The Cheapest Clarinet on Amazon | Band Director Reviews
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- Ever wonder what the cheapest clarinet sounds like? Does it even play? Does the mouthpiece deserve to be thrown in a dumpster? Find out with this review! We'll put the cheapo clarinet head-to-head against more expensive ones, do a blind test, and more!
The clarinet I review in this video...
Yamaer clarinet - amzn.to/4bGkYMA
Another cheap option that might have a better mouthpiece...
Glory clarinet - amzn.to/4bNgrIp
The Buffet student clarinet I can EASILY recommend -
Buffet Crampon Premium clarinet - amzn.to/3wIXzLO
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Unboxing Start
3:18 - Love you!
3:51 - Unboxing 2
9:38 - Putting It Together
13:13 - First Notes
18:12 - This Stand...
19:00 - Chromatic Scale Test
22:21 - Cheap VS Expensive Play Test
23:02 - Blind Test with WIFE!
26:08 - Blind Test with ME!
29:34 - Conclusion/Double Clarinet Action!
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i think you should play a song on every instrument you own
hey I just wanted to say that if you look at any of the cheapest instruments they are all going to have the same case design and the same gloves they all come from the same factory in china that pushes clarinets out at like 20$ a piece and like a trumpet at 70$ a piece.
just want to say all the cheapest instruments will have the same case design and gloves. They all come the same factory and you can tell just by looking at some of the photos most of them are just drop shipped garbage.
@@kparserpcs6699 yup, doesn't surprise me at all, though I do think these gloves are a tiny bit better than the Mendini ones (which is meaningless 😂)
as a bari sax player who switched to bass clarinet i feel u on calling clarinet fingerings sax notes
Imagine being a percussionist jumping to all these wind instruments! 😂
@@MadMusicBandI’m a percussionist but also play flute, it was a crazy switch 😅
@@sonicunkn0wn not only are the fingerings weird, it takes so much breath support!
@@MadMusicBand Playing flute was definitely weird at first but I’ve gotten more used to it these past couple of months. I also play trombone, baritone, and a few other instruments. I’m going to Music Education and would like to learn as many instruments as I can.
@@sonicunkn0wn that's awesome! You're way ahead of the game if you can already play all those, I couldn't even read music when I started college 😂
These videos are like if Peter Quill was abducted by an orchestra instead of space pirates.
I'd watch that movie 100%
A lot of my students play the Bb plastic Bundy clarinets (including myself) as they are made by Selmer and are max $50 for a used one.
And play/hold up pretty well. I use a Buffet as my normal horn and my mom has a Bundy, I really didn't struggle much playtesting her Bundy.
i used one all the way through my sophmore year of highschool, and that thing got me a job i love those things especially for student marchers
I still have my Vito resitone 3. Great beginner instrument and solid.
Bundy instruments are cheap, yet very sturdily built. They are the perfect marching band instruments.
“Percussionists can grab sticks and start hitting stuff” 🤣🤣🤣 as a drummer I had to laugh. I feel your pain my friend.
😂 100%
I love these videos there so entertaining! I am very suprised your not more popular. You really remind me of my middle school instructor lol. Keep doing what your doing!
Thanks so much! Your middle school instructor sounds like a cool dude 😎
Perhaps a fun idea, for when you have a full band worth of cheapest instruments, would be to record a band standard using all the instruments. Link I mean you record each part then splice them together in the video editor. You could even call it a performance by "Amazon's cheapest band"!
I got a similar suggestion on my Patreon...I like that idea a lot.
These videos are really fun! You seem like a great teacher.
Thanks! I'm not perfect but I think it's more important to make it fun 😊
cant wait to see this new video of yours 🔥
This channel is super fun for me because, wow, the only instrument I had access to as a kid was my mom's piano, so I have no idea how any other instrument is played. Edutainment at its finest~
I'm glad you enjoy it! I started on piano, just couldn't stop learning after that apparently 😂
as a clarinet player, i laughed so hard
Thanks! I had a good time recording it too :)
Same
Same
7:40 - The LH2 ring key venting is usually higher when the top joint is separated as its venting is set by the RH ring keys once assembled. Most clarinets (even pro level Buffet, Selmer and Yamaha ones and others) are like that from the factory. You can fit a small stopper on the underside of the LH2 linkage (where the bend is) to lower it enough to make assembly easier so the cork on the LH2 linkage piece doesn't get torn off from clumsy assembly which is what you're doing at 10:38 - you should ALWAYS hold the LH2 ring key down when assembling both the main body joints to avoid any damage.
