Chris Potter tries my Mark VI, SBA saxophones and Otto Link mouthpiece

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7 жыл бұрын

Chris Potter came over to hang while he was in Los Angeles with his band. I couldn't resist having him test-drive my Mark VI and SBA saxophones.
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Bob Reynolds is a 2x Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist known for his work with Snarky Puppy, John Mayer, and 12 solo albums.
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@davidjulian4575 5 жыл бұрын

I love how much you are a fan of Chris - so authentic, so real. Thanks for this great vlog, giving us an insight into your life.

@tjinja 7 жыл бұрын

These vlogs are getting more entertaining by the day, thanks Bob!

@footrane 7 жыл бұрын

Two Tenor Giants! You should record an album together...really!

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

I'm kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNCRpNWB1cq1iZc.html

@footrane 7 жыл бұрын

ahahahaha

@monkcocolahvera8270 7 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@garyharrismusic 6 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!

@Voltanaut 7 жыл бұрын

0:26 - I love Janek. He's so goofy when he plays, but his enthusiasm is ridiculously infectious. Also, I love how he just _pops up_ out of seemingly nowhere.

@samjack1960 7 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your VLOG man and I am totally hooked. Your editing of your videos is off the chain man because it adds so much to the experience and may be overlooked because the story you tell is so compelling in general. You're a baaaaaad man Bob.

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+Sam Jackson hi Sam. Thank you for noticing. :)

@plpchlr8688 4 жыл бұрын

my piano teacher recorded an album together with chris...told me about how amazing he is, and he really is!

@liamring 7 жыл бұрын

this is sweet! thanks bob

@jdrosborough 6 жыл бұрын

Bob, love the vid of you and your dudes just sitting around in the living room, rehearsing informally. Wicked cool. And, you have the best vacuum cleaner player in the world there!

@rickgraham786 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Really enjoying the videos. The insight you provide as a working musician is amazing. You are one who is blessed with talent, a beautiful family, and what appears to be a wonderful life. As a newbie (2 1/2 years) on the saxophone it's great getting advice and tips from masters like yourself, Chris Potter, and others who post amazing vlogs. (Dan Forshaw, Donna Schwartz to name a couple). Keep up the great work!

@ZabDevin 7 жыл бұрын

Bob, you make great videos and even greater music. I'm a fan. Thank you.

@JulianFernandez 7 жыл бұрын

There´s Chris and then there´s everyone else...

@tonywallens217 3 жыл бұрын

No there’s also Kenny garrett

@shaunfernando5349 6 жыл бұрын

I love this video. thanks bob

@aidanpaul5215 6 ай бұрын

Yes! I had difficulty distinguishing the saxes. The sound as you said, Bob, is Chris's. That is a lesson in itself.

@kindconsciousness8010 7 жыл бұрын

Bob, is Chris as humble and nice as we see him through these videos and other interviews? Amazing that he's not only the best on the planet, but also so down to earth!

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+Kyle TS 100%

@TonyRosenberg 7 жыл бұрын

Good question Kyle TS

@kindconsciousness8010 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony Rosenberg!

@paulgibby6932 6 жыл бұрын

reminds me of my son -- the little man. He grew and and is now way bigger than me. "It could happen to you". All the best

@minecraftpacundooooo 6 жыл бұрын

Hey men, not cool calling Chris Potter "the little man", i know Bob is taller and all but i think it's a bit harsh

@eelamite 5 жыл бұрын

nah i think hes talking about Bob's son

@dannyjang9952 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos are super entertaining! Keep it coming!

@bobreynolds 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Danny!

@paultega2101 6 жыл бұрын

You are just a God-Gifted-Talented and Blessed creature. I love you Man. From Nigeria. Big Fan!

@StompL7 7 жыл бұрын

Your vlogs man ... You know when you think about 10 minutes, it may appear like it's quite a long time, but it actually felt like 1.... So good ! It's nice to see Janek from your channel too !

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+StompL7 thanks! (a LOT of minutes go into {trying to} make it feel that way.)

@velvetknight780 7 жыл бұрын

Bob you are soooo funny not wanting to touch your mouth piece after Chris played it. Awesome just Awesome video.

