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better sax altissimo

better sax altissimo The BetterSax Alto Saxophone

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better sax altissimo The BetterSax Alto SaxophoneIncredible quality of tone at an affordable price! Exclusive to SAX in the UK! The BetterSax Classic alto saxophone brings us beautiful tone, fantastic playability and great looks to boot! This instrument is brought to us by Jay Metcalf of BetterSax fame, World renowned for his leading online content creation. Unique in design, strong in build, sophisticated sounding, yet extremely affordable at the same time. Description Besides being an educator and

Incredible quality of tone at an affordable price!  Exclusive to SAX in the UK!

The BetterSax Classic alto saxophone brings us beautiful tone, fantastic playability and great looks to boot!  This instrument is brought to us by Jay Metcalf of BetterSax fame, World-renowned for his leading online content creation.  Unique in design, strong in build, sophisticated sounding, yet extremely affordable at the same time.  

Description

Besides being an educator and top player, Jay has many years of experience working as a repair technician in Copenhagen.  This combined experience has given Jay and his team the necessary insight to really understand the needs of saxophone players, particularly those starting out.  And with that, the idea of partnering with a factory in China to create a range of saxophones, was born.

The Classic features a bore construction that is similar to other top-end saxes and results in a mature, characterful and full-bodied sound.  Jay has chosen to go without a ribbed body construction, meaning the posts are soldered directly to the horn, resulting in a lighter and more immediately responsive sound.  The intonation is very good, the key ergonomics are comfortable and well designed, and this sax has a standout appearance – an underslung octave key design (similar to classic vintage Conns and Elite Yanagisawas) and finished with a beautiful cognac tinted lacquer. 

Features

 Material: Brass

 Finish: Cognac-tinted lacquer

 Key Touches: Simulated Mother of Pearl

 Neck: Better Sax underslung design!

 Engraving: Classic-style, vintage theme

 Case: Stylish rectangular case with back-pack straps

 Mouthpiece: BetterSax Classic, hand-finished at J J Babbitt

 Made in: Partner factory, China.  

 Free Professional Set Up & Free Check over within a Year

 Recommended for: Students, Intermediate players, or pros looking for a backup horn.

Review

When I first laid my fingers on the BetterSax alto, before I even knew the full story behind it, I figured that this was just going to be another 'student' sax.  But within a few seconds of playing on it I was blown away with how it sounded and figured I would have to re-adjust my barometer for what this was.  It was immediately obvious that the tone level was what we associate with a much higher-level instrument – rich and full of overtones – and it played IN TUNE and evenly through the range.  These are my three sound checks on any horn and passed them all!

Beyond this, everything felt great – classic key layout with no surprises, a good, low key action, which I personally liked as it allowed technical passages to fly through without additional effort, and just a generally very solid and well put together horn.

Added to this, it also looked great with its classy lacquer and underslung octave key.

In more recent weeks I managed to spend some time with Jay and get his thoughts on what he looks for in a sax and I was impressed with how much care and attention was paid to every detail of design and engineering.  He’d put his own personal BetterSax through its paces by practicing an hour a day for a year and he reported that the set-up had held extremely well with barely an adjustment needing to be made.  This filled me with confidence about the longevity of the brand, and I look forward to getting it out there in people’s hands. 

Jim Cheek

Jay, I had a guy here at the factory who had your alto so I asked him if I could play it once he was finished testing mouthpieces. The horn plays and sounds really great. A big surprise. I A B’d it with my Silver Mark VI and I think I liked the tone of your horn better. Well done!

Jody Espina 

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N. Vollrath
Draper, US
★★★★★ 4
Dogs love it, but it lasted 10 minutes
Color: Blue Yellow, Pattern Name: Alligator
Five stars for the dogs both loving this thing. I have a Catahoula/pitbull and a Great Pyrenees/Red Heeler. They absolutely loved this toy but it only lasted about ten minutes before it was pulled apart and losing its innards. They didn’t really care - they each took half and proceeded to tear it to shreds with great joy. Two stars for durability, but since they’re big dogs who are happiest when chewing on things I figure the toy deserves to be rounded up from a three to a four. Small dogs probably would still love it without the strength to yank it apart so quickly.
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Cam
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
My dog loves this
Color: Blue Yellow, Pattern Name: Alligator
My dogs favorite toy and she has a lot of toys. Sturdy for tugging
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2026
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Lk
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
Dogs both love it
Color: Blue, Pattern Name: Toucan
Dogs are obsessed with this, somehow has not been gutted yet. Long enough that they can both play with it. Neck not as stretchy as I envisioned but it’s fine.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
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Deborah Gottert
Houston, US
★★★★★ 1
Not worth the money
Color: Green, Pattern Name: Dinosaur
Thought it would be larger as it states LARGE-it was not- it is not interactive - also states that but it is not - so value for the money is not correct - not worth it
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KG216
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 3
Cute, but short-lived
Color: Blue, Pattern Name: Toucan
Santa brought this for our 3-year-old sheepadoodle! Super cute, but she tore it up within a few days. We did like the stretchy neck! She had a lot of fun with it while it lasted.
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