This is pretty commonplace though, there are a ton of cheap fender knockoff basses out there that aren’t bad especially if you slap some good strings on.
That sax was painfully out of tune even for a $100-200 cheapo sax. I had a $200 alto, it was heavy, loud and cheap but it was in tune, even the off brand mouthpiece was better than that one.
Every time the saxes come back in, i have flashbacks to middle school musicals played by the band 😂 boy those were brutal. Thankfully my role got its own separate stage to narrate from 😆
@@stuiedaman thats definitely an oversimplification but i do think theres some truth to that. the easier an instrument is to play, the easier itll be for them to nail lines though
@@stuiedamanlol you believed it cause you're not a guitarist. if all you do is thrash with distortion, sure I guess. But if you play real blues or jazz or have a signature sound, cheap guitars won't cut it - AS IS. However, take a cheapo, put some quality tuning heads, nice pickups, good strings, quality knobs and a quality bridge (if needed), set the truss-rod, file your nut, set your action, file the frets to eliminate buzz after setting the action, file the fret edges (so they don't catch your hand), and you will not be able to tell the difference from a really nice guitar. That's what most pros did for their first real guitar. they built it from a cheap body. Ask any pro who they learned to set up their guitar from - or who sets up their guitars, and they will ALL give you a name. That's the key difference between beginner and pro guitars.
That's why for ANY band, you CAN'T have have a drummer OR bassist (or both) that suck. If the foundation is solid, everything else being "terrible" still makes the band overall at least passable.
@@TheElephantRoom1 Honestly, put something as simple as a student reed on the Saxes and it'll probably sound good. I'm actually curious about the Temu Sax with a better reed
Honestly as an Avant-garde Jazz addict...Shit was actually kind of insane. Would actually like to hear the more "modern" fusion sound incorporated in the Jazz Avant-garde scene.
But thats not what they say, they say it literally doesn't matter, buy the cheapest equipment, its all in the player. A great tone costs money, period. Its not a coincidence every player in this band usually plays an expensive rig.
it's not that you cannot sound good without good instruments, it's that you cannot sound good on /bad/ instruments. it's like how good instruments do not make a bad player better, but a good player can sound better on good instruments.
@@inthem8riX_ i feel like its hit or miss, and mostly misses, for cheap ass guitars, especially from amazon. those $230 something subzero baritones are super super nice.
The bass is at least totally valid as an instrument. Like it’s not winning any awards but if you’re a beginner or if you’re in a punk band or just need some kind of bass then it’s pretty workable. Like damn I’ll pick up a $55 bass that sounds like that why not?
@@Shepherdd__It's all the same. It's literally all the same. 'oh my bass isn't from temu but I own an entire closet full of Chinese clothes and have an Iphone but that doesn't count'.
@@kiwirooks7299 No brand is perfectly clean, that's right. But claiming "it's all the same" sounds to me a bit like an attempt to convince yourself that buying from the *absolutely worst brand* out there is fine because "no one's perfect".
@@Shepherdd__ I don't use temu personally, I'm just pointing out that the same people who rally against temu usually have Apple or other equally evil branded products. In this economy, you get what you can afford. Does the RUclipsr need to use temu? No, but knowing that someone who really wants to learn but is poor actually has an option is a net positive.
Zack never ceases to entertain me and get a laugh but this one i was laughing so hard my earbuds wouldn't stay in my ears, had to pause the video before i lost it. thank you for that laugh, see that little Tom spinning on that freaking temu Gibraltar hardware and then fall off completely... I'm dying lol. thank you Zack for the entertainment
Excellent and hilarious! I will show this to everyone who asks me for advice regarding buying instruments for their kids and want to save money even if the instruments are crap.
You made the whole band feel how gospel drummers felt back in the day when they said “the church has drums, just bring sticks!”😂 Thank you for this!!! I also love time machines 😊❤
Every once in a while I find a video that makes me think "RUclips needs a love button" for when like doesn't encapsulate how you feel about the content you're consuming
In a way, this is kind of fun and interesting to watch... But it kinda has a sad undertone because Temu actually profits from this. Why would you support such an organisation?
