I couldn't figure out how to message you directly, so I hope you don't mind me saying it here. I watched this video over 10 years ago when I was in junior high. I found the "excellent defense in a number of sports" joke to be quite amusing, and for some reason it stuck with me. About three weeks ago, I was interviewing for a job at a law firm and a partner and I were talking saxophones. He mentioned he had seen a really large one, and I said that was possibly a contrabass sax. In that conversation, I totally stole your defense joke, and he gave me the most genuine laugh I heard all day. I knew that if I later got the job, it would be at least in part because of that moment right there. About a week ago, I got a call saying I got the job. I had to come here and thank you. Thanks, friend.
+Gia Angel It could be like a bass clarinet case t must have 3 different pieces neck and one that separates middle but yeah probably really big case…. for anybody who is going to say thats wht=at she said i will do it for you "thats what she said."
Pug Maniac I only play bass clarinet and my family STILL gets annoyed, they say i practice too much and are sick of hearing me play the same measures over and over again lol...
For one's enemies, do you play it at them, or just drop it on them? Do you have to register it? Do you clean it with Draino? In well below freezing temps do you have to wrap in it cloth, or let warm water drip through it? Does it bite? Or constrict like a boa? I suppose one could play it and fart at the same time with no one the wiser!
For enemies, I play it then drop it. I find Liquid-Plumr to be a bit more effective than Drano due to the expansive foaming action. It handles freezing temperatures like a champ. It both bites and constricts. Regarding registration, the federal government requires registration of all weapons of brass destruction.
Okay, lol. You play it, then drop it on your enemies? I don't think that's a "sound" strategy however. If you play it first, the whole world would hear it (or feel it) first, and know you're coming. Just drop it on em, they'll never know what hit em! Ever think about a combo-duet with an octobass player? That's a Moby fiddle and takes two people to play it?
Megaguris100 I knew that the bass saxophone existed. From what I heard, the contrabass sax only existed in a few remaining century-old instruments, until a couple decades ago, when ORSI decided to start making them again. I don't know if a subcontrabass saxophone existed until a company in South America began making them a decade or two ago.
+Franks Edits It's funny that you think Tenor Saxes are 15 lbs. Like bro, lol have you ever held one? Yes a baritone is heavier, but Tenor Saxes aren't 15 pounds. Your baritone logic really draging me down.
Franks Edits Okay, i have to be honest, do you even lift was a great comeback XD. But they really aren't. Yamaha's are about 18-20 lbs, and saxophones gain weight over time. Also, with saxophones, all of the weight is getting forced on your neck. Even if they may seem light holding them, it hurts your neck, even with padding neckstraps. Alto's arent very heavy, there about 7-1o lbs though.
As a sax player and enthusiast, thanks for sharing the legend that is the contrabass saxophone! I knew they existed - just never had the pleasure of meeting one.
Look at how fucking big that fucking saxophone is. Holy fuck you could fucking fit a fucking baby in there. Do you guys think I say fuck too much? It's just such a pretty word.
That's an amazing instrument - Even if no one could play it, I'd marvel at it's sheer existence. I've heard players of Contrabasses playing harmonics on the instrument - they sound like the noises of heaven.
Not to sound like a smart ass but you typically dont march this sax. Its usually on the side and someone comes up plays it and picks up their other instrument and goes back on field
0:20 "It's tuned an octave below the Bari Sax... Uh, it plays excellent defense in a number of sports" xD I loved that part. But great playing! It sounds like it'd be a great addition to a number of bands. And I liked your choice of songs.
+Deadly Marvelous Dreams A regular tuba is not 50K USD. A very very expensive one might be though. The tubas that my school have are $3000-$10000. Due to the "rarity" of contrabass saxes, they range from $20K to who knows how much.
Marcel: "Now, if you excuse me, I have a band practice to get to!" Marcel proceeded to smash through the wall with the sax that day. He also broke into a bank.
