One of the more troubling things I’ve seen in the music world lately manifests out of nowhere.  It happens whenever I talk to one of my students about reed choices.  Now, if the student is on a decent to good set up I rarely bring up the idea of new equipment (or at least I [...]

For professional musicians and advanced students, this is a fairly obvious statement: equipment matters.  You’ll see a host of jazz, classical, R&B, rock, Latin, etc. musicians all with different equipment and in many different combinations.  For the beginning student, the subject of equipment is rarely discussed even though it is actually fairly simple, plays a [...]

So, I was looking around for certain players’ set-ups recently and was having to hunt more than I thought I should.  A lot of the more modern players’ set-ups, unless they’re endorsed by a particular mouthpiece or reed company, were really difficult to piece together.  Theo Wanne has an excellent set up chart on his [...]

While my effects rig is still a work in progress, I’ve gotten some comments, e-mails, and phone calls asking what effects I use or recommend.  I’ve got a couple of images here that shows what I’m using and the way I put signal through each of these pedals.  I’ll soon be posting some videos displaying [...]

Unlike a lot of artists, Jeff Coffin actually has his effects listed on his website under the section titled “Gear“.  But, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to put it up and provide some links to some of the things he’s using and talking about. Microphones For his Saxophones: DPA 4099S (DPA Mics, DPA Wireless Saxophone [...]