JeremyKatzMusic Gear Review: Funny video review of the Xaphoon/Pocket sax 

10/10 video. Very informative and comedic. I’m definitely considering buying a xaphoon now

5 years later, this is a top notch video.

This is seriously one of the best videos I have seen. Thank you for creating it.

Very entertaining (and informative)! I like the comedic "takes" between the review. Nicely done!

The tequila bit sold me. Lol

Dude! You are awesome! I just wanted to hear what one sounded like and instead I not only heard what it sounded like but got a lot of useful info with some great humor! Thank you! 😁😂😂😂

Great job, I often wondered what they sounded like and I love them!

I play clarinet and just got a pocket sax. Thanks for this info. Loved your costumes and humor...just hilarious!

Very well done Jeremy. Funny, educational, friendly, clear, and lots of nice tips. Thanks.

I literally never heard of this instrument until today. The cantina band bit sold me. Now I freaking want one! You are hilarious. What a marvelous sense of humor you have. Yet you are also a patient and thorough teacher. 👍👍👍

Ok! You did an amazing job reviewing this instrument!!! Really appreciate your hard work and passion for music!

Great review for someone like myself who is looking into buying the Xaphoon

Watched this video a while back. Had to scroll forever to see it again but enjoyed your explanation and info. Thanks. Jeff

Thank you for this highly informative and entertaining video! It helped me decide on buying one as a gift

This is the best demo of the capabilities of the Xaphoon I`ve found yet.

Hahaha this is such a great review. Funny, and informative. You rock J. Katz.

this video sold me on the xaphoon! the way you make that thing growl is awesome! I am not a sax player

Thanks for the demo.. It was fun and educational! I’m already sold on that cool instrument 🎷

I just got one. I played clarinet in school, but that was over two decades ago. I hadn't touched a reed instrument since -- and it really showed! This is a really nice instrument to start on, though, being rather inexpensive and having no moving parts to maintain.

Great video. I got one of these, and it's incredibly fun. I think the plastic ones are all in C, for other keys the only option (without going for one of the knock offs, although I'm sure they are probably fun too) is one of his bamboo versions.

Great! Humor and knowledge is a good combo my friend. I have ordered the instrument. :-)

Excellent demo and description - and the humour actually works. Nice one.

Cleaning out my parents’ house as they’re preparing to move, came across this odd little instrument my dad purchased years ago. They were about to throw it away. Not while I’m around! You make it sound so much better than I do. Probably because of the reverb.

Love the humour and costumes too and It's a Wonderful World is a great song too. Now I need to learn how to play my xaphoon too.

Awesome review, Jeremy! I just bought a Xaphoon and I've never played a reed instrument. I was able to get a decent tone out of the box and play melodies after only about 10 minutes of practice. I'm a decent recorder player, so that probably helped. Just struggling a bit to shape the timbre of the tone. The whole dimension of ambouchature is new to me. Anyone has some more in depth videos on how to shape the tone? Overall, amazing value for 65 bucks. I'll have fun with this instruments for years to come.

Thanks for that interesting overview of the XAPHOON. I liked the video work too!

Will get mine in Monday's mail, so excited!

Thanks Ben! Glad you liked it!

I, too, am a long time sax player (tenor, soprano, alto). This looks like fun. PLUS, Jeremy, your video was hilarious! Well played! :-)

Funny and educational, and you are a very talented musician, too! Thank you!

Well done. Enjoyed, and remember when Louis Armstrong sang, "It's a wonderful world"

An absolutely fantastic review, thanks!

Nice review Jeremy! Enjoyed it immensely!

A very insightful and enjoyable video. It convinced me to buy that amazing instrument. Now I'm just waiting for it to arrive :).

Great review! When I got my Xaphoon, it didn’t give any instructions. Only a sheet of incoherent musical notes...Thank you very much, Jeremy, as I got some very good tips... I have bought one for myself and and one for my daughter, who used to play the recorder at school. It has a wonderful sound...

I love the alien jam!!! Good choreography by the way lol!!!😂🤣😊👍

Ok I had to subscribe your comedic bits are really good and you are informative

beautiful sound - great review! thanks

Wow, I love those sounds.

It sounds very nice. It's rare but I like it. Now I want to have one. You play very well. Thanks for this video

A surprisingly good video!! Thanks! This guy should be hired by companies, to make sale videos, his voice and demeanor are great.

Awesome review! You helped me to take a decision to buy one. Thank you, Jeremy! I saw your other videos and you are a very good musician. Keep going in this way! All the best from Russia.

Very good! I already play the recorder ( alto and soprano) , so it will probably be easier to play than the Venova I bought two weeks ago.

Nice and fun review, loved it. Thumbs up.

Good job making this informative and really entertaining. Thanks!

You are hilarious me you explain things very well. Nicely done video, I just saw an ad for this instrument and immediately came to YT...yours was the first video I saw. Very thorough, very entertaining, and I'm buying one because of your video. Going to see what else you've done. Thanks.