It amazes me that people will say this about Temu but still buy the same abusive products from Amazon for more money 😂😂 the drop shippers for those products still use services like Temu. Nothing changed. But it's about optics for y'all.
Yeah, At least we know that cymbals and bass are nice. I bet they would sound nice already when given student grade saxophones, and cheapest 61 keys keyboard from any well known brand (Yamaha or Casio) and drum kit that doesn't fall apart.
I have to say if this was a group of first year students, I would be impressed. This proves that the quality of your tools raises the quality of your work. Great video, this is the first time I have ever heard your group play, and I can tell I am going to have to go through your videos :)
After seeing this it would be interesting to see y'all re-record the song on budget/entry model instruments for each musician.... Just to drive home the fact that it's really not the gear but the musician.... Great video😂🔥🔥
I'm not a hater and i normally never run out a negative comment frivolously. BUT i must say: everything i ordered at Temu is garbage. Absolutely no way i would buy there anymore, on the contrary i would advise against doing it !
did you know that Temu takes advantage of an outdated law that makes the US government pay for shipping from “developing countries” including China? So the whole point of temu is to make the US drain money on cheap trash to attack the US financially
@@SuperMegaWoofer3000 THIS! I wish more people were getting upset about the Temu advertising. If you're a young musician, it would be MUCH better to take the money you're going to spend on Temu, and buy a better name brand item USED. It will last WAY longer and sound WAY better
WOW! The sound from the temu stuff sounds better than the expensive equipment! 😂😂😂 For real,im speechless on the quality of sound coming from TEMU. Made you sound like you were a band under all under 10 years of age. It made you sound like a kids band from a school talent show.
@@andrew66862 you can buy better stuff, in bundles, at a music store (and, guess what, low cost instruments are not made in better working conditions) This video shows how terrible are these instruments. Not a good ad. Stop being so triggery. No one in his good mind would take this as "wow, I'm gonna buy some some of this unplayable, terribly sounding stuff"
Big man played those keys as good as anyone possibly could 😂 You should do this same video concept with different sellers. Like cheapest from Amazon, cheapest from Sweetwater, etc I bet you guys would sound pretty good.
One of our school principals recommended that our band director should do a 4th grade jazz ensemble. I believe this is an accurate representation of what that would sound like
This is my first time seeing/hearing your band, and I can tell there’s a lot of talent in this video but without the context, this is band class freshmen year.
Thats what jazz fusion sounds like to people who dont like jazz fusion
Fair enough 😅😂
as someone who doesn't like jazz fusion, this comment is accurate af
Have you heard minoru mukaiya asia?
Fr
you just blew my mind
I love how this holds everyone back so hard except for the bassist; who is just vibing as usual, but with a cool new bass 😂
This is pretty commonplace though, there are a ton of cheap fender knockoff basses out there that aren’t bad especially if you slap some good strings on.
Coles just chilling back there with the only playable instrument in the band 😂
Always get the expensive amp and the cheap guitar.
I might buy that bass😂 I play drums but i think bass is cool and that would be a sick cheap starter if it’s actually not bad
I have that exact bass🎸. I didn't know that it can sound that good for some reason. I wonder what the reason might be...🤔
@@Schlitorous Same! 🤣
@@Schlitorous it's all about the amp
It's literally the TEMU version of the song. Brilliant.
my parents walked in and said wtf are you listening to lmao hahah
Hahaha 😂
jazz
I'm dead reading this 😂😂
my parents walked in, so i quickly switched back to porn, ngl
@@dan_drumz Microtonal* jazz LOL
The keyboardist slayed even with that…
sounds like a middle school band when the conductor says they have a "cool piece" for them
As a former middle school band member, this is incredibly accurate.
after listening to this, i have new-found respect for all the school orchestras i’ve experienced
hahahaha... so perfect
fr
On point 😂
If it wasn't for the ridiculously out of tune sax, this would sound perfectly ok lol
And the drums and keys.. they sound terrible. Which means, the bass is decent.
fr
no the bass is the only ok instrument
The total absence of a kick drum sound is an issue.
