Review of the Thomann Bass Recorder!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
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Have a look at Thomann’s own brand bass recorder with me.
At just £89 (or thereabouts at time of filming), the Thomann TRB-31B is the cheapest bass on the market, but is it any good?
This is not a sponsored video, and all opinions are honest, and my own!
The recorder can be found on Thomann’s website, here:
www.thomann.de...
I play a bit of Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk, so you can hear how the instrument sounds.
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Sometimes, you just need bass.
I'm impressed with how quickly you're advancing. You played it beautifully. I still can't get my head around learning the bass clef.
I've had the Thomann bass for a couple of years and am quite happy with it. The Yamaha has a tighter, cleaner sound, but I actually like the soft diffuse sound of the Thomann. You play it really well!
Thanks! One of the things I’m interested to see is how well the bass holds up over time; there must be hope if you still like yours after a couple of years! I love the soft sound of both the Thomann bass and alto, it has character 🙂
I am also an occasional bass recorder player and I love my Thomann bass, I also like the noisy keys. This was a nice review thanks for posting 🙂🎶👍
A very lovely rich sound you have. Thankyou.
Thanks, I’m always impressed by how much rumble that bass can kick out!
I like the Airy aspect of this recorder's sound. Although it might be a 'cheap' sound. I play the yamaha tho and I envy the looks (and sometimes the sound) of the thomann. Keep it up!
Yes, exactly, it can be a perfectly pleasant sound, even if it is cheap! I’d like to get it side by side with a Yamaha for a proper comparison… but I probably shouldn’t buy it just for that 😅
I got a cheap bass recorder off of Amazon (different brand, same cheap keys) and I've finally solved problem of the bendy keys! Looking from the top of the instrument, take a small piece of moldable putty and build up the left side of the foot-joint enough so that keys can't slip out of the channel. Also, super-gluing a wire under they key-pad and down the length makes it slightly less flexible (Just don't super-glue the key to the body!)
I live by a train station and your note right at the beginning of the song went well with the random train whistle
Thanks! I ordered this bass recorder recently but wasn't sure if it was the right choice. Now I'm waiting for it more impatiently.
There’s lots to like about this bass, I hope it arrives soon for you... enjoy it!
Oct.07/2022 almost skipped off w/o my ' analytics boosting' comment. Another well made, informative, creation. Thanks, and now off to tenor land.
Thanks for the review of the thomann bass! I think I'm going for the more expensive yamaha. But, well, nice playing. I'm also a kind of beginner searching for my instrument. I play an electronic instrument, akai ewi usb, but I want a real instrument, to be able to feel its vibration, its life?, when I play it. Thanks again.
Thanks! Hope you get on well with the Yamaha, I know a lot of people love them. It’ll be fun to have the mix of electronic and acoustic instrument!
Remarkable what you can get these days for such little money! Oh and I was playing along to the Acker Bilk piece on my gunter wunderlich alto. Fun.
It is a big old chunk of instrument for the price! Glad you enjoyed playing, can’t beat a bit of Acker Bilk!
Excellent review! Very impressive. It sounds like it's in the key of F, and I too really like the sonority of the instrument. Too bad about the stuffy key.
You missed a joke opportunity at 3:50. "Remember, I'm a complete bass beginner. I've only been playing it for three, maybe four weeks, on and off, when I get a chance. So, don't try this at home!" :rimshot:
I very much enjoy your videos. I started watching others' videos before I discovered yours, and, to b honest, I like your instrument reviews better. Some others, I think, tend to review with the critical ear of a professional who's shopping with performing in mind, while you're a fellow recreational player/learner, for whom "good enough" is good enough, and who doesn't need a concert instrument. The problem with the seventh-hole key is of interest to me, but I couldn't care less if it wouldn't be mistaken for wood, as long as the notes are true.
I look forward to many more videos from you! And tell the pup that I said, "Good dog!" (They like that.)
Nice pleasant sound, btw.
Thanks!
Well, I ordered one of these based on your review. Never thought I'd want to play the bass, I can't even finger the tenor effectively (I can finger the alto ok, I just play it badly anyhow). But hey, for that price, and since it's apparently easier than a tenor, I figured I'd give it a try. Enjoying your vids, thanks! (Except it depresses me that you play that well after only such a short time... oh well.)
Ooooh I hope you like it! The keys do make the reach much easier. For the price I reckon it’s a great way to get into basses… problem is there’s no cheap alternative for the next size, ha! I’m glad you enjoy the vids, thank you (and I just spend far too much time practicing!).
Thanks for the Review. How does the loudness in general compare to a Tenor? I am currently learning Tenor and love it, but the upper register are putting a lot of stress on my ears. So i wondered how much quiter the Bass Recorder is and whether it would be a good idea to make the switch.
Hmmm, interesting question. When I first played the bass, my husband instantly commented on how loud it was. But definitely not piercing. It’s quite a big and full sound, but obviously lower than the tenor, so easier on the ears, I’d say. But then I’ll happily listen to the soprano for hours! The higher notes on the bass sound softer than the higher register on the tenor, to me 🙂
@@ClaythorpeMusic thanks for the answer! I guess i'll have to try it myself. But i will be experimenting with a Recorder Mute first. Maybe that will do the trick :)
Nice bass recorder, aka, a basset recorder.
Hello from the US. I’m new to recorder and have been enjoying your progress videos. Thanks for your review. Have you checked out Aulos Symphony bass 533b? I’m impatiently waiting for mine to arrive.
Hi Maggie! Thank you 😊 The Aulos Symphony bass is one I don’t know much about, I’m afraid. They don’t seem to be readily available in the UK. I hope it arrives quickly for you, I’d love to know how you get on with it!
