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What is in the bell of your sax?

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The Kirby superstar music in the beginning though!!!!

I might be tripping but I swear he played for a jazz band at our school

Did you receive your doctorate, Nathan? You've had a Ph.D for a long time. In this case, the "Ph" stands for, "Phenomenal!" I'm an (slightly) older adult who played tenor sax in high school and then let it all go after graduating. After a very long time, I decided to pick up the sax again and found a deal on a student soprano sax. I can actually keep the thing in tune unless, I think of something funny. Then, my notes go sharp. I know a ton of scales and a few songs. I need to find a way to move forward.

Everyone doesn’t understand the language you guys are speaking 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎷

No one sounds like Coltrane or Dolphy…sorta like going to Catholic Church 🤔🎵🎶🎵🎶🎷

Weissenberg ? Is Heissenberg into saxophones nowadays? Cause theres a european weissenberg company also that sells Weisenbergs...weird that this company didnt look that up before

I was principal bari in 4a texas as a sophomore and a delayed beginner something I would say is to get a good reference more than anything and listen to it nonstop; always listen to someone who you are far worse than (there will ALWAYS be someone better than you). Personally I tried to take it at my own tempo without a metronome until I got the fingerings down and THEN added a metronome for me this worked best as I found myself getting lost in the beats, but when you listen to lots of references and you build a solid internal pulse something that helped me a LOT when getting rid of stress when auditioning was to not think at all; especially on your etudes when you’re so locked into it.. count the tempo in your head and think ahead of time and just zone out and let your body do the work as for scales for people in atssb always use a met, and learn chromatic fingerings ASAP they help a ton with fluidity.. I was using top top/ 1 & 1 fingering for Bb a year before making state, it isn’t too late to change overall i get caught up in getting frustrated at my instrument as I play on an intermediate horn; it is almost always the mouthpiece and ligature, if you have someone better than you sound amazing on the gear you have then you’re the problem. Something I wish I knew sooner was to not focus so much on my sound (sounds weird) but focus on the fluidity and clarity of my sound rather than having a full sound with a hard reed learn how to make your reeds good all the time.. if someone knows how PLEASE let me know lmao MORE THAN ANYTHING SING THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT, learn musicality, for me this was just common sense and I never knew it was a thing until my band director told me about it.. musicality is far more than just dynamics; sooner you learn this sooner you will sound better THINK OF YOURSELF AS AN OPERA SINGER

Our sax studio had to judge those high school kids. It's wild how a few just stick out. The good ones are way out ahead. Some are so bad. So bad.

In Texas, we don't have sight-reading nor scales, which is really annoying because someone could practice the etudes all day for 5 months and be exceedingly amazing at them but in general not be an as well-rounded musician. So in that case, there are a lot of great musicians that don't make it because they don't look at the etudes for as long as others (which is kinda fair). Then again, it is smart to not focus on the etudes as much as other things because they don't help in the long term like tone and technical exercises do. It helping you become a better musician and you having fun along the way is really what matters, in my opinion.

I am a two-time all stater headed into my senior year. My goal is first band first chair so I’ll take every bit of advice I can! Thanks nathan!

I am a 10th grader trying out for Allstate here in Florida. I have a Yamaha-62 with an 875 neck and concept mouthpiece. One piece of advice I would have is doing full range scales all year and switching to circle of fourths 2 months out. This helped my scales so much, and cite reading that was in weird keys. Something else is I would recommend is when working with the metronome is 50% of the time and switch back and fourth until the rhythm is clean and smooth. I would agree on chancing the metronome but my way is doing it at different tempos, because if it’s not clean at a slow tempo it won’t be clean at a fast tempo. I would also recommend the Selmer concept mouthpiece for the nice dark tone for classical sax. I think this video is packed with such good information. Thanks for all of the tips!

This is cool.i am a middle schooler and have the chance to do all state band for Georgia.

what's he have inside the bell of his sax??

this is awesome!

