Thomann TAS-180 Alto Sax Reviews

Great sax for beginner or "casual" player

I love this sax, after a little experiment with different reeds, this baby can play!

Everything you need to start

Sax is beautiful, case is excellent, sound is very good. Maybe some notes are a bit unsharp, but it could be me. I am not good player. Strap is a bit uncomfortable, and mouthpeace cap is a bit too large. I have played fairly expensive Yamaha before. This one sounds almost thus good. I call it 'My precious'. Case, sax, mouthpeace, strap, cap, three reeds (1.5, 2, 2.5), grease.... Open, assemble and play!

Great value for the price

Great beginner/student sax. No frills but decent sound and it's easy to play.

Purchased for a beginner.

I wanted an affordable sax for my daughter as she wanted to learn. The sax looks great and sounds good. I did have to send it to an expert for an adjustment as the sax teacher informed us that it was slightly off. This was a relatively quick fix and cost me 50 euro. Overall a good product.

Great product

With nothing else than a love for the Sax and is wish to learn to play one, I bought this. I cannot tell you how it compares to other higher value Sax, but I learnt to play on it (I have had it 18 months) and have no problems.

People tell me it sounds good and I cannot disagree. I did replace the mouthpiece on advice to a Yamaha one, but still noticed no real difference. It's not hard to learn to play and with this not having any mechanical issues, it made leaning easy.

No complaining from, a superb beginners instrument and for me, all I need at the moment.

Good for beginners

It's not the best, but more than enough for a beginner like myself.

Great sax for beginners

This is a very beautiful instrument witch is very good for beginners, great tone and goor response from keys. Incredible for this price really recommend this instrument.

AMAZING STUDENT INSTRUMENT!

This instrument out of the box works well. My beginning band has about 10 of these saxophones and they are all holding up well. These are beating some of my older saxophone models like Yamahas, Conns, and Amstrongs. I have found these to be very in tune, easy to hold, and are a great beginner model. I highly recommend getting these instruments for your beginner students!

Amazing value

A great beginner sax for the money. Both the sax and case are great quality, and the sound/playability are excellent for such a budget instrument.

I’m only a beginner but this instrument has been perfect for learning on. I haven’t had any issues with it but I’m no expert so can’t say how good it is compared to another inexpensive saxophone.

Good for beginners

I have zero background on sax but the product is quite easy to figure out. Not intimidating to play with due to the quality you get for the price. I had fun during my first time and was able to play Happy birthday for my godson on the spot, not bad for a start :)

A quality product for a reasonable price

This is a great product for a very pleasing, reasonable price. And with the free time given by quarantine, i thought why not pick up an instrument i've always been interested in. Five days later after ordering, the package arrived and upon first impressions and opening the case that it comes with, I have no complaints.

Very good instrument

Sounds great, easy to start sounding great while just starting!

I'm a beginner and never touched a saxophone before, and this one Iİ can say I handle it well so far. Sound quality is good, material is good quality and came with everything I need. Thanks!

Nice quality at low price

This is my first sax and as a beginner i'm very happy with it...i suggest you invest extra money on a better mouthpiece and reed.

Well worth it

This is such an amazing quality instrument. My son is just beginning to learn to play and I only know the basics of instrument quality and sound. Ours shipped from Germany to Tennessee, USA in 7 regular days. It had previously been out of stock but the estimated in stock time was very accurate. The Saxophone arrived well packaged the exterior of the box looked a little dented as if someone set a box on top of it that was too heavy. However the interior box was flawless as it had been protected by the padding. It came with 2 case straps, a saxophone strap, cork grease, 3 different reeds, and a pair of white gloves. The only thing I wish were also included would be a cleaning cloth.

As for the instrument itself, it produces quite a lovely sound. All of the keys work as intended with minimal sound. While shining a light through it I checked every single key. Each key sealed well with no light leaking through. The construction of it was flawless. There were no scratches on the exterior and minimal tool marks on the interior. There was no rust or chips inside or out. I am hoping this will last quite some time as it appears to have an amazing quality.