Syos Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece, Smoky Model, 7 Tip Opening, Phantom Blue, Improve the Sound of your Alto Sax with this Easy-To-Play, Dark and Warm Alto Mouthpiece

The mouthpiece made a noticeable difference in my tone-I had to reduce my reed from a 3 to a 2 reed but it was worth it.Happy Sax !!!!!

Players seem somewhat mixed on SYOS mouthpieces, and I for sure have enough emails in my inbox…but I have to say not only has the Smoky become my go-to player, but one review that said they’d prefer it was hard rubber to printed plastic caught my interest. I would agree completely, we’re it not that I believe part of its exact acoustic quality is the resonance of the material. I think hard rubber may likely last longer in a year or three, but I love the way it sounds. Even the plastic ligature adds something beautiful and refreshing to the sound quality of this mouthpiece. I really like the way it plays!

IVE ONLY BEEN PLAYING SAX FOR 1 MONTH AND A HALF SINCE MAY 15 2023. I WENT FROM THE GENERIC MOUTHPIECE TO THE YAMAHA 4C THEN 6C. THEN TO A 7 GOLD OFF BRAND FOR 40 BUCKS THEN TO THIS TODAY AND I MUST SAY.. I COULDNT BLOW IT FOR LIKE THE 1ST HOUR BUT ONCE I GOT THE HANG OF IT.. I FELL IN LOVE... I GOT THE 7 BECAUSE SOME PRO IN THE COMMENTS SAID HE HAS IT LOL... THE NOTES I WAS STRUGGLING WITH DUE TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE....MOST INVOVLING THE OCTAVE KEY IM NOW ABLE TO EXECUTE! DONT BE AFRAID TO UPGRADE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN MOUTHPIECES IG @CHOCOLATEGOOGLE

I had no dislikes.

I absolutely love my Syos Originals Smoky 7! I use it on all three (soprano, alto, and tenor) of my saxophones and it the only non metal mouthpiece I use with any frequency.At first I was concerned because I was having trouble getting my Hempke 3 reeds to sound on it, but remembered I had a similar issue with my Otto Link Super Tone Master with Vandoren; which prompted the switch to Hempke in the first place. I especially love pairing Vandoren V16, ZZ, and red box Java's with my Smoky, and it even performs well with Legere synthetic reeds. As someone who prefers a dark/warm and rich tone on all my horns I am ecstatic with how well the Smoky assists in shaping things in that direction.I also appreciated that, even tho flashing coloring on their mouthpieces etc is somewhat of a trade mark, I was able to purchase all three of mine in black. I don't dislike the other colors, but prefer a more traditional look when possible.Quite possibly the only drawback I've experienced has been on the alto and soprano versions while using a standard two screw ligature. Basically it was too long for the barrel and would slide off when I was trying to secure the reed. I recommend the M/O by Vandoren if you aren't using the ligature Syos themselves offer. The only reason I didn't was a combination of cost saving (so I could afford all three) and my own unfamiliarity with ring style ligatures, but all in all it's a minor drawback that was easy to work around.I look forward to using them for years to come, and it they ever get into making metal mouthpieces I will be their first customer... again for something on the dark side of the equation.

SYOS truly makes exceptional cutting edge mouthpieces and now I use them for all my saxophones!I'm very happy with this new mouthpiece series from SYOS. The originals offer a full range of sounds depending on what you are looking for. The smoky has a beautiful dark and round sound, the steady has a nice edge and projection, and the spark can cut through perfectly when playing musical styles that require brightness and power. I've used them all and they are fantastic!I definitely recommend you try these!!

I have a naturally very bright sounding alto and wanting to try something to darken up the tone a bit I gave the Smoky Syos original a try and found I really liked the sound it produced. Picked this up after trying another Syos original for my tenor. Syos makes great mouthpieces, highly recommended.

At first I though it’s plastic but it plays better than any mouthpiece I have ever played, warm dark big sound