Interesting, I had no idea.
@@MadMusicBand The YamaUrrrr does have that stopper cork on the linkage, but it's far too thin to be of any use. But as a matter of standard practice with any clarinet, both cheap and expensive, always hold the LH2 ring key down during assembly.
The tight fitting bell is crying out for the tenon to be resized (skimmed down to remove just enough material) as you can hear the tenon is binding in the socket. That happens on a lot of wooden clarinets too and is an easy fix for anyone who knows where and how much wood to remove (or plastic in the case of the YamaUrrrr) as no amount of cork grease will help and many people wrongly assume it's the cork that needs sanding down as it's the oversized tenon itself that's causing the problem.
My Yamaha (not Yamaer, the real one!) clarinet has a bevel on the bridge key where it just slides jn and you don't have to do that. I've been playing it for 10 years and never had damage from not pressing that key.
@@pikachuchujelly7628 It still helps to add that stopper, bevel or no bevel (or ears or no ears) as many people still mangle things up even with the ears on the linkage piece on both Yamahas and Buffets. Remember that when you put people into the equation, anything can and often will happen and prevention is always better than cure, even if you can't fix stupid.
I always tell people to hold down both the LH2 ring key and the throat A key (with their left hand) and when they move onto bass clarinets with a fully automatic speaker mechanism, that also prevents the extra linkage running across the joints getting mangled up as the throat A key lifts it out of harm's way during assembly.
Hey! It’s that clarinetist from your trumpet video. All things considered, your tone wasn’t too bad! Though I can tell how tough it was to play the el cheapo clarinet with its mouthpiece. I’ve had my fair share of those. Keep up the great work!
As for the stand situation, get one with locking legs. I got one from my local music store for about $20 and it still works great!
Yup, I've got a sax/clarinet double stand that works well for school, I'll just have to find one for home as well seeing as I shouldn't use this one :p.
I'm actually pretty proud of my clarinet playing, I've gotten a lot better the past few years :)
Can't wait to see your reviews on the cheapest oboe and cheapest bassoon!
I'll have to add it to the list!
Oh yeah, I would love to find an affordable bassoon just to try it. I play bari (and tenor but mostly bari)sax but I love the sound of bassoon.
I'll have to keep my eyes open :)
@@Murgoh Around $800 to $1000 (canadian, so even less US$) direct from China, for a Bassoon. That''l probably be synthetic...if you want wood, it's more like $1500 and up.
Excited to see the flute since i played flute back in middle school
That's up next!
Keep up the good work Mr.JJ
I used to play the clarinet in the school band and i swear the clarinets reminded me of the clarinet you ordered off Amazon 😭😭✨️
This one was really close to being an easy recommendation, but it just fell short of that in a few ways. I'm sure a lot of kids use clarinets like this though
The anxiety I was feeling when you were putting the bell on. 😬 Lol
Haha yup, not good...
I’m in orchestra, but I still wanna watch this video because I love this channel. Thank you.
I'll hopefully get to reviewing some string instruments as well!
2:50 I have a similar pocket on my case. I usually put my marching band music in there since it’s only half a page lol
Good call! Good luck on your upcoming season 👍
I never really questioned the weird useless pockets companies put on their free cases. My violin case has one too and there are some odd bits in there: some of those removable sticky tabs for marking places in a book; a skinny book for noting music to learn or exercises to do; the instructions that came with my tuner that I have never looked at; and a digital metronome.
@@MilamberinxI think they just throw as much random stuff they can to make the package more enticing because it doesn't cost them anything to do so. I'd rather have had none of them yet gotten a working mouthpiece...
#3 Peter and the wolf! I think maybe the duck? My dad played they for us on car rides and it was so much fun
Correct on the piece, wrong on the animal ;) 🐈
You should try out the cheap French horns and oboes! I really like the reviews you have been making 🙂
Thanks! I'm sure I'll get to French horn and oboe as well :)
@@MadMusicBandYESSSSSSS!!! I’m in band and I love your videos!!!!