That sax was painfully out of tune even for a $100-200 cheapo sax. I had a $200 alto, it was heavy, loud and cheap but it was in tune, even the off brand mouthpiece was better than that one.
bass players eatin' good on Temu
😂😂
oh yeah!
fr
It would have sounded different if they had bought an amp from amazon as well instead of using their stock one
No cap 😂😂 might have to buy a temu bass. Been wanting another axe
Every time the saxes come back in, i have flashbacks to middle school musicals played by the band 😂 boy those were brutal. Thankfully my role got its own separate stage to narrate from 😆
The bass sounds absolutely fine lol. Relatively.
I was told that more expensive (electric) guitars are just for the guitarist, and it doesn't make any difference for the audience.
@@stuiedaman thats definitely an oversimplification but i do think theres some truth to that. the easier an instrument is to play, the easier itll be for them to nail lines though
@@stuiedamanlol you believed it cause you're not a guitarist. if all you do is thrash with distortion, sure I guess. But if you play real blues or jazz or have a signature sound, cheap guitars won't cut it - AS IS. However, take a cheapo, put some quality tuning heads, nice pickups, good strings, quality knobs and a quality bridge (if needed), set the truss-rod, file your nut, set your action, file the frets to eliminate buzz after setting the action, file the fret edges (so they don't catch your hand), and you will not be able to tell the difference from a really nice guitar. That's what most pros did for their first real guitar. they built it from a cheap body. Ask any pro who they learned to set up their guitar from - or who sets up their guitars, and they will ALL give you a name. That's the key difference between beginner and pro guitars.
that's the genius of leos design
cheap instruments typically lack in the electronics department, and tuning stability. almost all are great platforms to upgrade though
The sound reminds me of band class in elementary, amazing that professionals can revert back to beginners with cheap gear.
That keyboard solo has me ROLLING
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Unlike his fingers
sounded like he was missing keys on purpose
@@RodrigoOswegohis fingers are literally bigger than the keys. I don’t think he has to fake it
He Maxed those drums Out!😂
13:47 Lol this keyboard solo is the best part, especially when it cuts over to him concentrating all hard haha
The kids at the temu factory are gonna get a kick out of this one 😂
Ayoo😂😂😂😂😅
💀😂
Temu is a very predatory website, using all the worst psychological biases to make ppl buy crap they dont need, very nasty sponsor imo ...
One of the worst sponsors he could take . Better help wouldve been better for christs sake...
Lmaooo 🤣☠️
The bass is surprisingly SOLID, everything else is hilariously entertaining 😂😂
I bought an IRIN bass for studio sessions and was a heck of a surprise!
Zack's drumming and Cole's bass playing carried the whole song XD
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That's why for ANY band, you CAN'T have have a drummer OR bassist (or both) that suck. If the foundation is solid, everything else being "terrible" still makes the band overall at least passable.
@@matthewmiller9485 so true
“Yeah I’m in a band”
The band:
Cole just straight up got a whole new bass that's actually wild it sounds way too good hahahah
Yea, the presumably cheap bass actually sounds on-point. It seems pretty good for whatever it cost. The saxophones, on the other hand.... 😬
@@TheElephantRoom1 Honestly, put something as simple as a student reed on the Saxes and it'll probably sound good. I'm actually curious about the Temu Sax with a better reed
Tone is in the fingertips (mostly)
Cones are in my fingertips (entirely)
Honestly as an Avant-garde Jazz addict...Shit was actually kind of insane. Would actually like to hear the more "modern" fusion sound incorporated in the Jazz Avant-garde scene.
"Equipment doesn't matter, the tone is all in the hands"
Well if u have shitty equipment then of course it's not only you. But say if u got a 250 dollar guitar with a decent amp. Then there's no excuse
But thats not what they say, they say it literally doesn't matter, buy the cheapest equipment, its all in the player. A great tone costs money, period. Its not a coincidence every player in this band usually plays an expensive rig.
