The World's LIGHTEST Modern Saxophone!?

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After spending quality time with the Nexus saxophone, I got to visit the Boston Sax Shop to give you a more in-depth review on how Jack Tyler and Chad Lefkowitz Brown brought this horn to life!
Video edited by Astrid Asmundsson
Table of Contents:
0:00 - Don't try this at home
0:08 - Intro
1:25 - What are Nexus saxophones?
2:00 - Becoming a Nexus Artist
2:33 - How they achieved its strong projection
4:50 - How they achieved its light weight
7:54 - How does plating color affect sound?
9:14 - Supreme key action
10:23 - How they achieved its great durability
11:20 - Outro
11:36 - Ritual
Link to Nexus Saxophones (use code Saxologic150 for $150 off Nexus saxophones, or Saxologic10 for 10% off any other Nexus products!):
www.nexussaxophones.com/
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⬇️ Gear I Use :D (affiliate links) ⬇️
🔷 SAXOPHONES:
• Alto: imp.i114863.net/yR3kOB (my jazz horn is the Nexus Select)
• Soprano: imp.i114863.net/DVg3qG
• Tenor: www.nexussaxophones.com (Use code SAXOLOGIC10 for 10% off Nexus reeds, mouthpieces, and ligatures, or SAXOLOGIC150 for $150 off the Nexus saxophone!!)
🔷 MOUTHPIECES:
• Jazz Alto: imp.i114863.net/oe3OGe
• Classical Alto: imp.i114863.net/b3zVqm
• Soprano (Classical & Jazz): imp.i114863.net/vn3V0W
🔷 REEDS:
• Jazz Alto & Tenor: www.bostonsaxshop.com/?aff=10
• Classical Alto: imp.i114863.net/a1mePq
• Soprano (Classical & Jazz): imp.i114863.net/DVg3q5
🔷 RECORDING & TECHNOLOGY:
• Sax Microphone: imp.i114863.net/rn3XRd
• iPad: imp.i114863.net/P09bYj
• Video Editing Laptop: imp.i114863.net/a1meYN
• Camera: tinyurl.com/2p9fcn9d

Пікірлер: 98

@ChadLefkowitzBrown 9 ай бұрын

You sound so good on the horn bro! So glad you’re digging it!!

@jacksmith8758 9 ай бұрын

Bro Chad you’re the best if you’re ever doing another concert in SLC let me know

@brentnichols3071 9 ай бұрын

Chad's out there putting Horseheads on the map even if fans don't know or care! We didn't know each other since i was a freshman when you were a senior but people always ask me if I know you. Your playing inspires me to be a better tuba player in my own lane.

@Pizza-jm9df 6 ай бұрын

Make one for bari

@_Jittery. 9 ай бұрын

I gotta say, every saxalogic upload truly feels like a gift

@Sam_Burger 9 ай бұрын

Agreed

@bostonsaxshop 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Nathan!!! So fun hanging with you! 👍 ❤ 🎷

@dooday1 9 ай бұрын

8:50 Yoooooo that moment was golden lmao

@GhostlyPigeon_ 9 ай бұрын

It’s always a good day when Saxologic posts!

@Duckless-hh8bd 9 ай бұрын

Always great to see when you drop a new video!

@LiamAnderson-kw7mp 9 ай бұрын

yessir as always its never a bad day when nathan uploads

@MTB_2311 9 ай бұрын

Hi nathan, love ur vids! keep it up!

@gabrielchavarria22 8 ай бұрын

Hey bro, just watched yall last night in Houston at White Oak. Yall killed it! It was nice meeting yall. Excited to see yalls musical journey.

@andrewmaloney6038 9 ай бұрын

Maybe it’s just a thing with Mark VIs, but since I got my Balanced Action and have been playing it for the last three months or so, I really haven’t experienced any notable issues with intonation. I spent many hours on my previous horn, an Eastman 52nd Street, shedding long tones and working on my ear so that I could play really well in tune, so it’s possible that I’ve been compensating and not really thinking about it or noticing, but I don’t feel like I’m doing much differently or working any harder from an intonation standpoint. To my ear, the BA has a soft, sweet quality that reminds me of Paul Desmond and Lee Konitz, two major sound inspirations for me, and just has that something special going on. This is not a knock on modern horns either, I love my Eastman as well! I just haven’t experienced the intonation struggle that many people refer to with the vintage Selmers.

@saxophonick6719 9 ай бұрын

You play great man awesome video!

@gusmarrero 9 ай бұрын

Awwwwww, I do love these horns and think I will have to get one.

@cyschmidtslc 9 ай бұрын

Hey Nathan, really great demo. Chad was here last week and sounded fantastic on the Nexus and so do you. I want one! Good luck on your tour. Come teach jazzGym once in a while. Love and much respect. ❤️😎🎷 Cy in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

@christopherherrmann921 9 ай бұрын

The 'couch monolouge'... that was way to hilarious .

@manateeknight5109 9 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for a Nexus Review lol

@michaelangelo1018 9 ай бұрын

Lets gooo!!

