tend to have more of a sopranoish sound. Especially in the medium and high register. To be honest I feel the same about cannonball saxes. The only ones from Taiwan that sound amazing to my ears are Viking saxes. They sound fantastic and not thin at all. And you are a fantastic player. Thank you so much for your efforts. Never stop!
Thanks a lot George! I haven't tried the Viking horns yet, but I've wanted to. Hopefully some day! :)
I think a lot of what you hear has to do with the recording quality and the mouthpiece and reed combo. Eastman can have a very full, dark sound. Listen to other videos and you will see what I mean. I am also curious about Viking saxes though. I have heard good things about them.
I didn't find these Viking saxophones. Yes it sounds like a soprano)
Scales sound vastly different.. 52nd was sorta brighter thinner and I prefer it. Played one at Sweetwater and it's on the list.
Yeah, I do like those a lot. Thanks for the feedback!
What is the neck strap you use?
Great video!
Thanks a lot! It's one of the Lake City neckstraps that we sell at Schmitt. I like it a lot!
they sound allmost the same great thanks dan
As a personal observation, given that most of what the audience hears is what the player feels happier to express in their playing, rather than the horn itself, you seemed more at ease with the 52nd. You seemed more comfortable and pushed your technique more and as a result everything sounded smoother and more even. the Rue sounded more "raw" and more "bursty" as if it was raring to go. I'm surprised you thought jt more the classical horn - but you were the player, I'm not an experienced player by any measure at all, so I must respect your greater knowledge there.
Thanks for the feedback!! I think the Rue can be a great jazz horn, but would also be great for classical. Kind of like Selmers, where they have attributes that make them great for both!