@CahitKUTRAFALI 7 жыл бұрын

Great vlogs man... Always motivating and inspiring... That moose the mooche with soprano ! :) Greetings from Cyprus

@zacts7145 7 жыл бұрын

You are my hero! I'm 14 and play sax and I aspire to Be like you!

@saxman7131 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine shedding with Chris Potter. Or either of you for that matter. I learn best by being around the people who are playing the way I desire.

@takeuchinao 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Very Helpful

@sorenfuhrer401 2 жыл бұрын

2:50 oh man...what a moment. Chris nodding along to what Bob plays...or he's noticed that Bob just pooped his pants and he nods thinking, "damn right, man, that's the only way to react in this situation"

@bobreynolds 2 жыл бұрын

😂💩

@EnlightenedRogue24 5 жыл бұрын

Your blessed with beautiful babies in addition to awesome talent on the horn.😊👍

@XB29SP 6 жыл бұрын

Love the SBA sound with either you or Chris driving. Fatter and warmer...but the VI seems to "bark" more, which is cool too. Toss up really.

@lopezb 7 жыл бұрын

Great little film...

@shaddjimenez4524 4 жыл бұрын

great tone on the SBA

@JulianFernandez 7 жыл бұрын

That little dude is boss...

@jazzbrew68 7 жыл бұрын

SBA over VI and son over pink horse pillow on couch for the win. The SBA to my ears sounded warmer and rounder. I'm a big fan of warm round tone. Not to put another thing on your to-do list but do you have an expected date for new music release? I'm really looking forward to checking it out.

@Dankshasta 6 жыл бұрын

Juice

@UkuleleAversion 7 жыл бұрын

Must have been an amazing experience to be able to interact with Potter. He's also one of my heroes but I'd say my biggest hero (as a pianist) is Brad Mehldau and so I hope to have a lesson with him someday. Will you ever go through your CD collection in a video?

@danos1011 6 жыл бұрын

incredible

@richardrozecki3459 8 ай бұрын

Was that "Are You Going With Me?" in the background at the end? Haha...I love soloing over those changes.

@xaptronic 7 жыл бұрын

I also once was obsessed with vacuums.

@langfordjazz 7 жыл бұрын

a day in the life! Very cool vlog.

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

Grant!

@helgar791 6 жыл бұрын

Nice observations about Chris and "expectancy" of sound and performance.

@jdrosborough 6 жыл бұрын

And why / who would ever give this a thumbs down? Holy mackerel.

@ddruc40 7 жыл бұрын

i see you have a ploeger sound mirror. I have been using one for years. A great invention

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+ddruc40 game changer

@KrisztianHorvathhun 2 жыл бұрын

oh, Are you going with me? at the end of the video, i used to listen with my little daughter, it's her fav, i also used to improvise on this song, thank you Bob, i'm definitely subscribed and following you! :)

@seags937 7 жыл бұрын

great vlog

@davidstreet2940 4 жыл бұрын

Love your sound on the soprano. Could you share on what horn and setup?

@larodmusic 7 жыл бұрын

I'll buy one of them sax-horse pillows.

@josiasmiguel2176 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You sound fantastic like always.... SBA sounds great. What did Chris Potter say about ligature placement, you changed yours lower than usual. Any difference?!

@SSSSSSolegovich Жыл бұрын

Hello. thank you for the work done and for showing the life of musicians. Thank you!!!! please tell me what it sounds like 9:23, I've heard it before but can't remember. ??? Thank you

@jdrosborough 6 жыл бұрын

And I thought I added, but apparently didn't -- the vacuum cleaner player is the best!

@racehoglund7251 7 жыл бұрын

Hey man if your don't want that horse pillow, I'll take it haha! That thing is hilarious

@cachilojaime5840 6 жыл бұрын

Race Hoglund

@rwrae72 Жыл бұрын

At the very end, sounded like Pat Metheny's Are You Gong With Me. Would love to hear you am on that tune!

@Scarecrow6459 6 жыл бұрын

Hey there Bob, what camera do you use to make these videos it looks and sounds great!