@benhostetler268 9 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like it but there has been pretty rough review from a reputable repair tech source in Great Britain I regards to the build quality of the Tenor specifically. I’m sure they play really well since it’s a SA80II design but I am concerned about build quality especially with some of the weight cutting on the horns. Like on the tenor it doesn’t have a neck brace and that just weakens the integrity of the neck. Again I’m sure they play great but I am worried about how they’ll play in 4-5 years from purchase.

@Valentinkmusic 9 ай бұрын

Is there a bari coming up by Nexus by any chance? 😃

@bobbarksofficial4335 9 ай бұрын

Nathan can also balance things let's goooooo! 💚🤣👍

@Judah-po3kf 8 ай бұрын

I hope one day I can get a nexus saxophone ❤

@place_desjardins 6 ай бұрын

Nice video.

@bluessax5089 9 ай бұрын

I’m getting a Nexus!! 🎷!!! ❤!!!

@LukeDoorMan 8 ай бұрын

Id love to see you play a nexus bari when/if they make one!

@Theokartistwastaken 9 ай бұрын

UPDATE ON MY JAZZ BAND AUDITION. thabks to you I MADE IT IN AS AN ALTERNATE

@redjt5676 9 ай бұрын

Hi i love ur vids

@manuelvalencia9407 9 ай бұрын

That horn sounds amazing! How much was that horn? Who his that horn geared towards? Thanks for your amazing videos!

@christophbrylka6256 9 ай бұрын

Check out a King Super 20. The are very light and resonate so well that you can hear the sound in your fingers.

@ferruccioveglio8090 5 ай бұрын

They tell it in the video, you didn't lissen carefully enough at 6:50

@Sue20022010 9 ай бұрын

Glad you found your groove. GG

@sebastiansprotte2551 9 ай бұрын

@saxologic Hey man! you´re talking about you´re keys being noise on the markvi 9:24 . well, a technician once told me that you should regularily oil your key action. since then i´m doing it and i have no problem with noisy keys. they also feel silky smooth ;) and you also can put key levers on your palm keys, a lot of people do it. For the intonation in the higher register: i had the experience, that its not entirely dependend on the horn, the markvi´s have some areas, where they tend to be a little flat or sharp, but yours just sounds like it isn´t properly adjusted. you need to see a good technician for that, since its really uncommon that mark vi´s go sharp in the upper register. A good technician should be able to fix that! greetings from a fellow sax player ✌

@ThomAvella 9 ай бұрын

yeah, the whole debate over what material/lacquer/etc a horn is made of strikes me as being our own version of the "tone wood" debate with guitars. ultimately it's best to not get concerned about that and just play some long tones, lol/

@beckyn9338 9 ай бұрын

DUDE! Do you know Donna Lee in all 12 keys?? Aw man. Yer killin’ me.

@chriswilson97 9 ай бұрын

wow mr logic!

@AppleSauceVillan 8 ай бұрын

Any tips for someone looking for a sax?

@bambino100011 5 ай бұрын

I would love to hear the Nexus on classical literature, just to compare. =)

@sawyerlee5841 9 ай бұрын

I have a question how did you first learn how to play jazz. Because I play classical tenor sax but I don’t know how to get started in The jazz field and I love jazz.

@marcossim28 9 ай бұрын

nice

@megalodonpuppet1357 9 ай бұрын

Sounding like a pro my boy

@RABBIT_VR1 8 ай бұрын

He is

@EdgarByars 9 ай бұрын

yes sir

@sundayjams7399 9 ай бұрын

Don’t worry, you never sound too bright 😀

@ii8zd 9 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Brecker's "Don't Try This at Home".

@SeanLeonDrumz 9 ай бұрын

Give one of these away for your 200k Subscribers. Would be dope.

@ericwaters8141 9 ай бұрын

i had to do do some modifications to my 6 to make it funtional, it would have been nice to buy one without having to make all those fixes lol

@Jazzkid255 8 ай бұрын

You should do jazz snob meets Classical snob please

@jjktrn26 9 ай бұрын

does anyone know if Nexus is good for classical playing?

@MarioGodoyMusic 9 ай бұрын

Probably not ideal for most classical players. Classical players gravitate toward heavier, darker instruments. That said, with the right mouthpiece and reed combo you can get a decent classical sound on almost any sax.

@saxboss1 9 ай бұрын

I love the concept here but if the material is not physically there I don’t know why they are charging the same 4K price

@Labriction 8 ай бұрын

Try Kessler and sons alto sax please

@Sue20022010 9 ай бұрын

More info about this tour

@OliverDuarte88 9 ай бұрын

Love that sax racism

@TheFrenchMagician 9 ай бұрын

Ayy Hermeto Pascoal 10:35

@jeremyryannoel 9 ай бұрын

What is the tune at 10:23-10:35? I heard Jean-Luc Fillon and the Aquarela Trio perform it, and this was over a decade ago

@TheFrenchMagician 9 ай бұрын

Chorinho Pra Ele - Hermeto Pascoal

@jeremyryannoel 9 ай бұрын

@@TheFrenchMagicianThank you!

