Up Close With A Curator: Octobasse

Join curator Colin Pearson on a descriptive journey of one of the most famous objects at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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[@Rickzenbackzer]

0:17 He's actually holding an octobass in that photo. People just aren't as tall as they used to be.

[@RedstoneLessonsAndYa]

thats... a violin

[@isaacfriesen2767]

+ᐊᒻᒪᒐᕈᖅᓂᒃ NO! IT'S AN OCTOBASSSS

[@wynandpretorius7584]

hahahaha

[@DanielBrown-ee5tb]

+Gonk Fascinating, knowledge is power

[@taborjohnson9627]

ᐊᒻᒪᒐᕈᖅᓂᒃ don't ruin our fantasy...let us dream.

[@FishAnimations]

You fed your violin well

[@madisonlange7039]

LOL! 😆

[@Piper_____]

thanks! I hate it

[@camoflauge5937]

XD

[@borisbonillo828]

Lots of water and sunlight too

[@zain4019]

Fish Animations This is one of the funniest comments I’ve seen, ever :)

[@jaye1967]

Sadly, he never got around to his true masterpiece, the Hexdecobasse. It stood 3 stories tall and required four to play it, two on the bow, and two working from the fret bridge, an actual bridge in front of the neck of the instrument. I hear there was even a song written to feature it called "The Coming Earthquake."

[@philiproe1661]

Lmao!

[@benjaminsagan5861]

I understand there were several fatalities during construction alone? Not counting the injuries that ensued when it was discovered that it could shake most concert halls to their foundations.

[@jaye1967]

@@benjaminsagan5861 😄

[@jaye1967]

@@dukecity7688 😁

[@rolandmeyer3729]

😵‍💫

[@dangerbirb4981]

I want this in my house, for those 3AM jam sessions in the dark. Also fun to play in the woods at night.

[@pixelzebra8440]

I personally like to play them in abandoned buildings such as houses or hospitals It really improves the vibe of the area 😊

[@richardgross3794]

Somebody plays one during my disturbing dreams

[@riverjma7644]

you seem fun

[@markmower6507]

Great, I am getting sleepy and I already know that now my dreams are going to be even More Disturbing than they normally Are...

[@Tiffany-Rose]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Doki_Dokers]

About ten horses went bald for this video...

[@badlandskid]

Yeti Confetti lmao....

[@amitshoval7653]

Thats sad

[@katoca81]

I hate to say this but.. they get the horse hair from their tail..

[@yuinurahilyon5711]

Rip horses

[@kytsuro56]

They use sintetic hair

[@PickleJar251]

It must be horrific when a string snaps

[@lixxiia3819]

PickleJar251 R.I.P.

[@ohmbettafish323]

I can see it on the news now. "Man cut in half after octobass string snapped."

[@lil_weasel219]

It could whip the player in the face....

[@barnichua]

Guillotine

[@callumburke5018]

Nathan Benitez strings on regular double basses can snap and they do. They have been known to take out the eyes of players in the past.

[@djharml3ss]

Elephants can fully appreciate the sound of that instrument.

[@Hadraniel94]

They need to team up with a zoo and see what elephants think of this instrument…

[@laurieforsythe8724]

And maybe whales…

[@angelalewis3645]

❤

[@janeilnold5863]

I would love to hear this being played in an orchestra! I want to hear that that "low rumble" adds to a song.

[@pixelzebra8440]

Ya!

[@richkroberts]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnPciJmDlseMjJI

[@MikehMike01]

It adds nothing

[@jeanneraymond5050]

my local orchestra has an octobass in their concert hall (although idk if its one of the ogs or the other replica) and well i see it every concert but ive only heard it once and it was pretty cool! i couldnt really hear it bc the whole orchestra was playing on top but we all focused on it and yea id say its not much of a specific sound, more like it adds a layer of overall sound?? hopefully i get to hear more of it through the years !!

[@see_elsewhere]

yeah after learning about this i legally and morally have to write something for it

[@LucasKingPiano]

How do we know you're not just an elf playing a cello.

