Bass Clarinet vs Bari Sax: Battle of the Low Tones

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[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Next battle of instruments: Bari Sax vs Tenor Sax THIS VIDEO IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUN, NOT SUPPOSED TO BE INFORMATIONAL

[@Luc1d_G4m1ng]

then Bb clarinet vs base clarinet

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

@@Luc1d_G4m1ngyup the schedule looks like this 1. Bari vs Bass Cl. (Done) 2. Bari vs Tenor 3. Bass Cl. vs Bb Soprano 4. Bb Soprano vs Tenor 5. Bari vs Bb Soprano 6. Bass Cl. vs Tenor

[@Luc1d_G4m1ng]

like a tournament@@Woodwindwhisperer ?

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

@@Luc1d_G4m1ng yeah kind of, but no playoffs only round robin and highest record wins

[@ElectricGamez37]

​@@Woodwindwhisperer The super bowl is gonna be crazy 💀

[@gods_reed]

With saxes and I think clarinets too, the range is more of a skill thing. If you can do really well in your altissimo range you can get 3 more octaves.

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Ooh yeah good point. I wish I was at that level😅

[@ChrisF_1982]

Altissimo on bari is a bit easier for me than alto or tenor and have heard it's easier in general. Can easily hit the altissimo g, which gave me issues on alto and tenor. I need to find some good fingerings for bari that will work with my set up.

[@LukeAWESOMEGames]

hold on, the highest note on the bari sax is not high f sharp. The bari sax also has higher octaves just like bass clarinet.

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

It’s mostly altissimo, but I apologize. Did I say F sharp? I meant F sorry. And these videos are for the purpose of fun only, not to inform

[@wolfwarren6376]

@@Woodwindwhispererto be fair, many modern intermediate and professional baritone saxophones have a high F sharp key. Though, high F sharp is pretty easy to access through front F fingering, which is front F, C key, side Bb, and low F key in the right hand. Technically you could access it with just front F, C, and side Bb, but it ends up flat without adding F in the right hand.

[@J-Crash]

Some modern Bari saxes do have a high F#, such as the Allora Paris 550 (mine)

[@J-Crash]

​@@wolfwarren6376 nvm just saw this reply

[@LukeAWESOMEGames]

@@Woodwindwhisperer that’s alright, still a great video though!

[@madeyoulook118]

though it can be the instrument, I think the tone and all that depends on the player too

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Yeah good point

[@diminuendo7525]

haha this is a fun video, although in range the bass clarinet can be 2 notes lower on clarinets with a low c extension (which is becoming more common in student model instruments,) not to mention that hypothetically, both of the instruments have an infinitely high range, although its up to the players skill to determine how high they can go, also instrument tone (timbre) is completely determined by the player, everybody sounds a little bit different and has a slightly different setup on each instrument,

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Yeah that’s a really good point, I wish I could afford a low c bass clarinet, I just gotta keep pushing though. I’m trying to get into altissimo level on bari

[@theautisticdoomgod]

As a low brassist/percussionist, good woodwinds are the low ones.

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

My man, speaking facts

[@theautisticdoomgod]

@@WoodwindwhispererAlways the low ones.

[@chesquikcheesemilk]

@@theautisticdoomgod the higher woodwinds can be good, but they're usually played bad

[@SweeperGT]

BASSOON LEFT THE CHAT 💀

[@Notfoundonthisplatform]

I’m a bass clarinetist and you sound like your embouchure is too tight, but you still sound good man

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Ok thanks man!

[@Notfoundonthisplatform]

@@Woodwindwhisperer also, I don’t know what’s going on, maybe your tuning on the instrument is bad, but usually the tuning bit on the head joint doesn’t have to be so far out.

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

@@Notfoundonthisplatformok thanks

[@anthony-ud4to]

Tone could use improvement, but I love the comparisons between two really cool instruments!

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Yeah, thank you for the feedback!

[@ChrisF_1982]

He probably just needs to getter a better reed mouthpiece setup. I hear a bit of resistance.

[@anthony-ud4to]

@@ChrisF_1982 Yeah I know, I play both of them.

[@ChrisF_1982]

@@anthony-ud4to I want to get a bass clarinet to learn on. I think that's my next purchase after a heritage neck for tenor. Can you get jazz mouthpiece for bass clarinet?

[@anthony-ud4to]

@@ChrisF_1982 Yes, I know Vandoren makes some jazz mouthpieces. I forget the model name (They are relatively expensive though).

[@shadycake5478]

Cleanup on isle 12! I just exploded everywhere 😂😂😂

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Umm

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

MODS, BAN HIM

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Just kidding, I don’t have any mods

[@user-ud3nq7ph2h]

Laughs in contrabass clarinet

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Huh?

[@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779]

@@Woodwindwhisperer you dont know what a contrabass clarinet is?

