Jinbao Bass Saxes: a reference guide

Intro to the new Jinbao bass saxophone reference guide

In the original Bassic Sax Blog, I had a Series on Asian-made bass saxophones that dated back to 2008. What I did for The New Bassic Sax, is carefully go through the many articles in the Series, pull the names, descriptions, prices—as well as of course photos—and combine them together in two different articles: this one for the short wrap, AKA French style, basses made by Jinbao; and the other for vintage American style horns made by Jinyin.

Because of the number of stencils literally run the alphabet from A to Z, I have broken down this article into 3 pages to prevent you from having to endlessly scroll. Stencils starting with the letters A thru J can be found on page 1. K – S on page 2. T – Z on page 3.

A – J

K – S

T – Z

Disclaimer:

This is by no means all the names that were stencilled on Jinbao bass saxes. These are just the ones I catalogued over the years. I am sure there a many, many more that slipped past my radar. Music stores often ordered a couple to test the market, and likely never ordered any more once they finally got rid of them.

If you know of a name that should be included here, please send it to me. Please include photos—bell photos with the stencil name are critical—or a link to where I can see it for verification purposes. Thank you!

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Catalogue of Jinbao-made, short wrap, AKA French-style, stencil bass saxes

Aileen

Model: BSP-M320G

Catalogued July 2024 & July 2026

Price

• July 2024 – $3,562.00 – $3,563.00 US
• July 2026 – $3,400.00 – 4,420.00 US

Description:

Features:
Key Bb saxophone
Range Low Bb to High F#
Body material Yellow brass
Surface Lacquer
Pads Chinese
Case Foam Case

More info

Product Attributes

Customization	Available
Type	Bass Saxophone
Tone	Bb
Model NO.	BSP-M320G
Body Material	Brass
Surface Material	Gold Lacquer
Head Material	Bakelite
Color	Gold
Certification	CE
Customized	Customized
Brand	Aileen or OEM
Place of Origin	Jiangsu, China (Mainland)
Pads	Chinese Pads
Case	Foam Saxophone Case
Range	Low Bb to High F#
Surface	Lacquer

Source: aileenmusic.en.made-in-china.com

Arnolds & Sons

Model: ABS120

Catalogued October 2021 & June 2026

Price

• October 2021 – €6,490.00 – markstein.de
• June 2026 – € 6.900,00 ($7834.27 US according to xe.com) – on raffaeleinghilterra.it

Description: Heavily paraphrased from the original German

Arnold & Sons Bass Saxophone ABS120, includes case and bass saxophone stand

B-Bass Saxophone, Arnold & Sons, includes mouthpiece and case with wheels

6,490.00 €*

Prices include VAT, plus shipping costs

CONCLUSION: This model is one of the few available replicas of a popular bass saxophone model. Its ergonomics, response, and intonation make it a viable alternative to older used instruments.

Features: “aS—Arnold & Sons Bass Saxophone ABS120, incl. case and bass saxophone stand”
Bass Saxophone A&S ASB120
Tuned to Bb
Manufacturer: Arnold & Sons
Includes mouthpiece and case with wheels

Source: markstein.de

Description: from Italian shop

Arnolds & Sons Bass Saxophone ABS120
Discounted price
€ 6.900,00
VAT included
new

Description
ARNOLD & SONS-BASS SAX Bb ABS120

The instrument features a Selmer Series 2-style design with meticulous attention to detail, including an F# key that descends to Bb

Specifications
• Model: ABS-120
• Finish: lacquered (gold lacquer)
• With high F-sharp key
• Down to low B
• High-quality Pisoni lining
• Weight without case: approximately 8.7 kg

Included accessories
• Case
• Mouthpiece, ligature, and cap
• Care kit

Source: raffaeleinghilterra.it

Blase

Model: BBS-990

Catalogued October 2021

Price

• On sale. Original price: € 6.119. Sale price: € 5.499.

Description:

BLASE has been a reliable brand in our saxophone collection for many years. BLASE offers both beginning and more advanced musicians an excellent saxophone for a pleasant price. BLASE saxophones are characterized by good response, rich sound and a modern application. All BLASE saxophones are supplied with a luxury case or gig bag and with a standard 1 year warranty and 1 year free service and maintenance. So whether you are looking for a soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone or even a sopranino saxophone or bass saxophone, with BLASE you are assured of a good and reliable instrument for an affordable price!