So I’ve had my Aulos bass for about a week and love it. It’s well made but heavy and I’m struggling a bit to figure the best way to hold it. (Sitting down, with bottom resting on my crossed ankles; standing with strap; using crook or blowing directly) I’m 5’2 and have to stretch more than just my fingers to reach with my right arm 😳 but I’m determined to do a few minutes each day after my alto practice.
@@MagSanJon I’m glad it arrived safely! I think your ‘few minutes a day’ approach sounds good. I bet in a few weeks you’ll be used to it and wonder how you ever struggled to hold it! Good luck!
Thank you for reviewing this bass! Lovely playing!! Would someone with small hands have a hard time? I am completely unable to play tenor, and even some alto models are a bit of a stretch for me. For reference, my pinky fingers are 2.75" and my middle fingers are 3". The comfortable span between my index and ring finger is about 3 inches.
Thank you ☺️ Hmmm, in general I find the stretch for this bass to be not too bad... but... it seems that while my fingers are shorter than yours, I do have a wider span than 3” between my index and ring finger. Having said that, the keys on the bass do help a lot! It is much less of a stretch than my tenor. I’d say the thing I struggled with the most for the bass wasn’t so much the stretch, but that the holes are quite a lot bigger than on any of my other recorders. My fingers are tiny and it can be tricky to get a good seal, so maybe consider narrowness of finger too 😅 Playing slower paced things gives plenty of time to plonk your fingers exactly where they need to be, and it is lovely to listen to!
@@ClaythorpeMusic Thank you so much!
Question- I have been mulling over getting a recorder - never played one before - watching many videos for sounds of recorders. Most say to start with alto? Can you start on a bass recorder? Love the sound on the bass!
Don't know if you've already decided, but you can really start on any recorder. There are a few quirks in the bass when it comes to higher notes, though. There will be many more method books and anthologies of pieces for the soprano or alto. Bass recorder music will be notated in bass clef instead of treble, which might be problematic later on if you get smaller instruments. I'm a former viola player, so I can read fluently in the treble, alto, or bass clef, so it's not an insurmountable problem. It really all depends on what you want to get out of it on a personal level.
As an aside, because of my years of orchestral experience and reading transposing instrument lines, I haven't mastered reading alto recorder music at the notated pitch because my brain is just wired to say the alto is the "soprano in F"... but since I play alone and just make recordings for fun, I transpose the music on the notation software and play all the instruments as one fingering system 🙃
Just out of curiosity, have you studied music before? Any other instrument? Guitar? Piano?
I had a guitar when I was a kid but only ever learnt a handful of basic chords. Didn’t have a proper teacher, and never did any music theory, even basics. I’ve always loved listening to music and thought it was time to learn to make some! My husband has a piano, but sadly I can’t play it!
@@ClaythorpeMusic i sent you a message on instagram. Really. I'd love to chat with you and I'm so amazed by your playing. Your work with the recorder will get you very far. You can become a professional musician.
@@pedrohbrinck well I’m not sure I’ll ever be good enough to go professional, but as long as I have fun along the way- that’s what it’s all about! 😜
@@pedrohbrinck Yo that's creepy AF. Who does that?
@@luckybarrel7829 I sent a message to get to chat about the recorde, but in the most respectful way because I could imagine that being here doesn't mean being available. But it's always nice to find kind people helping people from the global south to keep studying even if it's for encouragement and saying what to look for, which books to buy and etc. You might find that we don't get to see many recorder players in Brazil, specially those who begun as an adult. And in Brazil we don't have international material available easily which means I have to import. And knowing what to look for can be a life saver.
I'm curious to know exactly how long have you been playing? One minute I'm watching a beginner and now you are all over playing? I'm confussed
Hey, I’ve been playing for 13 months now, give or take a few days! I think I started making videos around 9 months ago. So it might look as if I’m jumping around a lot if they don’t appear in order!
Nice bass but can you add strings?;)
I’m still trying to work out if there’s a way to slap it... 🤔😀
@@ClaythorpeMusic eat pizza first... slap later 🧠💪
@@535Salomon good life motto 😆
Hey brilliant review . Do you know any great sources where I could find repetoire for bass recorder ?
Hi, thanks! Dedicated bass repertoire is something I’m currently looking for too! At the moment I’m just playing anything that will fit on the Alto recorder, and searching around online for vocal/ choir scores- SATB arrangements are good for giving a bit of something to play on each recorder size... Hoping to find more eventually :)
@@ClaythorpeMusic I highly recommend the "Bass Recorder Solo Book" edited by Eric Haas, published by Peacock Press from recordermail.co.uk - 132 pages of music from the 13th to 21st centuries. Notated in the bass clef.
@@RobMacKillop1 aha! Thanks for the recommendation, I see recordermail seem to have a few different things for bass recorder. The Haas book looks like it has some good pieces 🙂👍
@@ClaythorpeMusic The Haas book is not for beginners, but very useful beyond that. I also recommend Mrs McGillivray's Welcome, a collection of easy to intermediate tunes in the bass clef. She gives some helpful comments along the way.
@@RobMacKillop1 sounds good, I’ll have a look. Thanks!
Thanks a lot for a great review!
I see fingering charts online for bass recorder in B and bass recorders in G.
Which one is applicable to this recorder?
No problem, thanks for watching it 😊 This is an F bass, so uses the same fingering as alto or sopranino recorder.
what is it that you are playing. Are scores publicly available?
Great video review
Thank you, hope it was useful ☺️