Bass Singers: Lowest & Highest Notes

[@matthewdockray9745]

Arguably, this video is quite subjective, depending on what you consider someone's lowest/highest countable note. Please don't scream and cry if something is not included. Apologies if there are any glaring errors. Some singers featured may have a wider range than what's stated... in that case, I either couldn't find their highest/lowest (sorry), or they are able to sing higher/lower, but haven't showcased this either at all, or in a significant example, or failing that, I just didn't know the note existed. Sorry. If you're that desperate to know why I did/didn't include a particular note I guess leave a comment and I might get back to it That being said, thanks to Tuukka for sending me that last clip. I wouldn't ordinarily count inhaled notes as part of range, but I needed an excuse to make this video haha

[@Maxmunchy]

Joe

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@Maxmunchy oh it’s you

[@gregorybogart5200]

Kind of thought at least an Honorable Mention to Tim Storms might be in here (since most of his range is inaudible).

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@gregorybogart5200 Yh his recorded range is roughly B0 - B4 but the video of his B4 is now privated and the rest of his range isn’t recorded :/

[@Zecospheretoday]

3:47 for a small snippet he slipped a B4

[@omfgSHORYUKEN]

imagine if the natural vocal range of every man allowed them to sing comfortably in bass, baritone and tenor all at once. We would see so much incredible music and so many amazing singers emerge

[@gray01216]

Geoff and Tim on a nutshell 😳

[@zusrecall1086]

I got bass and baritone but tenor may be pushing it for me 😆

[@saltybutsain6348]

It would be boring, everyone would be the same.

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

My natural vocal range is C2-G5, but using subharmonics I can go to a D1, inhale I can go down to a C0, I can also use inhale to jump from a G5 to a C6

[@Worshipsatch]

It is possible with mixed voice training and I can do it... But not all voices sound great in all ranges(although many may also). I sound mellow in my natural timbre (E2-F#4) .... Above that it's mostly suited to an agressive metal tone...

[@blank3198]

Its all fun and games until a bass singer has a 7 octave vocal range

[@Dumbotron]

Clearly you’ve never heard of Tim Storms. He’s a bass with a 10 octave range, from I think G#-5 to G5

[@user-en2ct8ut3c]

@@Dumbotron its G-7

[@smashmonster6929]

Tomi P has 6 octaves, and Tim Storms has 10 octaves, but that’s all I know

[@lowlightpiano7110]

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[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

@@Dumbotron My Vocal Range: Fry: G#-9-E4 Inhale/Ingressive: G-5-D7 Lip Buzz: G-3-Bb4 Subharmonic Fry: G-1-F2 1st Subharmonic: Bb-1-C5 Growl: C1-C3 2nd subharmonic: D1-B3 Growl Subharmonic: E1-B1 Kargyraa: Bb1-F3 Lip Roll: E3-C5 Chest Note: G1-G6 Head Note: G#3-G#6 Mixed Note: D3-Bb6 Falsetto: G3-D7 Whistle: E5-E7 Whistle Note: C4-D10 Vocal Range: G#-9-D10

[@TTinari]

Steve Cross's Bb0... holy shit

[@GeorgeLifterMann]

It sounds fake though, like a little "too good to be true". It sounds to clean and studio-like for a live performance whick makes me think that it MIGHT be a backing track. Just my opinion, if anyone knows more about this, please let me know.

[@amico682]

@@GeorgeLifterMann maybe a bass boost but i dont think so. it's long time ago and on speakers can happen everything.. like with jd lowest note.

[@Worshipsatch]

If you are counting falsetto notes I am sure the other basses had the capacity to hit the 5th octave too...

[@matthewdockray9745]

of course, but if I've not included falsetto notes from them, then they have not showcased that part of their range

[@deeda5147]

I don't understand the exclusion of falsetto like it's a bad thing. That's like not counting Mariah Carey's whistle register

[@Worshipsatch]

@@deeda5147 it's not a bad thing at all... But it's not necessarily considered as full voice range technically because it's mechanism is very different from a normal voice, and for most lower voices , it's far easier than hitting a full belt, but also less usable in most cases. It's generally just used for stylistics like whistle register. So I personally feel it should be included in range but also specified as falsetto, as the main objective of range is to see the technical capacity of a singer...

[@Pendragon667]

Fun fact: J. D. Summers was the voice behind the THX sound.

[@BangYongguk-sf8ly]

Whats thx ?

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Overall, though, with vocal timbre and articulation, Geoff Castellucci is hard to beat. A true contrabass, who can sing tenor live is unmatched. Yes, Tim Foust has one of the most dramatic ranges out there live, but Geoff's range and timbre is incredible.

