You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch on Contrabass Sax

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @bonetonelord
    @bonetonelord 11 лет назад +1118

    You're a large one, contrabass
    Giant, without a doubt
    You make me breathe on every count
    All red and puffing all about
    Contrabass

  • @deezuschrist9794
    @deezuschrist9794 9 лет назад +515

    As a soprano sax player I feel obligated to say size doesn't matter!

    • @scrammedeggs2322
      @scrammedeggs2322 8 лет назад +32

      Lol dude I play Bari and this thing freaks me out.

    • @masonbeiler5693
      @masonbeiler5693 7 лет назад +36

      Deezus Christ I never thought I would hear a black guy say that

    • @RandomClip726
      @RandomClip726 7 лет назад +6

      Kenny Schultz I play tenor it freaks me the fuck out

    • @dollarderp9540
      @dollarderp9540 7 лет назад +1

      Lol

    • @alexhenwood4760
      @alexhenwood4760 7 лет назад +7

      I play euphonium and this instrument scares me

  • @matrix_624
    @matrix_624 10 лет назад +963

    And I thought I was a beast for marching a bari sax

  • @ezreth
    @ezreth 9 лет назад +211

    Most of the time, people march with bassoons or tubas, and they're like "Yes, this instrument is very low."
    This fucking guy walks out and hes like "YES THIS INSTRUMENT EXISTS"

    • @dvskate891
      @dvskate891 9 лет назад

      Haha!

    • @kennethmccamish4092
      @kennethmccamish4092 8 лет назад +1

      +Alex Elsner "They're like, he's like. . . " what the heck language is that?

    • @trevinsnow6713
      @trevinsnow6713 8 лет назад +9

      +Kenneth McCamish Shut up. At least it's funny. I bet it's a funnier joke that you can ever make. :/

    • @hunteralexander9791
      @hunteralexander9791 8 лет назад +12

      We don't March with bassoons... I've tried that and the BD said "NO! NOT A MARCHING INSTRUMENT!"

    • @DoctorTurdmidget
      @DoctorTurdmidget 8 лет назад +13

      +Kenneth McCamish When you learn to read English a little better, they'll teach you about informal language. Slang, colloquialisms, dialect... it's all great stuff. There's more to the language than they taught you in the third grade.

  • @legomn54321
    @legomn54321 9 лет назад +417

    Who would freak out if they discovered that the U.S. Army Field Band MARCHED with these things for decades?

    • @likeabossftwboyee
      @likeabossftwboyee 9 лет назад +9

      +American Outdoor Notification Systems me i figured it out last year and i was hysterical

    • @angrysquirrel8816
      @angrysquirrel8816 7 лет назад +15

      They also marched with the subcontrabass saxophone, they needed like 3 or 4 people to carry it

    • @paysonn
      @paysonn 6 лет назад +1

      TheOldTrombonium they marched with bigger ones too lol

    • @imnotaclown9603
      @imnotaclown9603 6 лет назад

      I saw a video on that earlier

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 6 лет назад

      TheOldTrombonium that is a very specific thought, which further leads me to believe; you already know 😉

  • @carmendevilla2
    @carmendevilla2 8 лет назад +154

    This guy is going places

  • @michaelsaxcoen1666
    @michaelsaxcoen1666 9 лет назад +212

    There, children, in that giant bell, you were born.
    I could fit like 7 of my Alto in there.

  • @rjc7289
    @rjc7289 7 лет назад +39

    When does he hit the infamous low "brown note" and cause everyone to shit their pants? LOL!

  • @tonyflamingo8963
    @tonyflamingo8963 3 года назад +57

    You know, this was actually a REALLY solid band. And yes that’s including the contra.

  • @mattbrandiirwin7100
    @mattbrandiirwin7100 7 лет назад +60

    *puts my bari in the bell of his sax*

  • @seancm5329
    @seancm5329 8 лет назад +314

    You think your cool when you play bari until someone whips out a contrabass..... well shit there goes me being the biggest horn in band, but I love bari it's awsome

  • @minet11
    @minet11 6 лет назад +69

    *plays lowest note on bass clarinet*
    Me: pretty low
    *plays lowest note on this thing*
    Me: holy tonola crapola

    • @carmendevilla2
      @carmendevilla2 4 года назад +1

      Lowest note on the Contrabass Sax is actually an octave below the lowest note on the Bass Clarinet (if it’s a low E flat one)

    • @DerpDerp3001
      @DerpDerp3001 2 года назад

      The lowest note on a Contrabass Sax is written as Bb3 but played in Db1.

