Bill Anderson

@Johnny I’m definitely going to look into those reeds as soon as I can, probably in the month of May. Got some family stuff we’re doing first over the next few weeks. I’ve been hearing great things about them from lots of players. I tried Legere reeds from a music store locally, didn’t like them at all. I’m going to look over your blog post about…[Read more]

@Johnny Java Greens size 3. My Sax teacher told me this past Wednesday to start making a weekly video diary–plus using a mirror. The difference with working with a real teacher vs. someone in a music store who professes to be a teacher is like night and day! He taught me some other cool tricks about tuning–super helpful!

I have some Fibracell…[Read more]

4 sure @Brother Cavefish ‘n @sxpoet

and @RRBirdman
@Peter and @Michael Bishop

to each to their own – “there is no disputing about tastes”.

So. For beginners and not so intermediate players, in the final analysis –

“if you are playing with your top teeth off the mp then it’s totally wrong. I’ve talked to several people who do that. they nev…[Read more]

Hey @brother
hi, howz thangs?
Peace and love. Rainbows and mungbeans. Seaweed and lobsters.
Trust you are mellowing down easy. IN the fish cave like.
Nice!

So.
Hi @Johnny
whatz happening? thanx

hi @sxpoet i can see you are getting a cane-ing by @brother cavefish lol
so Guys
anyways i do like my sax lab silencer and neck strap which have turned out handy gimmicks
Apps too #handygimmicks

Friendly sound advice exhibited to blow hard which is good for the Forum, blow hard or go home

Loosen up now
honestly changing to a synethetic…[Read more]

@brother no, saying the sax is competing is like saying the vocals are competing. we’re not playing the guitar part, we’re playing the melody (vocalist) part. the guitar supports the melody, it does not compete.

@Robert great choice. it’s hard to give advice to somebody I never heard play before. my suggestion is to work on it for a while till…[Read more]

Hi @Jose ! Xcellent !! My ears are awaiting.
@Brother is experiencing similar dilemma with posting his tunes
@sxpoet has some advice in the archives
Ya gotta make an url link same as posting an image, or use soundcloud

@Johnny – Hi John, maybe we need an easy way to load up songs on site in future, that is easily accessible ..
Your suggestions? Cheers

Aha Get Up @ get down again ya ol’ wailing hound dog you @brother !! Still rockin’ eh??

“Rockin’ my Boogie” in Key of Bb for us tenor fellas …… AS ATTACHED
[Pass me that “Shotgun”]

So. Down the sailing club talking to my old jazz guitarist mate:

How many songs ya knowz now he asks?

Um ah err, i’m practicing quite a few i says.

Nope
One…[Read more]

hi @brother letz grease it up dripping with lard and grungy animal stuff ok?

Yea i had earlier made a soundcloud acct to listen to some of the guys here, jolly good
so,
check the link below
near my name in this instant was a icon UPLOAD being top on the right hand side
you have a name? ears? haha 🙂
i clicked that and it asked me for an Email…[Read more]

Eureka!! 🙂 Got it @Brother cavefish – FAT – FAT – FAT, and, FYI here ’tis the burden of proof being at about 02:39 –

Thanks kindly @Brother cavefish anyways i got a coupla new ligatures offa Ebay arriving so hey i’m rollin’ soon aha aha

[Incidentally many thanx and a big thumbs up for pointing out the D’Addario Jazz Select Unfiled reeds earlier mate
Digito monstrositi or somethink = to be pointed out with the finger / to be made famous]

i got the Chinese…[Read more]

a) itz ok @brother Cavefish
thanks for your reply and considerate comments and importantly your valued opinion
‘honesty is the best policy’
anyways that’s the particular sound i want, ripping cloth like
can you suggest a mp that might do it for me? ta!
embrouche adjustments maybe? oral cavity? any pointers?
fatten me up ..

b) howz about sharing…[Read more]

Hiya @Jake and @Jeff @Johnny
and all you other guys whom play the sax much better than me, whom i hold in awe and great respect –

@Jake you took my feedback on the chin, and, hey i really respect you for rollin’ with it mate.
So. i played blues harp for a while in different bands in my twenties and early thirties;
Used to make a lotta noise and…[Read more]

Ooh wow @richard if @brother hasn’t got a horn for ya yet maybe you could get the ‘ol Belair repadded?
What a blast!! 🙂

Hi @Louis this is all rather baffling, is it not?
Trust that things have a habit of working out.
The cows will come home to pasture?
Why do brown cows eat green grass and make white milk?

Yee ha @Brother Cavefish !!
Just blew $AUD55- on your account being on an Ebay special, spin a chicken…[Read more]

whhops a daisy say again please @brother cavefish, i’m all over the place here my apologies, champ