There's such thing as a cheap oboe? No way! Those are fictional just like unicorns.
@@pikachuchujelly7628 I know!! I was so suprised once I found a 200 dollar oboe on Amazon, like how?? That’s crazy that it got that cheap!
I love this series
Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy it! 😊
Your wife looks like a younger version of one of my great friends who is a master flute player.
I love these videos, they are so fun
as a horn player, please find a cheap french horn
I'll do my best!
Students generally begin on a 1.5 to 2 rico or vandoren, Possibly a softer reed on the trash clarinet would help.
I've thought that as well, but in talking with other directors over the years it seems the consensus is to start them around 2.5 or maybe 2. To each their own there obviously.
It would depend on the individual and how swift the progress is into the break. I am curious as to how the 60$ clari with original mouthpiece would sound on a 2... If you ever try would you let me know;). I enjoyed the video as well as the red plastic bone vid. I started my clari life on a schools boosy and hawkes regent... eventually bought a Buffet B12 then moved to an E11 as a middling adult. If I was that poor kid again saving my babysitting money the "trash" clari may have been appealing. Thanks for sharing these interesting notions for pondering.
@@lilikatebuggins374 agreed all around. I'd love to try either of those buffets, 90% of my instruments are cheapy ones, using a "nice" horn is a rare treat. I'll be sure to let you know how a 2 reed fares on the mouthpiece when I get a chance, I currently don't have any, but if/when I do a reed video I'll have to test that out.
Subbed and following.... ooo how about a super inexpensive Oboe? Do you have those in American school bands? Actually an overview of the band would make a great vid for us international viewers!
@@MadMusicBand - in the first year or so it's sensible to be down a strength or two because the embouchure muscles have yet to develop.
But more importantly the reed strength correlates with the curvature of the tip of the mouthpiece. People playing Vandoren 4.5's aren't playing that strength because they have lips of steel, it's because they're playing a mouthpiece with a very narrow tip opening so the reed doesn't have to wiggle as much. Conversely, if a mouthpiece has a very wide tip opening you'll need lighter more flexible reeds that wiggle the extra distance.
Softer reeds are also a little more forgiving of imperfections. This uber cheap poorly molded throwaway mouthpieces might not have smooth and even rails, so reeds will feel a strength or more stiffer on them because they aren't vibrating the way they should. Dropping reed strengths until you find something that behaves is the way to go until the student can get their hands on a mouthpiece with a better facing. You'll know you've gone too far soft when the reed closes off entirely when you try to put big air through it.
Lifetime clarinetist here(50 years+)
Noticed you don’t use the mouthpiece pads… beginning students can really benefit from using the pad, it helps with staying in position. However, I recommend using the clear pads (instead of the black rubber type) they are thinner and work more comfortably. If you plan on playing for years, it will protect your teeth. 👍Nice Vid!
I've actually never tried one myself on the clarinet. I'm obviously not playing a ton in comparison to someone who "mains" the instrument, but I really should give one a go and see what they're about. I never dissuade kids from using them, but maybe I should be promoting them. I'll give it a shot. Those rubber thumb pads on the other hand, my kids love them for some reason and I'm not a fan 😂
The first thing I learned was to hold the keys of the upper joint down when assembling.
That makes sense, I was never taught that :/
Thanks!
Woah, first super thanks ever! Thanks so much 😊
Some little words of wisdom from a very experienced woodwind player. Align the reed much lower than you think you should, reed placement can often have as big of a difference in playability as the clarinet itself. As a studying band director, I totally get the struggle of dealing side instruments without knowing the little things :)
I'll give it a shot :)
It was funny when you weee talking about buffet crampon because that’s the clarinet I own
How do you like it? I love mine :)
I love it
As a middle school clarinet player going into high school, I like your recommendation on the student clarinet just to get a better one for high school! (The cheap one is interesting 🤔)
I love my buffet. It's one of my best non-percussion or electronic instruments. One of the few I actually researched and bought new myself, vs just happening upon one used.