[@gailseatonhumbert]

Geoff says he is a baritone you know.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@gailseatonhumbert, that is said tongue-in-cheek. His primary vocal frequencies run between A1-C2... that's LOW for a bass. I have ran his voice through a spectrum analyzer -- I am a sound engineer -- and it's stupid low... anyone below 100Hz is a bass... his comes in at ground-shaking 68Hz average.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@gailseatonhumbert, I am talking about his speaking voice and not singing, by the way... a bass can always sing lower than they can speak.

[@gailseatonhumbert]

@@johndeeregreen4592 I always let the singer define it for himself and this does not sound as joking to me but straight discussion around 0:42 or so. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYeqd4eDl8RmpNU These disagreements get pretty odd. I have another one going on where the reactor is insisting that Avi Kaplan is not a bass.

[@heliotropeskies5918]

geoff is a bass-baritone naturally, he's just pushed the extremes of his voice really far. his resonance is cut off way higher than his lowest absolute note is (around D2). this is compared to tim foust's lowest resonant note of B1 (see sixteen tons), and Avi Kaplan is capable of similar resonant B1s. geoff also mixes at a pretty normal place for a bass-baritone, somewhere around the mid-4th octave. additionally, his technique is kind of ass. his lows are way overdarkened and his highs are way overbrightened. his larynx is all over the place when he sings

[@gaminggalleryph]

Another thing: If Basses can hit High Notes in 5th/6th Octave, then they have very extensive vocal Range. For Sopranos, they need to hit a Upper 2nd/Lower 3rd Octave Low Note, and of course, high head/whistle in 6th/7th octave. 8th Octave was too high for male, but A few conquered them (e.g. Dimash, Adam Lopez).

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

6th octave is the highest I’ve gotten and even then I can’t do whistle tones, I can hit the pitches though a metal technique called inhale screaming that I used to hit ultra high notes. I use the same technique to get down to C0 on the keyboard.

[@maxwolf001]

@@upsidedownpyramid7617 Screaming isn't a countable technique for low notes, at least in my experience and to my knowledge I will suppose you mean Inhale Singing, with Vocal Fry obviously Because things like Growl doesn't count really, at least if we talk of the acurrate definition of the word Grunting and Singing with Distortion for Low Notes is other story, either you use Vocal Fry or the False Chords/Folds But you can Whistle Scream and sustain a Pitch Based in my own tries of hitting notes in different ways to extend my range Pitch detecting apps dont detect my subharmonics if I don't sing them clearly and loudly enough with Vocal Fry Techniques (Because I can't go down to the 1st Octave in Clean Chest Voice); So the barely through of a Low note being detected in completely distorted ways (that it's what i get from screaming in a any part of one's range), it just doesn't seem possible to me

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

@@maxwolf001 If we discount metal scream techniques I can still get to first octave in my subharmonics, I’m a baritone and my chest goes from D2-G4 my extended range is D1-F5

[@celibidache1000]

If you include falsetto, most men can sing up to at least C5, and with flageolet register and some practice at least another octave. For me, the interesting range of a male voice is the notes the singer can sing without using falsetto or flageolet. Singing F5 in falsetto is much easier than singing e.g. Bb4 in full voice.

[@EarlJohn61]

And then you get me... The *only* note I can hit with surety is a flat one... (& No! I don't mean G#1)

[@gk4thewin049]

Wow I didn't know tuukka could hit whistle notes

[@Nipsu78090]

It's falsetto I think.

[@jmbmusic1]

A Great video concept. I really like it!

[@matthewdockray9745]

Thank you

[@Marcell0Bass]

Interesting

[@matthewdockray9745]

yeah maybe

[@annanaiyaparker5816]

Thurl Ravenscroft has to be One of if not the most famous bass singer known! Especially with lots of my family members growing up in like 70s 80s with Tony the Tiger, lol 😂!

[@MultiKamil97]

You can tell, that Tuukka took his whistle notes lessons from Ivan Dorin 🤣

[@freddiestudio7668]

I'm pretty sure Eric Holloway hit an D1 in the new Alexander mayang online choir

[@matthewdockray9745]

yeah maybe idk. I was talking to Xander about it a while back and last I heard they hadn't got round to doing Eric's bit or it wasn't being put in or something but it didn't exist at the time. I just forgot about it so it might be a thing now. Whoopsy daisy

[@jockez3581]

He sounded very pitchy in this clip.

[@1egends_on1y]

2:59 J.D Summers is pure bass almost broke my headphones

[@ivblizzard3616]

sounds like a car or something

[@stevenscarbary3207]

@@ivblizzard3616 What does it mean by saying "You're breaking the speakers up!" at 3:16?

[@nancywood9531]

JD Sumner Was in Guiness book as lowest voiçe ever. He was leader of Stamps Quatet that traveled and sang with Elvis until 3 am in his mansion singing gospel.

