Best Saxophone Ligatures
Size: Strength 3.5. Traditional reeds are known for their excellent response in all registers, allowing a pianissimo attack in even highest notes.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Granddaughter plays conventional as well as jazz tenor sax."
"Great reeds."
"I am reviewing them well because they were about half the price of the exact one at the local music store."
"The reeds when playing a sax make all the difference in the sound. We have never had to bevel any of the sides to make them fit."
"These reeds have a great sound and great strength."
"Yes, not all the reeds work out of the box, if any."
"Vandoren reeds are excellent."
"I purchased these reeds for my middle school band students."
Included are 3 interchangeable pressure plates with different pressure points that give different timbre. Quick and precise tightening.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When I opened the bad the shiny ligature was carefully placed inside a plastic mouthpiece cover. I must say, when I took the ligature out is was and looked very very very well made, all the parts are of the finest quality (Before hand questioning this $71.00 product to see if it was worth the $). This ligature is a MUST HAVE for any Sax or Clarinet player, you will sound 100% better than you originally have and you will know it the first time you play a note! Don't mind the money, it's worth every single penny no joke hands down the very best ligature out there on the market today."
"Bottom line, fantastic and beautiful ligature but make sure you are wary of fit."
"When paired with the Vandoren Optimum mouthpiece it produces a beautiful, controlled sound."
"My favorite ligature..."
"We plan to upgrade her saxophone soon, but while we wait, we have upgraded her ligature."
"I used this ligature set today."
"I bout this for a Family member."
"One thing I particularly like about this ligature is the single-screw tightening mechanism: it is easy to handle, and snugs up the reed nice and evenly."
This type of vertebral column gives the musician much greater playing flexibility, as the resultant elesticity zone is very large. More flexible than Traditional and V16 reeds.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When I now started learning about different sounds and how different setups affect your sound I started experimenting with different reeds to fine tune my sound."
"In a nutshell, the reeds I just received (Jan. 2014) bear a code that the Vandoren web site verifies as authentic."
"I have to add that I'm really particular about reeds; I especially want to hear the overtones and a certain level of brightness."
"Very good quality makes a big difference from the other brand my daughter was using."
"My husband uses only these reeds."
"These are the best reeds you can buy!"
"I've also played on Vandoren Blue Box, ZZ, and Red Javas too, but these are the ones I keep coming back to."
"Java are always the best."
Best Alto Saxophone Ligatures
Included are 3 interchangeable pressure plates with different pressure points that give different timbre. Quick and precise tightening.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I opened the bad the shiny ligature was carefully placed inside a plastic mouthpiece cover. I must say, when I took the ligature out is was and looked very very very well made, all the parts are of the finest quality (Before hand questioning this $71.00 product to see if it was worth the $). This ligature is a MUST HAVE for any Sax or Clarinet player, you will sound 100% better than you originally have and you will know it the first time you play a note! Don't mind the money, it's worth every single penny no joke hands down the very best ligature out there on the market today."
"Bottom line, fantastic and beautiful ligature but make sure you are wary of fit."
"When paired with the Vandoren Optimum mouthpiece it produces a beautiful, controlled sound."
"My favorite ligature..."
"We plan to upgrade her saxophone soon, but while we wait, we have upgraded her ligature."
"I used this ligature set today."
"I bout this for a Family member."
"One thing I particularly like about this ligature is the single-screw tightening mechanism: it is easy to handle, and snugs up the reed nice and evenly."
Best Baritone Saxophone Ligatures
Style: Bari Sax. Pressure plates and cap available as replacements.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great way to improve your sound, especially if you have a student horn or just an old beat-up sax and can't afford a professional saxophone."
"ok but it makes the horn sound like you stand behind a curtain."
"Son likes it."
"Great replacement for our old tenor ligature."
"They are velcro so I felt I didn’t really get my money’s worth after paying $60."