@@MadMusicBand alright good to know 👍
I think the difficulty of getting the bell on and off would be a dealbreaker in loaning to students... because I can see them gripping the lower section with the keys hard enough to bend/break them to get enough torque to twist the bell on. One could always mod the bell by sanding the inside to take off just a bit of material making it easier to get on and off. Certainly the customer shouldn't have to do this on a new horn, but it should work just fine, be easy to do and after all it is a $60 horn.
Yup, if you're a tinkerer or adult I think you can overlook these issues. I'll likely try to make it better myself, or I'll try the bell from my busted horn and see if it's a better fit before I check it out next year. I've already stolen that horns mouthpiece, it's nice that my old horn could be an organ donor 😂
Never sand the instrument. The cork is replaceable and is what is responsible for the fit. If the cork is too thick, you can sand THAT. Keeping in mind that cork compresses and soaks a little more grease over time, so you should aim for a slightly stiff (but not difficult!) fit on BRAND new cork.
And yeah, a new player ideally should never be messing with this. Even if they know they can sand the cork, they might accidentally sand a little bit off the tenon itself in the process and that's no good.
@@JHouse4 Good to know! I'm a brass guy and it's obvious I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to woodwinds.
Thanks!
We love Mrs. J ❤
This
I ordered a glory flute off Amazon it ended up being 75$ and I got it 2 years ago and it’s still in perfect condition
Nice! My incoming review flute was cheaper... we'll see if I'm as lucky 😂
This is what I got taught by my clarinet teachers is that you start at the bell and work up it is so you don't chip or split the reed.
That makes sense, I'll likely do it that way from now on :)
Now we need a cover of Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) by Van Halen.
It’s kind of funny this video popped up in my feed. I had just seen a Yamaer Clarinet at a pawn shop a week ago. At first I thought it said Yamaha until I looked at it closer (they had the case in the back). They wanted $80 for it originally, but had marked it down to $60. Keeping in mind it was used. I showed the assistant manager the Amazon listing was $60 new, and explained to him that I’ve played the clarinet for 35 years now, I tried to explain to him that it wasn’t worth what they were charging. He just said they have to sell it based on what they paid for it. I ended up walking out with a mint condition Selmer Student model for my son for $90. The cheap crap Clarinets they sell on Amazon is for those who don’t know any better to buy.
I'd have bought a Yamaha clarinet for $60 in a heartbeat :p
@@MadMusicBand which is why it caught my eye. From a distance all I seen was the gold Ya, and thought I struck gold. Instead it turned out to be fools gold.
I suspect the similar name is deliberately meant to confuse people who don’t know any better.
@@paulineb66 I guarantee it.
The two barrels are for different tunings, as the video says.
The longer barrel is the one you generally use. The shorter one is for when you haven't warmed up, or it's a very cold day, and the instrument is playing flat.
I'll likely never use the shorter one, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with options! Maybe I'll do a short barrel comparison video or something.
@@MadMusicBand As a professional player, I very rarely use my short barrels. But once in a while, they come in handy when I just can't get my usual set-up up to pitch.
@@PlayerClarinet that's good to know!
You gotta get some amazon bagpipes, even if you dont know how to play, theyre a hoot
I'll look into it! Haha
I remember a kid in my band had that one it broke at least 3 times. I also remember my band teacher helped him for like 25mins and learned it was broken
Sounds like me about once a week during the school year. There's always an instrument to fix somewhere 😂
I do wanna see this done with a bari sax. I own an alto, and borrow my schools bari. I just wanna know the trustable saxophones
I'd love to get a bari eventually! I'll work my way up to one ;)
I live in Europe, and I got a cheap clarinet from Thomann, a big box store in Europe. I play sax too, but I've had a really hard time with it. Especially getting the low register to sound. The middle and high registers sound okay.
Watching this, I'm getting kind of curious, if cheap instruments in general just ship with bad mouth pieces. I mean, since all of these instruments come from China, it could literally be the same instrument, just with a different logo slapped on it.
May be worth looking in to getting a new mouth piece, see if that makes it easier to play. And, yes, I did buy new reeds for it, already. So, it's not the reeds, at least I don't think so, I don't have a stash of other clarinets to test them on ;)
Definitely worth trying out a new mouthpiece. I actually got the Buffet from Thomann. I'm based in the states, and that was the first I'd heard of Thomann. They had the best deal on it so I'm a fan.