Canex

Model: SABB-L

Catalogued July 2024 – present (June 2026)

Price (Based on purchase quantity)

• July 2024 – 1-9 Pieces: $3,300 US
• June 2026 – 1-9 Pieces $3,800 US. 10+ Pieces $3200 US. Sample available for $3200 US.

Description:

We Canex Music had been manufacture different grade of saxophones since the year 1981, with the development of the recent years, right now we can not only make saxophone products for entry level players, but also some high grade models for semi professional or professional players.

Bass Saxophone
Model: SABB-L
Brass
Bb key
High pitch #F key
Bakelite Mouthpiece
Gold Lacquer
Hard Case

More info

Material	Brass
Key	Bb key. High pitch F key.
Spring	Blue steel needle springs
Case	Hard case
Accessories	Neck strap, gloves, cleaning cloth, cork grease
Finish	Gold lacquer. Other finishes also available.
Trademark	Canex
Origin	China
Production capacity	2000 PCS/month

Extra Info

• These were not aimed at end-users, but rather dealers. Hence the price.

Eastern Music

Model: Not listed

Catalogued June 2026

Price

• Lacquer – $3,470.00 US BIN on eBay (or OBO)
• Vintage patina – $3,790.00 US BIN on eBay  (or OBO)

Description: (Lacquer)

Eastern Music Bass Saxophone in Bb – Professional Grade with Gold Lacquer Finish

Brand: Eastern Music

Model: Bass Saxophone

Key: Bb

Finish: Gold Lacquered (Vintage Patina Unlacquer available)

Weight: 8.6 kg (18.96 lbs)

Description:

Elevate your musical performance with the Eastern Music Bass Saxophone, a professional-grade instrument designed for exceptional sound quality and durability. Crafted with precision, this bass saxophone features a brass body, bell, and neck, complemented by a stunning gold lacquer finish. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or an aspiring musician, this saxophone delivers superior intonation and a rich, resonant timbre across the entire spectrum.

 

Key Features:

Tuning: Bb (an octave below the tenor saxophone)

Body Construction: Full-ribbed brass for enhanced durability and stability

Key Range: Low Bb to High F# for extended versatility

Keys: Power-forged keys with gold lacquer finish for a premium look and feel

Pads: High-quality leather pads for airtight sealing and smooth playability

Springs: Stainless steel springs for snappy, responsive key action

Bell: Engraved bell with a screwed design for easy disassembly and maintenance

Octave Vent: Optimized for improved octave response and intonation

 

Additional Features:

Adjustable Thumb Rest: Customizable for player comfort

Triple Strap Ring: Provides secure and balanced support during play

Substantial Floor Peg: Ensures stability during performances

Removable Sections: Top bow and bell can be disassembled without soldering for easier repairs and dent removal

Adjustment Screws: Included on key connections for precise tuning and maintenance

Blued Steel Needle Springs: Deliver a snappy, responsive feel

Ergonomic Key Touches: Low C and Eb key touches designed for comfort and ease of play

 

Included Accessories:

– Hard rubber mouthpiece with ligature, cap, and reed

– Rolling zipper case with ample storage and padding for safe transport

– Swab and gloves for maintenance

– Adjustable playing stand

Description: (Vintage patina)

Eastern Music pro use Vintage patina Bass Sax Bass Saxophone in Bb with case

Brand: Eastern Music

Model: Bass Saxophone

Key: Bb

Finish: Vintage Patina Unlacquer

Weight: 8.6 kg (18.96 lbs)

 

Description:

Elevate your musical performance with the Eastern Music Bass Saxophone, a professional-grade instrument designed for exceptional sound quality and durability. Crafted with precision, this bass saxophone features a brass body, bell, and neck, complemented by a Vintage Patina finish. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or an aspiring musician, this saxophone delivers superior intonation and a rich, resonant timbre across the entire spectrum…. [rest is the same as lacquer described above]

Hunter

Model: 6439L (current production model)

• but previous models with silver plated keys likely had a different model #

April 2009 – Present (June 2026)

Price

• April 2009 – $8,000 US starting bid on eBay by New York Woodwind and Brass Music
• June 2026 – $5,000 US for a used two-tone bass on woodbuymusicshop.com (listed as pickup only—likely consignment sale)
• June 2026 – Hunter website doesn’t list a price. They sell through their dealer network. I could find no new ones at the time of writing.