[@RyanZPianoGuy]

Fancy finding you here

[@Roescoe]

lol yeah people got a lot shorter. Like a lot lot. (I was hoping it would sound more beautiful. I guess it's just too beautiful for human ears.)

[@LucasKingPiano]

Bet you're fun at parties Peyton.

[@pontepom]

your music is awesome!

[@gilly_axolotl]

Lucas King haha I was just listening to your Christmas video the other day and then saw you here

[@marysmith6034]

"Hey what note is this?" *rrrrrrgguuuuuhhhhhhggggggrrrrrrruuuughhhhggguuuugggggggggggguuuugggghhhhhhhhggghhhhh*

[@zuhairsalman4385]

Mary Smith hahahahhahahaha just epic

[@thecrisshow8997]

C

[@freez1ngsapper]

For real!

[@ella353]

D flat-sharp

[@joeking1019]

H minor

[@patrickcrabb6212]

As an oktavist that knows how to sing subharmonics I never thought I'd find an instrument I could harmonize with. What a fun in idea, if only it worked out, imagine the madness that could be heard.

[@eleanastclare]

It is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for showing this. When I was little, I dreamed about this sound, and I could never find it! This is it! Only took me 55 years to find it, thanks to you!❤️❤️❤️

[@Cherrycreamsoda1]

Yes! I love it! I don't know why everyone's hating and being snarky with the comments; this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen and I hope to see it in person one day. 😄

[@Rendraco79]

ONLY TRUE BASS LOVERS UNDERSTAND THIS.

[@codascheuer8426]

​@@Cherrycreamsoda1because twosetviolin made a video about it so all of their snobby fans came to hate on this

[@Dan_Brandybuck]

"You know what the world needs? A musical instrument that plays notes outside of the range of human hearing."

[@urmomisgay916]

Recorder: hhhhmmmmMmmmmMMMMmmm....

[@gregggreenwell]

this but unironically

[@iosonolucaio]

Oh yeah, the piccolo

[@mechwar31]

There's more to music than what you can hear. There's something to be said for the inaudible impact that an instrument has on the body. If you've ever gone to an orchestral performance in person, there is just a certain something of a physical impact that the instruments have upon the body that don't exist in replayed recordings. Even if it's the same music and the same notes and they may have the same emotional effect, but the notes just feel hollow without that physical presence. I believe that the intention behind the octobase wasn't to create a nice sound, but rather to have a resonation chamber so large that it can effectively project its presence across a large space.

[@TheHexeract]

You can still feel 16hz. You can feel down to 10 hz in your bones.

[@aribardsley4837]

Neighbor 1: so many construction noises late at night Neighbor 2: Actually thats just me practicing my octobass

[@angelmich1905]

PUMPKIN PIE 😂😂😂

[@croockdancing]

😂😂😂😂

[@apotatoguylikesdogs6761]

Later that day if the neighbor comes over Neighbor 2:see Neighbor 1: Oh

[@niccaro2516]

Octobasse*😂

[@baileyredden414]

Why did I find this so funny

[@Intellectual_Overlord]

I remember going on a field trip to this museum as a child, and thinking it was pretty boring, but now that I'm older, i appreciate all the instruments and find it fascinating

[@TheTristanmarcus]

Exactly my kind of instrument ❤ Because the lowest note is beyond human hearing, you just hear the overtones - fascinating 😎 And you can hear the strings actually vibrating, because they vibrate slowly enough to hear (and even see) the vibrations 🎉

[@aghaanantyab]

could i communicate with whales using this?

[@menohaveaname]

Can confirm: works with whales, also octopuses.

[@menohaveaname]

Wikipedia says that 'octopuses', 'octopai', and 'octopedes' are all correct. :)

[@m3n9111]

Ardin Catish Wikipedia is not an academic source.. damn you college!

[@P.Whitestrake]

Ardin Catish Could be also "octopussy?"