  • @goatman9792
    @goatman9792 7 лет назад +51

    Legend says little jimmy is somewhere in that bell

  • @geminijets7373
    @geminijets7373 6 лет назад +16

    Where dose this guy guy get this kind of saxophone only 12 are still in existence

    • @Baribrotzer
      @Baribrotzer 9 месяцев назад +1

      One of those is in Seattle, owned and played by Jay Easton. This guy presumably borrowed or rented it from him.

    • @bamismyname
      @bamismyname 9 месяцев назад +2

      nah ur thinking of subcontrabass which is deeper and very much larger, contrabass' are far more common

    • @bamismyname
      @bamismyname 9 месяцев назад +1

      my bad i was wrong, there are only 15 "original" contrabass sax's (ones made by adolphe sax) however they still manufacture them today.

  • @cartertherandom4467
    @cartertherandom4467 5 лет назад +42

    Legend has it, the contrabass sax uses a 2x4 for its reed.

  • @wilfredogomez5505
    @wilfredogomez5505 9 лет назад +179

    And I'm here with a Bari like

  • @kevino3866
    @kevino3866 8 лет назад +85

    sure bring the Fog Horn to a concert lol !!

  • @sophiee4558
    @sophiee4558 8 лет назад +36

    I couldn't help but smile at this it was just so cool how they were all so chill about playing that and I'm just dying back here

  • @dailynwold8
    @dailynwold8 8 лет назад +66

    That was amazing. I play tenor and it's always been a dream of mine to play the contrabass

    • @greasyllama5562
      @greasyllama5562 8 лет назад +1

      Be a bit different from switching from Bb to Eb

    • @_mptx_
      @_mptx_ 8 лет назад +1

      Not really. Ur Bb concert tuning nite goes from C to G

    • @greasyllama5562
      @greasyllama5562 8 лет назад

      Still a difference, a small one, but noticable.

    • @angrysquirrel8816
      @angrysquirrel8816 7 лет назад +3

      I play tenor and so far I want to play all of the different saxes, sadly that would cost 3 fortunes

    • @adonisdiaz969
      @adonisdiaz969 5 лет назад

      Same for me except I play alto,tenor,and bari.

  • @maarley1823
    @maarley1823 8 лет назад +201

    And I think I'm the stuff with a bass clarinet..

    • @Barneyfunny321
      @Barneyfunny321 6 лет назад +5

      Maarley try contra my guy

    • @trickster7188
      @trickster7188 5 лет назад +2

      You mean ripoff saxophone(don’t kill me pls)

    • @billysechrist2959
      @billysechrist2959 5 лет назад +3

      I have a contrabass clarinet

    • @derpysheep5872
      @derpysheep5872 5 лет назад

      Maarley alto saxes are heavier

    • @zanejensen7403
      @zanejensen7403 4 года назад +2

      If you can sound good on bass clarinet then I respect you. Few can but it’s epic when they do.

  • @felipemoraes3101
    @felipemoraes3101 4 года назад +10

    Best sax ever. I'm proud of owning one

  • @pokeaust7800
    @pokeaust7800 8 лет назад +6

    Man this guy must be pretty strong to be doing this the entire time

  • @yeetyootilooklikeaboot9855
    @yeetyootilooklikeaboot9855 7 лет назад +21

    if i get a contrabass clarinet for my freshman year in band then i'm gonna walk around challenging the brass to a fart noise contest xD

  • @martincadena8077
    @martincadena8077 6 лет назад +5

    Do a duo: Contrabass and Foghorn. Truly, a match made in heaven

  • @Phentex2192
    @Phentex2192 2 года назад +3

    If there is one benefit to being sick, it's that you get to sing along with a legendary performance to a legendary instrument.

  • @bellofrus
    @bellofrus 8 лет назад +57

    I feel him as a contrabass trombonist

  • @MadalynR
    @MadalynR 10 лет назад +26

    Now my tenor sax looks miniscule.

    • @ACMulti100
      @ACMulti100 Год назад

      Also Bari sax is small with comparing of contrabass sax)))
      🤔🤔🤔

  • @deathlyhallows888
    @deathlyhallows888 13 лет назад +1

    You and contrabass saxes... why isn't this viral?

  • @RCHobbyist463
    @RCHobbyist463 12 лет назад +3

    A saxophone is a great way to show off masculinity where the deeper you go the manlier you are. I also play the bari sax and I fear that this kid is more of a man than I can ever become.

