Yup, they do sound pretty good. and they're very versatile instruments too. They're great as jazz instruments. Did you know that there are six kinds of tuba ?
The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. Tuba is Latin for trumpet or horn. The horn referred to would most likely resemble what is known as a baroque trumpet.
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The Tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is come to vibrating or buzzing the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is modern symphony orchestra. Tubas are found in various pitches most common in F, E-flat and C. The main Tuba of a B-Flat is approximately 18 feet long.