[@menohaveaname]

I looked it up in Webster's New World Dictionary Third College Edition and it says either octopuses or octopi are correct, though nothing about octopedes.

[@ukkonen3d373]

How do we know you're not just a small man?

[@capela1048]

Ukkonen 3d this comment is gold

[@Misteryus99]

HAHAHAHA

[@realkanavdhawan]

Give this man a Ham burger he deserves it.

[@happyhappy-xv1dq]

Ukkonen 3d cuz the viola sounds low

[@Alan-xe4st]

Neither the cello nor bass have 3 strings, they have 4.

[@stellajacobson231]

I didn't knew I needed this type of rumble in my life, but now I know I need it

[@jeffslade1892]

Whilst human tonal perception ceases around 20Hz we can still perceive single cycles below 10Hz. (hence seeing those strings vibrating) A friend made reel tape recording of himself playing the organ in Winchester Cathedral, whilst the lowest notes were heard (and felt) in the Cathedral they were not picked up by the microphones. Those deep pedal notes definitely do contribute to the music. If I can hear our 50Hz mains hum I can tune to that as the bass note G is 49Hz. The open E string of a bass is 41Hz, we have "octave" effects that can halve that to 20Hz and that is audible. Sadly our computers (and KZbin) are not really capably of reproducing these low notes.

[@landsgevaer]

We wiggle around the Earth's axis at a frequence of (about) 1/86400 Hz, and we can perceive that circadian rhythm as well. It just doesn't register as sound anymore...

[@Liesmith424]

I wonder why it never caught on...

[@esclrocks]

Liesmith I bet a cellist could make it sound better... without technique, of course it's going to sound like crap.

[@mafurock33]

esclrocks Whatever, it is awesome! To a musician there are no such thing as ugly sounds, the world is full of incredible sounds waiting to be harnessed!

[@brentbreault7295]

esclrocks The one in the video is not a real instrument. I'm pretty sure he said it was a replica. It might not even have a soundpost.

[@builderdex]

Brent Breault It is a replica of the original. It is a real instrument. He just wasn't "playing" it. -simply showing how it works.

[@tylerfrank5036]

+mafurock33 exactly, I'm getting an awesome dubstep vibe from this, sounds awesome

[@jaimekozak6086]

Expectation: rich, deep sound Reality: lawnmower starting Jokes aside this is a lovely instrument wow

[@bferrell1797]

My thought exactly. :)

[@standard_boiilikememes1887]

Fun fact: I’m allergic to lawn clippings lmao

[@rupe82]

Beautiful instrument but it's pointless. It doesn't even sound musical, it's just rumble.

[@silence-humility-calmness]

I though train

[@anilkraft1479]

Spectre if your are in the room with it you can feel the vibrations. You literally feel the music.

[@RhetoricalSyndicate]

wooohhhhh, those low notes did something amazing to my heart

[@avatarlhamo3063]

it definitely reminds me the heptapodes from The Arrival. As they didn’t see this instrument I find it even more impressive. They knew they needed that sound to make their aliens appear terrifying of strangeness and cosmic

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

deep bass can excite primal fears

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

i flippin LOVE that movie, it’s definitely my favorite science fiction film of the 21st century

[@Ed-lz4jv]

can't you just drag a wooden chair slowly across a wood floor? pppfffffffftttt

[@jorgeamaro2686]

LOL

[@MisterKrabsz]

LMFAO

[@josephvadenshelley2206]

Just lost a lung reading this. Holy shit!

[@gluebluerock136]

LAMO YOUR A. GENIUS

[@ArsyadKamili]

200th like!

[@Natethesandman1]

Anyone else think it sounds like a motorcycle or lawn mower or just an engine in general?

[@itzelneptune]

yess 😂

[@zerg539]

Natethesandman1 it sounds like a semi using its Jake brake going downhill.

[@TobiasDettinger]

Natethesandman1 like a deeep fart

[@jeffthememeslayer5096]

a v32 with 700 hp

[@Fig_8]

Natethesandman1 Yes, but it sounds sooo beautiful...