Description: by NY Woodwind & Brass (2009)

Why risk buying online? Buy from the pros that have been serving the music industry for over 50 years in the heart of Manhattan!! Wow, WOW, WOW! Here’s something you probably haven’t seen in quite a while! A brand new Bass Saxophone! Features include Gold Lacquer, Silver plated keys, Low Bb, and a built – in instrument stand! Comes with a case and year long warranty! … Typically, these instruments cost over $10,000. A box of reeds for this mammoth is usually $40! However, at NYWWB, we are having a special HOLIDAY SALE. This beautiful beast has been reduced and reduced again! Bid now, before its too late!! Comes with a YEAR LONG WARRANTY ON ALL REPAIRS!!! New York Woodwind and Brass Music 168 W. 48th St. New York, NY

Description: By Hunter Musical (2026)

BBb Bass Saxophone, Gold lacquer, high F#, Low A,[sic**]  with mouthpiece and fabric case with wheels.

Bb,Low A , [sic**]  High F# , Front F, Hand Engraved Bell Decoration, Bullet Point Design With Head Pivot Screw, Adjustable Thumb Hook, Polyester Key Buttons, Lacquer finish

Source: Hunter New York

Note**

It doesn’t give me great confidence that a company that has been selling the same model of horn for so many years, hasn’t bothered to check its own website for errors. Copy & paste text only works so well. This is NOT a low A.

International Woodwinds

Model: IW 661

Circa 2008 – Present (Present)

Price

• Feb 2010 – Bidding started at $5,995 US, with BIN of $7,999 US for a gently used (looked new) IW 661. Listed by Hollywood Winds.
• October 2010 – $14,998 Retail on International Woodwind website
• August 2018 – $10,999 US for silver plated version. Listed on eBay by Saxophone Depot.
• Circa early 2026  – $7,346.31 US. Embrun Music listed this on Reverb as 2018 Gold. Don’t know what they mean, but they do show it as a new.
• June 2026 – $5799 US for a barely used IW 661. Listed on saxstable.com for info only. (It was sold out.)
• June 2026 – $8,999, OBO on eBay by Saxophone Depot

Description: (from International Woodwind website, October 2010)

Brand new Bass sax just out by International Woodwind. Keyed from Low B Flat to high F#. Plays real easy from the bottom to the top. What a sound. Strong metal, a great neck, and solid keywork make this bass sax easy to play. Patterned in the style of a modern Bass Saxophone. It features a shorter wrap, and smaller bore, with modern style fingering similar to the IW Baritone Saxophone. This gives the instrument a very even feel and even sound! Also comes with a real hard rubber Bass Sax mouthpiece. It comes with a hard case on wheels that really protects the horn well. The case is also made from lightweight material.

Source: International Woodwind.com

Description: from Sax Deport eBay ad Aug 2018

IW 661 Professional Bass Saxophone silver plated custom finish

This is the IW 661 Professional Bass Saxophone from International Woodwind.

A high quality instrument, at a great price, in silver plated finish.

Assembled here in the U.S.A….

Available in both Gold lacquer and silver plated finish.

This bass sax also features a double brace mechanism for strength for this big horn.

Sounds like a vintage bass sax with modern key work and modern intonation. Great for saxophone quartets, sax choirs, classical or jazz playing. Comes with a real Bass sax mouthpiece.

This horn includes a durable case with wheels.

This item is in stock and ready to ship!

French style keywork, keyed to high F#. Pitched in the key of B Flat.

Easy to play. Feels great in your hands.

Available in Gold Lacquer or Silver Plated finish.

We are a US company based out of Southern California. We are located in Hollywood.

Extra Info

These—together with the Jinyin-made, vintage American style basses—were the first of the modern, Chinese-made bass saxophones that would eventually flood the global market.

