{"id":13081,"date":"2022-01-25T10:16:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=13081"},"modified":"2022-01-25T10:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:16:46","slug":"super-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/super-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13083\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/super-saxophone\/1-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: mountainview7  on eBay.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13083 size-full\" title=\"super saxophone in box\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Super Saxophone, Super Saxofon, electronic toy saxophone, \" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-5-e1636482983105.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: mountainview7 on eBay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I first saw this Super Saxophone by Equus, I thought: Huh, a <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sax-a-boom-on-wiki_ws.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sax-A-Boom<\/a> knock-off. Then I filed it away thinking I would come across more over time. Wrong. Whatever this strange electronic, sax-shaped &#8220;thing&#8221; is, it is an oddity in the vintage toy world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I went to put together this page, I looked for information on the company that is shown on the box: Equus. I Googled both spellings on the packaging\u2014Super Saxophone and Super Saxofon\u2014as well as included all the variations of Equus I could think of. In the end I came up with exactly nothing; zero; zip; nada. This thing is like a ghost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The seller offered us very little information about the Super Saxophone. This is how they described it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8211;Brand new; never used<br \/>\n&#8211;Battery operated &#8211; batteries NOT included<br \/>\n&#8211;Not recommended for children under 3 years of age<br \/>\n&#8211;Strap included<\/p>\n<p>You can press the keypad to play the 8 sax sounds plus rhythm with booming sound..<br \/>\n25 prerecorded melodies (25) in sax-sounds ~ Auto battery-off conserves battery-life<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Based on the packaging, it appears to have been made for the Spanish-speaking market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/version5\\\/vintage-saxes\\\/sax-shaped-things\\\/plastic\\\/super-saxophone\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44524384}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1429px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 715px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"715\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/super-saxophone\/2-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13084\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?fit=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?w=711&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-5.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" width=\"711\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"711\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2\" alt=\"Source: mountainview7 on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 711px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: mountainview7 on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 714px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"714\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/super-saxophone\/3-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"710\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13082\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?fit=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?w=710&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-5.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"710\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"3\" alt=\"Source: mountainview7 on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 710px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: mountainview7 on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Based on its overall appearance and features, it is either a knock-off of <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/sax-a-boom\/\">DSI Toys&#8217; Sax-A-Boom<\/a>, or vice versa. Unfortunately the photos are very poor, which makes it very difficult to read the print. I can&#8217;t make out any copyright or other dates. If I had to date it, I would guess it is circa 2000, like the Sax-A-Boom was.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is one of these oddities I would very much like to know more about. If you happen to come across this page because you own one, please <a href=\"mailto:bassic.sax.info@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get in touch with me<\/a>. I would love to find out more about it, and get really good photos of one\u2014if you are willing to share some.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first saw this Super Saxophone by Equus, I thought: Huh, a Sax-A-Boom knock-off. Then I filed it away thinking I would come across&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":3824,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13081","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P30OPe-3oZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13081\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}