[@jasmin_und_ayla]

From time to time I come back to this gem. This beautiful thing always brings joy to my life 😅

[@CyberBassist]

I just got my first 3/4 size bass and I thought she was big. I saw the Octobasse in Arizona a LONG time ago and completely forgot about it until this video. Now I recognize how small she is. (She was made 265 years ago in Prague :) )

[@moon1749]

I have a full size cello, and was amazed that a bass was the size of me without the pin out. I'd be TERRIFIED to stand next to one of these gigantic beastly instruments😆 ( and that wording is meant with all the love in the world, I love strings with every bit of my heart. )

[@darkridge]

So that's an Octobasse, huh? Weird. You can't even see the tentacles.

[@antoniogiuliodori2913]

You've won! '-D

[@keithz.rawski6456]

Also, DJ Octavio does only Dubstep, and not orchestral.

[@owenf2299]

Violins, what do you play? The Melody! Violas, what do you play? The Harmony! Basses, what do you play? The Bass Line! Percussion, what do you play? The Rhythm! Octobasse, what do you play? The RuMbLe!

[@lzs4904]

Owen Fay you included violas but not cellos

[@owenf2299]

@@lzs4904 yeah.

[@lzs4904]

Owen Fay how. Dare. You.

[@Hello-ti6jc]

Violas forever

[@lzs4904]

Samuel Rivero ew

[@hannahmichaels9992]

So glad to be an Arizona native where I’ve seen this very instrument in person before

[@paulpetersen6539]

When u stop hearing it u start seeing it. Wonderfully made. We can hear the harmonic squeak though, and their tones, and sometimes the low-wobble was clear recognisable bass notes. Cool to see it spool & flam like that. Uncovers mysteries.

[@toasteggs7750]

Assert your dominance in your Highschool orchestra by showing up with one of these bad boys

[@arandomdude8584]

Madison Carreiro what if you ride the bus lol

[@dw6015]

Hell yeah, show those football players what's up and go home with qb gf. Smooth playa

[@RecioCulture]

I have a 3rd floor band room 😅

[@davincent98]

I hate to be "that guy", so I won't. Also, I can't come up with a good joke.

[@onnayoung7699]

@cgwworldministries you could slap some wheels on it, then you are the bus.

[@edenjohnson8072]

Imagine being in a band full of octobasses and contrabassoons

[@Tosca364]

Kim Seokjin nooooooooo XD

[@catlover2214]

Kim Seokjin i would actually love that

[@ninahaas4354]

Omggg 😶😂😂

[@lukecreed7369]

BOOOO9OOOOOOOOOOOPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@doonilcoolata514]

oh boi

[@ms22401gal]

Absolutely fascinating watching the strands and being taught what we’re actually seeing - sound waves. Remarkable.

[@tatianaes3354]

*SUCH a cute* instrument. It has made me smile the whole time.

[@weirdface3838]

Expectations: Beautiful sounds lower than a double bass Reality: **sound of broken laptop** **motor engine noises** **creepy hell noises**

[@miguelsuarez8010]

The results of eating beans...

[@ipsharoy7398]

@@miguelsuarez8010 stop I am wheezing so hard right now

[@onlyyouarerealnow]

all i could hear was lawnmower

[@fayera]

You put it perfectly

[@CreamyGoodness]

You say creepy, I say metal

[@reeepingk]

Octobass, good for when you need an instrument AND a home.

[@justinbrown6233]

Fookin brilliant

[@laikaperraespacial6025]

Perfect for most musicians

[@Max-1906]

Hahahaha

[@SoggySandwich80]

I don’t get it

[@justaweeb9086]

@@SoggySandwich80 I think the joke is that the instrument is so big one can go inside it and in exaggerated terms live in it. The other joke is that musicians are homeless so this would be very useful to them.