[@nancywood9531]

How about Bobby Bass? He is on youtube. Check him out.

[@chevycaprice87]

@@stevenscarbary3207 yep, that was Elvis Presley saying that

[@KajiVocals]

London Parris has a Bb3 in "Sorry, I Never Knew You" from his first the Rebels Quartet album.

[@Marcell0Bass]

Tim Storms has 10 octaves 🥴

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

*12 octaves.

[@mcmerry2846]

But his singing skills are questionable

[@amico682]

@@mcmerry2846 same as the last guy inthis video

[@bass_boy925]

@@amico682 bro tuukka is an awesome singer

[@mcmerry2846]

2:07 sounds really nice

[@thebestbasssingers1264]

Doing a part 2 with Ken turner would be really cool 😁😁

[@matthewdockray9745]

True… I might… but it requires a lot of research and knowing the full range of a lot of singers. I’ll try and find some more singers which I could put into it. Most of the people included in this were already singers that I generally knew their range. A lot of low note compilations out there show a singer’s lowest note, but have no info on their highest notes. I’ll have a look and see what I can do. I have plans to make a vocal range for Hannah Reid when I can be bothered and learn to recognise the difference between head and falsetto haha

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 Ken Turner have B0 as subharmonic-fry and Bb5 as falsetto

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@ntanzar911 any chance you could link those clips to me pls?

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 well i have a clip of his B0 idk how i can send it to you its privat tho, Bb5 was with Dixie Echoes This Ole House, i need to find it

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 i found that Bb5 and its too privately

[@jayranjb1607]

PDK goes higher than c4. Listen to I still do and listen to all the back up counters. He also sings lead on that song as well

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

London hitted C4 in "Little Boy Lost", hitted F4, but not countable. Edit: I'm not screaming, nor crying.

[@matthewdockray9745]

I’ve seen a C4 from london but it was non-melodic and spoken rather than sung, not sure if it’s the same clip. Do you have a link? Thank you for not screaming or crying 🙏

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

@@matthewdockray9745 I sent to you, but KZbin deleted my comment. I think that's the same clip.

[@_not_much_1180]

WOOOOOW THAT'S SO FREAKIN COOL 🤯🤯🔥🔥❤️❤️🎵🎵

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yeah I guess

[@_not_much_1180]

@@matthewdockray9745 that's really interesting but there is one thing, the lowest note of London Parris isn't a Eb1?

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@_not_much_1180 nah that was mis-pitched, it’s also an F1

[@_not_much_1180]

@@matthewdockray9745 oh okay, thanks 😁😁

[@matteoriccadonna]

btw geoff lowest sub is a B0 and lowest fry note is C0, then his range is over the 5 octaves

[@matthewdockray9745]

His fry is pointless to count but yes his exhibited range has expanded since this video was posted. I am planning on updating this video at some point

[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

My Vocal Range: Fry: G#-9-E4 Inhale/Ingressive: G-5-D7 Lip Buzz: G-3-Bb4 Subharmonic Fry: G-1-F2 1st Subharmonic: Bb-1-C5 Growl: C1-C3 2nd subharmonic: D1-B3 Growl Subharmonic: E1-B1 Kargyraa: Bb1-F3 Lip Roll: E3-C5 Chest Note: G1-G6 Head Note: G#3-G#6 Mixed Note: D3-Bb6 Falsetto: G3-D7 Whistle: E5-E7 Whistle Note: C4-D10 Vocal Range: G#-9-D10

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@DrakeLavenderZXShorts what are you on about mate And why did you post this comment twice

[@Мирич-з4е]

Tuukka... That guy never stops to impress me!

[@mcmerry2846]

Lol that whistle

[@GeorgeLifterMann]

Thurl definitely had a low E (E1). I remember someone said it in the comments in one of the Vocal Range/Low Notes videos about him, didn't pay much attention to it but then i stumbled upon that clip on KZbin a few months back, i think it was either deleted or smth though.

[@matthewdockray9745]

Non melodic breathy spoken note not worth acknowledging

[@MultiKamil97]

Yeah, it was in White Lightning but it was a rather spoken note, than sung.

[@britishjoseph631]

Oh wow look at Foust XD

[@crunchycrackers7364]

Dude fry doesn’t count as a low note. Jk loved the video, great idea too! Very unique. Thanks for not including Tim Storms, he is the most overrated bass singer ever lol.

[@KajiVocals]

I think it is important to note however that these are not all natural bass singers but a bass ‘part’. I’m saying this because quite a lot of people may not know this.

