Matt Styles

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People have asked  what equipment I use for the type music I play, so here goes..

Soprano Selmer Series III Jubilee silver plate with Stirling Silver Neck

Classical: Selmer Concept (brilliant!!)or Selmer S90 190 mouthpiece, JLV Sound Platinum Plated (amazing!), Vandoren MO or Ligaphone Orchestral Universal ligature , BG  Ligature with 3.5 Reserve D’Addario  or 3.5 Vandoren trad or V12 reeds

Cross-genre, jazz and some classical: Meyer 4M mouthpiece,  BG tradition ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren trad reeds, 3 V12 reeds

Jazz/fusion: Aizen 6SO with BG tradition ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren trad reeds

Alto Selmer Series III Jubilee silver plate with Stirling Silver Neck

Classical: For the small ensemble and ‘quiet stuff’ – Selmer s90 190, JLV Sound Platinum Plated (amazing!) with 3+ or 3.5 Reserve D’Addario

For the solo and orchestral stuff –  Selmer s90 190 , JLV Sound Platinum Plated (amazing!) with 3+ or 3.5 Reserve D’Addario

Cross-genre, jazz and some classical: Selmer s90 190, JLV Sound Platinum Plated (amazing!) with 3+ or  Reserve D’Addario or Jazz Select 3s

Jazz/fusion: Either the Meyer Mark Spencer reface with JLV Sound Platinum Plated (amazing!), Vandoren Optimum ligature with D’Addario Jazz Select 3s

Tenor Selmer Series III Silver plate lacquer

Classical/cross-genre: Selmer G Soloist or Selmer S90 200 with Vandoren MO with D’Addario Reserve 2.5 or 3

Jazz/cross-genre: Either Selmer G or John Thomas .105 custom with Vandoren Optimum ligature D’Addario Jazz Select 3s

Jazz/Fusion: Morgan Fry 7M or John Thomas 105 custom with Vandoren Optimum ligature D’Addario Jazz Select 3s

Baritone Yamaha 62

Classical and cross-genre: Meyer 6Mor 7M or Selmer S90 200, Ligaphone Orchestral universal ligature or Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with D’Addario Reserve 2.5 or 3

Flute – Mirumatsu DN with Sankyo head joint with rose-gold lip plate

Alto Flute – Monnig silver plate ( I love this thing!)

Piccolo – if I have to…YPC62

Clarinet -Selmer S10,  Backun Vocalise H mouthpiece with Vandoren MO ligature and D’Addario Reserve 3.5

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