I played Bari Sax in band for a year, though I usually do Alto. I remember the difference in air flow was tremendous. How different is that from playing a bari?
I appreciated the humor with the "plays defense" line. I can't imagine how one would get ahold of those reeds, though. or do you just make them out of old rowing oars? I figured Popsicle sticks wouldn't be thick enough.
he has a better microphone than most people in 2019
agree
What about the camera tho 🤣
Finally I found someone from 2019
Sawyer Crum 12 years ago what do you expect
thats a musician for you
"it plays excellent defense in a number of sports"
Ian Fowler I'm dead😂
Put that on defense and no ones getting past
Imagine carrying that onto the school bus 🚌🎵🎶
☀️ Ｓｕｎｎｙ Ｄａｙｓ ☀️ our school bus driver isn’t keen on a tenot
Im already having trouble carrying alto
@@BhaskerManandhar lmao same
i play a baritone but i have 2 one for school and one for home
How big the case must be.
I couldn't figure out how to message you directly, so I hope you don't mind me saying it here. I watched this video over 10 years ago when I was in junior high. I found the "excellent defense in a number of sports" joke to be quite amusing, and for some reason it stuck with me. About three weeks ago, I was interviewing for a job at a law firm and a partner and I were talking saxophones. He mentioned he had seen a really large one, and I said that was possibly a contrabass sax. In that conversation, I totally stole your defense joke, and he gave me the most genuine laugh I heard all day. I knew that if I later got the job, it would be at least in part because of that moment right there. About a week ago, I got a call saying I got the job. I had to come here and thank you. Thanks, friend.
Awesome! How the job goes well for ya man!
Its amazing dont it
literally says the email at the end of the video
Can someone please explain the joke to me, please? I'm not a native speaker...
@@tpal3243 i don't know either
buuut maybe they meant the baseball bat ?
Do you have to feed it every day? What does it eat?
It eats the souls of failed saxophone players.
+Brass band Dennis Lmao
+Brass band Dennis lmao 😂
KJames Peace It eats up your air.
lips
So do you use a 2 x 4 for the reed?
A really thin one
Reclaimer I play tenor and I thought it was heavy
Nabor Gonzalez I think the bari is heavy and I'm in 8th grade ._.
omar martinez It's very light for me, you need to work out more if it's heavy
PandazFx lol I'm a skeleton
The difference between the quality of his mic and the quality of his camera is really jarring
If it had to be one or the other, then he made the right choice.
Musicians man
Noone:
My phone vibrating on the table:
Underrated af
Wow the vibration of your phone has alotbof notes played 🎼🎵🎶
How do we know he's not just a dwarf?
Listen to how low it is
+Nolan Quinn I was being facetious.
midget*
oh wow, the best things in life are free! best yt comment of the year
*hobbit
lower than my grades
Firefox lol
HAHA LOL
The only comment that made me laugh
Firefox Hey improve it please :)
Same.
Imagine a fat cat walking to this music
Oh lawd he comin'
Josho Wosho ik this is old but😂😂
Lmaoooo
Hugh Mungus add some creaking effects
there’s a jazz song called the fat cat
Imagine the raw power whenever he plays one of those classic riffs like smoke on the water or 7 nation army.
I downloaded synthesizer app, turned it to sax mode and played smoke on the water and 7na on low notes. That was sick!
That would be a riff I'd want to play. Possibly even one of those bass lines made famous by the late Lemmy from the band Motorhead.
I was actually waiting for 7NA after he launched into the Addams Family theme.
Imagine what the case looks like.
+Gia Angel It could be like a bass clarinet case t must have 3 different pieces neck and one that separates middle but yeah probably really big case…. for anybody who is going to say thats wht=at she said i will do it for you "thats what she said."
holy shit😂
Or could be as big as a Double Bass
The case is probably an F-150
XD yeah. I can hardly haul around my bari sax case. we had to get a small kart for it because i walk to and from school
You could kill someone with that.
you can hide a body in there
Jombo 🤣🤣🤣🤣that tickled my funny bone...