Awesome video! Definitely picking one up!

Thank you I enjoyed your review , just bought one.

Dude this was funny. Thanks for the great review. I just ordered one yesterday. Can’t wait to learn.

Subscribed for the great review, liked just for the dressing up - good fun. I definitely want a xaphoon now.

Just stumbled into this gold! Love it!

Great review well done excellent style and delivery 🙌

Wow, cool instrument and great playing. Just the video I was looking for.

hi, you've played it in different styles, sax, clarinet and jazzy sax.. do you mind showing us how you did that and explain the technique of getting these different sounds out of the instrument?! thank you

Great video thanks. I bought one on impulse then thought I should find a video that tells me what it was that I just bought.

Just what I was looking for -- especially the comparison with a recorder. And funny, too!

Entertaining, educational and very creative. Most helpful suggestions. Thanks a million/

Thank you, just the review I needed. Just ordered for me.

Thanks! Great work. And impressive playing. 👏 👏👏👏👏

How's about ligatures? Ever tried some "better" ones? And what reed strength have you had the best luck with? Thanks for the informative and entertaining vid!

You’re an inspiring man tbh, definitely going to try one of these

Jeremy you make my day~~ really happy to found your review in youtube, nice one~keep it on~

Great video, thanks for the explanation.

Dude you answered all my questions. Great video / educational. Keep up the great work. I am a novice, but would like to learn. what do you recommend as my 1st Xaphoon ? I like a deep sound. Also like to know where to get sheet music.

Ha! I loved your review. Thanks! I want the alien band to play at my Christmas party. Nice "What a Wonderful World," too.

Great video. Enjoyed it. Thanks.

LOVE your videos

Hello , Thanks for your efforts , please I have one like this the same , but I dont know any thing about this and how I do start please

I loved your review, keep up man! 😃

OMG this was hilarious and helpful. Thanks for putting this up for people :)

my 6 month old daughter was memorized by your Xaphoon playing. she was smiling and drooling all over her self. :-D

Terrific review.....I used to play clarinet way back when, but always wanted to pick up a sax...THIS is a nice alternative for me, and just the right size for practice. My Xaphoon is on its way, and I can't wait to start playing music again.

Awesome vid! Great review!!

Great info on the Xaphoon, there are other pocket sax makers as well, with a six hole pattern. It would be nice to here or watch your opinion on the others.

I've got a xaphoon and the sharp and flat notes are some kind of under power (compare to a g ex.), You have a solution...? thank and great video.

Very informative & funny review. Thanks. I also enjoy your playing.

to keep the reed in good condition do you have 2 take it of like on a sax or is the lid enough?

Hey Jeremy, nice video! I decided to get one but I'd like to know what hardness reeds you prefer for this.

Very useful, thank you so much

The recorder flute can go about 1,5 octaves (DO, RE, MI ... , do, re, mi fa sol) - how about the Xaphoon? Thy

Hi Jeremy txs for your video this is the first time i hear about this instrument sounds great have a question i play the soprano recorder and was wondering do we play the xaphoo the same i i mean are the note at the same place the fingering since it is in DO IN C ? Hope you undestand my question here cose am french..

Hey everyone! Some of you are posting questions, and i cannot respond. Make sure your settings allows people to reply to your comments so i can answer you! thanks

That cool airy sound reminds me of the Japanese wooden flute which is used when they play music with intentionally “imperfect” notes

Fantastic video review :D Thank you.

Thanks for this video. I've been eyeing this at my local music store for a while. I've never played reed instruments, is this something I can pick up on my own (without lessons, etc)?

Thoroughly enjoyed!

Awesome Video! Super funny! Loved It!

Wow Jeremy!! Well played, much versatility in 1 instrument. Can u tell us (maybe u did, & i missed it:), WHAT KIND of Xaphoon u play in the video - a plastic, 'affordable' one, or bamboo hand-made? Thanks, i'd really like to know the difference in sound of different types.

TEQUILA! haha I believe I recognized a lil Coltrane. Nice touch. Great vid.

Very informative and very funny. Thanks for making the vid, you are a talented guy!

This video made my day. Probably gonna buy one

Is it easy to change the wooden piece? And could ya use other ones than thoose who they sell at theyr store? Sorry about my english

Lots of effort put into this video. Nice work

The best review I found

LOL ! Great video..... (What is this devil stick)... looking forward to more videos, thanks for posting 👍.

This is a fantastic review!

And 8yrs later still a classic review. I just wish it wasn’t still so expensive! 80+$s!

Im buying 1 from Amazon.. would you recommend buying a sax reed to improve sound? Great review.. sold me 😁

Hi, great demo, but I have a couple of questions. Is this instrument chromatic? ( when you describe it as being a C instrument, I'm not sure if that means it only has notes from C major, or if it's a C concert instrument). Also, does it have a range of 2 octaves or just 1?

can this thing be tuned? it was flat at the end. thanks