[@angelawise8070]

Wow these voices are the impressions

[@rubencourtois8875]

There is no freaking way that mic picked up Steve cross lowest Bb1 thats so crazy that mic had to be super loud or the mic quality is just off the charts

[@matthewdockray9745]

Bb0* good technique and very good EQ mixing

[@rubencourtois8875]

@@matthewdockray9745 oh so thats what it is called i thought the note was a lower b flat but like down the octave or something

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@rubencourtois8875 it is Bb0 is the sung note and is an octave lower than Bb1

[@denissweet6639]

You should do a video of operatic basses like this (I would love a video like this for operatic basses). I've been trying to find Laszlo Polgar's lowest and highest note for awhile and I just can't seem to find it. The only one I can really find on KZbin is Kurt Moll but almost none of the other great operatic basses have these kinds of videos. It's a real shame because their bass voice is also so pleasant and smooth. By the way, does anyone happen to know Laszlo Polgar's vocal range?

[@MrXo3]

People laugh at Rebroff's bass but man that's solid. There's so much resonance.

[@Celatra]

to be fair it's a growl. but a very solid one

[@adriantomo5688]

3:00 man went airplane mode

[@EMPANAO321]

Lol

[@beersteinsteve4690]

Wow that old picture of tim foust

[@KajiVocals]

Great idea and video!!!

[@robloxmaster4545]

Fun Fact : you can only hear Mikhal Zlatopskys F4 with your left earbud

[@aantii]

I believe Geoff hit a subhormonic note in Oogie Boogie song which was something like an E0

[@matthewdockray9745]

E1

[@aantii]

@@matthewdockray9745 oh yeah i see i see i appreciate it i just happened to learn that now

[@karlsonkab51]

can you do one with Eduard Wollitz and Larry Hooper ?

[@Matthew-mt2fc]

i agree with most except Geoff Castelucci, he goes lower in lonesome road i believe it was pointed out he has not done lonesome road, i meant sixteen tones and im not sure why i said lonesome road lol

[@matthewdockray9745]

he's never sung that song

[@Matthew-mt2fc]

@@matthewdockray9745 idk why i said lonesome road lol that is completely my fault, i meant sixteen tons.

[@tristanmatthews8501]

Can anyone tell me the name of the thurls Lowest note! Please help

[@JOSESANCHEZ-kr4fd]

Glenn Miller said he did solo work in the 90s such as Verdi Requiem. I can't find a recording of it, I doubt there is one. For that work you have to have solid high E's and F's.

[@journeyday]

Cool video idea! 🎶

[@Kille483]

Can anyone tell me if Henning May is a bass? Bass-baritone perhaps? Is cover of Ring of Fire sound so deep and smooth

[@samuelvivas517]

3:33 i need the link pls xd

[@turanbirligi6969]

you must update this Geoff Castellucci:B0-A5

[@matthewdockray9745]

I plan on making a part 2 at some point which will include him

[@turanbirligi6969]

@@matthewdockray9745 glad to hear it

[@celibidache1000]

The group at 2:02 must be using autotune. That intonation sounds artificially perfect.

[@ItMeJish]

Can we get a list of song names?? I wanna listen to that first one with mikhail zlatopolsky it sounds beautiful

[@matthewdockray9745]

This is my list of videos from my notes for this video. Hope it helps London Parris F1 - G#3 2 octaves + minor 3rd kzbin.info/www/bejne/qauVomeQbceFlbs kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nYqWSVabFlY6s Matt Fouch F1 - C#4 2 octaves + minor 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIrLlKadi5aAi9E kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYa4inZ5mNOcb6s Glenn Miller B0 - C4 3 octaves + minor 2nd kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rckGtjbL-Fras kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXa4l5t_qdxpqck 1:43 Richard Sterban Eb1 - E4 3 octaves + minor 2nd kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIevoXh6rMyXpq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r32ToIR9m6p_rNE Thurl Ravenscroft G1 - A4 3 octaves + major 2nd kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYS1Xp6dgbJlgbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqauYnmYncaKnK8 3:40 Josh Turner A1 - C#5 3 octaves + major 3rd kzbin.info/www/bejne/hV7Kcmillpt6ldk kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKO7o6ijodieeqc 2:50 Steve Cross Bb0 - Eb4 3 octaves + perfect 4th kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGHLpZVsnreSjpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaW5fZ2KjtWmd8U 3:36 Mikhail Zlatopolsky C1 - F4 3 octaves + perfect 4th kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJyvanemZ9eFrZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIK4Y4mVqKuXfq8 38:15 JD sumner G0 - C#4 3 octaves + tritone kzbin.info/www/bejne/fovGY5Z_e9yUipI kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PUh2xufqmYe6M 3:11 George Younce Eb1 - A4 3 octaves + tritone kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYvHl5iqf7Kei80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn-uhZ6Vbbxmp9E 1:45 Gene McDonald E1 - C5 3 octaves + minor 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpPQi6uNo9N6arM kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpPQi6uNo9N6arM Jonny Cash A1 - G5 3 octaves + minor 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-Wk5VqrbKirK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-Wk5VqrbKirK8 Avi Kaplan E1 - Eb5 3 octaves + major 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOpimCYnaitaJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYurZYyOlrmdfac Paul David Kennamer C0 - C4 4 octaves kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpbCqnero9uhqdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpbCqnero9uhqdk Eric Hollaway E1 - F5 4 octaves + minor 2nd Check camera roll kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3PdZqyseZyIja8 Candy Candido G1 - B5 4 octaves + major 3rd kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZK7nHakdt56qcU kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZK7nHakdt56qcU Ivan Rebroff F1 - A5 4 octaves + major 3rd kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH-5f4qneZJqh7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4iViKJ5gLyfmZI Geoff Castellucci D1 - A5 4 octaves + perfect 5th kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHu5mYl8h9Chirc 4:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYeqd4eDl8RmpNU Elliott Robinson B0 - G#5 4 octaves + minor 6th instagram.com/p/BnRESQfHkZd/?igshid=fce021m0uh6x kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXuuZIt4qdJ-l7M 4:00 Tim Foust B0 - A5 4 octaves + minor 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooDMh36el7l8kMU 9:40 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ-zoYywoZh4eKs 8:55 Tuukka Haapaniemi C0 - C7 7 octaves