[@JK-rp3nk]

3 mins mixed-feeling listening and 30 mins of non-stop loooools through the most hilarious string of comments I've ever seen below a music video, thank you, Violoncello's Big Bro😂

[@dramalexi]

This must be the most beautiful instrument I've ever heard.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

You must be an elephant.

[@turtlemouth]

I played the octobasse once. Now I've got some whale who won't stop calling me.

[@JesusisLOVEJohn-]

Had the same thing happen to me.😂

[@davesmith5656]

I have a whole herd of elephants following me around.

[@itsjedu8403]

SAME lol 😂😂😂

[@elenaanele8211]

Brilliant xD

[@orangie8426]

Lol!!!!

[@tomasgarciafunes5582]

So Play "Flight of the Bumblebee"

[@davidgray3684]

This one would be flight of the sperm whale

[@angelserenade]

I bet he can play 15 notes per second on that instrument

[@djaaggron5041]

@@angelserenade Ben lee

[@vlancev1939]

Thatll be sAcRelIGioUs

[@lilibella8471]

VLanceV lol twosetviolin

[@Nantosuelta]

Ambient drone musicians salivating while watching this

[@multitimmytiger2]

What a beautiful sound! Well, whatever the opposite of that is.

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

"Let's put some strings on a boat!" -guy who invented the octobasse

[@DanDann]

actually LOL'd at this

[@edwardleal2976]

Your a legend👍🏻

[@whatdisd]

I read this with Bill Wurtz's voice. He should do a music history

[@cosminogloocosy1154]

Bhahahaha XD

[@Mossishere]

Then what's the triple contrabass viol, the titanic

[@georgew.douche26yearsago65]

An acoustic lawnmower.

[@CotymoG]

Ian Black comedy bang bang

[@singingsuga]

Ian Black omg dude 😂😂😂😂

[@calumgoetz3718]

Now all I can hear is a lawn mower!😂

[@xi6265]

I live for this comment 😂

[@anthonymatute6057]

What a beautiful looking instrument, IMO i’m a fan of how this sounds and how low the sound of this instrument can be, and also it’s so big that it’s much bigger than me and that looking at it in real life and playing it would be quite an awesome experience for just about anyone who wants to play and instrument this big.

[@ChrisMorris0222]

this is the bass level that i need in my song records, louder than hell

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

correction, it was created when he was drunk and somebody said "I bet nothing can make a lower sound that a basse" and he said "lol, hold my beer" xD

[@annasthesia8432]

double bass*

[@arty2593]

MrKlausbaudelaire Nice profile pic.

[@chillydawgg4354]

mom I need a ride to band practice, start the dump truck

[@sofiacortedano9489]

No, I need the SUV for the bow.

[@doverif]

Chilly Dawgg string instruments are orchestra not band get it right for once for fucks sake

[@bluman8075]

Chilly Dawgg orchestra not band

[@tracyleung8438]

BAND?!?!

[@elysium8131]

no, only cellos, violas, violins aren't in band basses exist in band and are a very large part of it

[@sea7kenp]

Gounod's St. Cecilia Mass includes this in its Orchestration. You may find it in the Benedictus and Agnus Dei movements.

[@tkbigmak7881]

So an interesting fact about these instruments that not many know about is that the octobass was eventually canceled by the music world because it's sound became obsolete compared to it's cousin instrument “the lawn mower”

[@smmoom1212]

is it bad if my car sounds like this?

[@pendancer4994]

Probably

[@LoliLoveJuice]

is it a v8? c;

[@patuszodi7532]

mechanic: what's wrong? me: ... you ever hear an octobass?

[@techmaniac43]

I laughed so hard a the last replay

[@mawley3266]

Imagine a child saying "I wanna learn the octobass" xD

[@cloroxbleach8634]

Heart of Crow then, run the fuck away

[@adriennebell6216]

My God that would be crazy

[@Fendora]

I want to learn the OCTOBASS

[@matthewwong614]

I'm a child age ten and I wanna learn it

[@thetree9399]

There’s only 7 octobasses in the world, they probably will never own one

[@SS4Xani]

Okay this proves that my ears are still rather interesting because I heard every note you played on that instrument. The lowest two notes sending vibrations through my skull.

