Nope.

 

Do not buy saxophones on AliExpress or any other Chinese mass marketers.

 

I will amend this slightly to state my standard rule of thumb: Never buy any BRAND NAME equipment from these vendors. Do not do it. It's very unlikely that you'll get what's advertised. But if you want to buy a generic sax or mouthpiece that is honestly promoted as a generic sax or mouthpiece, go ahead. It could be a fair deal for you if the price is right. There's a place in the world for cheap gear sold cheaply, if that's what a buyer wants. But there's no place for cheap gear sold fraudulently.

 

Good to ask before you buy.

Aliexpress has a questionable history among SotW members.

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www.saxontheweb.net

 

AliExpress is not questionable. At all. That is not likely to be a genuine Yamaha. At all.

 

Fake

 

Stay away from Aliexpress and Dhgate for any sax even if there are genuine brands there.

 

Do not buy from AliExpress under any circumstances

 

Matthews Music in Amsterdam sells brand new YAS 62 04s for $2300 USD.

 

Matthews is not in Amsterdam but EDAM ( not far but , you need to take a BUS)

 

Thank you all for your advice. I'll stay away from these sites!

 

Good luck.

 

Run away, please

 

The yas 62 04 costs 2725,00 € at Matthews which is now +/- 2725,00 $, and a yas 62s 04 is 2925,00 $

 

Yes, that's correct and I believe the OP lives in the EU which I didn't take into consideration. For those of us living outside the EU the price is $2300 without having to pay the VAT or sales tax.

 

What could go wrong?

 

It’s fake, but aliexpress is ok if u want a cheap sax with a generic brand..,..

 

I am pretty sure Yamaha makes the 62 series as well as all their other professional level saxophones in Japan. Student saxes are manufactured in Indonesia at a wholly owned and operated Yamaha facility.
Yamaha instruments are always stamped with the country of origin.

 

Aliexpress seems like a roll of the dice, could be OK, could go wrong (I mean for things other than fakes, which there are a ton of). If I was going to buy a Chinese horn again I would go with Eastern Music on ebay, they have a good rep and customer service.

 

AliExpress is pretty much the default website people use for creating memes about fake ( whatever) . Stay away from there!

 

Aliexpress is absolutely the worst place to buy an authentic brand instrument. I use Aliexpress and Alibaba and have always had great customer service, fast shipping and an accurately described item but we are talking mouthpieces, bobbles for the home, some small car accessories. The issue with Aliexpress is returns and refunds. Make sure you know what you are getting before you buy on those sights.