[@vitormrmr]

We want the part 2 of this saga

[@matthewdockray9745]

Oh idk about that

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

We want the part 2 of this saga (2).

[@moltencucumber6514]

Guess you have to update this bc of Geoff's B0 in the Halo Theme vid...

[@matthewdockray9745]

I might with some new added people

[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

Imagine having G#3 as their highest, it it kind of low for me in chest note!

[@heliotropeskies5918]

4:10 there was a clip i dug up of johnny cash hitting an F#1. the audio in which it happens is playing a semitone low for some reason but it's worth taking note of in some way. kinda brief but im almost certain it lands on F#1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2ibfKSApdmZmrs There's also some instances of him hitting what seems to be a melodic G#1 in this clip with the last note although all the lows exemplified by it are pretty weak kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5bWfn2meqiVfqc he also has a non melodic shouted B5 which is of questionable quality anyway but its there anyway kzbin.info/www/bejne/aamZo4yNrM6ggqs A1 and G5 are where i would cut off his range as well but considering u counted JD's G0 and Paul David Kennamer's C0 which are debatably nothing more than accidental, and tuuka's inhaled C0 i figured at least the F#1 warranted a mention im not trying to be aggressively corrective in showing u this because it would kind of be ridiculous to get upset over a video about a bunch of guys who can sing low i just kind of wanted to show u those clips so u could make a judgement call urself on whether or not they were worth using or thinking about for anything in the future. i think the G#1 and F#1 are debatably a part of his range, but even then they're both iffy at best imo

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yh I saw the F#1 clip of Johnny Cash after making this video but I likely wouldn’t have counted it anyway. Tuukka’s C0 is exhaled, though the last octave of the high notes are inhaled which I wouldn’t ordinarily count, but tbh I just needed an excuse to make this video after he sent me that clip haha. As for JD and PDK’s notes… I did toy with the idea of not including them as ordinarily I wouldn’t say they’re melodic or intentional, but they’re such well known and famous notes within the bass and especially gospel bass community that I decided to keep them in (and I’d probably get some shit for not including them haha). I think ultimately in this scenario, it’s more subjective with what to include and there is no definitive set of rules that I laid down to ensure continuity across the whole video. A mistake on my part, but I think for the most part it does it’s job well enough for the time being haha. If I ever make a part 2 of this video then I may change it up slightly and not include notes such as those. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@heliotropeskies5918]

@@matthewdockray9745 thats valid. i kind of just assumed the video w tuukka was him playing around with both low and high inhale notes. i have no room to judge other ppls choice in note for their low note videos anyway considering i put people like jacksfilms markiplier and even myself into mine lol. the kind of vocal range synopsis speedrun thing u did w this video is a fun concept for a video and it was interesting to watch nonetheless

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@heliotropeskies5918 this is what Tuukka said to me in regards to the context of his clip… “Just messing around at my friends FB-page..😁 She was singing whistle notes and kinda challenged people… And then after a couple of videos, she wrote to me ”so you have a 7 octave range”… And I said ”no”… and then I tried… The lowest tones are not so good😄… And the two highest octaves are inhaled singing…. Just thought you’d enjoy this kind of circus act☀️😄” Tbf I’ve included James May (English TV presenter) in a low not compilation before. Though he does have a somewhat musical background I don’t believe he actually sings properly, but it was the variety that counted in that instance

[@heliotropeskies5918]

@@matthewdockray9745 in innocuous compilations of just notes i kind of like to just put in everyone for the fun of it. i have kind of a big bias towards krizz kaliko tim foust and trace adkins but a lot of my more obscure inclusions are just unorthodox for to sake of being unorthodox but i think it's fun nonetheless

[@MultiKamil97]

Isn't that G#1 in "Ain't no halo seen" actually a Bb1?