  • @Astrobear356
    @Astrobear356 11 лет назад +76

    (looks at tenor) well dang...

    • @mattzacek277
      @mattzacek277 10 лет назад +12

      Even my bari is dwarfed by this thing!

    • @xXpurpedog426Xx
      @xXpurpedog426Xx 9 лет назад +2

      (Looks at Soprano Saxophone)

    • @drakegaming2819
      @drakegaming2819 6 лет назад +4

      *looks at sopranino*

    • @seanmathias232
      @seanmathias232 5 лет назад +4

      @@drakegaming2819 lol

    • @trickster7188
      @trickster7188 5 лет назад +1

      Matt Zacek me too and this is just one size above the bari like what?

  • @Kaiveran
    @Kaiveran 3 года назад +2

    Wherever you are, Marcell, I'm glad you saw fit to give use the three videos you did, and I hope you're doing well

    • @marcelhelland
      @marcelhelland  3 года назад +2

      Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them. I'm currently working on some new recordings to make the channel more active, as it's been over a decade since my last upload.

    • @ACMulti100
      @ACMulti100 Год назад

      ​@@marcelhelland, tell me please, if you know. Which brand and model of contrabass saxophone in this video? Thanks!

  • @donnabelhadj5106
    @donnabelhadj5106 9 лет назад +34

    I can get pretty low on my Bb clarinet but...WOW! This is amazing.

    • @matthewmiles4490
      @matthewmiles4490 9 лет назад +3

      check out the tubax. it's in a video by the United States army field band where they look at unheard of instruments in the sax family

    • @donnabelhadj5106
      @donnabelhadj5106 9 лет назад

      I've seen it. Good video!

    • @maarley1823
      @maarley1823 8 лет назад

      +Donna Belhadj I played Bb clarinet ... I couldn't get any lower than g ... I play bass clarinet now lol .

    • @donnabelhadj5106
      @donnabelhadj5106 8 лет назад

      lol

    • @manswine7735
      @manswine7735 6 лет назад +1

      what? Clarinet only goes down to low e, max. It's impossible to not get to the lowest note

  • @xijinmusic
    @xijinmusic 10 лет назад +12

    Fiiiiive Golden Riiiiings.

  • @robertglogowski777
    @robertglogowski777 4 года назад +12

    Where’d they even get one?! Amazing job playing that beast!

  • @Phippsta
    @Phippsta 11 лет назад +1

    This is the very definition of EPIC!!!

  • @beershaft7776
    @beershaft7776 8 лет назад +157

    i though my bari was big shit

  • @Hitherto90
    @Hitherto90 6 лет назад

    That tone is unmatched.

  • @BODYtheBand
    @BODYtheBand 12 лет назад +2

    That's freakin' awesome.

  • @hiabbeyhimaggy
    @hiabbeyhimaggy 13 лет назад +2

    That was fantastic! And very impressive how well he survived with that choking him. My bari. seems like nothing compared to that.

  • @Kaybri0526
    @Kaybri0526 10 лет назад +5

    My little alto sax is NOTHING compared to that monster!!!🎷👧

  • @pkmnMaster5678
    @pkmnMaster5678 8 лет назад +55

    Damn I thought I was the cool kid being first trumpet

  • @_kopick
    @_kopick 14 лет назад +1

    the orchestra is amazing!

  • @gfrohling1
    @gfrohling1 4 года назад +1

    Holy back ache right there. Props to him for carrying that for that long!

  • @sarahigonzales
    @sarahigonzales 4 года назад

    This is child is Beast to have that much breath in one measure

  • @natsuthehedgehogboi3408
    @natsuthehedgehogboi3408 8 лет назад +4

    Man, do I wish my school wasn't poor, and we could have a controbass. I play bari.

  • @Frenchhorngirl100
    @Frenchhorngirl100 15 лет назад +1

    This guy is awsome!!!!!!

  • @robbm.cupich2120
    @robbm.cupich2120 6 лет назад +7

    Great sound, I would love to play a giant like that, but it’s too expensive

  • @RavnMTM
    @RavnMTM 14 лет назад

    Epic Win. I wish our school had a contrabass...

    • @AidTimeGaming
      @AidTimeGaming 5 лет назад

      My school haves a Contra-Alto Clarinet in EEb

  • @DrDespicable
    @DrDespicable 7 лет назад

    Brilliant! And I really needed the laugh, so thanks!