"Not very good, it stretches and the Velcro weakens, do not get this ligature, I like the optimum and the m/o way better, spend a few more bucks for the optimum or get the m/o, this ligature is good for its early days but then stretches and the Velcro wears down."
Best Soprano Saxophone Ligatures
Style: Sop Sax. Pressure plates and cap available as replacements.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"ok but it makes the horn sound like you stand behind a curtain."
"Son likes it."
"Great replacement for our old tenor ligature."
"Not very good, it stretches and the Velcro weakens, do not get this ligature, I like the optimum and the m/o way better, spend a few more bucks for the optimum or get the m/o, this ligature is good for its early days but then stretches and the Velcro wears down."
"They are velcro so I felt I didn’t really get my money’s worth after paying $60."
"I never would have thought that ligatures affected tone quality but I received so many comments from my peers upon using this ligature."
Best Tenor Saxophone Ligatures
The Rover MKIII is a premium ligature that gives greater weight & substance to the tone as compared to the "Dark" & "Light" models. Brand: Rover.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a fine ligature, but I ultimately prefer the sound I get with a Vandoren Optimum ligature."
"I bought this for my 12 year old daughter who is a beginner."
"It holds the reed in place and it give my sax a little dark and on spot sound."
"Don't know why the review item shows up as for clarinet; it was an alto saxophone ligature."
"Really surprised with the results."
"My kid loves it; surely an upgrade and easier to use from the metal ligatures."
"Great ligature for the money."
Best Clarinet Ligatures
Available Dark model ligatures 1E - Bb German String/ Eb Clarinet, Nickel Fittings 1M - Metal Alto/Small Tenor Sax, Nickel Fittings 1MB - Metal Alto/Tenor Slim, Gold Fittings 1MD - Metal Doff Sop Sax, Nickel Fittings 1MS - Metal Selmer Sop Sax, Nickel Fittings 1MVS - Metal Small Sop Sax, Gold Fittings 1R - Bb Clarinet, Nickel Fittings 1RL - Hard Rubber Alto Sax, Gold Fittings 1RR - Hard Rubber Runyon Alto Sax, Gold Fittings 1RVS - Hard Rubber Sop Sax, Gold Fittings 1RXS - Hard Rubber X-Sm Sop Sax, Gold Fittings 2M - Metal Med Alto/Tenor Sax, Nickel Fittings 2R - Hard Rubber Tenor Sax, Gold Fittings 2RBL - Hard Rubber Slim Baritone Sax, Gold Fittings 2RS - Alto Clarinet, Nickel Fittings 3ML - Metal Large Tenor/Small Bari Sax, Gold Fittings 3ML-NY - Metal Tenor "NY" Sax, Gold Fittings 3MVL - Metal Otto Link Baritone Sax, Gold Fittings 3R - Hard Rubber Baritone Sax, Gold Fittings 3RL - Bass Clarinet, Nickel Fittings 4R - Hard Rubber Bass Sax, Gold Fittings 4RL - Babb Contrabass Clarinet, Nickel Fittings 4RS - Eb Contra/Alto Clarinet, Nickel Fittings. Brand: Rover.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Definitely an upgrade from my ooold nickel plated 2 screw."
"My friend had one of these and I liked it so I got it but mine had these weird slits throughout the leather that touches the reed."
"I was a little hesitant when my private teacher recommended I buy the reed....I mean, how can a ligature help your sound so much?"
"I've heard that a ligature does not effect your sound as much as a mouthpiece or barrel, but as soon as I used this equipment my tone improved."
"I played clarinet in our high school band, but wanted to see if I could change the sound of my tone with any /small/ investments. My director warned that he had a student who had one of these, but it never tightened properly, but that was not my experience, so unless there is product quality control issues, you shouldn't worry too much about that."
"Bought as a replacement part after my 9 y/o wrecked his original ligature."
"I really recommend it as it improved my tone greatly giving it that loud and nice sound."
"Just as I expected in this product!"