[@j.d.4697]

This is it! This is the instrument that has been played on my street for a while now by a bunch of construction workers!

[@marten6954]

Girls talk in a higher pitch to guys they like. Girls talking to me:

[@AnnaPrzebudzona]

🤣🤣🤣 (I laughed an octave lower than usually, of course 😄)

[@zswu31416]

This is copied from the lingling40hrs reddit.

[@theoneonyoutube4925]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@sylphyy]

@@zswu31416 i can assure you it did not originate there, very common joke.

[@razcanada4944]

@@sylphyyreal

[@samimay05]

This must be how my violin friends see me when I play cello...

[@dayanajvalles6460]

Nope, we just see you playing a cello

[@thatsEforEveryone]

Dayana Valles you ruined an amazing joke 😂😂😂😂😂

[@changingleads4017]

My dude. Your lowkey on point with that statement. All the people in my school r short little ants

[@bluman8075]

How do u think bass players feel?

[@kookielove9785]

LMAOOO

[@MoistOwlettes]

What an insane instrument.

[@fruitypebbles803]

“It’s so big and heavy, all I can do is hold on” 😮Get it girl!!! 😍

[@bigtimbolim]

Is this what they use in the SFX department to make "ships creaking" noises in pirate movies? This is awesome

[@jayocaine2946]

Yeah they would buy a fucking super rare instrument just to make ship creaking noises

[@magnusthoegersen8974]

@@jayocaine2946 they could borrow it?

[@MrOverfloater]

is it cheaper to just sink a ship?

[@venumus1]

considering people rent 40 thousand dollar microphones to record a song i could see a multi million dollar production paying a few thousand to record a few notes from it

[@joshjones]

Dilan Pearson well in its true form, it’s a large box with very thick strings attached to it. That doesn’t sound hard for a Hollywood production to make and if they made it once it can be used many many times

[@weirdcat8373]

2:26 Sounds like a freaking helicopter

[@5roundsrapid263]

Weird Cat Yep. Just like a Vietnam era Huey!

[@doblofiber992]

But the thing is: you can't be sure, if it sounds that way, because you don't know, if the microphone could pick it up. :)

[@kookielove9785]

Omg it does!

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

Standard Tuning for Octobasse 3 String (Bottesini): C¹ G¹ D² 4 String (Trad.): F⁰ C¹ G¹ D² 5 String: Bb-1 F⁰ C¹ G¹ D² 6 String: Eb-1 Bb-1 F⁰ C¹ G¹ D² The Octobasse is Tuned to Cajun Violin Tuning but 3 Octaves Lower But the one in MIM is Tuned to Cajun Violin Tuning 4 Octaves Down 3 String (Bottesini): C⁰ G⁰ D¹ 4 String: F-1 C⁰ G⁰ D¹ 5 String: Bb-2 F-1 C⁰ G⁰ D¹ 6 String: Eb-2 Bb-2 F-1 C⁰ G⁰ D¹

[@PeterGaunt]

What a wonderful instrument! The church I went to as a kid had an organ with a sub-sonic pipe. Memory tells me it was 32 feet long. I used to love it when the organist hit that with his left foot. It shook your body. I've listened to your video on very good but not perfect headphones. I can kind of hear the 16 Hz. It sounds like a vibrato on top of audible overtones.

[@anilyazar_]

comes with softcase

[@r.darling4135]

+

[@deathmunkee]

Anıl Yazar I'm crying laughing! This comment wins KZbin for the month!

[@instralikesoranges1659]

R. Darling ok jozgjul

[@IllusionSector]

_comes with softcase_ - and a shoulder rest too.

[@lilyortiz1281]

ew. unless it has backpack straps. then its cool.

