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 180 mouthpiece, Selmer ligature or Ligaphone Orchestral Universal ligature , BG  Ligature with 3.5 or 4 Vandoren trad or V12 3.5 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’ – Vandoren Optimum SL3 mouthpiece, Ligaphone Orchestral ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren traditional  or 2.5 or 3 V12 reeds

For the solo and orchestral stuff –  Selmer Concept mouthpiece, Selmer or Ligaphone Orchestral ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren traditional or 3 or 3.5 V12 reeds

Cross-genre, jazz and some classical: Selmer Concept Meyer 5M or 6M mouthpiece, Selmer ligature with 3 Vandoren trad or Java 3’s

Jazz/fusion: Either the Meyer 5M, 6M or D’Dario Jazz select 6M or 7m with with Rovner Dark ligature or Selmer gold plate ligature with 2.5, 3 Vandoren trad or Java 2.5 or 3’s

Tenor Selmer Series III Silver plate lacquer

Classical/cross-genre: Selmer E, F or G Soloist or Selmer S90 200 with Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with 3 Vandoren trad reeds

Jazz/cross-genre: Either the Selmer S90 200 or  Rafael Navarro 7* (Bob Mintzer model),  Selmer gold plate ligature with 3 Vandoren trad reeds

Jazz/Fusion: Morgan Fry 7M, Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with  2.5 or 3 Vandoren trad or Java 3 reeds.

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 3  Vandoren trad reeds

Flute – Sankyo Silversonic with rose-gold lip plate

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

Piccolo – if I have to…

Clarinet -Selmer S10,  customViotto ++ mouthpiece with Vandoren MO ligature and Vandoren no 3 or 3.5 traditional or V12 reeds

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