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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #1

    I got this....

    08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

    All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

    I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

    I was only joking

    George KG LuFins DadL RenaudaR 3 Replies Last reply
    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

      I got this....

      08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

      All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

      I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

      George KG Offline
      George KG Offline
      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

      I got this....

      All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

      I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

      Congratulations!!!

      Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

      Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
      • AxtremusA Offline
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        Axtremus
        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        Congratulations!

        Blow hard!

        And post a video.

        George KG 1 Reply Last reply
        • George KG George K

          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

          I got this....

          All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

          I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

          Congratulations!!!

          Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

          Doctor PhibesD Offline
          Doctor PhibesD Offline
          Doctor Phibes
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          @George-K said in Speaking of new instruments....:

          Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

          I told Mrs. Phibes it was my side-chick. I honestly couldn't tell whether she was laughing or crying.

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Offline
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            Mik
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            #5

            Of all the phrases or terms a husband should avoid, side chick is way, way up there.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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              Aqua Letifer
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              #6

              I demand you learn the Sax-a-boom lick and post it.

              Please love yourself.

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              • HoraceH Offline
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                Horace
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                #7

                Please learn baker street

                Education is extremely important.

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                • HoraceH Horace

                  Please learn baker street

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                  Please learn baker street

                  That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                  Here's a baritone instead...

                  Link to video

                  I was only joking

                  HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    I got this....

                    08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                    All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                    I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                    LuFins DadL Offline
                    LuFins DadL Offline
                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                    I got this....

                    08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                    All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                    I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                    A Yanagisawa?!

                    alt text

                    For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                    Congratulations!

                    The Brad

                    Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      Cool stuff!

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        I got this....

                        08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                        All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                        I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                        A Yanagisawa?!

                        alt text

                        For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                        Congratulations!

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        I got this....

                        08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                        All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                        I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                        A Yanagisawa?!

                        alt text

                        For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                        Congratulations!

                        Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                        I was only joking

                        LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                          @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          I got this....

                          08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                          All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                          I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                          A Yanagisawa?!

                          alt text

                          For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                          Congratulations!

                          Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                          LuFins DadL Offline
                          LuFins DadL Offline
                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          I got this....

                          08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                          All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                          I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                          A Yanagisawa?!

                          alt text

                          For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                          Congratulations!

                          Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                          Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.

                          A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.

                          I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                          The Brad

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                            Please learn baker street

                            That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                            Here's a baritone instead...

                            Link to video

                            HoraceH Offline
                            HoraceH Offline
                            Horace
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                            @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                            Please learn baker street

                            That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                            I’m not interested in your excuses.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                            • AxtremusA Axtremus

                              Congratulations!

                              Blow hard!

                              And post a video.

                              George KG Offline
                              George KG Offline
                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #14

                              @Axtremus said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                              Congratulations!
                              Blow hard!
                              And post a video.

                              One could have so much fun with changing the punctuation of that...

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                I got this....

                                08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                                All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                                I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                                A Yanagisawa?!

                                alt text

                                For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                                Congratulations!

                                Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                                Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.

                                A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.

                                I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                                Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                #15

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.
                                A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.
                                I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                                I tried a Yamaha, but not the Custom. All the internet wisdom seems to be that Yanagisawa is easily the best value for money, and arguably with better build quality than Selmer - I tried the TWO1 and the TW010 (the 'elite' version), but couldn't really feel or hear enough of a difference to justify the extra money, plus the 010 was heavier, which I didn't like.

                                The Taiwanese horns are a lot better than they used to be, but not quite up there with the Yanagisawa IMHO.

                                I think the Mark VI's are variable. I had a friend who played one in the UK, and it wasn't really anything that special. Somebody else I vaguely knew, who incidentally ended up playing for the band Simply Red, had one that was just wonderful, but some of that could have been his playing, which was also pretty special. I think one of the reasons they're held in such high regard is that the release coincided with the golden age of jazz sax playing.

                                I was only joking

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                                • LuFins DadL Offline
                                  LuFins DadL Offline
                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                  The Brad

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                                    mark
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                                    #17

                                    Freaking awesome!

                                    Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

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                                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                      Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      #18

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                      Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                      I think Snake Davis does too, although I think his might be solid silver which I suspect is a bit unnecessary

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • markM mark

                                        Freaking awesome!

                                        Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                        Doctor Phibes
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                                        @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                        Freaking awesome!

                                        Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                        My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                        I was only joking

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                          @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                          Freaking awesome!

                                          Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                          My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                          HoraceH Offline
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                                          Horace
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                                          #20

                                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                          @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                          Freaking awesome!

                                          Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                          My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                          Every day without baker street solo recording from you is a day of abject failure.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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