Jean Paul USA Alto Saxophone (AS-400GP)

I used to play alto sax and spent 3 years in a military band but haven't played for 60 years ! Recently decided to start playing again just for my own pleasure. After reading several revues of the Jean Paul Alto, I ordered one from Amazon. It certainly lives up to the excellent revues. The instument is beautifully finished and very playable straight out of its case. After sourcing some slightly softer reeds from Amazon, even after 60 years I was able to play tunes quite easily on this lovely instrument. For the asking price, this just has to be the best option for anyone wanting to get into playing saxophone as well as the more experienced players looking for a good sax. Highly recommended.

ive had this saxophone for three years. its an excellent product. Totally great quality and very pleased with it.

Although missing reed and have to use my own reed, still a damn good sax!

I have been looking for a new intermediate level alto saxophone for a while . I started out playing as an absolute beginner two years ago on the Eastar sax it was the cheapest sax I could find on Amazon.In the picture you can see my two saxes . On the right is my brand-new Jean-Paul AS 400 alto saxophone.I bought the saxophone in December 2021. And it has been fine and I will enjoy playing it however, I have encountered a repeating problem. In the picture below is a close-up of the octave mechanism for my saxophone. Unfortunately the pin that assists the operation of the lifting and closing of the octave hall keeps falling out or slipping out of its desired position which of course sometimes when does the octave lever in operable. This can be quite embarrassing when performing in front of people which I have done on a number of occasions.It’s tone is sweet and in tune all the way up the registers and the action is smooth and tight, but light enough to play fast .The only fault I have found so far is that one I’ve mentioned above.

Fantastic instrument. You will not be disappointed with this and for the price, the best low budget instrument you can find for beginners and students.

As a complete newbie and going through the self-taught route, so don't have any point of reference about a saxophone being good or bad.The saxophone appears to be well built, key actions are responsive and the sound is decent to me.The mouthpiece supplied has a model no. AS-4 which is listed for $69 on their web site and the ligature is a Rico H ligature. One Rico 2.5 reed. Not as bog standard as I expected.The material case is quite solid too. Not much room for the horn to move inside.I have been playing daily for the past week, no complain.so far.Bottom line: this is more than a decent horn for a beginner in my newbie opinion.

Great value sax looks good and plays beautifully

Looked at product reviews and also took advice from professional musicians and saxophonists before selecting this instrument to purchase. Was not disappointed, good sound and intonation throughout range and supplied mouthpiece is good ( although I use a Yamaha 4c generally). Pleased with this purchase, the quality of the package as a whole and the instrument particularly.