  • @aychous4679
    @aychous4679 5 лет назад

    Last video 10 years ago omg!!Just imagine where is he now.No way

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 5 лет назад

    My brother introduced me to the contrabass saxophone.

  • @crustydusty5201
    @crustydusty5201 3 года назад +1

    It’s my dream to one day play the contrabass

  • @Clara55555ification
    @Clara55555ification 10 лет назад +95

    I thought that my Bari was big...
    Sigh

    • @tehmusicalnotessimo5682
      @tehmusicalnotessimo5682 10 лет назад

      Clara55555ification There are types of saxophones around here.

    • @Paxton378
      @Paxton378 10 лет назад

      Ikr! Getting your hands on one of these is hard though.

    • @thejuggernaut1739
      @thejuggernaut1739 9 лет назад

      ***** you can too hold those

    • @thejuggernaut1739
      @thejuggernaut1739 9 лет назад

      True

    • @shaunbodnar3246
      @shaunbodnar3246 7 лет назад

      SAAAAAMMMEE I was all like I have the biggest sax in band and then I saw this and my jaw dropped

  • @monsta3214
    @monsta3214 12 лет назад +1

    im a 14 year old girl and im loving it boys that play saxophone

  • @saxtek
    @saxtek 9 лет назад +15

    Nice, Marcel!

    • @marcelhelland
      @marcelhelland  9 лет назад +1

      Thanks, Randy!

    • @LansTaylor
      @LansTaylor 8 лет назад

      You're awesome! Where did you get the contrabass?

  • @Rache28
    @Rache28 7 лет назад +1

    One wrong move and the conductor would be sent flying by that big old horn!! XD

  • @disrea
    @disrea 14 лет назад

    the god of saxophones right there

  • @diegoumac
    @diegoumac 9 лет назад

    That was so cool!

  • @jimthompson606
    @jimthompson606 10 месяцев назад

    This is funny and good beyond all imagining.

  • @shadowkiss53
    @shadowkiss53 13 лет назад

    got love that contrabass!!!!

  • @jpboogie23
    @jpboogie23 13 лет назад +2

    Love it!! ♥

  • @PaulBoos
    @PaulBoos 6 лет назад

    That was great!

  • @2brok3dudes
    @2brok3dudes 11 лет назад +26

    Is this a highschool band or college band

    • @RandomClip726
      @RandomClip726 7 лет назад +1

      Collage

    • @rustOfunk
      @rustOfunk 3 года назад

      The descriptions states it is the Rainbow city band of Seattle. Look closely at the members. You’ll see mainly older people.

  • @everlasting9292
    @everlasting9292 6 лет назад +1

    I cannot imagine the lung power he must have. Holy shit.

  • @paulrichter4645
    @paulrichter4645 8 лет назад +1

    i wanna learn sax just to play this...wow!

  • @zuzannakazmierczak1598
    @zuzannakazmierczak1598 11 лет назад

    This. Is amazing.

  • @juannago
    @juannago 7 лет назад +4

    Imma just walk the opposite direction with my alto *walks away*

  • @CaptainAndy27
    @CaptainAndy27 14 лет назад

    That's amazing, I know orchestra kids that marvel at my Bari sax, and tweak when they hear my pedal tone. P.S. I love that you have to use a guitar neckstrap to hold it.

  • @notmanatee2445
    @notmanatee2445 8 месяцев назад

    Its a huge horn! Amd a great cover!

  • @TH35IL3NT
    @TH35IL3NT 7 лет назад +2

    Aye the trumpets tho 👌

  • @shealinbanta4169
    @shealinbanta4169 4 года назад

    that’s so cool! sadly my high school doesn’t have a contrabass saxophone. but I would love to try out that instrument

    • @willmigas8126
      @willmigas8126 2 года назад

      Nobodies hs just has one these are rare asf

  • @qchavez7971
    @qchavez7971 9 лет назад

    i like how it sounds like 2 12s and a amp pushin through a trunk. bad ass

  • @kolbybui5317
    @kolbybui5317 6 лет назад +8

    And I thought the bari was freakin huge

  • @HipNoticQ
    @HipNoticQ 6 лет назад

    Good job!!!!

  • @xiaranman794
    @xiaranman794 11 лет назад

    my mind has been blow....... AGIAN!!!

  • @treK954
    @treK954 13 лет назад

    yeahhhh!! bravooo!!

