Eastar Professional Alto Saxophone E Flat Alto Saxophone Eb Saxophone Gold With Cleaning Cloth, Carrying Case, Strap, Reeds and Stand, AS-Ⅲ

I have always liked the saxophone and I bought this as an early birthday present to myself.Firstly, I was impressed by the quantity of accessories in the box. I know it’s all listed, but I was surprised by the stand and the cork grease being included. Also there was a reed already in the mouthpiece that seemed to be perfectly positioned.Once I’d removed the cork keeping the lower keys closed - you might want to put a note in the case telling us about that, Eastar! - I gave it my best embouchure and blew a clear, warm note. I was thrilled. Over the last few days I’ve been familiarising myself with the tone, hand positions and fingerings, and I’m in love with how this instrument looks, feels and sounds. This is great value for money, as I might never have bought a sax for myself at a higher price point. As it is, this beginner is finally beginning.

This is a very good instrument that arrives with all one could need.It is a joy to play and at a very reasonable price.

Returning to sax playing after some years, I was looking for a good quality, inexpensive instrument to see if I still had the wind power to play. The reviews indicated that this instrument seemed to tick the boxes so I bought one and, thus far, am pleased I opted for this model. I’ve only had it a few days and am still trying to get the technique under control, but everything seems to be fine. The notes are true, given my ability to make a squeak appear from nowhere, at least in the lower range where I am concentrating. The sax is well made, the finish is first class and it is a sturdy piece of kit. A decent set of accessories are included BUT BE WARNED. The description clearly states that cork grease and a pad saver are included, but they are not. Apart from that small issue, a decent instrument at a decent price which is an ideal starter sax.

I purchased this in September - never played before but found a teacher and always wanted to learn. I was committed and realised it would work out cheaper to purchase this than hire.I brought a new mouth piece on recommendation from the reviews along with some reeds.It's a great Sax and it's helping me to learn well. My teacher has also had a try and was impressed with the sound, I can't play it as good as her yet, however the ability is definitely there. Its been a good start for me and I recommend for anyone wanting to learn.

Good quality product, just right for a beginner. All you need to start and great quality for a very reasonable price!

Music is a gift that lasts a long time and hopefully this will be used

The media could not be loaded. The saxophone looks gorgeous and feels really nice in the hands. However I soon discovered there was a problem when I open the package I noticed that one of the Two Locking keys for the neck was missing. I searched the packaging for it but it was not there .I carefully removed all the little “bungs” that we used to keep the keys closed during transportation. The sax sounds plays in tune for the most part But was stuffy all the way through the neck . Originally I thought there was a problem with the horn and was going to return it . But I experimented with some different reeds and started to get a much better sound .However I had ordered a second one by then to replace the current one .To cut a long story short , by changing my reed set up I have changed my mind about this horn quite dramatically. I am an intermediate sax player ( although I have been playing for less than a year).So the second horn is going back and I am keeping the original horn . It took a little time but it has really started to grow on me.

Professional packagequality productaffordableextremely high performance and functioningPerfect appearance

Compared this horn to a Yamaha student model and a Selmer asa 411. The Selmer was much heavier and well constructed, had a high quality case and came with a decent selmer mouthpiece (price $2,500 to $2,900). Tone quality and intonation were excellent. Yamaha was an older instrument, lighter in weight, nice to play, good intonation, a sweet tone quality, good mouthpiece and case. Amazon horn by Eastar as-2, looks and feels as good as the others, is much lighter and not as well braced but played very well, all keys sealed perfectly and required no adjustments. The longer I played all three horns the more it became apparent that the selmer was the superior instrument (though really heavy for a young player)…the Yamaha played well and would be a solid choice for a beginning player. ($1,500 to $2,500) … the Eastar at about $300.00 !!!!, would, I am sure, not take as much abuse as either of the other two horns. The Eastar comes with a substandard mouthpiece…definitely go buy a decent Selmer mouthpiece! With lots of care the Eastar should work well for quit some time. Use the cleaning kit after every use…EVERY USE…dry the body, neck and mouthpiece after every use…don’t bang it around…if you want to see if you will like playing the saxophone try the Eastar it plays well and won’t break the bank. If you have played a while and would like to upgrade I would go with the Selmer with the Yamaha not far behind. Remember the selmer is heavy…the price you pay for that selmer sound.

Me gustó que trae todo lo necesario para iniciar mas algunos accesorios adicionales, el estuche se siente de calidad y el sonido es bueno.

This saxophone is so nice, I love it!! It's not the same as every saxophone out there, it has its own layout for exactly where you place your fingers, some saxophones are a little more one way or another, but I found the ergonomics just fine, maybe not the absolute best imaginable, I am sure there are better. But for the price, the quality, the playability, the sound, the ease of making the sounds you want it to make in all registers, top notch, beginner friendly, with what you want to get started all included. And it plays easily out of the box, a confidence booster for any beginner! I am not a beginner, but I didn't play for many years. I picked this up as a spare and it really surprised me! The keys were a bit sticky compared to my other saxophones, but it played really easy. The keys work fine, but they have a bit less smoothness than my more expensive saxophones. On some saxophones, mouthpieces, and reeds I really have to be precise with my embouchure, but with what it came with it was easy playing. As one improves, embouchure comes more naturally as the mouth developes for it over time, but with what this saxophone came with it was easy for all notes, very beginner friendly, great for building confidence while learning.

Perfect value for the price

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