Below is a brief list of Saxophone setups, listed alphabetically by player.
The latest information has been contributed by John Laughter and can be found in
his book Contemporary Saxophone.
| Name |
Soprano |
Alto |
Tenor |
Baritone |
| Cannonball Adderly |
|
Gregory 4 or 5 |
|
|
| Gerald Albright |
Dukoff D7 |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Dukoff 7 |
|
| Justo Almario |
Selmer D, Rico or Hemke Reeds |
Metal Beechler 6, La Voz or Hemke Reeds |
Metal Otto Link 8, Rico Reeds |
|
| Harold Ashby |
|
|
Otto Link |
|
| Gabe Baltazar |
|
Lakey 4*3 or Beechler S8S |
|
|
| Gary Bartz |
|
Vandoren A45 |
|
|
| Bob Berg |
Metal Selmer G |
|
Metal Francios Louie |
|
| Jerry Bergonzi |
|
|
Hard Rubber Otto Link 6 |
|
| Jay Beckenstein |
Selmer C*, Van Doren #3 reeds |
Beechler 6, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
|
|
| Tim Berne |
|
Rubber Berg Larsen 95/2, Vandoren Reeds |
|
|
| Jane Ira Bloom |
Metal Selmer D |
|
|
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| Hamiet Bluiett |
|
|
RIA Medium / Lawton |
|
| Arthur Blythe |
|
Metal Berg Larsen 95/1, LaVoz Reeds |
|
|
| DonBraden |
Meyer #7, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
|
Lawton Metal, Vandoren #4 Reeds |
|
| Mike Brignola |
|
|
|
Lawton 6
La Voz Medium Hard Reeds |
| Nick Brignola |
Runyon 7 |
Runyon Bionix 8* |
Runyon Bionix 8* |
Runyon 9* |
| Michael Brecker |
Guardala 8 |
|
Guardala Studio Model, LaVoz Reeds |
|
| Nick Brignola |
|
|
|
Runyon |
| Ace Cannon |
|
Rubber Berg Larson 80/1 |
Rubber Berg Larson 90/1 |
|
| Pete Christlieb |
|
|
Metal Berg Larsen 130/0, Rico Plasticover #2 Reeds |
|
| Clarence Clemons |
|
|
Dukoff D9, D11
Rico Plasticover |
|
| Arnett Cobb |
|
|
Otto Link (9?)
Rico Royal 3 |
|
| Mark Colby |
Selmer H |
|
Hard Rubber Otto Link 8 |
|
| George Coleman |
Vandoren A25 |
Meyer 5 |
Otto Link 7* |
|
| John Coltrane |
|
|
Metal Otto Link 6 star |
|
| Jay Corre |
|
|
Berg Larsen 110 |
|
| Ronnie Cuber |
|
|
Otto Link 8* |
|
| Eddie Daniels |
|
|
Metal Otto Link 7* |
|
| Jay Davidson |
Dukoff |
Guardala |
Guardala MB |
Berg Larsen |
| Paul Desmond |
|
Gregory 4A-18M Rico 3 1/2 Reeds |
|
|
| Dennis Diblasio |
|
|
Lawton 8*B |
Lawton 7*B |
| Paquito D'Rivera |
Otto Link 6 |
Metal Selmer F |
|
|
| Bill Evans |
|
|
Guardala Studio Model, Vandoren Reeds |
|
| Lawrence Feldman |
Selmer D |
NY Meyer 6 w/wedge |
Otto Liink 7 |
|
| Brandon Fields |
Selmer E |
Metal Beechler 8, Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 90/2 |
Metal Beechler 8 or 9 |
|
| Med Flory |
|
Brilhart 5* |
|
|
| Frank Foster |
Yanigasawa 5 |
|
Lawton 10*B |
|
| Kenny Garrett |
|
Selmer E |
|
|
| Stan Getz |
|
|
Otto Link 8* |
|
| Kenny Gorlick |
Dukoff metal D8, Hemke #2 1/2 Reeds |
Beechler hard rubber S5S, Hemke #3 Reeds |
RIA metal 5, Hemke #3 Reeds |
|
| Johnny Griffin |
|
|
Metal Otto Link, 150 tip |
|
| Scott Hamilton |
|
|
Otto Link 10* |
|
| Craig Handy |
Vandoren S25 |
Berg Larsen 105/1 |
|
|
| John Harle |
Selmer Soloist B, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
Selmer S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds, Meyer 5M, Rico Royal #3 Reeds |