[@distinguishedtoad]

Josh turners highest note was head voice, if youre gonna count it for him you should count head v0ice/fallsetto for the rest

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@distinguishedtoad yes there is a lot of head voice and falsetto in this video

[@zachattack123]

Can you please tell me the names of the songs by London Parris at the beginning?

[@matthewdockray9745]

I don’t know the actual names of the songs but here are the links I got them from: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qauVomeQbceFlbs kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nYqWSVabFlY6s

[@bingbong2179]

I really don't consider sound production alone as the criteria for vocal range. Like no one counts typical whistling (not the register obviously) as being a vocal note. For example I can produce notes from E2 - D6 depending on the day, but if I'm being honest I only sing consistently within the range of like A2-E5. It bothers me when I see people on any videos related to vocal range all saying how they possess 5 octave ranges but probably are average singers who just know how to scream a really high note. It's a delusion if you put that much stock in sound production, sound quality is what is desired.

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yes I agree. For the most part, everyone in this video was actually singing, with Tuukka being the only one not to (from what I can remember), however I left my reasoning for this in the pinned comment and description for the video and he is an extremely experienced vocalist which you can see in the vocal range video I did on him

[@bingbong2179]

@@matthewdockray9745 I wasn't talking about the people in your video persay but the people in these types of video's comment sections.

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@bingbong2179 yeah you often get a lot of range wanking young people that are excited about produced super low/super high sounds and don’t really understand what’s going on or what is worth counting. It’s annoying but they usually learn eventually

[@ericwilliamson2981]

I'm pretty sure Tim Faust, Geoff Castellucci, and Avi Kaplan have all hit lower notes than was shown here. I could be wrong, but I think all three can get down to at least G0.

[@matthewdockray9745]

Non melodic aimless fry not worth counting

[@KajiVocals]

Doesn't JD have a head voice A4 in one of the tracks?

[@matthewdockray9745]

I think I know the one you’re referring to. Can’t remember off the top of my head but I think there was some debate over whether it was actually him or not singing it

[@calebcooper2841]

@@matthewdockray9745 he'll hold my hand

[@vgmaster1277]

Mr range is d2 to e7 falsetto

[@dominiccastles5450]

What’s the link to 3:34 please

[@matthewdockray9745]

idk where the original is from, but I stole it from this video lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYvHl5iqf7Kei80

[@dominiccastles5450]

@@matthewdockray9745 haha thanks 👍

[@Mcxage]

What the George younce song called

[@matthewdockray9745]

Which one

[@Mcxage]

@@matthewdockray9745 when he hits Eb1

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@Mcxage I’m not sure, but I got it from this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYvHl5iqf7Kei80

[@Mcxage]

@@matthewdockray9745 I searched the video and I wasn’t able to find it, so you have a time stamp possibly?

[@ntanzar911]

@@Mcxage Heaven is my Home

[@gaminggalleryph]

Note: Bassists should have their highest note in the 3rd to 4th octave lol. They cannot rely on the 5th/6th Octave usually.

[@ferziovelazquez5254]

There s basses who can do highest notes because of his flexibilty of vocal cords the perfect example is ivan rebroff

[@evansbat]

Falsetto exist sir

[@gaminggalleryph]

@@ferziovelazquez5254 They can but those were too rare.

[@dmytrotsvyntarnyi799]

Basses typically have their highest *chest* note in top 3rd low 4th octave. But this video included M2 registers (head voice, falsetto, mixed voice) and M3 (whistle). Because they are still a part of singers range

[@celibidache1000]

There is no such thing as more or less 'flexible vocal cords'; given that we are talking healthy voices, all vocal folds are equally flexible. It all boils down to proper technique. If a low bass also can sing very high notes, it is because he knows the proper muscular 'settings' for those notes - either through training or naturally. It is not physically harder or heavier to sing a high note than a medium range note, however, when ascending you are moving farther away from your speaking range (where you intuitively know the proper settings) where you successively have to learn new 'settings' for every half note. So when you have internalised the correct settings for every note, a C2 and C4 are just as easy to sing.

[@danielmontgomery6234]

G1 to d5 I can do that.. Still no idea if I'm a tenor or lyric baritone but I know I'm not a bass, i still work on those notes lol

[@matthewdockray9745]

Your tessitura should help you work out what voice type you are

[@rtsbass7829]

Actually Glenn Miller has a recorded chest D4

[@matthewdockray9745]

Link?