Jombo that is true
I could kill with the worlds smallest violin
whoops I dropped my monster sax that i use for my magnum band
Tuba: am biggest boi
Contrabass saxophone: hold my mouthpiece
You mean : hold my mouthpiece
@@studio9131 sure
A sousaphone is bigger than that
"holy crap this is the size of my instrument"
just get a contrabass tuba, easy
I felt the earthquake coming from that thing 12 years later...
The sax bell looks big enough to actually take a dump in it.
YES! YES!
There’s just some things that shouldn’t be said
It is child sized. Not because its easy to lift or anything. It's just that the bell is roughly the size of a 2 year old child...
@@deadlybladesmith3093 They'll never find him...
Lmao
Then someone said "DROP THE BASS" And everyone died.
Im dying 😂😂😂
+awfulguitarplucker you are my favorite 😂
awfulguitarplucker Saxophone is a woodwind
*DROP THE CONTRABASS 😂😂
вυииувσρ
a woodwind made out of brass
Me: looks at my clarinet
"Too small"
Scottish Banana Clan pp joke here
Girls date you for the uh....size of your saxophone.
PIlotrcm I would! 😂 JK JK
I play Bari at my highschool so I'm the biggest one
FBI- agent Villegas I play the Bari aswell.
That’s probably true
Hehe
that thing scares me, im a trumpet player
lol me too
+bob 2.0 sg Trumpet players = pansies :D
Tuba ftw
+Mr. Trox lol scrub, contrabass saxophone FTW...get rekt m8
+Mr. Trox lol jk I like tenor and alto sax cause those are the two I've played
+John Appleseed correction, it IS a truck
Flutes: my arms hurt SO MUCH
this guys: *Pathetic*
No one:
YT Recommendations: Lets put a video of a guy playing a chonky sax
1:48 after eating taco bell
Lol😂😂
Big lol
...
Fuckin’ lmao
@Kyle Billie that's del taco
Not your typical marching band instrument.
Marching? I don't even think I could pick it up.
They were actually invented for marching. Strange right?
Perhaps for giants but not for ordinary size people. I was being sarcastic. :)
Definitely not with a neck strap😂😂
it was a marching instrument back in the day
the people in his house must hate him.
Pug Maniac I only play bass clarinet and my family STILL gets annoyed, they say i practice too much and are sick of hearing me play the same measures over and over again lol...
It's not like he plays drums and sucks at drums. He sucks at a low sounding overly sized saxophone.
Denim Lether he’s actually really good the harmonics are just really wild in the first place.
I live on a different continent. Finally I found the source of that intermittent rumbling I've been trying to trace.
@@julianna4912 another bass clarinet player!!!
*When you see someone complaining about the weight of their alto sax
Honestly this was me when I had to play bari this year and saw fellow seniors being lazy with their elbows ;(
@@RV-fo8xj ikr
ikr
Adam Lin wimps
what is wimps?
For one's enemies, do you play it at them, or just drop it on them? Do you have to register it? Do you clean it with Draino? In well below freezing temps do you have to wrap in it cloth, or let warm water drip through it? Does it bite? Or constrict like a boa? I suppose one could play it and fart at the same time with no one the wiser!
For enemies, I play it then drop it. I find Liquid-Plumr to be a bit more effective than Drano due to the expansive foaming action. It handles freezing temperatures like a champ. It both bites and constricts. Regarding registration, the federal government requires registration of all weapons of brass destruction.
Okay, lol. You play it, then drop it on your enemies? I don't think that's a "sound" strategy however. If you play it first, the whole world would hear it (or feel it) first, and know you're coming. Just drop it on em, they'll never know what hit em! Ever think about a combo-duet with an octobass player? That's a Moby fiddle and takes two people to play it?
haha, weapons of 'brass' destruction. Nice one.
Consider the bagpipes. It takes the Scots to develop music as a weapon of war.
