Please use our interactive instrument to get an idea of how you can customise each part of your Signature Custom saxophone.
Simply change the colours of the parts by clicking on the sax and then each swatch below.
I want to design my own Signature Custom sax but am not sure of the metal/finish combination to choose?
Gold Lacquer - a good all round choice and the most commonly chosen finish. The lacquered brass gives a warm tone and reliable projection.
Bronze - Popular for the player searching for that vintage type tone it gives a warm and moody sound. Great if you want an older, jazzier swing type of sound.
Red Brass - Compared to the gold lacquer, red brass has a slightly darker sound with more ‘punch’ and dynamic tonal qualities. Some players say that it has a wider selection of tonal timbres than gold lacquer
925 Silver - the ultimate in sound for many sax players the resonance of silver is much faster than bronze or brass giving a much broader and edgier sound - combine the silver body with a bronze bell & you have a sax that will give great dynamics with a dark edgy yet warm sound. The ultimate in sax & sound.
* A simple sound upgrade for any of the Signature Custom saxophones is the addition of a 925 silver crook. This will give the player a finer and edgier tonal quality along with freedom of sound across the entire range.
It's important to remember though that no two players are the same and that the same horn played by two players can sound very different!
The metal and lacquer finishes are meant as a guide only. The finished instrument may not be exactly as you see on screen.
