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dallastiger

dallastiger
Just a quick question. Is there a difference in sound between the metal tubas and the uhhh....white ones(forgot the type of material)?
 
Fiberglass is the word I believe you are looking for. Yes, in my opinion they yield different sounds.
 



why not see for yourself...listen to a band with fiberglass tubers, then listen to some tin cans. lol im sure youve been to marching sport or one of those websites
 
Prof K said:
Fiberglass is the word I believe you are looking for. Yes, in my opinion they yield different sounds.
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To my understanding, Fiberglass carry a more rounder sound and you also can do more effective runs when you are playing. Corvette vs. porsche both are fast cars but porsche handles curves more effectively!
 
TBone2 said:
To my understanding, Fiberglass carry a more rounder sound and you also can do more effective runs when you are playing. Corvette vs. porsche both are fast cars but porsche handles curves more effectively!
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I would think that would have to do with the individual playing the horn.

I prefer the sound of a metal sousaphone, more so a Conn 20k. They have a truer color...to me.
 
Prof K said:
I would think that would have to do with the individual playing the horn.
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Exactly.

The fiberglass tends to absorb some of the sound before it has a chance to leave the horn. The brass horn gives more of a ring. I prefer the brass (Conn 20k for me, too).
 
that's what I was thinkin'. I hear a deeper sound from fiberglass than I do the metal.

Anybody know why the Boom switched to metal from fiberglass. Just curious. I think it's been a while since they switched, just wanted to know.
 
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OOOhhhh!! I finally put a video on here!!
 
dallastiger said:
that's what I was thinkin'. I hear a deeper sound from fiberglass than I do the metal.

Anybody know why the Boom switched to metal from fiberglass. Just curious. I think it's been a while since they switched, just wanted to know.
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actually, its a mixture of both, at least it was when i was there. but doc had ordered more tin cans..if you look closely you can tell who is playing on what.

lol at->:happydance:and:banana: lol
 



Grambling got Tuba's???????????

I thought those were just some big ARSE dented up French Horns or something, cause they don't have NO sound.

And get that drum section some new drums!!!!! I was sitting right behind them at the BC and man those drum look like they were in a Hurricane Katrina flood. Dayum near all of them were either cracked or swollen. :sick: I this I am not lying or joking about. Those drums (snares, tenors, bass were phuizukked up Man):sick:
 
And another thing, if HBCU's can't have some nice looking brass or metal tuba's don't put any in the band!!!! Man some of the tuba's I have seen in some of our bands looks like them bi-at-ches was in a hail storm or got run over or something!!:sick:

Makes the whole band look cheap as Phizuck. Schyatt, I remember when one of the bands on here was spray painting there tuba's silver....... LOL, I ain't gonna say no name though!!:licky:
 
Brass Horns (IMO) take it from someone who played on a fiberglass while at Alcorn and I played on brass in highschool. Although Alcorn Tubas have put a lot of others to shame we have had some exceptional players espically in 99. But it seems that fiberglass holds the sound back, A Conn would be my choice to use.
 
These Brass Sousaphones sound pretty good IMOP!


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Prof K said:
I wish Grambling still had the 20k's. They play on Bach's now.
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....now thats funny. I was just mentioning to someone that I liked that sound on a clip that I had...I didn't know they had switched brands.

As for fiberglass it gives a different sound but I doubt you could ever come to a conclusion of a deeper sound when listening to two good sections in person. Theres nothing wrong with either...they just tend to get the job done in different ranges.
 
BLAQUE PRINCE said:
....now thats funny. I was just mentioning to someone that I liked that sound on a clip that I had...I didn't know they had switched brands.
As for fiberglass it gives a different sound but I doubt you could ever come to a conclusion of a deeper sound when listening to two good sections in person. Theres nothing wrong with either...they just tend to get the job done in different ranges.
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:emlaugh: Since 2002
 
Prof K said:
These Brass Sousaphones sound pretty good IMOP!


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That's BCC(BCU)...they're on Conn 20k's as well.
 
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