Del Stanley 😂😂😂
I KINDA WANNA HEAR THE HIGHEST NOTE
I kinda wanna hear the lowest
potatoe S
I don't think you physically can
Leo P plays both
Yeh
As a flute player, my first thought is, _I wonder how many piccolos can we fit inside that thing?_
same
wait the # of likes
213
Yes
More than 30 i presume
“Plays and excellent defense in a number of sports” lol I died 😂😂
Person: "How strong are you?"
Maybe this guy: "I can play the contrabass without a harness"
But then he wouldnt be able to play with the hands
"Here's a contrabass, I play sports, let's go."
*plays a fucking disney princess song in fart-o-bass
This is why the internet exists.
Having had this video up for nine years, this is one of my favorite comments ever.
shingshongshamalama this comment is magical
shingshongshamalama any time I'm having a bad day I come read this and instantly feel better
Best comment ever!
16 years. Awesome video. I miss this RUclips.
"girls talk in higher pitches when they like someone"
Girls' voices talking to me:
LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣😭
How the fuck do you hold that.
*facepalm* saxophones require a neckstrap
Emily Black actually I can play my alto just fine without a neck strap so therefore your commet is very in Incorrect
ludacris1234 TM I play alto, tenor, and baritone. There is no way to play without a neck strap. I don't know about contrabass though.
Emily Black the contrabass needs a harness i play all the saxes so ya you need a harness for the bari and contrabass
Fsx and EuroTruck How is he playing it with a neck strap! That huge instrument needs a neck stap and needs to be supported on the floor
25% of comments- OMG how much does that weigh
75% of comments- I thought the Bari sax was the lowest
lol
Meeeeee
Megaguris100 I knew that the bass saxophone existed. From what I heard, the contrabass sax only existed in a few remaining century-old instruments, until a couple decades ago, when ORSI decided to start making them again. I don't know if a subcontrabass saxophone existed until a company in South America began making them a decade or two ago.
45 lbs
Wrath very accurate
After 12 years, RUclips finally put this in my recommandations
Girls recommendations: cute cat compilation
Boys recommendations:
HoundoomTube prove it
HoundoomTube fake
HoundoomTube proven not real female, I’m starting to suspect they’re just a Hollywood myth
I'm a girl tho
Smol Kitty prove it
are you compensating for something?
Does the inverse apply for soprano players?
No
like most bass instrument players, he's actually under-compensating
@@thebrownlord1465 Remember, bigger instrument means bigger stick size.
Ben170305 all I got is a cornet lord help me
A tenor saxophone feels so heavy around my neck. I don't know how you carry this one..
Ikr
+ronnieanand tenor? their only like 15lbs.. try a baritone ;)
+Franks Edits It's funny that you think Tenor Saxes are 15 lbs. Like bro, lol have you ever held one? Yes a baritone is heavier, but Tenor Saxes aren't 15 pounds. Your baritone logic really draging me down.
Do you even lift? They are to 15lbs. I've played, and held one before.
Franks Edits Okay, i have to be honest, do you even lift was a great comeback XD. But they really aren't. Yamaha's are about 18-20 lbs, and saxophones gain weight over time. Also, with saxophones, all of the weight is getting forced on your neck. Even if they may seem light holding them, it hurts your neck, even with padding neckstraps. Alto's arent very heavy, there about 7-1o lbs though.
In awe at the size of this saxophone. An absolute unit.
No idea why but when you started playing it triggered my fight or flight response lmao
Percussionist here, and I'm still wondering how people haul around tenor saxes.
Charles McCall that's easy I carry a trombone and it isn't hard at all
I play the tenor sax, the alto, and the bass. The tenor isn't heavy, but heavier than a trombone definetly
Charles McCall your last name is the same as my band director and I play tenor saxophone
Curry,N,Rice lol i also had and band director named Mr. McCall in middle school.