@user-eg5se4yg9o 9 ай бұрын

Day 2 of asking you to try the John packer (JP) brand

@zoelhachey1748 9 ай бұрын

🎷

@tonytramonti5828 7 ай бұрын

I’m polish and I play the Tatamovich modified Yamaha yas 86 purporata logo, it weigh as much as 2 polish sausage, I’m best saxophone player in world, like betman.

@mlt_liontagada2334 9 ай бұрын

I’m 14 and I find every saxologic videos more entertaining than any other youtubers

@supashbhat1416 9 ай бұрын

One of these days a sax will fly away in a gust of wind lol

@jrgenhernborg5624 9 ай бұрын

Hey Nathan! I have som tips with your Mark VI problems. I recently bought a Mark VI Alto from the citys concert band, I bought it for 150$. when I sent it to overhaul, I asked the repair technician to put on cork on the palm keys to get them closer to my fingers, and that worked perfect. when it comes to the Biss key problem, I just changed pearls on that one and it got better, I don't know if this will work for you but it did for me. My Mark VI has som minimal intonation issues in the higher register, but to fix that, I am just opening my moth as If I was playing classical, it comes out much cleaner and smother theree. with the Front F Key sliding, I just don't slide, I play side keys when I cant slide to front f, and that was just something I had to get used to! hope you can find this helping!

@berlynsanusie5001 8 ай бұрын

How many do you have an why.

@RABBIT_VR1 8 ай бұрын

As a saxophone player we have multiple because it’s amazing

@WsgDamion 9 ай бұрын

@ivrz 9 ай бұрын

And how much do they weigh? Let's not forget c Parker played a plastic horn

@tanner7479 9 ай бұрын

bro did not like saxophone racism

@jeremyryannoel 9 ай бұрын

Probably broke his stride in the conversation, totally unexpected ha

@j.r.1210 9 ай бұрын

That was a faux pas.

@jeffmill 9 ай бұрын

I enjoy your videos, however this one really should be marked "includes paid promotion"

@fluteluc1 8 ай бұрын

You are a beautiful freak! lovely video.

@user-jp7zm3fo3q 9 ай бұрын

Edit: nvm there was a paid sponsorship label in the start of the video I love this channel, but this video ruba me the wrong way. Nathan is now a CEO of a company run by Chad LB, and now he's a sponsored musician by a Saxophone brand also owned by Chad LB. I can believe they are great horns, but this all just is a bit iffy to me. This is basically a paid ad.... On a side note, i greatly preferred Chad's sound on the Mark VI with the Syos mouthpiece.

@j.r.1210 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it IS an advertisement. However, a disclosure does appear at the beginning of the video: "Includes paid promotion."

@user-jp7zm3fo3q 9 ай бұрын

@@j.r.1210 oh my b, didn't see it.

@jmoney7682 9 ай бұрын

GET A BARI PLEASEEEEEE

@khyrand 9 ай бұрын

No high F-sharp key?!

@j.r.1210 9 ай бұрын

Obviously sacrificed in the interest of weight reduction and an old-timey vibe, but the omission is a deal-breaker for me. Dropping the high F# basically says, "Niche horn!" That's fine; nothing wrong with catering to a particular niche. But it's not a sax for everyone.

@max.t957 8 ай бұрын

Do you give sax lessons?

@rlrihards948 9 ай бұрын

Not me loving saxophones with witch you can feel that it's a TANK. Like Yamaha's professional ones.

@Okay23_w 7 ай бұрын

0:01 if you did this with a normal sax your finger would bend backwards

@MichaIsraelKovler 9 ай бұрын

Isn't there a touch of plastic to the sound?

@orzanoap 9 ай бұрын

Does weight really mean anything?

@Zypholink 8 ай бұрын

Yeah? Have you not seen their video explaining design choices?

@orzanoap 8 ай бұрын

I know but I feel like it’s a jumbo jumbo type thing. You can’t say because a saxophone is lighter that it sounds better than a slightly heavier one.

@orzanoap 8 ай бұрын

Mumbo jumbo

@Zypholink 8 ай бұрын

@@orzanoap The more material that the sound has to travel through the Less resonance and quality of sound there will be

@orzanoap 8 ай бұрын

That sounds good but I don’t think its accurate in all cases.

@keithcampbell6806 7 ай бұрын

Good afternoon bro l am glad you are one of us who finally realised that Mark vi are overrated and overpriced horns.

@tanksama27 9 ай бұрын

daddy

@FoolishFrankie 9 ай бұрын

saxophone racism😂😭

@cookieman136 9 ай бұрын

Your live gig Shorts crack me up 😂 - good man!

@jakobbruhspenning 9 ай бұрын

I really can't understand the appeal of playing a lighter horn, I have had some bad experiences with cheap Taiwanese instruments being made of too light material (Buffet Crampon) where the keys snake open after a couple of months, thus making you your techs best customer. Since then I have moved on to better instruments, and I play a really heavy tenor from Adolphe Sax & Cie (small independent Belgian brand) and everything is just fuller with the same overtones.

@MichaIsraelKovler 9 ай бұрын

Another selling video - OY VEY Nathan - we need more music content from you, not merchandizing....