I'm new to SOTW, but I've been reading it for the past year. I recently played a YTS-61 in a music store with an 8000 serial #. I loved it. It was physically light, and the tone had a focused core with both a pop and a buzz to it (I'm new at describing these things). It felt great. I then tried some new pro tenors (Mauriat, Cannonball, Yamaha YTS-62) and was bored with the sound compared to the YTS-61. I preferred my Selmer USA TS-100 824xxx tenor to the new horns.
I played in high school and started playing again last year at age 38. I like transcribing Hard Bop solos (like early Wayne Shorter), and am re-learning building my tone and playing changes.
If I like the YTS-61, what other horns do you think I'd want to check out?
Thanks in advance
I played in high school and started playing again last year at age 38. I like transcribing Hard Bop solos (like early Wayne Shorter), and am re-learning building my tone and playing changes.
If I like the YTS-61, what other horns do you think I'd want to check out?
Thanks in advance