Full-featured Classic Baritone from BetterSax
Free blowing and easy to play, the BetterSax Classic Baritone saxophone is ideal for advancing students and pro doublers who need a fully featured bari designed and built to go the distance. The BetterSax Classic Baritone boasts the same outstanding qualities that have made the alto and tenor models huge successes at Sweetwater. Like its stablemates, the bari was developed by the talented team at BetterSax, ensuring it meets the highest standards of performance. Taking design cues from top-level pro models, the Classic Baritone features a Japanese-style bore taper, blue steel springs, Pisoni pads with metal resonators, and post-to-body construction for a lighter, ergonomic build that students, teachers, and professionals will all appreciate. As with all BetterSax instruments, elegant aesthetics and exceptional build quality are baked in, with precision ergonomic keywork, excellent responsiveness, and superior intonation yielding an instrument that faithfully conveys every nuance of expression in your playing.
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Professional look and feel
One of the first things you’ll notice about the BetterSax Classic Baritone is its striking look. Players and audiences will savor the rich, cognac-tinted lacquer finish combined with the stunning hand-engraved Classic series motif, giving the horn a timeless appearance. But looks aren’t everything, which is why the Classic Baritone includes pro-level features to satisfy even the most demanding players. The bore taper optimizes airflow for a robust tonal core, with a post-to-body construction to keep this baritone saxophone light enough to play all day. The Classic Baritone’s high-grade yellow brass body features a detachable, reinforced body-to-bow connection for added strength and a tri-point bell-bow brace to reinforce structural integrity and enhance resonance, even when you’re blowing fortissimo.
Optimized ergonomic keywork
Of course, a saxophone’s sonic attributes are for naught if the keys feel mushy under your fingers. That’s why the BetterSax Classic Baritone is spec’d with meticulously calibrated blue steel springs and high-quality Italian Pisoni pads, which add to the highly responsive, professional feel of its carefully considered keywork, which is designed to foster proper and relaxed hand positioning. The pads are fitted with metal resonators that add the perfect amount of crispness to your every note for a big, vibrant, and commanding sound. Complementing the precision keywork is an adjustable thumb rest for a personalized and comfortable playing experience. Equipped with low A and high F# keys, the Classic Bari flexes its muscular tone over an extended range. Fat, warm, and even tempered, this horn delivers excellent projection across all registers, making it right at home in small-combo or big-band jazz, as well as classical, funk, and pop settings.
BetterSax: performance meets value
Decades of teaching and professional performance have made Jay Metcalf a recognized authority on all things saxophone. With a formidable YouTube presence, Jay and his company BetterSax are dedicated to making the instrument accessible to more players. Jay’s extensive experience has informed the design of the well-regarded BetterSax horns and mouthpieces. Upon arrival in Fort Wayne, Sweetwater’s highly skilled woodwind technicians take each horn through our 40-point inspection process, ensuring you receive the best-playing saxophone possible. Your BetterSax Classic Baritone comes to you complete with a BetterSax Classic mouthpiece, ligature, and cap, and a wheeled backpack case that makes transportation easy while safeguarding your instrument and accessories. Whether you’re a student moving over to the bari chair or a seasoned alto or tenor player looking to expand your range, the BetterSax Classic Baritone is a value- and performance-packed investment in your musical future.
BetterSax Classic Baritone Saxophone Features:
- Eb baritone saxophone; range: low A to high F#
- Cognac-tinted lacquer for a striking, vintage look
- Elegant Classic series hand engraving
- Post-to-body construction for lightweight playing comfort
- Yellow brass body and neck
- Professional Japanese-style bore taper
- Auxiliary keys: low A, high F#, front F
- Blue steel springs
- Pisoni pads with metal resonators
- Adjustable thumb rest
- Softshell, backpack case with wheels, and BetterSax Classic mouthpiece included
