When you’re playing middle D, try using C1 instead of the octave key. Typically on a lot of basses, the middle D splits the octave better on C1 as opposed to the octave key
Cool to see that sax again. I remember being assigned it my freshman year from Dr. Page, and then I ended up continuing to play that thing for the next 5 years.
Wow, that's an adventure! I only play soprano and alto sax and can only imagine the air that you have to put into that thing. But you sound good on it, and it is a neat sound! Best of luck with the concert!
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Selmer basses are more like big bari saxes compared to large bore Conn or Buescher basses. I've got a Chinese (JinBao) SA80II copy bass from Gear4Music which is a tenth of the cost of an SA80II and plays very well considering. The same Chinese basses are sold for a lot more than the £2400 I got mine for, so shop wisely instead of paying in excess of $8000 for the exactly same thing. I have to use the palm/high D key for a clean middle D, but MusicMedic have experimented and invented a fully automatic triple vent 8ve mechanism with a designated 8ve vent for a clear middle D without having to use special fingerings for that note.
My 7th grade year i played alto sax, and my 8th grade year i switched to bari sax, and my 9th grade year i ended up playing tenor sax for marching and alto for concery, sadly my school doesnt have a soprano Saxophone or bass saxophone but if they did i would totally play it!
@@SpaceDude-lb8xo I've seen them used in high school ensembles and jazz band and even first alto in concert band doubling. Takes a little more skill to master. In most high schools, you would probably end up with a very out of tune soprano section of one decided to do that. The one exception I could see is perhaps an arts high school.
Dr. Page is absolutely right (of course) that the S80 Bari and Bass mouthpieces differ only with the chambor. I knew this but it never occured to me to try a bari sax Legere on my S80 Bass mouthpiece. 🤦♂️
the reason why the middle d is so hard to play is because the octave key is so far away from the d key and so when that tiny octave key hole is open and all the other keys are closed, it is really unsteady
this so cool! I'm playing bass sax in my school's sax ensemble this year! I wish we had a nice selmer bass haha, I'm currently playing on my schools vintage Vito/Bundy bass sax, (typically stamped Beaugnier or Noblet)
This year for Christmas, I want a Tenor or Bari sax, they are both cool but I play the Alto sax. Bari sax is in same key, but requires more air and may come with a Low A key. Tenor sax is tuned in Bb, not Eb. But it has a powerful and rich sound. Both of these require more air than the Alto sax. Venn Diagram lol.
To piggy back off @connorotoole, the issue with middle D isn’t you, it’s an inheritance flaw in the design of the bass Saxophone. With enough practice you can find a good voicing for it, but in addition, I find most people use Palm D as an alternate fingering. On alto it’s definitely more standard to use LSK2 over LSK1, but my vintage bass prefers LSK1. I would just try both and see what is most in tune and works best.
Bass saxophone is exceptional, especially in Classical music, and in Jazz. Especially especially ESpecially in Block chord solis. I will elaborate on that, by classical music, I mean good classical music. Anything from Christmas scores, to historically known compositions. You have to take the Bass seriously, that's one of the most important features to playing it more often, other people see it as a silly side piece. But hearing it in Jupiter years ago really piqued/🗻 my interest. I'd gladly compose a ensemble piece for Sopranino, Soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, 2 Baris, and a Bass. It adds that missing layer that Baritone sometimes lacks in...I mean it's an octave below Tenor which is incredible.
Absolutely sick! Even more low honkage than the bari! Glorious! Low smooth jazz like kenny g or something would sound so cool with something like this! 😅😆😎👍🏻 good stuff!
When you’re playing middle D, try using C1 instead of the octave key. Typically on a lot of basses, the middle D splits the octave better on C1 as opposed to the octave key
It happens with basses due to the long distance between the open tone hole and the nearest register vent.
You can also hit the low C# key along with a full fingered D fingering. Works amazing for me.
It's written in C4 like all the other saxophones out there. Remember that! (Not trying to be mean)
@@SpaceDude-lb8xo
By C1 he’s referring to the D palm key just without the octave key.
Bass is the most underrated saxophone.
Agreed
Cool to see that sax again. I remember being assigned it my freshman year from Dr. Page, and then I ended up continuing to play that thing for the next 5 years.
Haha, hopefully that’s still Inbo’s job in sax ensemble (He is much better on it that I am)
My symphonic winds in the spring of my freshman year played Lincolnshire Posy for our former director’s retirement concert
I'm learning tenor right now with the intention to transition to bass eventually. Subscribed! I want to see how you progress with this thing.
I'm wanting a Tenor for Christmas even though I have an Alto lol.
Truly the elephant in the room. So massive. For some reason when I hear it I am reminded of the bass in the music from the original Scooby-doo.
It does kinda give that vibe! Good stuff! 😅😆😎👍🏻
Wow, that's an adventure! I only play soprano and alto sax and can only imagine the air that you have to put into that thing. But you sound good on it, and it is a neat sound! Best of luck with the concert!
Thanks!
I'm a small person so if I get assigned the bari or bass saxes, I will BARELY be able to play a note.
I just got a brand new low C bass clarinet, so I know exactly what you're talking about. It's like your eyeballs are vibrating!
I really want to try some bass clarinet!
@@ethanashley_sax it's so much fun!
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When I play low C, B, or Bb on my Alto sax, it makes the entire instrument shake, but not my face lol.
