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Hi all,
I'm totally new to this forum, but was wondering if someone could give me some advice on what ligature to use, to replace my current yamaha student one.
Recently I decided to update my student Yamaha's YAS 275's mouthpiece and ligature, and I demoed some mouthpieces at my local store. After tryomg a few I came out thinking that the selmer s80*c suited me best, for offering a little less resistance for the vandoren v16 i tried and (what I found) to be a less stuffy sound. It also did a great job at handling both ends of the dynamic range, compared to my yamaha.
Because this store stocks very few ligatures, I can't test them along with the mpc, so wondered what people would recommend? Atm I'm veering towards a francis louis ultimate gold plated. I want the versatility to play funk jazz (brecker style) as well as slightly mellower ballad style sound as well. I play in a church, where I have to compete with drums and guitar so a bit of projection and a focused sound without the buzz would be great.
I've heard gd stuff about the vandoren optimum, but it seems pretty pricey + I read threads of the plates not being that usefu, but it's got more aesthetic appeal than the FL! any opinions/ suggestions much appreciated! thanks
I'm totally new to this forum, but was wondering if someone could give me some advice on what ligature to use, to replace my current yamaha student one.
Recently I decided to update my student Yamaha's YAS 275's mouthpiece and ligature, and I demoed some mouthpieces at my local store. After tryomg a few I came out thinking that the selmer s80*c suited me best, for offering a little less resistance for the vandoren v16 i tried and (what I found) to be a less stuffy sound. It also did a great job at handling both ends of the dynamic range, compared to my yamaha.
Because this store stocks very few ligatures, I can't test them along with the mpc, so wondered what people would recommend? Atm I'm veering towards a francis louis ultimate gold plated. I want the versatility to play funk jazz (brecker style) as well as slightly mellower ballad style sound as well. I play in a church, where I have to compete with drums and guitar so a bit of projection and a focused sound without the buzz would be great.
I've heard gd stuff about the vandoren optimum, but it seems pretty pricey + I read threads of the plates not being that usefu, but it's got more aesthetic appeal than the FL! any opinions/ suggestions much appreciated! thanks