My Budget Tin Whistle Comparison: Clark Sweetone, Feadog, Oak, Dixon DX004 

Thanks for this! I appreciate listening to the different sounds. I haven't found many reviews or examples of the Oak so that was particularly interesting.

Thank you for the comparison. I Have the Dixon DX004 and it was great to hear the diference with those others. I found it a bit unstable in the higher octave during my playing. I would love to hear your thoughts. :)

Except the Dixon Dx004 I have them all, I don't comment on the Dixons which I know are very good. I notice the lack of the Generation, it doesn't matter since it's alwaysmore difficult to find a good one, but if you're lucky, they are excellent. Of the other 3 I would save the Oak, it has a clean sound, it's in tune, many say that the second octave is strident but I don't find it too much or even more than many others, I'm not saying I prefer it to other higher-end ones I own such as example the Lìr or the Killarney which have practically no defects, lately I use more the economic Oak which gives me satisfaction in mastering it and then, when I move on to the better models I feel more at ease and everything is easier, moreover the Oak has that distinctive old school Irish sound that I love so much. I don't particularly like the Clarke Sweetone even if it is perhaps the easiest to play but I find it without personality. The Feadog isn't bad but it has too many flaws, at least the one I own, I find much better a vintage version that I managed to recover which, even if a little out of tune and a little less sonorous than the modern version, has a more pleasant and clean, I corrected the intonation by adjusting the holes and I play it with pleasure. Sorry if I rambled on; I wish you a Happy New Year!

Crazy, I was literally spending all morning learning this tune and when you started playing it I was thinking something sounded familiar ha..

The Clarke Sweetone sounds good, the Feadóg is scratchy, and all the whistles except the Sweetone are too loud for my taste

Is there any way to remedy the screech at the higher octave on the Oak? Everything sounds great except that part.

I like the Feadog. The Brass vs the Tin sounds more...i don't think I have the word. Less sharp? Warm? But I like the Brass over the actual Tin

I think the Dixon is best.

Here's my "fancy" whistle ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DQfbEod-zS4.html

The tune: thesession.org/tunes/108

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i literalyl had my computer volume on max, browser volume on max, and my external amplified sound system at max and I could barely understand you when you were talking

Clark-No. Feadog brass- No. Oak brass-maybe. Dixon DX004-fuzzy but maybe. None that rings my bell. Thanks the video and comparison. Appreciate it.

Budget instruments sound budget, they make my ears want to vomit