Charles McCall well don't forget about the poor bari saxes
Thats a small piccolo
SpartanSpark the piccolo is huge compared to this thing
Yes very small I have to say it’s smaller than
My harmonica
I thought soprillo was small until I saw this
Ocarina Boy bruh it’s obviously a guitar
Frxzsty ! Nah fam that’s obviously a snare drum smh.
It’s been 12 years. We need a saxophone update
Imagine going to war and seeing an entire army with these things in their hands.
As a sax player and enthusiast, thanks for sharing the legend that is the contrabass saxophone!
I knew they existed - just never had the pleasure of meeting one.
Look at how fucking big that fucking saxophone is. Holy fuck you could fucking fit a fucking baby in there. Do you guys think I say fuck too much? It's just such a pretty word.
FUCK
Soooo your saying the sax is big? Ya i agree but not with the f****
"Fuck" has three letters? Seems legit.
People who use a lot of swear words, tend to be more honest and trustworthy, human behavioral studies suggest.
Corey Console
Who are you addressing.
*JAZZ POWER INTENSIFIES*
Imagine bringing that to an airport and the TSA being confused as hell
imagine having to walk with that in a case
It sucks. Especially when NO ONE wants to help you.
Takes up the entire flatbed of a pickup.
And I thought my regular contrabass was heavy!
Sofia Circus lol
...just in case
ITS SO BIG
That's what she said😂
That's what she said
OHHHHHHHHHHHH
+Sofia H And yet he can play and carry it
+Sofia H Yes, but please lets focus on the Saxo
Also known as the “affront to god” saxophone
That's an amazing instrument - Even if no one could play it, I'd marvel at it's sheer existence. I've heard players of Contrabasses playing harmonics on the instrument - they sound like the noises of heaven.
ima just stick to my alto
So true ;)
Same
I
I'm fine with my alto to!😹😹
Mark Robinson yep
Try jazz running with that
probably like having a tuba dangling from your neck, maybe worse
Jelley Peanuts probably
Not to sound like a smart ass but you typically dont march this sax. Its usually on the side and someone comes up plays it and picks up their other instrument and goes back on field
Awesome how you keep the lowest notes so clean, and the pitch so defined. On a tuba they'd be pitchless farts.
I’m going to start a band called Pitchless Farts
@@Minnevan Sounds like a geriatric baseball team whose entire pitching staff snuffed it.
Not true
Everyone gansta until Marcell pulls out his contrabass sax
Fart generator 9000
😂 fuck
Nah that's still a tuba
So fucking true 😂
0:20 "It's tuned an octave below the Bari Sax... Uh, it plays excellent defense in a number of sports" xD I loved that part.
But great playing! It sounds like it'd be a great addition to a number of bands. And I liked your choice of songs.
Really good demo and he obviously is a competent player but is sounds like a hippo breaking wind.
0:11 "I know the truth" I loved that part the best.
I would love to see a cover of Banjo Kazooie themes with this.
The best part was the Addams Family theme.
Can't stop smiling at that point.
HOW FRICKING HEAVY IS THAT THING DUDE
soldier the rocketman um yes excellent question
Probably like 50 lbs
I feel like finding sheet music for this thing would be really hard.
+JohnnyG Actually its in Eb, so bari sax music works, and Alto if you're insane
Matthew Matousek bass clarinet wouldn't really work without transposing it
sinc650 immposible
Johnnygl oh yea
broski its an octave below bari sax so u could read alto or bari sheet music for the same songs and results so i guess it doesnt matter
"Mom, can I have $30,000?"
"Why son?" sais Mom,
"I want to buy a Contrabass Saxophone."
When I was in marching band in high school, there was a kid who played one of these... needless to say, it was a bit gratuitous.
You know something's up when it's longer than a bassoon but has the bell of a tuba
I had someone tell me the contra was the size of a flipping alto!!!
They must be crazy
An alto what? Alto singer?
im pretty sure that was a joke
Lol
Ella Czarnezki that person must have been a piccolo player
As someone who has played one of these, i respect the speed on the low notes.
A full body work-out and a musical lesson. Cool. That thing is a monster!!!
