I too own both the Yamaha YDS-150 and a Roland AE-10... I should say I am primarily a vocalist in a Classic Rock cover band, and was an intermediate sax player at my best when I was younger - these days I no longer play an acoustic sax AT ALL in the band. I mention this because "real sax players" will not benefit from my comments so much, and that I use my two for more than "just practicing on" - I actually perform on these! Of the two, I have spent about 10x more time on my AE-10 since I bought it a few years ago, vs several months ago on the Yamaha. What I like about the Yamaha is: 1) the feel of the keys - being much more like an acoustic saxophone - and are comfortable... one of the keys requires a bit more pressure than it should, but I wonder if that is something in the tolerances and quality control (?), 2) it looks cooler than the Roland, 3) it sounds closer to a real sax than the (standard sax sounds) of the AE-10. Things I prefer about the Roland: 1) Much better display and you can change parameters directly on the instrument (the Yamaha requires a phone app and the details are handled remotely); 2) a total of 4 octave keys (two higher and two lower) - which is really handy as you can actually skip palm keys if you prefer and simply press the next higher octave key and finger the "natural note fingering" - (Yamaha should add this to the next gen YDS!), 3) Better display - I play about 10 voices in my cover band on the AE-10 (flute, violin, Bari Sax, 3x Tenor Sax, 2x Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, harmonica)... These are user assigned and I can "name each voice" and it is in the display so I know I have the right one... the Yamaha simply shows U1, U2, etc. so harder to remember). Why 3x Tenor sax's? Each one is in a different "key" so I can play all my favorite songs in the key that is easiest for me to finger... again "real sax players" will call this cheating, but at my age, I go for the easiest path that gets the job done! I hope this was helpful! Cheers!

Thanks for detail introducing.

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

No problem!

Wow🎉

You're lucky to get it. Due to the shortage of semiconductors, the production is delayed even in Japan, and it is very difficult to obtain. YAMAHA is currently suspending orders.

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we sold our last one recently so hopefully it won’t be too long!

I bought my YDS-150 as soon as it became available, but had to give it up. Yamaha has a great concept there, but the key switches are poorly designed and some of them require a lot of pressure to make contact. The required squeezing is very unhealthy and can easily cause hand and tendon injuries as well as contributing to poor technique. Even though the Roland Aerophones (I play the AE-10) have more primitive looking buttons instead of keys they work far better than the YDS-150 keys and are much healthier for your hands and tendons. I do prefer my Emeo to the Roland because its keys are actual saxophone keys, but it is significantly more expensive and I really do like the Roland Aerophone. Glen Quarrie professional saxophonist and retired lecturer of sax at Carnegie Mellon University

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

All great choices listed here as well! It’s all about preference. The new EMEO is great looking too. Looking forward to trying one soon.

Good morning. Thanks for the description of YDS 150. A curiosity! Is it possible to emulate the sound of a violin with this instrument?

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

Yes! There are lots of voices built-in and a string like tone is easily produced. You can also add or adjust custom voicing as well!

I decided to opt for the Roland AE-20 for sounds but I'd still like the Yamaha for sax like ergonomics. I find the lower end fingering on the Roland quite awkward.

@billtaylor2405

Жыл бұрын

I posted a link in this message area, with perhaps the best soprano saxophone player of our time reproducing some of his own work on a YDS-150. He played the track in the video on a Yanagisawa soprano sax worth many times what the YDS-150 costs, and of course the sound for the video was professionally recorded and edited. I am learning to play the soprano from this same individual. I have a Sahduoo XSR soprano. I picked up the instrument at the time of purchase and felt immediately comfortable with it. I know the bell is there for appearance and if you are skilled enough you can even play it without the mouthpiece. I am a mediocre student that enjoys experimenting with the sound of a sax, and I have yet to play or own a bari, so it is a treat to be able to dial in a baritone voice too.

as I understood it doesn't make any acoustic noise (except key clicking) when you play with headphones, does it? so I can play at night without disturbing my family?

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

That’s correct! When headphones are applied all the saxophone noise is transferred to them!

Are you doing the growl with your voice or switching to a distortion patch?

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually built into the voice! At the highest volume it auto-distorts.

@ubizmo

Жыл бұрын

@@fleming_instruments_and_repair Which voice is that? One of the altos, I guess. I wonder if one of the tenors does the same thing.

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

@@ubizmo can’t recall, but yes there is a tenor voice with the same effect!

Since this mouth piece and reed to not function as on a real saxophone, must you wet the reed before playing the Yamaha YDS 150 digital saxophone? It's a simple question yet I can't seem to find this answer anywhere. Hopefully, you can provide an answer. Thank you.

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

27 күн бұрын

Good question! The answer is no, you do not have to wet the reed to play. Honestly, you can remove the ENTIRE mouthpiece and reed setup, and blow directly into the tube/tenon, and get the same sound. The reed does not move in the way a normal cane or even sythetic reed moves. Hope that clears things up!

@RicardoRoams

27 күн бұрын

@@fleming_instruments_and_repair , Thank you very much. I appreciate your response.

It's a Yamaha snake charmer horn looks like a sax but is different in all aspects when playing.

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

Haha! That gave us a laugh 🐍

Do you recommend this for beginner?

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, no. Due to the lack of any feedback in the mouthpiece I would not suggest these for beginners. If you wish to learn the sax, I’d still start with a quality intermediate horn with functioning mouthpiece.

non funziona il reset??

You have to try the EMEO, which is far superior in all respects

Can I have it

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Жыл бұрын

Sure can! Give us a call.

@OOPS_CREATIONS

Жыл бұрын

@@fleming_instruments_and_repair how much for it

Un son de m....

il sax emette solo un suono... Aiuto

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

Ай бұрын

Change the voicing with the arrow buttons on the back!

Lo strumento dopo un anno non suona più ed è ingestibile, soprattutto sul cambio di semitono fa/fa# , sol sol#,la campana del sax risulta molto lunga ed e' sempre svitata ,in pratica 900 € buttati ,sconsiglio vivamente l’acquisto ,e penso che la Yamaha per serietà come azienda dovrebbe ritirare lo strumento e risarcire gli acquirenti che si trovano in mano un affare che non suona

sorry ...sounds like a goose !

@fleming_instruments_and_repair

11 ай бұрын

That’s ok! It’s not supposed to replace a real sax. Just supplement.

Clearly first prize for optical ugliness 🙄