Robert Bluman wrote:You think saxophonists cared about which mouth pieces Michael Brecker used? They didn't because it wasn't big business like drumming.
Actually they completely obesess over it and it doesn't stop there. Reeds, ligatures, pads how he treats his reeds, who does the maintenance or on his sax.
Ask e.g. a saxplayer who's onto Sanborn about the going rate for an original Harrison ligature that'll fit his Dukoff and compare that to the original price.
The sax world, the guitar world or whatever it's all the same if you're "in the know", so to speak.
Who cares and who doesn't isn't intrument specific, it's personal.