I remember I was in orchestra rehearsal with the band kids and the Orchestra kids. I was playing part. I was sitting next to a clarinet kid and I accidentally threw my bow at him.
😂
I felt so bad
WAIT I THOUGHT YOU HAD LIKE 15K SUBS I NEVER CHECKED I JUST CLICKED SUB.
Some day! :)
As a clarinet player- try switching to vandoren reeds such as the v12 or v21 as they play so much better than rico. Also I bought that stand for $20 I can't believe I could have gotten a whole clarinet for another $40.
I've had luck with both reed brands. I've found it's more about the individual reed vs which brand as long as you at least have a decent brand (Rico, vandoren, juno, lavoz, etc.).
Can you do a “Cheapest Euphonium” thing? I am dying to see that (I’m not biased towards euphonium I swear)
I plan on getting to euphonium eventually! :)
@@MadMusicBand Oh I’m exited for that day
You set up the clarinet in the opposite order. Bell in RH lower joint in LH. Then lower joint in RH and upper joint in the LH holding down the keys to clear the bridge key. Then barrel, then mouthpiece.
He put it together correctly. I don't know what you're yappin about bro
@@samueldeerwester9228 “correctly” is technically true. In my opinion the most correct would be what I laid out in the above comment. That method of assembly is the least likely way for anyone to break the instrument. especially with the crappy alloy of Chinese made instruments. It also ensures that the bridge keys are not damaged in the assembly. The way he put bell mad me die on the inside. He is also a band director so it could help the kiddos.
I'll have to rewatch and see how I actually put it together. I'm pretty sure I did put the bell in my RH and joint in my left for example. I needed my RH on the bell for more power just to get it on 😂
@@MadMusicBand I was more worried about the order of how you assembled it. Then is all. Bell to mouthpiece is the preferred. Method. Michael Lowenstern does a video on the “proper” way.
@@Sonic_Time_Traveler gotcha, interesting.
A clarinet cover of the song Bling-bang-bang-born incoming?
Love LOVE Mashle :) I need to learn that marimba lick... funnily enough Chou Cream Funk is #2 on my running playlist 😂. We are going to Tokyo in two days and the first thing I'm going to do is devour one of those cream puffs.
My 500$ starting clarinet had also a really bad mouth piece (I tried to play it now and no way I could get a note), so just take in mind that you need to buy one alongside with your instrument and that is it. The cheap clarinet makes a good sound and would get you for some years no problem while you save for an intermediate 2000$ one.
I will always defend cheap instruments, I play the piccolo now and I got one for 100€ but I play regularly a 1000€ yamaha one (property of the band I play in) and the biggest difference is that in the expensive one the high notes are easy to play and the finishing touched are very refined but that is it
Yup, it's definitely worth making sure your mouthpiece is good, and thankfully there's some good mouthpieces for reasonable prices as well.
Hi I am a Trumpet/Euphonium player with 5 years experience and I feel my practice routine isn't pushing me enough and I was wondering if you could recommend a routine for me?
Without knowing your specific issues/problems I can suggest a few general practices suggestions.
1. Pick something you want to specifically get better at, make sure that's something you hit every time you practice.
2. Practice smaller chunks of music vs a whole piece at once.
3. Utilize a metronome in your practice.
4. Practice on your mouthpiece alone.
5. Smaller, consistent practice is better than larger, sporadic practice. For example, it's better to practice 30 minutes a day 5 days a week than it is to practice 3 hours twice a week. There's only so much you can learn in one day (you internalize new information in your sleep), so frequency of practice is really important.
6. Set a goal. Maybe it's a performance at the end of the month. Maybe it's that you want to learn a new scale by the end of the week. Setting an attainable, measurable goal will help you quantify your progress and push you towards achieving something new.
I realize that's not a routine...so it doesn't actually answer your question 😂. I'm not a brass player so I don't personally have a favorite set practice routine for brass. My routine was always warm up - technique - literature. What that means for your instrument is very personalized to where you are in your playing and what you are working towards.
