Nuvo jSax - Black/Green

This is the most fun you can have for 88 dollars....and it’s the loudest fun you can have without amplification. Easy to hold- carry- play. Absolute joy. I was on the fence- I bought a Dood- I wish I had bought the jsax from the beginning. The Dood is fine- it just isn’t the jsax.I will say it might be a challenge for a larger person- I’m only 5’3 with small hands- so it’s fine for me- but larger people might be uncomfortable with the tiny size.You could easily throw this in a backpack- you could ride a bike with it and play in the park. Take it to the beach. Busk.Throw it in a go bag for the post apocalyptic world....

Most importantly, it is easy to play for a young child who is just beginning. In my case, the child has special needs but was able to make a decent sound and play "Hot Cross Buns" within 6 minutes. For a young child, the size and weight are ideal. The ligature/mouthpiece design makes it easy for a beginner to change reeds. Equally important, it sounds like a sax. For the experienced player who wants to take a sax to the beach, or for camping, backpacking, or traveling, this could work pretty well. The jsax only plays 1 1/2 octaves (high g). This shouldn't be much of a limitation for beginners, because by the time they are able to hit notes above high g, they will probably be ready for an intermediate sax anyway.

Played sax as a kid 50 years ago, as I recall was pretty good. Rec'd the jsax a day before it was promised and in good condition. I got the jsax 2.0 but got a version without the o ring grease. I am guessing that Nuvo originally sent the jsax without the grease and now provide because it is needed. I will say that I emailed Nuvo's North American contact asking what grease I should use and got a response the same night well after office hours...very impressed.In any case, so far sound like a goose that is being tortured but have confidence I will get the hang of it with practice. I am happy that I can reintroduce myself to sax before spending hundreds of dollars on a new or used sax. Admittedly, this will take more practice than I thought so again am glad I didn't spend a ton of money until I know I am fully committed to purchase a real saxophone.

The included 1.5 reed made it easier for a beginner like me to start making clear sound (most notes). I will most certainly graduate to a real saxophone, but this is a really satisfying way to get exposure.

When I saw this product for the first time, I was very excited to purchase, as I have been a musician for many years, and have owned many pro level saxophones. With this being said, I went into this purchase, knowing that this is advertised as a beginner level type of instrument. I watched some of the videos, and I thought it sounded good enough and looked fun enough to buy. The look of the saxophone is decent and the action on the keys is not bad. It comes with two synthetic reeds, which are nice and a mouthpiece cover and everything that is advertised. So if you've ever played saxophone before, this particular instrument plays more like a plastic flute recorder. Having said that, as a saxophonist, I would not recommend anyone buying this instrument if you are learning to play the saxophone as it does not have all of the fingerings, and it lacks a true upper register key. Please forgive me if it sounds like I am raining on the parade of this particular product, but in all fairness, it would be easier for a beginner to purchase a used or student level saxophone and start with it, than to try to learn on this particular thing, and then move over to a real sax that's going to be even more foreign . I'm going to continue to mess around with the instrument and I will provide an update in the future. So far I consider this to be nothing more than a novelty.

I have played Saxaphone for the past 8 years and was excited to see how this sax plays well sax won’t even play feels cheep and way over priced for a plastic toy that doesn’t even play I would not recommend this to anyone

It's loud as it played the sound of jazz. Reed #1.5 was unable to play G5 (maybe due to a defect but N165MPGN fixed the problem) ; Reed #2 plays C4 to G5 okay

I wanted one of these forever! I finally bought one with my Christmas money. Its nothing like a saxophone. The feel is completely different. Its harder to play than a sax too. Its definitely fun tho! Its more of a toy than a learning tool.

Como lo esperaba todo bien

Suena potente y bien y tienes acceso a toda la información tal como método y pistas en la página de Nuvo. Excelente todo!

El paquete llegó bien y cerrado. El sax se siente bien, solido, así como las teclas tienen un buen feeling. Esta excelente para aprender la correcta embocadura, es fácil producir sonido, solo es practicar para que suene bien, encontré más fácil tocar con la lengüeta del 2 que con la del 1 y medio que traía puesta. Pude sacar la canción de Careless whisper a pesar del rango limitado. ¡En general muy buena opción para iniciar!

Económico, ligero, bien diseñado, buen sonido. Excelente para iniciantes

If you really really need a reed instrument then it's a good place to start but might be just as well starting on a recorder then moving to a sax when the child is big enough to hold one.