  • @Scootertin
    @Scootertin 8 лет назад +14

    Omg I want one

    • @_mptx_
      @_mptx_ 8 лет назад

      Me too

    • @avier.b2896
      @avier.b2896 8 лет назад +2

      Jeffrey Tinsley This saxaphone is very rare. you probably wont find it anywhere. but the bass saxaphone sounds the same. thats what im trying to get.

    • @ogsteviewonder
      @ogsteviewonder 8 лет назад +2

      Minecraft Warrior you can buy one at sax.co.uk, but it's really expensive; like $30000~$20000's

  • @Socksshoesandhats
    @Socksshoesandhats 8 лет назад +1

    This makes me want to create a sousaphone-like sax so these things are easier to hold.

    • @lc9991x
      @lc9991x 8 лет назад +1

      I believe Adolph Sax tried something like that but it was ultimately a failure. Check out tubax

  • @afu3137
    @afu3137 7 лет назад

    People are like “a string bass is really low.” The this guy comes out like “hey wussup”

  • @WindcontrolTV
    @WindcontrolTV 12 лет назад

    I wish my parents would by me a contrabass saxophone :)

  • @rilke1791
    @rilke1791 5 лет назад

    Wow a high school with this? That’s crazy

  • @jazzybaby2391
    @jazzybaby2391 9 лет назад +10

    I'm in love omfg yes #SaxySax

  • @zacharyholmes2600
    @zacharyholmes2600 7 лет назад +1

    I thought marching with a sousaphone was beast

  • @alexfiggins9467
    @alexfiggins9467 6 лет назад +1

    When you think you're cool for standing with a bass sax then this kid whips out of nowhere with that

  • @williamshaw3rd
    @williamshaw3rd 4 года назад

    My band instructor made me play the tuba's "If Only I Had a Brain"(Wizard of Oz) solo with my Contrabass BBb clarinet because the tubas couldn't reach that rip that a phat woodwind could get 😬

  • @thejuggernaut1739
    @thejuggernaut1739 9 лет назад +8

    COOL thing is i marched with one

    • @RadiumX
      @RadiumX 9 лет назад +1

      How in the world? I tried picking up my friends Bari while sitting, and it was hard to lift XD

    • @thejuggernaut1739
      @thejuggernaut1739 9 лет назад +4

      I lift weights so lifting my bari is like lifting an alto and the contrabass is like my bari

    • @RadiumX
      @RadiumX 9 лет назад +1

      Lol XD

    • @the_festive_gentleman
      @the_festive_gentleman 9 лет назад

      I feel sorry for your back and shoulders

  • @Harveycartoonlvr11
    @Harveycartoonlvr11 12 лет назад

    HAHAHAHA! In response to Miannafilms...after marching in High School Band with a Baritone Saxophone, I wouldn't even think of marching with one! (lol) :)

  • @rducky01
    @rducky01 13 лет назад

    I wanna see that on a football field!

  • @TheIzzysteve
    @TheIzzysteve 14 лет назад

    That is the reediest timbre ever! Bet the reed's like a 2x4!

  • @Reeal15
    @Reeal15 13 лет назад +2

    @Buddy12997 Agreed. As much as I love the tone on my soprano and the fact that I can play it for an extremely long time without breathing, my bari plays with MUCH better ease. Depending on the reed strength/quality it may or may not sustain as well and require a larger volume of air, but the notes definitely come out with significantly less work.

  • @lancemartoni2225
    @lancemartoni2225 3 года назад

    I would die to March with this taht would be so epix

  • @johndamascus2634
    @johndamascus2634 10 лет назад

    Bravo!!

  • @sorrysarge
    @sorrysarge 14 лет назад

    that is the biggest saxophone i have ever seen

  • @WalkAwayWind
    @WalkAwayWind 13 лет назад

    Amazing

  • @z408rmf
    @z408rmf 6 лет назад +2

    Lungs like Hulk

  • @Xokzu
    @Xokzu 14 лет назад

    @norweigy DANGIT!!! IM ALWAYS 2 HOURS AWAY! are you performing again soon?

  • @Buddy12997
    @Buddy12997 13 лет назад

    This is from personal experience, and it seems the lower you reeded insturment(larger reed) the notes come out easier, but it takes lots of air to fill it up.

  • @doughelms558
    @doughelms558 4 года назад

    I recognize the instrument from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". (Played by the Mothership.)

  • @lucasponsock
    @lucasponsock 7 лет назад +1

    Okay but where the hell do you get these things? Lmao

  • @musicedward
    @musicedward 3 года назад +2

    And yet the music to this is still written in treble clef........