Came here to say this.
it's not that you cannot sound good without good instruments, it's that you cannot sound good on /bad/ instruments.
it's like how good instruments do not make a bad player better, but a good player can sound better on good instruments.
@@rakninja You just watched professional musicians fail to sound good without good instruments.
I love that Saxologic did a whole unboxing video worth of content and you fastforwarded it all lmao
I can’t believe you didn’t have a bag of sticks attached to the flailing tom of doom to recover from that stick drop. So unprofessional.
should've had a bag of toms
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THATS THE FIRST TIME I CAN HEAR THE BASS IN THE BAND SO CLEARLY HAHAHAHAHA
Reggie got done so dirty with this one 😂😂
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Love how recently on yt you can just skip 75% of the video and still end up seeing what the title is all about.
"Yeah we've got backline"
The backline: ...
being fair ive played some backline drum kits which seemed almost as bad as this 😂
fr😭😭
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@@BoBz013 it's worse, because they still weren't as low as temu prices 😭
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13:00 sounds like the beginning of the movie (Soul) on Disney lol
😂
Lol ikr😂
I love that microtonal sax and those diy drums
microtonal 😂😂😂😂😂
Bass sounds unbelievably good
Cole was groovin lmfaoo. i’m about to cop a $55 bass now 😂
yeah dude its honestly not going to be that bad. amp is key
got a 70 dollar 6 string off amazon for shits n gigs, works just fine even if the electronics are kind of jank and the strings were dogshit
@@inthem8riX_ i feel like its hit or miss, and mostly misses, for cheap ass guitars, especially from amazon.
those $230 something subzero baritones are super super nice.
@inthem8riX_ yeah believe it or not guitar's arnt that bad when you buy them cheap I found a 60 dollar one on Amazon and sounds just fine
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"Hey, that sax just needs to be broken in!" (grabs the biggest sledge he can find)
I can’t believe any of you kept a straight face for longer than a second
Ngl. That bass kinda slaps. Only thing in this load that will serve.
The bass is at least totally valid as an instrument. Like it’s not winning any awards but if you’re a beginner or if you’re in a punk band or just need some kind of bass then it’s pretty workable. Like damn I’ll pick up a $55 bass that sounds like that why not?
Buy 2 just in case it breaks 😂
Because it's sold by Temu ? Probably made by children or Ouïghours ? Because it has a dirty environmental footprint ?
Giving some ideas
@@Shepherdd__It's all the same. It's literally all the same. 'oh my bass isn't from temu but I own an entire closet full of Chinese clothes and have an Iphone but that doesn't count'.
@@kiwirooks7299
No brand is perfectly clean, that's right.
But claiming "it's all the same" sounds to me a bit like an attempt to convince yourself that buying from the *absolutely worst brand* out there is fine because "no one's perfect".
@@Shepherdd__ I don't use temu personally, I'm just pointing out that the same people who rally against temu usually have Apple or other equally evil branded products. In this economy, you get what you can afford. Does the RUclipsr need to use temu? No, but knowing that someone who really wants to learn but is poor actually has an option is a net positive.
Zack never ceases to entertain me and get a laugh but this one i was laughing so hard my earbuds wouldn't stay in my ears, had to pause the video before i lost it. thank you for that laugh, see that little Tom spinning on that freaking temu Gibraltar hardware and then fall off completely... I'm dying lol. thank you Zack for the entertainment
When those saxes kicked back in I almost died 😂 14:26
I'm dying right now 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't stop laughing at the saxes playing together!!
😂😂😂
Reggies keyboard had me cracking up the whole time 😂
how so?
@@-jank-willson tIEnk TienK tIEnk TIENK
Made me think of tommy ball big boy little jacket
@@-jank-willsonThe keys are so tiny that he can't hit any of the right notes; how is that not hilarious to you?
If you want to explain to someone why not to buy from Temu, show them this video. Oh, and the child sweat shops are pretty bad too, I guess.
leo fender was a genius. that bass is so cheap but it holds up.
What does this say of Adolf Sax
Nothing good.
