Best Prices on SX90R Tenor

[Morry]

Can any of you JK guys tell me where to look for the best price on a SX90R tenor?

[Bootman]

Speak with Stephan Boeskan in Germany, he has access to all sorts of horns from the factory. Stephan Boesken (stephanboesken@t-online.de)

[GaryLee]

Hey Morry,
Didn't you just buy a Yamaha 875 to replace a YTS-61 you bought a few months ago because the 61 was too bright. Are you going for an SX90R because the 875 is still too bright.
I played an SX90R last week and I really liked the sound and the keywork but the $3500+ pricetag (black nickel was all they had) is too steep for me.
I was going to try a black 875 they were selling for $1995 but they had already sold the only three they had before I got there so I tried the SX just for fun.

[Morry]

Yeah, I've got the 875B here now, and a 62II is coming by brown truck today. The 875B just isn't as "open" sounding as I'd like. Not like the 62 I had before. I'm gonna give the new 62 a blow, and also try the 875B with the G1 neck from the 62. However, I stopped by a local retailer, and he asked "have you ever tried a Keilwerth?". Well, I hadn't, so I tried it and...Man!!! I love that horn. I'm not the greatest player in the world, and continually struggle to develop a "sound". I just love the big, fat, beastly sound from the JK. Like you, though, I'm not sure I can spend the $3000 for it.

If I do, I may sell the 875B instead of sending it back, if someone wants it for the $1999 I spent.

[saxman6]

Can any of you JK guys tell me where to look for the best price on a SX90R tenor?

Hi Morry
This is a great buy + on EBAY Black Nickel Tenor with what looks like a BAM case, if I didn't already have one I'd buy it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2518850270&category=16 234
Saxman6

[Morry]

Well, I ended up not going for the best price after all. Mathew's in the Netherlands was, by far, the best price at $3000 for a black nickel SX90R tenor. However, I found a gold lacquered model at my favorite old time retailer in town for the same amount. I know Mathew's would have sold me the plain gold lac horn for at least a couple of hundred less, but I like to support my local retailer, and he gives a year free service with it. Still, it was $100 less than USA Horn, so I don't feel too bad. The owner is a great old player from the 40's and 50's that has a killer tone, and he keeps inviting me over to play some duets and work with me for free. I gotta go do that.

On the positive side, I LOVE this horn. I've always played Yamahas, but the intonation on this SX90R is much, much better for me. I tried all my mpcs and ended up loving my Ponzol II-V-I .100 best of all. This horn really has balls, and I think I'll be looking for a JK bari down the road. One thing though...this mutha is heavy!

[Steve T Sax]

Morry,
Congrats! You are going to L-O-V-E the SX90R!
I recently bought a Dark Lacquer over Nickel tenor. :D
I'm currently playing a JJ ESP on mine. RICH sound!
Steve

[Morry]

That's the finish I was going to get, but I just fell in love with this plain lacquer model I found locally. I know that they are handmade horns, and I just loved the intonation and solid feel of this one, so I didn't want to take a chance by buying one from overseas. Can you tell any difference in the sound quality with the vintage lacquer and nickel, as compared to plain lacquer?

[Steve T Sax]

Morry,
I've never had the opportunity to play the plain gold lacquer.
My current setup is moderately dark.
I just ordered a Guardala Studio, and I'm eager to try it. I assume that the Guardal Studio setup will be moderately bright.
Steve

[Morry]

I thought I wanted darker, but since most of my playing is section stuff in R&B/Funk, I kind of like the brighter edge that the plain lacquer seems to have.