@Yourbosskid 6 жыл бұрын

The way that Chris passes Bob the horn holding it at the top. Is that a good way to hold it without damaging it? Tenor is so awkward to hold. When I hold it in the middle I feel like the key rods are bending.

@juancarballo8964 6 жыл бұрын

Do you know what types of reeds chris potter uses ? And what do you use aswell?

@greentaxidermy 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Bob, Any tips for increasing practice room endurance? When I get off of work or done at the gym sometimes I'm just completely drained and don't have the energy to get done what I want/need to get done on the practice room. My ideal practice time is in the morning (which isn't always possible due to apartment quiet hours). Thanks man! I love your videos! (I give my students extra credit points for watching them) Ty

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

Yup. See Vlog Ep 9

@TheMisterMarimba 7 жыл бұрын

8:25 Moose The Mooche? It was killing me for like 10 minutes after...

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+Mike and Kathy Cofell yup

@kevinromaindrums 7 жыл бұрын

Got a link to any more concert footage from that killing clip of Chris with Dan Weiss and others?

@christopherbuilder5354 5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Romain Saw Dave Binney there as well

@Gummientenkillass 5 жыл бұрын

This video is a perfect comparison between metal mouthpiece and rubber aswell. The metal mouthpiece has little to no airy sound to it while Bob's rubber one sounds like alot of air is passing through creating the soothing laid back feel. Beautiful video as usual. :)

@Gummientenkillass 5 жыл бұрын

I actually have to correct myself a little. Because the airy sound comes more from the tip opening than the material. But a metal mouthpiece definititly sounds brighter in the high area, while rubber sounds softer in that aspect.

@JeremyPlaysSax 6 жыл бұрын

@ 3:55 .... There it is. aka Long tones! Develop and create your own expectation of sound.

@Gliderking80 Жыл бұрын

3:57 The absolute truth of this alltime ongoing gear thing :-)

@FanTrombone 7 жыл бұрын

The SBA sounds more mellow than the than the Mark VI. Seems to me the SBA would be for smaller rooms and the Mark VI for larger rooms. BUT, they both sound great!

@ziruini5071 5 жыл бұрын

Fan Trombone wish I had the money to buy just one of them ._.

@zmatedragon 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is awesome! When you and Potter traded horns and played stuff, what were you guys playing? I know it's kinda just noodling around, but even when you guys are noodling it sounds awesome. Do you guys thinking and noodling to changes in your heads?

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+lyemeep yes

@Davidkaisermusic 6 жыл бұрын

Before I watched this I thought, "Well, I think I'm good enough to play in a backing band for some pop artist" then saw Philip Dizack and Bob Reynolds so I better keep practicing

@davischong6078 7 жыл бұрын

your tone's changed! what did ya do?

@saxman3784 7 жыл бұрын

Who was that drummer that was walking in at 5:34 Baked Potato scene? Looks like my buddy Chaun Horton.

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

it is/was

@saxman3784 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for all the great vids. I know they take a lot of work.

@RogerNordling 6 жыл бұрын

Two wonderful horns. I think that maybe your ebonite mouthpiece is the best match for the MKVI?

@BrotherShaggy 7 жыл бұрын

Its a little hard to tell but it seems like Chris' sound is projecting further than yours on the SBA, how much would you say that's down to the mouthpiece? (I'm going to buy a new mouthpiece this week and was nearly settled on a hard rubber Otto but I struggle projecting sometimes so maybe I should get a metal mouthpiece instead? Though I totally hear what you're saying regarding it being in the player)

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

keep in mind multiple cam angles and vantage points and different mics. not something you can really tell from these clips (but of course CPs sound is gigantic!)

@BrotherShaggy 7 жыл бұрын

Ah yes of course, thanks

@daviswhitlock9161 7 жыл бұрын

Stephen Watson I have a hard rubber Otto link and I love it, definitely gives me enough projection. it is person to person though.

@BrotherShaggy 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I actually just bought a tone edge size 8 a couple of days ago and you're so right

@mr.mxyzptlk6233 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Reynolds to me, you projected much more on the Mk. I liked you better on the Mk and I liked Chris better on the SBA.