I do not know if this is even possible, but if you could find a cheap bass clarinet i’d love to hear it. Honestly if i can find it maybe i will.
I'll do my best to find a cheap one :)
Can you do a tutorial video for beginners how to play it? 😊
I'd love to eventually make a how-to series, but I'd have to do a lot of prep etc. to make it as good as possible, so I'll likely wait on that right now. 🙂
Love these videos dude. You should find a trombone soon.
Check out my cheap trombone review if you haven't! ua-cam.com/video/p_9sINu1aoA/v-deo.htmlsi=u9mv523GwBJO93Rx
@@MadMusicBand Thank you my bad, i forgot you already did it. Maybe a tuba?
I think next time you need to find the cheapest flute. They do some really sweet PINK ones. 🤣🤣 So the stand and mouth piece are just going right to landfill. Thanks for adding that you were playing the chromatic scale. 😲 Interesting video 2x👍
Ha thanks, and flute is next!
I used to use a YAMAER flute😂
Such a weird brand name lol. Every time I said it it felt wrong...
@@MadMusicBand sometimes I search it up and it shows me Yamaha 😂
NAME THAT SONG:
1. No idea
2. Lord of the Rings (that theme that is associated with the Shire?)
3. Couldn’t even guess
You're the first person to guess! Correct on the LOTR, we'll see if anyone else can figure out the other two. :)
I play #1 at the school so the time and none of my students know either 😂
The teeth guards are for people who get sore lips after a lot of playing. I’d save them and give them to players that practice a lot
I will do that! 🙂
@mad magic you should do a bass clarinet
I plan on it eventually! Flute is next though :)
can you make a video on the cheapest alto saxophone on amazon
I plan on it! Flute is next though :)
@@MadMusicBand thx :)
im a clarinet player and 10 seconds in the vid it sound HORRID
Ha! That's my clarinet I lent a student that they literally broke in half, not the review clarinet.
I also ply clarinet❤❤❤
For $60 it's not horrible, but it's not good. I am concerned that students won't be able to make it work out of the box, but it might be OK for a backup instrument or marching.
Yup, I'd be nervous as well. At least in my case if I need to get it to a student I can help them learn to with around its issues.
I had a Yamaha clarinet for a while and I could NEVER get the hang of it. My coworker was a woodwind player and she wizzed through the scales thus proving I was the problem. I let her keep it because I don’t have the right anything for woodwind. I’ll stick with kazoo.
Nothing wrong with rocking the kazoo! Clarinet is definitely not easy to start though, I've found alto sax to be easier to pick up as far as woodwinds go.
Do more cheapest instruments
I'm looking forward to cheapest oboe and cheapest bassoon. 😂😂😂
Will do!
Uh oh, when that day comes you're REALLY going to hear some instrument screeching 😂
@@MadMusicBand I found it pretty easy. With my first bassoon lesson, no squeeking or much screeching at all. As for Hobo (I knew what a C4 on piano was and how it looks on a music sheet and that's it) on the you can try a bunch of instruments morning, it went mostly pretty well. Finding what tongue-ing is and trying to apply it was the greater brain f"huppeldepup"ck and felt like doing morse code with your tongue.
It's really just like holding a drinking straw very gently with your lips and that's it. 😁 Or am I special? 🤣🤣🤣🧐🤪😁
@@woutvanostaden1299lol, Morse code with your tongue, that's fantastic
3:14 I do detect a Final Fantasy Victory Fanfare.
Babababaaaabaaabaaaaba babaaaaaa
yo, I have been looking for a cheep instrument to buy, but I didn't know what to get. Do you think this would be good if I were looking for a clarinet to play for fun and not in a band or anything?
I think so, as long as yours doesn't end up with any worse issues than mine, and you get a separate mouthpiece. You can get a good mouthpiece for an extra $20 or so. Also don't forget reeds!
@@MadMusicBand ok, thank you so much
@@MadMusicBand I can’t find it, sorry to bother you, but would you be able to put the link that you got it off of? If not that is completely fine and I understand
@@larsonfamilyfun4925Ah, sorry, it looks like it's out of stock now... There is a $70 clarinet on Amazon with the Brand "Rhythm" that is probably a rebranded version of the same clarinet. In the description I added a link to a better reviewed clarinet (brand name "Glory") that would likely be either the same quality as the one in the video, or likely even better, though it's a tad more expensive.
