I have had this mouthpiece for a bit now. Personally, I wish I had purchased the Meyer 6m since I could generally blow more air into that, but overall this mouthpiece is good for beginners/ intermediate players. I am an intermediate saxophone player and I've noticed this mouthpiece works well with the select jazz reeds. This mouthpiece for some reason collects a lot of spit so just be aware of that because often a spitty sound can be a tad annoying to deal with. It also may squeak a lot at first but once you adjust to it, it works pretty well. Overall, it's a pretty good mouthpiece, every player is different and will have a different experience with it.

This is an excellent mouthpiece, my jazz teacher recommended it to me and it is very versatile for all types of styles.

If 5 Stars=A, then this purchase should be "A-". The "minus" is for the ligature that comes with it. It is of pretty cheap quality and above all, it doesn't really fit when you add the reed. (Read the other reviews that mention the same issue about the size and fit of the ligature.)

That being said, I think the mouthpiece itself is a solid 5 Stars! You should get a much deeper, clearer, smoother sound on your sax. To test the tone quality difference for yourself, use the setup of your current mouthpiece/reed/ligature and then switch out just the mouthpiece to your new Meyer. You will probably say, Wow! I fell in love with it as soon as I blew into my sax and hit the first run. Solid lows down to Bb and up to high altissimo. And everything in between was smooth, solid, and in tune; even that sometimes annoyingingly out-of-tune middle C and C# were in tune and controllable. The "growls" sounded good too. You can bend the notes easily and in tune as well.

So, overall I am very satisfied with the mouthpiece. 5 Stars! I am just wondering why the ligature that comes standard with it is almost useless. But I guess it is just a token ligature and they expect you to use your own or upgrade with the mouthpiece purchase.

My mouthpiece was a generic 4c mouthpiece given with the alto i bought (it is a cheap Kingo). When i put Meyer 5m on, my sax sound and tonality immediately changed in the goodway, a more jazzy beautiful sound, my wife also liked it ( before this mouthpiece everybody in the house were escaping from my room and suggesting that i should not play saxophone, cause i sounded horrible) . However because of the narrow tip opening (5m) 0.071, it was a little bit hard for me to stabilize intonation. when you're blowing in the lower octave, almost, you don't need to apply pressure on the reed with your lower lip and teeth. Perhaps 5m is more likely for children or ladies. So i think a little bit more tip opening could be better like, 6m (0.076 ), 7m (0.081) or 8m (0.086 ) that you could easily blow the notes you wanted to in the exact intonation with more control over the reed. I mean when the tip opening decreases your control over the reed decreases also. If the tip opening increases perhaps it would be much harder to blow and causes a little more effort for your lips and face muscles but you can maintain your intonation more easily. Like in the advertisment it is "free blowing", you can blow it really easily, but needs more air than a small chamber, so your lung capacity and diafragma control should be optimal. Well i give 5 stars to Meyer, but in the following time i will change my 5m to 8m i guess.

I purchased this mouthpiece after watching and listening to countless youtube videos on the subject of what mouthpiece is best for an Alto Saxophone. I have been playing since 6th grade and am now 70 years old. The horn I am using now is a student horn I purchased at a bargain from a local youngster that lost interest. A Buscher BU-4. The stock mouthpiece was restrictive and had no character what so ever. I was torn between a Meyer 5 MM versus the 6 MM realizing that embouchure is perhaps the most determining factor for tone quality along with the reed and the mouthpiece I ordered the 6 MM. This mouthpiece is dramatically different from the stock MP and affords a much fuller, louder and brighter tone with the ability to push more air through the horn without restriction. I have since also ordered the 5MM. The opening between the reed and the tip of the mouthpiece of the 6 MM is a bit wider than the 5 MM and although I can play it, it takes a bit more effort with facial muscles to hold the tones of the notes. I will soon have the 5MM and look forward to seeing what the difference might be. I believe this mouthpiece is the best all round solutions for my needs as opposed to the Jody Jazz, Vandoren etc. that I also considered. I bought both the Meyer 6 MM and 5 MM "Used" although when received, they are if fact not used but just open box. Considerable savings from the new purchase price. Any beinner, student or returning player that has stock mouthpiece would benefit significantly from purchasing a better, hard rubber mouthpiece over the stock plastic ones that come with the horn.