[@S3CT0R49]

It sounds like a construction site

[@garylepkin5047]

How can something so beautiful can sound so bad

[@mgonzalezamorano]

didn't know this is what they actually do while there's construction works on the other side of my street. I have been hearing this beautiful instrument all this week through my window

[@thycolourfulshadow4998]

It sounds so angry

[@Hairy.Whodini]

Of course it is. He's disrupting its slumber.

[@sarahblack6118]

Isn't it lovely?

[@lucasxue2031]

marsgirl675 how to get bold txt

[@ciangrant3042]

"What we need to do is create a powerful sense of dread."

[@mostyndickson5213]

the longer the note, the more dread

[@DaveTex2375]

Ancient inspiration for Black Sabbath.

[@slancer25]

God, that's terrible. It's worse than Darryl's bloody cor anglais.

[@LednacekZ]

actually you are completely on the point. Low sounds especially in the 3-10 Hz cause physical changes in humans that we associate with dread, fear and anxiety.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

😝😱🙀

[@tomtzur569]

Octobase: the only string instrument that can sound like construction equipment

[@gregggeoffroy3794]

Love this museum!

[@Kai-yh6js]

*t h i c c c c c c c c* violin

[@phoebeglaves9315]

Kai Or a regular bass XD

[@shineayandrews1869]

E X T R A T H I C C

[@KevinPanko]

Oh lawd it vibrating

[@zudiyupidiz3356]

*U L T R A T H I C C*

[@bri-cc7ci]

You mean t h i c c c with 1000 c right¿

[@eveningdim7167]

This guy is like "I can't believe this is real" the entire video.

[@youmustcreateachanne]

And I was like, "I can't believe two more were made after the first."

[@halonothing1]

I'd love to hear Flight of the Bumblebee played on this. HAHAHA I just looked over at my recommendations and there's a video of 2 double basses playing Flight of the Bumblebee. Which is mighty impressive. I was only kidding but wow. Just when you think you've seen it all.

[@alvarmallo6640]

This just feels like an Onion article.

[@rafaelhinojosa915]

If they started selling octobasses at guitar center then yes it would be an onion article

[@LordFloofTM]

No wonder it sounds so odd, we can only hear the overtones and not the actual intended pitch of the notes

[@JasperJanssen]

Especially over KZbin.

[@SiliconBassist]

Colton Smith you could feel it in person I would imagine

[@LordFloofTM]

Emma Lusk I’d imagine you could hear the infrasound in person, yes. It’s the video compression and mediocre phone/computer speakers that don’t do it justice.

[@coinlockerbaby578]

@@Free_Snooki ... You mean the human hearing range?

[@titash3973]

@@Free_Snooki doesn't make any sense, what you just said.

[@a.s.vanhoose1545]

Seems practical. I wonder why they’re not more common.

[@KenoBeatZ]

WOOW ! I love this !!

[@Violetcas97]

Thing is it sounds funny in an isolated context but imagine this low thunderous rumble underneath a full orchestra. God it would sound tremendous!

[@dickass5910]

Do you know any music that uses the octobass?

[@Violetcas97]

Unfortunately we only know of seven in the world. One of which is currently in possession of the OSM (Montréal Symphony Orchestra) and is featured in some of their work. Their official KZbin channel shows a little bit of its place in a symphony. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnPciJmDlseMjJI)

[@rheamorales1329]

@@Violetcas97 link didn't work :(

[@Violetcas97]

Rhea Morales simply search OSM Octobass and you ought to come up with the video I linked. It’s on their official KZbin channel so it isn’t too difficult to track down.

[@wolfthunder2526]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHSoioOviqd3d7c this one shows an octobass played along with double bass

[@ranger1217]

just sounds like my stomach in the morning

[@iunderstoodthatreference3347]

A dirge and a very old, possibly haunted shipwreck come to mind. Super cool lol

[@chrisebbesen5798]

I love it! Sounds just like a lion!

[@leynamaves7722]

You thought YOUR bass was hard to tune?

[@LastTaboo]

Broke a string once. Lost my arm.

