I’m pleasantly surprised by the quality of the instrument and case. The item shipped very well and came with everything needed to start playing right away (except cork grease), but my cork didn’t need any on arrival.
I’m still breaking in some reeds, but the saxophone is very responsive in the low range and I’m able to hit altissimo notes.
Now this may not be as good as an intermediate/advanced upgrade for high school/college- but for the price it is perfect for any beginner or anyone doubling.
I went ahead and bought new reeds, a rovner ligature, and a mouthpiece along with it just to ensure the best chance of success.
I haven’t tried the mouthpiece, reeds, and ligature that came with the instrument, but I’m sure they would be fine until you decide to upgrade those parts.
Overall the instrument is beautiful and exceeded my expectations for the price. I actually bought two so my friend could get back into playing saxophone as well.