Selmer Solist B or S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
|
| Jimmy Heath |
|
|
Hard Rubber Selmer D |
|
| John Klemmer |
|
|
Metal Brilhart |
|
| Dave Koz |
Couf 8 |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Hard Rubber Berg Larsen |
|
| Steve Lacey |
Otto Link 12 |
|
|
|
| Oliver Lake |
Selmer |
RIA 7 |
|
|
| Don Lamphere |
Couf 7* |
Couf 5* |
Couf 8* |
|
| Dave Liebman |
Guardala Bari Plastic Reed |
|
Sugal |
|
| Joe Lovano |
|
Otto Link 9* |
Ebony Francois Louis 10* |
|
| Joe Lulloff |
Selmer S-80 C* |
Selmer S-80 C**
Meyer 5M
Beechler 7 |
Rousseau
Otto Link |
Selmer S-80D
Berg Larsen |
| Bob Malach |
|
|
Metal Otto Link 8* |
|
| Eric Marienthal |
Metal Beechler 8,
Vandoren 3 Reeds |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Berg Larsen 110/2,
Vandoren 3 Reeds |
|
| Branford Marsalis |
Bari |
|
Branford Marsalis Guardala |
|
| Mel Martin |
|
Peter Ponzol M-1 |
Peter Ponzol M-1 |
|
| Jackie McLean |
|
Berg Larsen - Bari Reed |
|
|
| Charles McPherson |
|
Meyer 5 |
Arbex 7* |
|
| Bob Mintzer |
|
Berg Larsen 95/0 |
Dukoff LD 7 |
|
| James Moody |
|
|
Otto Link 10* metal, Rico 3 Reeds, Oleg ligature |
|
| Gerry Mulligan |
|
|
|
Gale 5 |
| Tommy Newsom |
Selmer S 80 |
Leonard Gullota 5* |
Brilhart 5* |
Hard Rubber Otto Link 6 |
| Dick Oatts |
Wolf Tane 7 |
Berg Larsen 90/2 |
Otto Link 8 |
|
| Scott Page |
|
|
Hard Rubber Otto Link |
|
| Charlie Parker |
|
Brilhart 5? |
|
|
| Maceo Parker |
|
Brilhart Ebolin |
|
|
| Ken Peplowski |
|
Beechler 5 |
Berg Larsen 110/0 |
|
| Houston Person |
|
|
Lawton 10 metal |
|
| Lenny Pickett |
Selmer C* |
Meyer 5 |
BergLarsen 130/0 SMS Vandoren Reeds |
Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 115/0 |
| Boots Randolph |
|
|
Dukoff D9, La Voz Med Reeds |
|
| Joshua Redman |
|
|
Metal Otto Link 9* |
|
| Jerome Richardson |
Selmer |
Hard Rubber Otto Link |
Metal Otto Link |
|
| Sonny Rollins |
|
|
Berg Larsen or Wolf Tayne |
|
| James Rotter |
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren Reeds |
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren Reeds |
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren Reeds |
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren Reeds |
| Marc Russo |
Yanigisawa 9 |
Meyer 6, Rico Plasticover Reeds |
Dukoff D9 |
|
| David Sanborn |
|
Dukoff D7, D9 |
|
|
| Pharoh Sanders |
Metal Selmer |
|
Metal Selmer |
|
| Tom Scott |
|
Strathon 8 or 9 |
|
|
| Andy Shepard |
Bari |
|
|
|
| Wayne Shorter |
Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 |
|
Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 |
|
| James Umble |
Selmer C*
Morgan 3C
Vandoren 3 1/2 |
Selmer C*
Vandoren 3 1/2 |
Selmer C*
Vandoren 3 1/2 |
|
| Chris Vadala |
Selmer C* |
Meyer 7 |
Otto Link 8 |
|
| Sadao Watanabe |
|
Meyer 5 |
|
|
| Bobby Watson |
|
Vandoren A35 |
|
|
| Ernie Watts |
Runyon 9 |
Lawton 9* |
Metal Otto Link - 160 tip opening |
|
| Ben Webster |
|
|
Metal Otto Link, Rico 3 1/2 Reeds |
|
| Kirk Whalum |
Dukoff 8* |
|
Guardala - Brecker |
|
| Edgar Winter |
|
Brilhart Level Air 6 |
Brilhart Level Air 6 |
|
| Phil Woods |
|
Meyer 5, La Voz medium reeds |
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