[@rtsbass7829]

@@matthewdockray9745 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4e7coNsrqejpdk

[@BassManMatteo]

@@matthewdockray9745 I believe you have links turned off on your channel

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@BassManMatteo people have sent me links in the comments before and I didn’t even know that it was possible to turn links off, unless it happens automatically?

[@rtsbass7829]

@@matthewdockray9745 It happened automatically to my channel

[@ntanzar911]

Hello bro! Are you doing "Bass Singers: Lowest & Highest Notes Part 2?"

[@matthewdockray9745]

Hopefully at some point

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 you could include Tim Riley he has A3 as highest note, the song "under control" 1982

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@ntanzar911 yes he’ll be in the next one. Can you link the clip?

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 youtube will block my link, so just on "youtube search" Gold City Under Control 1982

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJOkgqWulN1pkMk

[@oneplusnine5400]

I think it's 8 octaves from C0 to C7:) correct me if I'm wrong:)

[@matthewdockray9745]

to work out the range of something you take the highest number and subtract the lowest number. C1 to C7 would only be 6 octaves. C0 - C7 is 7 octaves :)

[@oneplusnine5400]

@@matthewdockray9745 Oh😅thank you very much🙏

[@bradycall1889]

I wouldn't call Johnny Cash a bass, but I think he's similar.

[@LittleSkepticalButStillSmart]

4:15 Sounds like a Bb1 for me

[@mm2024-7]

Some of those singers were pure vocal fry trying to get those low notes. With not much sound output. Sounded like voice burps lol.

[@eduardogambarotocrispim7643]

Thurl Ravenscfroft Lowest chest: E1

[@Danidge19]

You forgot one Peter Barber

[@hugobasilio1303]

I'm pretty sure Eric Hollaway's lowest chest note is C1, not E1.

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@hugobasilio1303 yep he has a C1 tho I think it’s chest fried. I believe what is shown in this video was his correct range at the time of the upload. His range is now C1 - B5 I believe but I somehow forgot to include his updated range in part 2

[@foulesttoaster597]

Anyone know 5:48 song title

[@matthewdockray9745]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH-5f4qneZJqh7s

[@rtsbass7829]

I wonder what is the biggest chest range in history.

[@matthewdockray9745]

Hard to say due to mixing in singing and other factors, but I’d say probably soemwhere around 3 1/2 octaves is the most you’d see… pretty good considering the average is around 2 octaves, just over

[@rtsbass7829]

@@matthewdockray9745 Well, yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right

[@hugobasilio1303]

@@rtsbass7829 At this point, the broadest chest range you will ever hear and see, is about 4 octaves. Ciaran Jordan, a 16 years old boy, broke that record. His chest range is C#1-C#5!

[@Obsessedwithcookies757]

1:24 Song name?

[@ninjahyper.2325]

Never heard of London Parris, who is he?

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

He was bass singer for The Rebels Quartet, for The Blackwood Brothers, for The Apostles, for The Monitors and for The Senators, in his adulthood. Maybe he sang for some other quartet before being an adult.

[@henrikduff4709]

What was the song on Gene McDonalds lowest?

[@matthewdockray9745]

I'm not sure of the actual name of it but I got it from this compilation kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpPQi6uNo9N6arM

[@henrikduff4709]

@@matthewdockray9745 Thankyou, it was I want to sing bass👍🏻

[@freddiestudio7668]

I think the song Is called "I want to sing bass" But its not on KZbin

[@henrikduff4709]

@@freddiestudio7668 Yea not on spotify either

[@HarryPotter-pi3km]

Is falsetto/head voice also counted in vocal range?

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yes

[@HarryPotter-pi3km]

@@matthewdockray9745 Then my vocal range would be from E2 to C5 😂

[@HarryPotter-pi3km]

@@matthewdockray9745 But wouldn't the falsetto notes not be counted in the full voice range? And full voice is really what vocal range is actually supposed to capture right? The falsetto/head voice notes would not be considered as the true range. In mine for example, I can go up to C5 but in full voice, I can only go upto G4 at the very most

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@HarryPotter-pi3km yeah that sounds like a pretty ordinary range to me. Chest range (and how comfortable you are) is for determining your voice type. Falsetto/head etc still count towards your range

[@Iflowedliketheriver]

@@HarryPotter-pi3km in vocal range can be counted every technique we use to reach the notes. If we need to analyze the tessitura to define the vocality we have to consider only the notes that we can hit with chest voice. They are just separate analyzes.

[@MRDUSTY2301]

Pail David Kennamer’s was a C1 not C0

[@MRDUSTY2301]

& Geoff Castellucci’s current lowest is a B0 which I believe was hit before this video came out but I may be mistaken (in his song High and Dry)

[@michaeluser3459]

falsete nao se pode incluir como extensão

[@matthewdockray9745]

This video showcases their lowest and highest notes. Whatever technique that may be in

[@JosephMan485]

C1 is easy if you know subharmonics.