@rodrigobertoa5916 7 жыл бұрын

hey! what is that plastic thing hanging ok your horn at the end of the vídeo?

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+Rodrigo Bertoa see Episode 89

@trevorheadrick4966 7 жыл бұрын

Bob, Who is the Trombone playing with you behind Gavin DeGraw? He looks familiar.

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

Lasim Ahmed

@DanForshaw 7 жыл бұрын

Best Sax related 'Click Bait' EVER... :)

@StompL7 7 жыл бұрын

haha nice !

@xasma 7 жыл бұрын

Dan Forshaw how is it clickbait.

@hemanthkamana1886 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Stein ROFL

@simaomj 7 жыл бұрын

That pillow is probably a reference to a silly yet funny youtube video called "saxophone horse".

@denisgabel7429 7 жыл бұрын

Which Serial Number is the SBA? Thanks

@jaysax90 7 жыл бұрын

Not that my opinion matters AT ALL, but I really love your sound on the Mark VI. You get a really gorgeous smooth, warm, round sound on the SBA (really well suited for straight-ahead playing); but I've always loved the subtle pop/R&B edge you have in your sound and I feel that the VI really accentuates that. I think it would sound odd hearing your original music on the SBA. The Mark VI just sounds like it has more balls, if that makes any sense?

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

It does. I feel the same.

@heyjoe5168 6 жыл бұрын

What song plays at 0:50?

@kyukyu8195 4 жыл бұрын

How many sax do you have

@legoblox01 7 жыл бұрын

You have 3 tenors in your studio? I thought you only had the SBA and Mark VI. Is that last one a P. Mauriat Horn?

@IsraelBahia 3 жыл бұрын

what theme name 0:20 ???

@legoblox01 6 жыл бұрын

Haha at 4:42 on the shelf you can see Hindsight before you ever released it

@pedrosimoesmusic 6 жыл бұрын

Teach me.

@malikbarnes4806 7 жыл бұрын

where can i get that pillow please bob

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

i don't know where they got it

@billducker7404 3 жыл бұрын

Series 111Soprano?

@jaylozier4083 4 жыл бұрын

So, since everyone goes crazy over Selmer Mk VI tenors of the "Michal Brecker vintage" (~85k), tell us what vintage Chris Potter's horn is, so we can jack up the price of that "vintage" of horn. Like your comment that Chris Potter sounds like Chris Potter on any horn because he is Chris Potter and does what Chris Potter does. It's not the horn.

@robinreidmusic 6 жыл бұрын

What is funny, I have the exact same vacuum and my 4 year old grandson loves to vacuum with it. Too Funny

@THWOMPmusic 6 жыл бұрын

Lol. Fangirling so hard!

@jimmyhalperin7792 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't really hear a demonstration of comparison between the two .

@pawsdude123 7 жыл бұрын

what goes through your head when you are doing this solos? without chord changes I would feel lost.

@simontoth9101 7 жыл бұрын

I love the SBA sound better. Yeah I'm a bassist. Hi Janek!

@hphillipsmusic 7 жыл бұрын

Do you guys use your own mouthpieces when you switch between sax's?! (not a saxophonist...)

@bobreynolds 7 жыл бұрын

+Harry Phillips yes

@hphillipsmusic 7 жыл бұрын

strange relief

@saxman7131 7 жыл бұрын

To my ear it was the SBA over the VI.

@dantheman6920 4 жыл бұрын

In my head i see it like, there's Chris Potter, then there's Bob Reynolds, then there's me.

@jdrosborough 6 жыл бұрын

BTW -- my ears, Mark VI brigher and better balanced, but still rich and warm enough to kill. The SBA was very dark, almost muffled at times. Play the VI!!!!!!!!!!

@bobreynolds 6 жыл бұрын

yup

@sonholee5769 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so sad i missed CP's show at the Blue Whale. How often does CP play clubs in LA??? F'ing responsibilities and coworkers who will never change their schedules for me. Also, the 6 mo old screamer has kept me away from shows. On a different topic. Euge Grove has stated that he uses a guitar stand while performing. I'm not a performer, but man, leaving a SBA alone on a tiny stage like the Baked Potato would scare the crap out of me.