Rico A3 Graftonite Mouthpiece for Alto Sax

Rico Graftonite mouthpieces are quite well regarded, despite being really cheap (do some googling), and I've found them to be very good. I have soprano and alto Graftonites, and I like the wider opening ones better.The A7 has quite a wide opening, but that makes it more interesting to play, and I find I can get the low notes more easily than with a narrower opening. It plays well with a Fibracell 2 or 2.5 reed. The 2.5 reed reaches the palm key notes more easily than the 2. A wide opening needs a fairly soft reed, so you probably wouldn't want more than about a number 3 reed.The other ones to consider are the Rico Metallites, which are also supposed to be good. I haven't tried those because they're supposed to be quite loud, and I need to be able to practice fairly quietly. I've found I can play surprisingly softly with the A7 Graftonite, but plenty loud enough when I want to.My other main alto mouthpiece is a Yamaha 4CM, which is a lot more expensive. I prefer this one. The 4CM has a much narrower opening, which arguably makes it easier to play in tune, and can take a harder reed, but it's harder to play low, and much harder to bend notes or do scoops with.

Just started playing alto sax it has help me with better sound. For the price I paid it was good for me

Great quality product.

This is a mellow mouthpiece, coupled with a carbon fiberreed, which is very bright, this mp tames it just nice, beware however that this has a tip opening which is larger than that of the yam 4c and as such is a little harder to blow for a beginner, and I should know, as I am a beginner!!

Quite good mouthpiece

I was using a 4c Yamaha for around a year, as my embouchure developed the tip opening became to small I bought this Rico 5b to try and yes it was a tight fit,however the tone is incredible, much better than mouthpieces I have tried costing five times as much,I play in a saxophone collective and all are impressed,it has totally transformed the sound of my sax,I would recommend these mouthpieces to anyone.

I'm new to playing the saxophone and was told to start with a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece on my alto saxophone. I just couldn't get on with it, I felt I was not in control of the tone produced by the Yamaha 4C and went thru a variety of reeds and ligatures. Then someone recommended I try a Rico B5 Graphonite mouthpiece as an alternative, the difference was immediate, I've never heard my saxophone sound so good and I was able to play notes from high C to low C. Don't always be pushed into getting what is believed to be best for a beginner, do as I did and research for a better mouthpiece, you will see immediate results.

This was okay. Better than the one that came with my instrument but still difficult to play with. I have since given up the instrument as it is not for me. It kept changing my embasure for clarinet and my quality of sound chamged as a result. I shall stick to clarinet only. But it was better than the mouthpiece that comes with an instrument yet not proffesional sound or ease of use.