@@GreatLakesFeatherCo second worst Adolf?
I love how Zach can make that drum kit sound brilliant just with some tuning because he's such a talented musician
The Mic'd up kids drum set is a vibe lol
Built by kids, FOR kids!
winter tour with these instruments please 😂
good idea or atleast a song or two for laughs
the concert's gonna tank lol 😂
the bassist actually just going through another midweek afternoon vibing
my dog just starting howling
Excellent and hilarious! I will show this to everyone who asks me for advice regarding buying instruments for their kids and want to save money even if the instruments are crap.
You made the whole band feel how gospel drummers felt back in the day when they said “the church has drums, just bring sticks!”😂
Thank you for this!!!
I also love time machines 😊❤
Back in the day??? Man this still happens to this day 😂
@@broderickadams7763😂 I’m sorry lol. I went CCM awhile back 😂
AMEN TO THAT!!!!!
Omg😂😂😂😂😂
Soooooo true at least always bring snare cymbals and kick pedal
Sounded awesome actually. I loved how much character the temu touch gave it. Mainly the solos.
Can’t believe Temu has 33TET saxophones.
WELCOME TO THE PURGATORY xD my god i'm crying The pianist nailed it !!!!
that tom was like "please... put me out of my misery!"
This may be proof that it’s possible that elementary school kids CAN play… it’s their instruments. 😂 Parents need to find a way to pony up.
Haha! this is what a first year band concert sounds like!
@@matthewmorter7803first year? Bruh this is what the low band for freshmen in HS sounds like lmao
and AS USUAL! the bass is holding it down for everyone!
I love that you threw Miles, hes toooo cute for his own good!
Put this recording on Spotify.
I liked it.
Great job guys!
Yall have figured out that Zappa thing haha
Either that or Ornette
Lol I was thinking the same thing. Immediately thought of Overture to a Holiday in Berlin,,, just way less creepy.
I feel stressed looking at the breaking drum set
The bass guitar is the only W taken here
Every once in a while I find a video that makes me think "RUclips needs a love button" for when like doesn't encapsulate how you feel about the content you're consuming
In a way, this is kind of fun and interesting to watch... But it kinda has a sad undertone because Temu actually profits from this. Why would you support such an organisation?
And the only reason they actually got all the stuff is it’s sponsored
Do you find this to be a glowing endorsement for their products lol??
Its showing people how garbage their stuff is. Long term win.
It amazes me that people will say this about Temu but still buy the same abusive products from Amazon for more money 😂😂 the drop shippers for those products still use services like Temu. Nothing changed. But it's about optics for y'all.
The bass and drums sounding ok makes the saxes like 10 times funnier
WE WANT A TEMU ALBUM ON SPOTIFY
the bass and the cymbals are on fine wine compared the rest of the instruments 🤣🤣
Yeah, At least we know that cymbals and bass are nice. I bet they would sound nice already when given student grade saxophones, and cheapest 61 keys keyboard from any well known brand (Yamaha or Casio) and drum kit that doesn't fall apart.
Wow, that was great and terrible at the same time 💖
A tone deaf vocalist would have been icing on the cake.
@@phenogen8125 hey, its just typical jazz, right?
This editing had me 😂😂😂 . This randomly showed up on my feed and I enjoyed it.
I'm so happy you guys tried time machine for this video, that's my favorite song!
The bass sounding low key usable makes EVERYTHING sound even worse
I have to say if this was a group of first year students, I would be impressed.
This proves that the quality of your tools raises the quality of your work.
Great video, this is the first time I have ever heard your group play, and I can tell I am going to have to go through your videos :)
Its like a drunk version of it 😭
That jazz beat making transition was full of so much personality
After seeing this it would be interesting to see y'all re-record the song on budget/entry model instruments for each musician.... Just to drive home the fact that it's really not the gear but the musician.... Great video😂🔥🔥
😂😂😂😂
My goodness! I’m laughing is hard everything hurts! My face, my stomach, AND my ears!!😅
I'm not a hater and i normally never run out a negative comment frivolously. BUT i must say: everything i ordered at Temu is garbage. Absolutely no way i would buy there anymore, on the contrary i would advise against doing it !
did you know that Temu takes advantage of an outdated law that makes the US government pay for shipping from “developing countries” including China? So the whole point of temu is to make the US drain money on cheap trash to attack the US financially
I'll give you a tip, you get what you pay for. There's no magic to it.
