Fox 300, 400, and 450 Oboes, Wood and Plastic Comparison

[@gonzalo1134]

Very interesting, the all wood oboe has a much more solid sound, rounded, stable, and definitely pure. As you go up in plastic, the sound becomes more and more yelling, more so in the high notes, that is, the sound is not holding. I really did not know this.

[@maraineswarts5919]

I'm truly shocked at how similar the all plastic sounded to wooden. Wooden will always give the most bright, clear and uncomplexed sound...but for a beginning, I might just purchase the plastic.

[@PracticaProphetica]

Would be interesting to do some blind listener tests where we don't know which one is being played. It's easy to be biased toward the wood one when you know which one is being played. But we need to remove the placebo effect...

[@danielhall67]

They all sounded the same to me. But to really tell I’d have to be there in person, and, I’d have to be the one playing them. Maybe it’s not about how they sound, but are they all just as easy to play. And also consider, how much craftsmanship goes into a plastic vs wooden one. I bet you the makers use more TLC when working with wood than they do with plastic bc of the beliefs we hold about the rarity and prestige of wood as a material vs the mediocrity of plastic. If a plastic one isn’t on par with a wooden one, I wouldn’t be so quick to blame the material.

[@jesseborjas]

I really appreciate all these informative videos! I love playing the oboe and have just recently got back into it. I am looking to get one of these three models and this video really helps. I really love how focused the 400 sounds in comparison to both the 450 and the 300. I do also notice that the tone of the 450 and 300 are bit brighter than the 400 - 300 being the brightest. They all sound beautiful nonetheless.

[@oboeash]

Thanks for the kind words and observations!

[@gonzalo1134]

I would not say brighter, but a yelling sound, distorted.

[@theamaturepro]

The wood and full plastic both have nice tone. Of course the wood is warmer and richer in tone. The wood with the plastic upper sounds tinny, shallow, and bright. I need to get a synthetic oboe for outdoor concerts. I've walked out not wanting to risk cracking my oboe which is rosewood.

[@kevinjohnson9944]

What is the differences between these and the fox 330 in terms of keywork? Only difference I notice is the split d on bottom joint.

[@jean-pierredevent970]

The high tone on the 450 rings and carries sweet without much effort while the others sound like they had to be pushed a little bit. If the all plastic one costed much less (like a plastic trumpet does), it would be an incredible bargain since the sound difference is not really obvious. (It sounds perhaps less complex but that could mean rounder too) But the price of the plastic one is not really much lower.

[@Hchris101]

Neeto

[@cheat123]

jesus shes fine

[@theamaturepro]

Seriously? Have some class.

[@cheat123]

@@theamaturepro im online. I dont need class. I need a life :'(. Also she fine 😫👌