Aizen SO Mouthpiece Soprano Sax 7

I've seen this mouthpiece on several sites, since I tend to gravitate towards Japanese things, I was naturally very curious about it, so I bought it for my soprano saxophone. I can say that it not only compliments the natural unlacquered patina of the saxophone, but it also sounds really great. I'm not especially fussy when it comes to sound. But I do like a warm, expressive sound for jazz, and the Aizen SO Mouthpiece definitely has that for me. I've tried mouthpieces that have a "muddy" sound, almost as if the reed is barely vibrating against the mouthpiece. I've also tried mouthpieces that I couldn't even play, even after trying all differing strengths of reeds! So for me, the Aizen is ideal.

My only complaint with the Aizen SO soprano mouthpiece, and I assume all Aizen mouthpieces are alike, is that it does not come with a cap and ligature. It was tricky to find one that fit well and held the reed firmly in place. I ended up going with one of the Francois Louis ligatures, but it's tricky to put on sometimes. For what Aizen mouthpieces cost, they really ought to come with a custom made cap and ligature.

Mit Aizen habe ich für Alt- und Tenorsax bereits gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Bei den zwei Alternativen die Aizen für das Sopran gefällt mir das SO besonders. Die Intonation passt, der Sound ist konzentriert ohne spitz zu sein. Die Ansprache ist traumhaft.
Das schöne Teil ist relativ schmal - das muss man bei der Blattschraube beachten (es ist keines im Lieferumfang dabei, von meinen hat nur eins gepasst).