iwant to play a different sax but i don;t know all of them

i know some: bari,alto,tenor hhhmmm? well sorry ashley but thats all i seem to know.
Good luck on the new sax u want play

Add soprano and bass to that list. But practically speaking just stick with sop, alto, tenor and bari.

If you don`t have much experience, which it seems you don`t because you don`t know the variety, then stick with alto for several years then pick up tenor - those two are the most popular.

P.S. there`s also other versions like C-melody in tenor and soprano versions which are keyed to C and not Bb or Eb

u stupid people!!!
soprano sax
alto sax
tenor sax
baritone sax
contrabass sax

there u get it now??

u forgot sopranino

and i`ve seen ones higher than sopranino and lower than contrabass (http://www.nuclearwhales.com/) with my own three eyes

sorry, that link`s skrewed up

try this:

http://www.nuclearwhales.com/

Poop-loop thats big!!!
u guys are lemon-tarted (how i say retarted)!!! OKay
u got...

Sapranino
Saprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass
Contrabass

Then HUMUNGASS

there are many many more types of saxes. around 20, actually. Adolfe sax invented the conventional saxes in Eb and Bb, from the soprallilo (spellings off but YES there is one, a full octave above soprano)

all the way down to stuff like the sub-contrabass, several different types, some with tubax thrown in the specification. These are around an octove below bari, maybe some more so.


Adolf also invernted a line of saxes for orchastra, easy to transpose or not needing to. These saxes are in Concert (C) and F. There are a wide variety of these, though the
C-melody tenor ones are rare, i have one, the soprano C`s are real rare, and I have never seen the other ones, except one old F-mezzo, which sold on Ebay for $4,500. These all were discontinued in the 1920`s. I don`t think anyone makes them anymore, but you might get one custum made or something.

There are a huge number of saxophones, most of which I will list below from highest to lowest in pitch:
Piccolo(Soprillo) in Bb
Sopranino in Eb
Soprano in Bb and C
Alto in Eb and F
Tenor in Bb and C
Baritone(bari) in Eb
Bass in Bb and C
Contrabass in Eb
Subcontrabass in Bb
and many more...
Most of the ones i have listed are incredibly obscure and impractical. The only ones that are recognized as actual musical instruments rather than manufacturing oddities are:

Eb Sopranino (very hard to play and not recommended for inexperienced players)

Bb Soprano (played usually only by experienced players)

Eb Alto (most widely used, played by students to pros)

Bb Tenor (2nd most widely used)

Eb Baritone (Not too hard to play, not for beginners, takes LOTS of breath support)

Bb Bass (Not used widely at all)

Just a little fact tidbit:
The first saxophone built by adolphe sax was a Bass in C

so how hard is sopranino, say compared to a soprano? I was thinking of buying one in a year or so. Im decent on soprano but real good (ok not compared to pros) on alto

i suggest alto sax to start off, then play tenor if you are really into jazz/blues, and soprano if you are into soft music, or stick with alto if you just wanna play all types of music for fun