[@JasonX00]

I have to tune after every few songs!

[@JasonX00]

@@LastTaboo 😨

[@lilyortiz1281]

basses aren't necessarily hard to tune. The way the sting hit the fingerboard will irK ME UNTIL I DIE THO

[@yodoodler5951]

I have never knew an insterment like this existed I'd like to see this in an orchestra or at least have someone play a song eaven if it was hot cross buns

[@enochkatua9440]

Sounds like he’s gonna summon a demon without knowing

[@GiftPrincessBuhman]

Lolol

[@RCAvhstape]

HP Lovecraft's bass.

[@janesullivan692]

Cellothulhu?

[@edalamay]

Hearing this beast in Dune Part Two was insane.

[@howardtreesong4860]

We really need someone to write rock music with this instrument in mind.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

There are only two of them, both in museums.

[@blazeyguitarist8439]

I think its made for dinosaur

[@andrewc1036]

Don't be silly dinosaurs don't listen to classical music, they listen to ROCK get it

[@bruhhhebrooo5269]

not the t rex though, they have tiny arms..

[@alliewashere_]

It sounds like a dinosaur 😂

[@natanael2722]

Lol

[@wellesradio]

The PandorasBox T-Rexes are actually great violin and ukulele players

[@nickygmp_350]

Some of those notes sound like my washing machine in spin cycle

[@hannahherrmann4921]

You need to get that checked out ;)

[@hawkfeather6802]

That is the biggest instrument I've ever seen! 🤯 It sounds like a dragon!

[@DuckRuckus]

You know what 19th century classical music needs? A Lawnmower!

[@j.v.s.w.6053]

is it just me or that thing sounds like a tractor

[@HyTricksyy]

yeah it sounds terrible :D it's actually just noise.

[@j.v.s.w.6053]

HyTricksy thank god , i thougth there was something wrong with my hearing and i couldn t hear the music

[@MultiDooder]

True, but when factoring in the complex sounds of an orchestra, those "tractor sounds" can provide a depth to the finished performance. Think about a recipe, the same principle is in place for the composition of a song, each section of the orchestra is an ingredient towards the final preparation.

[@j.v.s.w.6053]

MultiDooder i know that , if it didn t it wouldn t even be a reason to make it . i just commented on how it sounds in this video

[@monsieurboks]

In real life it sounds much better, their microphone is just too shit to pick up anything other than the overtones.

[@elephantonthemoon1886]

This is exactly the sound of my stomach when I'm hungry. x) Very interesting instrument!

[@artfx9]

More, bigger!!!

[@Sophie_Berry]

That purr man it’s so beautiful

[@patavinity1262]

Definitely the most metal of all orchestral instruments

[@DragonGrafx-16]

But does it djent?

[@theolympiyn8670]

@@DragonGrafx-16 “play djent bass on the octabass” is a video I’d watch

[@uncrownedoak7777]

This would sound good as a sound effect or in a horror movie. I feel like I've heard it in a movie.

[@johnbergeman883]

Mooseknuck Scalloper OH this might be what they use for the deep growling sound when a monster or large object is moving ominously and slowly, like the creature in the latest Godzilla or something

[@Arachnoscribe]

It's a critical element of my stumble towards the coffee pot at 5am, along with dodging the cats. (Just as you referenced, John.)

[@currythegoatofmankindthepa5156]

Josh D Bloodborne definitely used one

[@gustavomedinaserrano2485]

I haven't confirmed it yet, but I heard Richard Wagner himself was one of the first composers to use this monster in his orchestra because he, indeed, wanted to create a particularly scary sound effect that he could only find in the Octobasse.

[@brandonjeffers7164]

War of The World on meth is what that noise is lol

[@PunmasterSTP]

Octobasse? More like “Amazing voluminous space.” Thanks so much for the demonstration!

[@alexeiderperezhernandez461]

It reminded me of the fear I went through when the elevator in my house began to make those noises before leaving us locked up

[@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

Before subwoofers, was the Octobasse.