My second Syos mouthpiece, the first was a Smokey. As with the Smokey, the Steady is a very pleasant surprise. It is difficult to decide between these two, both are keepers. The difference to me is that the Steady seems to give a little more centered, focused tone. Very subtle, but noticeable — difficult to detect when playing, more noticeable listening back to a recording (or through headphones). These are both excellent, reed friendly mouthpieces, free blowing. Tuning is good. I will be keeping (and using) both.
This mouthpiece is really easy to play. I'm still adjusting to it's simplicity compared with the Otto Link. It's also really light which is handy with my huge Cannonball B5 Raven Ice. I'm gonna see how a tenor mouth piece does with my very odd Dorfler & Jerker 1957 next with a different coring. I wish I had access to a few more styles (bright v dark) to compare with but it's hard to afford that yet. Working on it!
I gained a lot of ground when I upgraded to my Jody Jazz Jet 7 a few years ago and I didn't think the Syos could really improve my sound quality; however, I was pleasantly surprised. The Syos plays easier and gives me better control in the altissimo range. I still love my Jody Jazz for everything it has done for my playing, but the Syos, seems to be my go to mouthpiece now. The only negative for me is the Carbon Fiber Fiberreed that I typically use seems to be a bit too razzy, I have changed over to a FiberCell composite and that seems to have warmed up the sound. Everyone is different and reeds are a personal choice. Thanks for a great mouthpiece!
Plays great, very free blowing, and has a nice concentrated, bright sound.
Gabi Rose , custom mouthpiece is an amazing free blowing piece of art!!
I’m really enjoying playing my Smoky mouthpiece on my Alto, the ligature works great and the long cap looks great. Thanks so much.
I am very happy with the Syos Bari mouthpiece. I have a Syos Tenor mouthpiece and was looking for that same big sound, good response across the range of the horn and ease of altissimo notes speaking. I was completely satisfied with my new Syos Bari mouthpiece and would recommend if you are looking for an additional option on Bari, this is it.
Avec ce nouveau bec et la ligature sound design S-128, j’ai enfin ce que je cherchais. Une sonorité chaude (le son boisé de clarinette) associé à une aisance de jeu, du grave au sur-aigu. Je recommande vivement.
This MP truly has the Smoky sound I have been looking for.
Of course no one can actually sound like Paul Desmond but this MP has taken me very, very close.
Merci beaucoup Syos and the entire team.
I love the mouthpiece so much now I’m thinking of switching to Tenor saxophone
Très bonne embouchure, de très bonne qualité.
Everything you need to keep your Syos clean and bacteria-free! Nice little set! :-)
Intonation is excellent. I chose a bright,brassy sound mouth piece and found it! I didn't like the ligature though that you can buy for it. It doesn't allow you to position the reed like with a traditional ligature.
Best bass clarinet piece I’ve played in years. Perfect for a Bari player doubling in big band. Big, round warm tone.
this is an exact replacement of a lost mouthpiece. It plays absolutely consistently with the prior mouthpiece. It is mellow, responsive, altissimo very easy and free blowing. I am, again, very pleased
le bec alto correspond à ma demande, plus puissant et plus facile que celui avec lequel je jouais
au début je pensais ne pas réussir à m'habituer. je faisais fausses notes sur fausses notes. JE me suis rendu compte que le problème ne venait pas du bec mais de l'instrument. après une révision, j'apprécie chaque moment , chaque morceau joué avec ce bec . j'ai l'impression de redécouvrir l'instrument.
Je jouais depuis 2 ans avec un smoky. J'ai essayé plusieurs becs Syos avec des petites et moyennes chambres avec sons brillants et mat. finalement j'ai trouvé avec le bec Robert MARTIN le son qui me convient le mieux. Sa chambre XL donne un son large et rond mais avec une touche de brillance qui me permet de timbrer le son. un bec qui permet de jouer tout style de musique.
This mouthpiece delivered what I wanted - a round, smooth sound and an easy blow that has been hard to find with other mouthpieces for the alto . Really pleased with it. It’s now my “go-to” mouthpiece for this instrument for most of what I play.
Alto Signature Saxophone mouthpiece - Dan Forshaw