@@MadMusicBand ok thanks
Ooooooo do flute next im genuinely curious as a fñute player myself
That's next up!
I've seen the whole preinstalled reed thing on cheep saxaphones before, so this is not a one off thing.
Ya, I didn't understand why a manufacturer would think that that would be a good idea...
I will say, the one thing is that you should ALWAYS grease the tenan corks with your fingers. I see horns all the time with cork in all kinds of places it shouldn’t be, mostly tone holes, from people applying too much cork grease by using the stick rather than their fingers.
Interesting, I had never heard that before. I feel like I actually used too much because I had to use my finger. Probably because I just had never done it that way before.
@@MadMusicBand yeah, just take a thin layer on your finger and apply it to the cork works really well you don’t need much. Using your finger also allows you to add a small amount to the inside of the receiving joint if it’s way too tight or the instrument is new.
neat
From my experience with cheaper clarinets are harder to blow into because they are narrower than a regular standard clarinet.
Interesting, I'll have to check that out sometime.
I made a verbal gasp when the reed was ON the mouthpiece. That’s one of the first things I tell kids NOT to do! Having the clarinet come like that is a really bad example for a beginner.
Same, I actually saw that in the product picture and thought "what am I getting myself into..." 😂
you should do a tuba next
Woofta, even the cheapest would be quite expensive haha. I'll have to work my way up to one.
Ok, now play rhapsody in blue on it!!
I literally tried lol, wasn't happening that day. I'll post the fail video of my attempt on my Patreon eventually 😂
its hard to play cause of the longer barrel? try the shorter barrel if possible
Worth a try, but it's definitely the mouthpiece that is tripping it up.
Barrels have an incredibly small effect on playability. A beginner, even intermediate player wouldn't even notice the difference. I suspect the two barrels included are for tuning A=440 and A=442, which is funny because a beginner's margin for error is wider than that difference in the first place.
@@JHouse4 that's an interesting thought, though I'd imagine the tuning difference between the two would be larger than just 2hz because of the size difference alone. I bet they just throw it in to make it seem like a better "deal" or something, I doubt there's a heavily thought out reason for it. I could be wrong obviously.
@@JHouse4 a fun fact, in China and neighboring regions they use 442hz for traditional instruments and orchestral instruments
How about a recommend for a cheap but still decent snare drum? I don't know but I can find em from $50 to $2000. Somewhere on the lower end would be nice. Good enough to learn on, not really intended for recording.
Honestly, if you're just learning I would recommend starting with a drum pad. The Evans real feel or vic firth equivalent would both be great choices. I plan on doing some cheap drum videos, so I'll likely have more info for you then :)
Personally I have a pearl philharmonic snare which is awesome, but that would be out of the price range for "cheap" (about $800).
@@MadMusicBand Got one, been banging away at it for nearly a year now. I need more sound and texture now. Pad isn't really cutting it anymore. I can't really afford a full kit, even a cheap e-kit. But I could probably swing a $50-100 snare drum. Something to give a bit more texture than just tap tap Tap TAP...
@zackl3094 alright, I did a quick search and I think I could safely recommend this drum amzn.to/3V8tChs (affiliate link ❤). Anything Yamaha or Pearl would be safe as far as brands go (there are others as well, DW, Ludwig, etc.). That one is wood, which I prefer over metal as it's not pingy in the reverb. The head and tuning will be just as important as the drum, so after a while it might be worth upgrading the head (not an immediate concern though). It might also be worth throwing a bit of dampening to the top head to make it sound a bit more dry depending on what you're looking for in the sound. I typically tape a business card near the rim of my snares and it works great. Let me know if you have other questions! I haven't played that specific drum but Yamaha instruments are about as safe as they come. If I do a snare review it's likely going to be some cheapy $30 one...which might be terrible 😂
@@MadMusicBand I don't plan to record with it, I'll just be using it to really get the texture and execution of rudiments down. Doesn't have to sound all that great, just more than a pad ya know? I'm a bit concerned that a $30 might not survive more than a few practice sessions. But I'll definitely be considering this one. It seems pretty reasonable all things considered and you say it is a candidate to upgrade later so that's nice as well. Thanks!