J’Élle Stainer

Model: SAX226J

Catalogued 2010

Price

• April 2010 – bids for the vintage bronze started at $8,247.51 US, with a BIN of $9,011.31 US. on eBay (didn’t sell)
• May 2010 – vintage bronze $7,923.51 US BIN on eBay
• May 2010 – silver plate $6,482.61 US BIN on eBay

Description: April 2010, From J’Élle Stainer employee who sold it

J’Élle Stainer 226B “bronze vintage lacquer” bass sax

This saxophone was displayed at the Music Fair Musikmesse 2010 in Frankfurt last March.

Modern style bass keyed from Low Bb to high F#.

Plays real easy from bottom to top and it has an excellent sound.

Well finished with engraving, top quality brass with a solid neck and ergonomic keywork.

It comes with mouthpiece, cap and ligature inside an wheeled and protective light weight case with an external export strong carton box, it will arrive safe anywhere.

This bass sax has only been used for a few minutes during the above Music Fair and you get a major discount just for that! Don’t miss it!

Low A [emphasis added] and other finishing available upon request, please check our website for more incredible saxophones.

Extra Info

J’Élle Stainer is a South American manufacturer known for its “extreme” low saxophones. I obtained confirmation from the company rep. that these 3 instruments were indeed Jinbao-made bass saxophones, and that they were the only horns that J’Élle Stainer sold that did not originate from their factory originally.

These days no low Bb Jinbao-made stencil horns are listed on the J’Élle Stainer website. Their customized low A version, shown immediately below, is the only Jinbao stencil found there.

J’Élle Stainer

Model: JBSF

Circa ? – Present (2026)

Price

• Unknown

Description:

Low A French Wrap

B♭Bass Saxophone

• Manufactured [emphasis added]
• Traditional design
• Range from low A to high F#
• Written Range: A3-F#6
• Sounding: G1-E4
• Ergonomic keywork
• Brass body and bell
• Lacquered & beautifully engraved
• Plastic resin J’Elle Stainer mouthpiece
• Brass ligature and cap
• Playable with bass mouthpiece and reeds
• Pisoni pads
• Plastic resonators
• Adjustable peg and fixed floor rest
• SaxRax stand (optional)
• Special J’Elle Stainer flight case
• Final setup in USA or Italy

Assembled in Brazil

Part number: JBSF
Special adaptation made by J’Elle Stainer of a unique low A mechanism and extended body and bell in a classical bass saxophone.

Source: jellestainer.com

Extra Info

This is the only one of J’Élle Stainer’s saxophones that lists it as “manufactured”, instead of “handmade”. That’s a telltale sign that the main pieces themselves originate outside the J’Élle Stainer manufacturing plant. Read: Jinbao.

The fact that they are “assembled in Brazil” would indicate that they come from the Jinbao factory in China in pieces; get customized in Brazil with the low A extension; assembled; and finally sent out to their US or Italian distributors for final setup prior to shipping to customer.

Jinbao

Model: JBBS-120

The original copy that all other copies are copies of. And yes, it’s patented!

Circa 2008 – Present

Price

• March 2009 – $5,500 US starting bid on eBay by private seller (new horn) FYI, 0 bids.
• June 2026 – ￥46,800.00 ($5972.72 US according to xe.com) on Jinbao website

Description: on Jinbao website

JBBS-120Key: B-flat

Material: Brass

Finish: Gold-plated

Inlet diameter: 240 mm

Source: jinbaomusic.com

John Packer

Model: JBBS-120

? – 2026 (these are no longer shown on the John Packer website)

Price

• $6,999 US – July 2026 on ProWinds

Description:

There are only a few manufacturers of bass saxophones in the entire world and most of those bass saxophones sell for well over $20,000.00. The John Packer Bass Saxophone is handmade [nope] with a hand-hammered bell that produces a rich, warm and deep sound. The range goes from low Bb up to high F#. It has incredible intonation from top to bottom. The key work has been totally modernized so the hand position on this bass sax is as natural as playing on an alto saxophone.

Includes: Lightweight hard shell case, high quality mouthpiece, ligature, and cap. Two-year manufacturer’s warranty

Source: prowinds.com