Oh, and the Addams Family tune was first class.
This is what the master chief had in mind when he said “ I need a weapon”
this is what you get when you divide a saxophone by the absolute value of negative zero
That's a lot of brass! must cost a lot!
They cost millions of dollars. There are literally only like a dozen in existence. :)
YouGottaBay hehe I think millions might be an over exaggeration ;) looked them up and they run for about $50,000 USD
+Digital Math that's around the price of a tuba 😨 I don't doubt it though
+YouGottaBay i think you got mixed up with a contrabass and a subcontrabass sax
+Deadly Marvelous Dreams A regular tuba is not 50K USD. A very very expensive one might be though. The tubas that my school have are $3000-$10000. Due to the "rarity" of contrabass saxes, they range from $20K to who knows how much.
I love it-- that's just fabulous. I wish I had one!
I'm in awe at the size of this lad, absolute unit.
I play Bari sax and I thought it was the lowest sax :(
The lowest is a subcontrabass sax
~McMan35HD~ NAAAAWW LIKE I DIDNT JUST COMMENT ON A CONTRABASS SAX VIDEO SAYING I "thought" IT WAS
The lowest saxophone is a SUBcontrabass not a Contrabass you thought it was a bari and then u saw this and this still isnt the lowest
~McMan35HD~ a subcontrabass? must look it up
~McMan35HD~ oh... well then... sorry for the confusion then
Closest thing to the “Brown note” I’ve ever experienced.
Austin Bauer low A on Bari sax is a brown note
I admire your strength and endurance in playing that instrument. My gosh that looks insanely heavy.
I want to hear moanin on this absolute lad
Amazing that the lower register still has great sound.
This is what happens when a tuba has an affair with a bari sax.
No, that's the tubax
Lol
Don't play unprotected SAX, kids.
I'm so sorry, that was too bad.
That was good.
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Bruh
Thank you for the playing ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The amount of air it's got to take to fill that thing up is nuts.
Marcel: "Now, if you excuse me, I have a band practice to get to!"
Marcel proceeded to smash through the wall with the sax that day. He also broke into a bank.
I've probably never had a video and a comment section make me smile this much
That is so bad ass! I love it!
Just when you think Tubas are big. Ha. Tuba is just big enough for me and I'm not going any bigger. Other than Bb of course.
There is a contrabass tuba.
Dylan Taylor I was aware of this. I actually want to play a C Tuba in the future
Hector Berlioz I love Carl! As soon as he speaks, all the women in the room instantly become wet.
The contrabass tuba is the tuba that is normally played
I wonder how careless whisper sounds on it
Low
Someone actually did it lol i cant remeber the channel name tho
I remember watching this when I was a kid!
Damnest thing I’ve ever seen! Fabulous.
Imagine accidentally dropping that on your foot...
Redeemed oof
Redeemed You cant.. right 😖😖😖
I played Bari Sax in band for a year, though I usually do Alto. I remember the difference in air flow was tremendous. How different is that from playing a bari?
I played one of these in the sax.co.uk store and it was surprisingly easy to play.
Ewan Collins huh, cool. I just figured it would drain your lungs in a couple bars haha.
It's actually bari different.
@@rubencontreras3553 Nice pun lol
I watched this back in 2007!! It's been years.
Great sound! Very Cool! I especially appreciated the "Addams Family" theme! TY!
I appreciated the humor with the "plays defense" line. I can't imagine how one would get ahold of those reeds, though. or do you just make them out of old rowing oars? I figured Popsicle sticks wouldn't be thick enough.
How much does it weigh?
Playing this should be a great substitute for exercise!
If one could make it work in marching band, then most definitely would that be true, lol.
Very much enjoyed this new instrument sir
I can feel the vibrations
when would this be needed?
Sax battle against soprano when he says sax up
It was actually originally supposed to by for marching in the army
when would it not?
How about this vs a sopranino sax?
WHO THE FUCK WOULD MARCH WITH THIS MONSTER.