Glory Black Laquer E Flat Alto Saxophone with 11reeds,8 Pads cushions,case,carekit

Ok, In my past, I've purchased a good 5 or 6 chinese saxophones, but unfortunately none really sounded like a real sax. Some even sounded like a trumpet. Some were ok. Like the tenors were more sax sounding than the altos, and the altos were better than the sopranos. But I've been pleasantly surprised with my Glory alto sax! No wonder it's rated number 2 in the list of best budget saxes of 2016! Number 1 was a sax more than 4x more expensive. It's definitely better than the 25% more expensive Mendini sax I own! It just sounds more like a sax, and the notes are more dead on than with the mendini, which in octave 2 gets more than a quarter note off scale. The instrument is beautiful (I got the plain black with golden keys), it's heavy, but not too heavy (mendini was heavier); it sounds great, and is easy to play. The provided mouthpiece is a practice mouthpiece, it doesn't go very loud. I paired it with a $20 Yamaha 4c mouthpiece, and it was a tad louder in the mid tones. It also more easily could play the lower notes. With the stock mouthpiece low D and C were hard to impossible to play. With the Yamaha mouthpiece, only the low C. I definitely will go for a better mouthpiece soon! I think mine needs to be set up, as the 4 lowest notes are really hard to play. The neck strap like usual needs replacement. I wonder why in this day and age they would still provide a non-neoprene padded strap for anything heavier than a soprano. Though the neck strap comes to good use for my EWI, which I have lost the strap for. My impression of the Glory sax lineup, is that in essence, they're all the same saxes, with as difference that there is the basic sax, the upgraded one (with a design in the bell and on the body), and the vintage saxes, with eye for detail on the paint and body designs. But all should emit about the same sound quality. Since for me this was a budget conscious choice, I went with the base model, and only paid $10 more for the black version with the golden keys. The reed on the sax was a bit of poor quality and chipped, so I have ordered synthetic reeds (bamboo/plastic mix, not regular plastic) for this sax. Overall I would say for beginners there is no better bargain out there to start out with. Whether you play in class, or play in a band, this sax is up for the task of the beginner and intermediate. Professionals too, can purchase one of these funky color saxes, and enjoy a decent sax sound. This sax probably doesn't have the reliability or sound quality of a $2k+ sax, and parts may be harder to find, but really, at $300, you just buy yourself another sax; which is what one repair with parts on a $2k sax easily cost anyway! So for the beginner and intermediate this is a great buy. For the pros, (aka, anyone with 2+ years of experience playing in bands) it's a nice gadget as tertiary sax, to take to sketchy gigs, or in places were sound quality matter less over looks! I would definitely buy a Glory sax again, it's the first Chinese sax, I would use in live settings! It sounds great!

I bought one of these for myself and it's perfect for a beginner. Thank you.

Buena relación calidad/precio, llego muy bien, sin problemas ni detalles, se ve tal cual la foto

I bought this for my son just over 1 year ago when he started learning to play the saxophone as a 6th grader. The build quality is surprisingly good at this price point. Our horn had no leaks and played properly from low B to high F#. This is the daily beater my son takes to school. The case has definitely been put through the grinder it it seems it might have a few months left before we have to replace the case. My son started on a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece with this horn, and he achieved a truly pleasant tone with the setup. Several months ago we upgraded him to a Theo Wanne Jazz essentials mouthpiece with a 5 tip oppening and paired it with a Legere American cut 2.0 reed and Rovner Dark Ligature. The Theo Wanne with this horn gives a nicely balanced smoky classic jazz sound, not too bright but not too dark either. I have a leak light detector to check the horn from time to time. This horn has far exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend to anyone starting out on a budget or for school abuse use. What you save on this saxophone you can spend on upgrading the mouthpiece and get more bang for your money in terms of sound and can be transfered to any other saxophone you may get down the line. The gold keys on black adds to the cool factor but no noticeable impact on tone. I would highly recommend getting this horn if you need a saxophone on a budget. It might be less risk than buying a used one on e-bay that you can't play before purchase. At least with Amazon's return policy, it is truly low risk if it doesn't play well for you.

I’m brand new to music and Iv always wanted to play. Saw a deal and decided to hop on it with the bit of cash I had. Saw this sax and immediately pulled the trigger and got it. Iv been very happy ever since. I got an instructor the same week who examined it and said it was in good working order. All the keys work and it sounds great for a beginner and that it will last me for many many years. I definitely recommend getting another neck strap for sure. Like if you buy this make sure a neck strap comes in the same day. Otherwise it comes with everything you need to play for months. 10 reeds is awesome too but some may be chipped, I hear that’s common in the industry so don’t get upset. It’s beautiful however and I again 10/10 recommend getting this sax.