I write bass sax parts for existing band music on my channel if you are looking for some more music to play it on!
That’s awesome!
Selmer basses are more like big bari saxes compared to large bore Conn or Buescher basses.
I've got a Chinese (JinBao) SA80II copy bass from Gear4Music which is a tenth of the cost of an SA80II and plays very well considering. The same Chinese basses are sold for a lot more than the £2400 I got mine for, so shop wisely instead of paying in excess of $8000 for the exactly same thing.
I have to use the palm/high D key for a clean middle D, but MusicMedic have experimented and invented a fully automatic triple vent 8ve mechanism with a designated 8ve vent for a clear middle D without having to use special fingerings for that note.
My 7th grade year i played alto sax, and my 8th grade year i switched to bari sax, and my 9th grade year i ended up playing tenor sax for marching and alto for concery, sadly my school doesnt have a soprano Saxophone or bass saxophone but if they did i would totally play it!
That’s awesome that you’ve had the chance to play so many of them!
Schools never give Soprano sax a chance 😥
@@SpaceDude-lb8xo I've seen them used in high school ensembles and jazz band and even first alto in concert band doubling. Takes a little more skill to master. In most high schools, you would probably end up with a very out of tune soprano section of one decided to do that. The one exception I could see is perhaps an arts high school.
Dr. Page is absolutely right (of course) that the S80 Bari and Bass mouthpieces differ only with the chambor. I knew this but it never occured to me to try a bari sax Legere on my S80 Bass mouthpiece. 🤦♂️
the reason why the middle d is so hard to play is because the octave key is so far away from the d key and so when that tiny octave key hole is open and all the other keys are closed, it is really unsteady
this so cool! I'm playing bass sax in my school's sax ensemble this year! I wish we had a nice selmer bass haha, I'm currently playing on my schools vintage Vito/Bundy bass sax, (typically stamped Beaugnier or Noblet)
Best of luck! I’m very lucky to have this nice of one
Such a funny video. I laughed during the whole thing. It sounds like a ship finding its way through the fog. Sounds really cool through my sub.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This year for Christmas, I want a Tenor or Bari sax, they are both cool but I play the Alto sax.
Bari sax is in same key, but requires more air and may come with a Low A key.
Tenor sax is tuned in Bb, not Eb. But it has a powerful and rich sound.
Both of these require more air than the Alto sax.
Venn Diagram lol.
To piggy back off @connorotoole, the issue with middle D isn’t you, it’s an inheritance flaw in the design of the bass Saxophone. With enough practice you can find a good voicing for it, but in addition, I find most people use Palm D as an alternate fingering. On alto it’s definitely more standard to use LSK2 over LSK1, but my vintage bass prefers LSK1. I would just try both and see what is most in tune and works best.
Thanks!
Bass saxophone is exceptional, especially in Classical music, and in Jazz. Especially especially ESpecially in Block chord solis. I will elaborate on that, by classical music, I mean good classical music. Anything from Christmas scores, to historically known compositions. You have to take the Bass seriously, that's one of the most important features to playing it more often, other people see it as a silly side piece. But hearing it in Jupiter years ago really piqued/🗻 my interest. I'd gladly compose a ensemble piece for Sopranino, Soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, 2 Baris, and a Bass. It adds that missing layer that Baritone sometimes lacks in...I mean it's an octave below Tenor which is incredible.
Absolutely sick! Even more low honkage than the bari! Glorious! Low smooth jazz like kenny g or something would sound so cool with something like this! 😅😆😎👍🏻 good stuff!
That's a really good bass saxophone, if not the best one of all. But it's expensive; it costs new about 35.400 USD.
Yes! Very lucky to have gotten to play it.
theres a bass everything
i really wanna hear the bari part to bemba colora on this
maybe
OH yeahhhh!
Thats like a 20k sax. Thats insane
Probably like 35k
Bass saxes are rare due to their large size and price.
I wouldn't want to risk dropping it by not using a neck strap.
It cost now, as new from SELMER, about 35.400 USD.
That is amazing
I really want a bass sax but they are way too expensive
I really want a Baritone Sax, but they are around $1.5k - $20k.
@@SpaceDude-lb8xo Obviously you want the silver and bronze key Yanigasawa bari.
you should try playing some moonhooch songs!
Fourth* below the bari sax. It’s kind of funny you think about how you only have 4 extra notes down low compared to a Low A bari.
I just came here to correct him saying a 5th😂
My bad. I flipped it
Well well well we meet again mikey
@DrummerMint Well well well we meet again Jackson
Yes, how many thousand dollars per note? 💲
When did your school receive the Bass?
At least 10+ years ago
NEVER.
One website I found said typically $35,000. For that saxophone. If you break it, ouch
Gotta be super careful
Just take it to a repair shop, but it will probably be very expensive lol.
You would make an Amazing Teacher
He is I’m one of his students
it sounds a whole lot like a bassoon
Yeah I agree, very much like a contrabassoon
A saxophone is more buzzier wdym.
Nice
Bro is a pro at editing and sax but only has 638 subs?
Thanks for the kind words! Get your friends to subscribe lol
@@ethanashley_sax bet
wow
Jazz SVP
Try the tuba before you say it uses a lot of air 😂
I bet
Tuba tubing length = school bus length.
ITS BARI SAX NOT BASS SAX
It’s bass sax