@@BeesKneesBenjamin unless you’re early, handy, or lucky
@@BeesKneesBenjamin There is *some* magic to it
Overseas child labor✨
Please release this to spotify/Apple music.
No context. Just the song. Brilliant.
😂😂 that was great! I needed that 👍🏻 you sounded like the best drunk band ever!!
There is hit songs in jazz/fusion music in my heart. I love your band, and I jam you guys, and Archspire, on a daily basis!
Everything Yes ❌ Everything Cheap ✅
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Can't lie...that bass sounds surprisingly solid...the rest had me crackin' up.
Nathan's sax is set to its default setting (non-existent modes)
This just made my baby cry and now he doesn’t like jazz fusion. ThAnKs
PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT TEMU
This might actually be an anti-TEMU ad, out-of-key and falling apart pieces of garbage lol.
Some poor kids are going to try to learn on these instruments. It's a disgrace that garbage like this is sold at all!
@@SuperMegaWoofer3000 THIS! I wish more people were getting upset about the Temu advertising. If you're a young musician, it would be MUCH better to take the money you're going to spend on Temu, and buy a better name brand item USED. It will last WAY longer and sound WAY better
Temu is garbage and is owned by Chinese communist govt
He's got links to the products in the bio @@SativahBelievah1348
Dude! Hairiesis are amazing! I use them at parties to hold veggies and dip.
Moroccan pumpkin and hairiesis dip, at that
This sounds just like when we drunk play on guitars with my friends. awesome
This had me rolling on the floor when you cut away from the reference! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Crazy how good the bass sounds right out the box, minimal setup! That amp must be real nice lol
0:21 that part!!!
THE MARIO LICK
I don’t see a spinning chair. So it’s *that part* but not quite. 😢
WOW! The sound from the temu stuff sounds better than the expensive equipment! 😂😂😂 For real,im speechless on the quality of sound coming from TEMU. Made you sound like you were a band under all under 10 years of age. It made you sound like a kids band from a school talent show.
Are you seriously advertising Temu? That's really weird
So is your face
everyone already knows temu is for cheap garbage. who cares
How is this a positive ad?
@@E_Proxyif you're putting together a rhythm section and you only have $100, this is a great advertisement.
@@andrew66862 you can buy better stuff, in bundles, at a music store (and, guess what, low cost instruments are not made in better working conditions)
This video shows how terrible are these instruments. Not a good ad. Stop being so triggery. No one in his good mind would take this as "wow, I'm gonna buy some some of this unplayable, terribly sounding stuff"
This is the most jazz fusion/gen z style video editing i have ever seen in my life
Love the saxophonists lol this vid was great
This has gotta be the funniest jam session I’ve seen🤣🥲😂😂😂
The hairises or whatever cymbals were my starter cymbals like two years ago💀 i found them on Amazon
It actually sounds decent.
@@LateOctoberyup! they actually didn’t make my hair rise that much…
Hey. The bass was coming thru nicely 😂
It’s Friday and GackZrooves dropped a 16min video 😤😤😤 Lessss Go!!
Big man played those keys as good as anyone possibly could 😂
You should do this same video concept with different sellers. Like cheapest from Amazon, cheapest from Sweetwater, etc I bet you guys would sound pretty good.
One of our school principals recommended that our band director should do a 4th grade jazz ensemble. I believe this is an accurate representation of what that would sound like
That is a group of REAL musicians! A real musician can adapt to less that optimum playing conditions.
The important thing is they had fun doing so.
This literally sounds like my jazz band back in highschool 😂😂😂
This is my first time seeing/hearing your band, and I can tell there’s a lot of talent in this video but without the context, this is band class freshmen year.