You should do a saxophone next
Flute is next (already bought it) but I do plan on saxophone afterwards. I'd have done sax first but it was too expensive 😂
@@MadMusicBand oh lol
Kinda curious what the cheapest flute is like!
I recorded the video, in the editing process now! 😀
Please cheapest baritone/euphonium
I plan on it! :)
The Yamaher mouthpiece sounds like a recorder
I wish it played as well as my recorder mouthpiece 😂
Guess these cheap ones have a theme of giving everything extra including those instrument stands or screw drivers!!
Geez usually reeds stick to the mouth piece when you wet every part thats pretty weird 😅
Oh god you’re grabbing the reed by the top?! Thats the most preventable way from accident chipping it.
What were you expecting using a shirt as a make shift bandanna?! 😂 absolutely hilarious to just see the hole
Haha I'll need to get a blindfold eventually. Did I really hold the reed at the top?! I'll need to comb through the video, I don't remember doing that, and I definitely didn't mean to. And yea, the "extras" they always throw in may seem enticing, but they've been very underwhelming so far (these dang stands...)
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Some folks have to waste a bunch of time waiting for it to get wet. Drummers just grab their stick and start bangin’.
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random people be like "Whats with these band kids & sucking Popsicle sticks" i be like "i go through a pack every day"
My wife doesn't like the taste of reeds, but I don't mind it. I do however enjoy complaining about time wasting things drummers don't have to do 😂
Clarinet IS the stand (those who know,know)
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I play clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, and piano. I can certainly say that that clarinet is horrible. If you’re almost passing out from playing a clarinet while bass clarinet takes much more air, then that mouth peice was made horrible
Yup, shouldn't have to faint to play a note 😂
@@MadMusicBand lol 😂
Please so an Oboe Review from an Amazon Oboe
I'm hoping to get to it eventually!
I “had” one and the c# key fell off while playing
Yikes... That's not what ya want 😂
there way too many freebies😭😭 my buffet crampon clarinet was like $1000 but had no freebies 😭
Haha, yup, they really try to entice you into these cheap horns with all their "swag" 😂
How did a student break the clarinet like that??
They set it precariously and it got knocked between a chair and their case.
Okay, but I am not seeing a lot of $20 mouthpieces. Most are FAR higher.
My mouthpiece recommendations are here -> madmusic.band/gear#woodwindaccessories
All except the Yamaha are 20-30ish bucks. The Rico 5b is closest at 22 bucks and is a good starter.
As a Clarinetist myself, the yamaer Reed and mouthpiece sounded so bad!😭 Also, pro tip for all the newbies out there, STAY AWAY FROM CECILIO REEDS! They are extremely low quality and are sometimes warped and won't work out of the box.
I've also had bad luck with cheap Amazon reeds (I got a box a while ago just to try). I plan on making a video about them eventually
That’s a pretty gross amount of cork grease you put on that upper/lower joint, guy. 🤣
Lol, I'm not very accurate with my finger 😂
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Woahh 60 dollars that’s cheap
I know, right?! Got its issues for sure, but $60 is so cheap.
try to find cheapest saxophones
I plan on it!
Your Reed is way to high
who does he sound like?
like some actor
Since you talk a lot about bad instruments. Where can I get a decently priced one that’s not crap.
The Jean Paul clarinet is the cheapest I've found that other directors/musicians actually seem to vouch for, though I've personally never tried it. It's this one- amzn.to/3V4CBQS (affiliate link warning 😉)
@@MadMusicBand don’t mind supporting you. You’ve got far too few subs for the production quality.
What about a Bundy? They are made by Selmer and you can get them for max $50 online.
@@singingislife18you could likely find a used one for $50, but then you'd have to put an extra 50-150 getting it repaired/repadded/cleaned, etc. You'd likely end up with a great horn, but it's hard to know exactly what you're getting unless you really know your stuff and can actually go check it out yourself. A new horn is "safer" in that regard.
Cheapest French Horn
I'll add it to the list! :)
can you ls do flute
Flute is next!!
@@MadMusicBand ty