🎷 Elevate your alto sax game with precision and durability that demands the spotlight!
The Rico RRGMPCASXB5 B5 Graftonite Mouthpiece is a durable, precision-engineered polycarbonate mouthpiece designed for alto saxophones in B flat. Featuring a .080" tip opening and a 20mm facing length, it offers professional-grade sound control and responsiveness. Available in multiple tip openings and chambers, it caters to diverse playing styles, all crafted in the USA for reliable quality.
Product Dimensions | 10.01 x 2.36 x 3.63 cm; 9 g |
Item model number | RRGMPCASXB5 |
Colour | black |
Material Type | polycarbonate |
Instrument Key | B Flat |
Country Produced In | USA |
Size | B5 |
Colour Screen | No |
Item Weight | 9 g |
A**Y
Very nice mouthpiece - not just a cheap one
Rico Graftonite mouthpieces are quite well regarded, despite being really cheap (do some googling), and I've found them to be very good. I have soprano and alto Graftonites, and I like the wider opening ones better.The A7 has quite a wide opening, but that makes it more interesting to play, and I find I can get the low notes more easily than with a narrower opening. It plays well with a Fibracell 2 or 2.5 reed. The 2.5 reed reaches the palm key notes more easily than the 2. A wide opening needs a fairly soft reed, so you probably wouldn't want more than about a number 3 reed.The other ones to consider are the Rico Metallites, which are also supposed to be good. I haven't tried those because they're supposed to be quite loud, and I need to be able to practice fairly quietly. I've found I can play surprisingly softly with the A7 Graftonite, but plenty loud enough when I want to.My other main alto mouthpiece is a Yamaha 4CM, which is a lot more expensive. I prefer this one. The 4CM has a much narrower opening, which arguably makes it easier to play in tune, and can take a harder reed, but it's harder to play low, and much harder to bend notes or do scoops with.
R**E
great mouthpiece
It makes a big difference to the produced sound. Brilliant
M**A
Inexpensive but decent. Just wish it had come with a ligature.
I was using the plastic mouthpiece that came with my sax. Was sure I should have been starting to sound better by now. Swapped it for this one and it made a noticeable difference 😁
L**H
its a nice solid mouthpiece
its a nice solid mouthpiece, bought for a second hand sax I purchased- fits great, good pice, fast delivery and plays like a dream.
H**Y
Okay
This was okay. Better than the one that came with my instrument but still difficult to play with. I have since given up the instrument as it is not for me. It kept changing my embasure for clarinet and my quality of sound chamged as a result. I shall stick to clarinet only. But it was better than the mouthpiece that comes with an instrument yet not proffesional sound or ease of use.
A**R
Good value
Just started playing alto sax it has help me with better sound. For the price I paid it was good for me
L**E
Better than a Yamaha 4C!
I'm new to playing the saxophone and was told to start with a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece on my alto saxophone. I just couldn't get on with it, I felt I was not in control of the tone produced by the Yamaha 4C and went thru a variety of reeds and ligatures. Then someone recommended I try a Rico B5 Graphonite mouthpiece as an alternative, the difference was immediate, I've never heard my saxophone sound so good and I was able to play notes from high C to low C. Don't always be pushed into getting what is believed to be best for a beginner, do as I did and research for a better mouthpiece, you will see immediate results.
J**B
Good
Quite good mouthpiece
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