No offense to the musicians at all. They're all great. but I never wanted to do all state because I very specifically didn't wanna sound like this. I really didn't wanna do Jazz all state because I didn't want to have the overly technical "clean" Jazz etude sound either

Does anyone know of any good neckstraps my neck has been killing me after long practice sessions and i've been looking at the breathtaking neckstrap but don't want to spend 200 bucks on a neckstrap Also thanks for the tips i got some auditions coming up and all state jazz stuff

Thanks for the tips is what I would say if I played saxophone, but still thanks, I still use these :>

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Perfection

I don't like that in my earphones 😮 yuyuyuyuyu

Great video, Nathan. I’ll never forget this one Q&A livestream that Jack Tyler held in late 2020 that I watched while at the gym. At the time, the Heritage neck was new, and the Superlative ligature was in the making, but only with prospect for the equipment to be pertinent to the tenor. At the time, Jack claimed to have an ongoing disinterest in designing a horn because he did not know how to go about dealing with the market. Fast forward to 2024, and he has carved his way well into the premium tier of modern saxophone manufacturing companies. It is awesome to live at the same time as such an inspired and passionate community, and to be able to exchange with these people at a moment’s notice due to our expanding networks.

Imagine my good fortune having graduate assistants like you two! 🙏🙏🙏 Dealing at the absolute highest level musically and good men, to boot.

Saxologic asmr

@8:57 Is that some Baptiste Herbin I hear? Sounds great!

ngl might have to get this tenor!

I preferred the Premier. All 3 sound good. But if i had to choose, it would be the Premiere. But this is so subjective. But fun!!

Personally, I love the extra punch of the Nexus One, and I don't really like the Nexus Premier.

Babtiste herbin 👍

I think this Nexus Premier might be the winner of the line. There is way more brilliance to the sound than on the others, and to me it won over Weissenberg. The Weissenberg is quite bright, the Premier is middle of the road sound profile, its really able to go either way, bright or dark, depending on the players mouthpiece and reed setup.

Alex makes saxophone 🎷 playing seem easier than learning the A-B-C❤ The man, or the horn; maybe, it's both❤

6:28 where grey bell? 😅

Nice video 👌😎

Ive been playing the nexus Premier since it came out, it is the best horn I have ever played by far. Would highly recommend trying it, i get a huge effortless sound on it. In my opinion it is better then the Yamaha's that i had previously played.

And learn it

Where can I find this song

Future tenor sax purchase inbound

I have a same Tenor Case (GL Case) which is made in Taiwan, good quality. light weight and extra position for neck (you don't need to put the neck in the horn), excellent case!

alex is the most *killin* alto player i know

No matter what you play, you got that fat sound, awesome

My favorite CZcamsr🤌

Ive been playing Alto sax for a very long time, over 18 years since highschool and college.... Ive been wanting to look into tenors for a long time. Once I get the money up and such later this year I will for sure look into it. This Video really helps me narrow out some brands too. I like the Nexus sound. Its still all about equipment and gear though. Its really all about that mouthpiece too. Great work. Great Vid as always Saxologic. I wish I had a mentor. P.S. I love the high F Sharp Key. I dont know what the hell is with some horns not having them. I though they stopped making saxes like that.

Man I wish it had an engraving

Yanagisawa TWO-2 or Yamaha 62IIIA

As a Jazz Alto player just going into college in August I'm actually currently looking for getting a tenor and you sold me on Nexus! I'm definitely checking these things out!

Dude, amazing video! You sound awesome on tenor and shout out to Alex for ripping it up on all these horns! Since a lot of people ask about how the different pricing works, here's some information about the different Nexus builds. The Nexus Select and Nexus One are priced higher than the Nexus Premier because of a few reasons: 1. The Nexus Select and Nexus One are finished with Bare Brass, as opposed to the Nexus Premier, which has the Dark Cognac lacquer. The bare brass is more complex to manufacture and requires a different handling process, which raises the cost of production. The Nexus Select, our most premium model, is the same build as the Nexus One but features a silver-plated bell, raising that price a bit more. 2. The Nexus Select and Nexus One are more modified for weight reduction. Although the Nexus Premier is still lighter than other new horns, the Nexus Select and Nexus One are literally the lightest modern saxophones on market (to our knowledge) which also requires more complex production. 3. The Nexus Select and Nexus One include an anodized bell brace. 4. The Nexus Premier features a high F# key, which is a more standard option, and allows for lower manufacturing cost. Other than the elements above, all of our artist-level horns are a similar build, and we’re able to price our horns lower than other brands since we’re a boutique line that deals direct to the consumer, we keep our margins modest, and we produce small batches so we can manage all our quality control in house. Other than the elements above, all of our artist level horns are a similar build, and we're able to price our horns lower than other brands since we're a boutique line that deals direct to the consumer, we keep our margins modest, and we produce small batches so we can manage all our quality control in house.

It sounds great

beautiful cogggnac

Love Nexus!