[@GarageStudio7]

7:50 Pls isn't that reverse phonation?

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yes

[@GarageStudio7]

@@matthewdockray9745 Gotcha! Please does that truly count towards his range? Thanks for replying 😊

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@GarageStudio7 nope. His highest countable note is Bb5. His inhale notes don’t count as part of his range, I just needed an excuse to make this video when he sent it to me haha

[@GarageStudio7]

@@matthewdockray9745 🤣🤣😅🤣👏

[@williammorris584]

Frying out a C zero that’s only appreciable with technology is a vocal stunt, not singing. A much better question: “what is the lowest note you can use on stage without amplification and be heard by the entire audience”? If there’s a competition on those terms, the oktavists (mostly of the past, but Vladimir Miller is still around) win that.

[@matthewdockray9745]

Maybe go watch the video I did on Tuukka to appreciate his talent…

[@freddiestudio7668]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol then half of the people here will not be able to project below C2 lol Tuuka Is easily one of the greatest octavist currenty btw if you dont know

[@WeyounSix]

“London Parris” My man is named two cities lmao

[@matthewdockray9745]

His name is actually Conley Parris but he was nicknamed London and went by that professionally. I’m not sure why

[@ntanzar911]

@@matthewdockray9745 because that name you can remember very good thats why, i dont think you will remember always his name Conley Parris

[@smashmonster6929]

The last guy tho

[@williamfrazier3822]

No Tim Storms?

[@matthewdockray9745]

I was unable to find any videos of his highest recorded note. I may include him if/when I decide to do a part 2

[@henrikduff4709]

Can someone tell me what Johnny Cash’s range was?

[@matthewdockray9745]

You’ll find out very soon :)

[@henrikduff4709]

@@matthewdockray9745 17 hours

[@chrisrutledge8170]

Con rar has a video on his range

[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

Omg

[@drober]

last one was inhaling, right?

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@drober yes

[@bass_boy925]

3:23

[@Benthing.]

😍

[@wyattgutierrez1904]

Tim foust has hit a C0 and that broke the speaker

[@matthewdockray9745]

Aimless fry

[@wyattgutierrez1904]

@@matthewdockray9745 aimless fry?

[@wyattgutierrez1904]

@Vince Mcmahon why's that? I'm genuinely curious

[@MultiKamil97]

​@@wyattgutierrez1904 Because everyone can do a fry, it's something that even a soprano singer can do to sing a C0 or whatever.

[@wyattgutierrez1904]

@@MultiKamil97 sorry this was a while ago. I know that anyone cam fry, though I will say few can do it well(I think you gotta be a lower tenor or baritone to get that low though ,but I could be very wrong), like Tim foust or Tim storms. Tim's lowest countable notes are A0 growl Eb1 chest-fry F#1 chest

[@lisascott598]

how can tuukka hit a c0 but also hit a c7

[@matthewdockray9745]

Magic

[@MonsieurMaskedMan]

Extensive training ofcourse with much experience with difference mechanic of the voice from Strohbass to Whistle, i have 6 and half octave that i can control and more notes high and lows that i can't control that i tried to have more control off

[@jockez3581]

Eric Holloway sounded... Well not so good. Otherwise nice clip. George Younce was such a melodic singer.

[@graphics5000]

4:44 its not a C0, its a C1 👍

[@matthewdockray9745]

It’s a slide from C0 at the start of the note to C1 at the end of the note. I haven’t checked it myself personally but that seems to be what the majority of people say. Notice how the vocal clicks at the end of the note are more frequent than at the start. Still a bit debatable but idk

[@graphics5000]

@@matthewdockray9745 literaly a C1 in all time my Man...

[@BassManMatteo]

@@matthewdockray9745 I have checked it myself and it’s a slide from C0/C#0 to C1

[@BangYongguk-sf8ly]

Is this their chest ranges?

[@matthewdockray9745]

No, full range

[@BangYongguk-sf8ly]

👍

[@noahlyles3924]

Geoffs lowest note is C0

[@matthewdockray9745]

Random shit fry not worth counting

[@noahlyles3924]

Still you didn’t include his growl either

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@noahlyles3924 lowest (countable) growl is E1 as far as I’m aware

[@cesarricardo8760]

Aquele C0 do Paul David parece mais um C1

[@shanehagan6193]

This is quite off, Ken Turner can sing down to C1.

[@matthewdockray9745]

I know he can. Ken turner isn’t even in this video though so what do you mean

[@jackkingsbury4955]

2:14 BRO

[@tiagoschlemper]

Lowest note of London Parris is Eb1

[@matthewdockray9745]

Eb1 was mis pitched. That note is an F1