Let me start with my story. I learned to play sax when I was in elementary school on a C Melody Tenor Sax loaned to me by the music teacher. I played that sax in marching, jazz and orchestra for 7 years and returned it upon my graduation. I always wanted to have my own but something always got in the way. Jump forward to today - 54 years later. I now own a Jean Paul Student Tenor Sax and I LOVE IT! I forgot a lot about playing sax but am amazed at how much came flooding back. Out of the box, this sax was ready to play. It's a beautiful instrument to look at, it has great tone and it's fun to play. I'm not as good as I was when I was 17 but as someone once said- practice, practice practice. I did buy a better mouthpiece and a different neck strap plus a few other add-ons - cleaning cloths, pads to protect the mouthpiece from tooth bites, etc. Spend a few dollars more now and save a lot on pad replacement, etc. later. At my age (72 years old!) I will never play in a band but I play for my own enjoyment. Customer service was great to deal with and responded to my questions in a reasonable amount of time.
Thank you Jean Paul folks.
I'm a very happy Sax player!