I`m looking for a good sax for my son, who`s been playing a rental now for three years. Someone recommended a Cannonball sax. Has anyone ever played or owned one of these????

Either they are very nice, or not good....i can`t remember, look into yanagisawa.

i have yanagisawa but yamaha are also good esp for student which as far as i know yanagisawa don`t do

Take him to a music store, get him to try as many saxophones as possible, tell him to choose his favourite. You can take recommendations first, of course, and it is a good idea to do this, but every musician looks for different things in an instrument. Every musician is different and I think you should just buy him the sax that he likes, not the saxophones that everyone on this forum likes.

o my god. ok do NOT GET A CANNONBALL they really are CHEAPY dont get a JUPTIER THEY ARE CHEAPY the main ones u want to get are the yamaha or the selmer. both are very good for your son dont get him a cheapy one please.

I am a student and have owned a yamaha for 5 years now. I played a cannonball unlaquered finish at the music store this weekend and fell in love. it really all is about preference i guess, b/c i favored the CB over my current yamaha and just recently purchased a CB!!(cannonball)

THe four main brands you can trust are Keilwerth, Selmer, Yamaha, and Yangisawa. Those are the biggest, most poplar companys.

Of course that doens`t leave out cannonballs, like said above, it`s personal preference. There are some brands, such as the ones on ebay (advetising goes like "85%OFF!!!!! INSTRUCTOR APPROVED!!!!!) that you should avoid if possible.

Personly, I like keilwerth and selmer the best, but thats just me. Whatever floats your boat.