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

@@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779no I do, I just don’t understand the context of the comment

[@user-ud3nq7ph2h]

@@Woodwindwhisperer I am the lower tone

[@hosealattimore9697]

​@@user-ud3nq7ph2h Contrabass saxophone laughing in the corner

[@garyreid6165]

Interesting demonstration and comparison. For the bass clarinet, the song Name Of The Rose would have been a better choice. Joe Temperley played it on a bass clarinet(he also played baritone saxophone for Wynton Marsalis’s orchestra). The best baritone saxophone player I’ve ever heard to play Moanin’ is Ronny Cuber in the Charles Mingus Big Band in the Mingus 93 album. I highly recommend it. As to the result, I would probably give this comparison a draw because I never played a bass clarinet, I have played a baritone and found it fun. I play the tenor saxophone.

[@Themusiccomposer1639]

If someones wondering the pitch of these instruments. Bari can play A3 to F7. (C2 ** in concert pitch) bass clairnet is E flat 3. To C7. (Db 2 Bb5)

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Thanks

[@Yusha-rh8lp]

Wow

[@mymo_in_Bb]

I'm sorry but this comparison was really bad. It was uninformed, there were factual errors, and you failed to recognise the fact that your poor tone on the bass clarinet was a result of your particular instrument, and of your ability to play it. If you take a good instrument and a good player, the tone of the bari sax and the bass clarinet are incomparable - they're different, but they're both fit for different purposes. One is not better than the other, only better suited in different contexts.

[@moefoe_rl]

Hater fr

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Ok thank you for the feedback! I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the video, I hope that you will be able to enjoy future ones! This is also just for the purpose of fun, not to inform

[@hawks1ish]

Dude it’s just a fun vid but yeah go off and scare off beginners everyone should play for 20 years before making a video right jeez

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

@@hawks1ish You don’t have to watch my videos, but I’m going to keep making videos because it’s what I love doing.

[@mymo_in_Bb]

@@Woodwindwhisperer no no no i did enjoy it, I'm just saying the comparison was really bad. not the video itself

[@Themusiccomposer1639]

Im a bass clairnetist and your tone sounds off. I cant see you reed if your using strength 3 then that reed would be fighting for its life because it would be dying your tuning slide looks a little too loose probaly tighten a bit use a tuner. I think your air isnt stable. Playing saxophone with mouth closed. Clairnets play with their teeth on top of the mouthpiece. I hope this helps!

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Yeah, my reed is really old so that might be part of it. I’ll push my neck in more. It does help thank you man

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

It’s a 3 1/2

[@Themusiccomposer1639]

@@Woodwindwhisperer you should use a 3 it's a but more easier

[@quartzydonut]

I'm on team Bari🎷🎷🎷

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Fr

[@tvcdds]

Bass clarinet is actually C the lowest note

[@SweeperGT]

Concert Db

[@FNBRVolts]

On a pro model yes

[@AndyGamingAndMore]

1:47 leo p says not

[@thatllama2319]

bass clarinet got screwed in the most iconic song one. Dance of the sugar plum fairy is what bass clarinet (in my opinion as a bass clarinet player) is known for

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Ooh yeah good point, I’ve played it in clarinet choir

[@Mrmoomoo5676]

you should have picked either the pink panther song or the grinch for bass clarinet's iconic song.

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Ooh yeah good point

[@Paulhdr21]

You forget that there are bass clarinets that can go down to the low C which made him beat the baritone saxophone and that the bass clarinet can go very very very very high (best best best instrument 🥰)

[@Woodwindwhisperer]

Yeah, I’m trying to save up money for a low c bass clarinet, I agree with the best instrument haha.

[@SweeperGT]

I thought the lowest was low Db

[@Paulhdr21]

@@SweeperGT no, the lowest note of the bass clarinet is C (Bb1)

[@SweeperGT]

@@Paulhdr21 at my school the lowest note of all the bass clarinets is concert Db2 and they aren’t beginner clarinets

[@Paulhdr21]

@@SweeperGT okay 👍🏼

[@LTRand]

The bass clarinet is more inline with the tenor sax. The contra alto clarinet is more similar to the bari sax, and the contra bass clarinet is similar to the bass saxophone. So the bass clarinet can hit the same high F#/G as the tenor, but a low C bass clarinet goes 2 half tones below the Bari's low A. Where the bari wins is volume. Takes several bass clarinets to play as loud as 1 bari sax.

[@SubnautiDemon]

The Bari can play in Treble and Bass Clef, while the Bass Clarinet plays in Treble, meaning the Bari, though having a similar sound when at lower notes, has a higher range.

[@LTRand]

Baris only go to low A, 2 halftones into bass clef. Meanwhile, a low C bass clarinet goes a whole octave into bass clef. A regular bass clarinet goes to the middle Eb in the bass clef.

[@Ilex_Ilex_Ilex]

bassoons better

[@SweeperGT]

YES