smittyst0ic

Hello... first post on the forums!

So I have been playing bass for 4 years now and everything has gone good with that. I've been wanting to branch out and pick up a new instrument so I've decided on going with a trombone.

Any pointers from anyone about it?

Also, I need some details on what kind of trombone to buy. There seems to be 3 types - student, intermediate and pro/expert. Wondering on the differences between them. I probably don't want to buy the expert I'm assuming... Then there are the tenor and bass trombones... I'll probably want to go with a tenor. Tenor's are higher pitched right?

Looking for something in the range of less than $500. Any links would be apperciated... google hasn't been alot of help for these newbie questions.

 

Aqualung

welcoime to KMA! Unfortunately, I can't answer any of your questions except by telling you that the majority of trombone players that you see in high school orchestras and stuff are tenor trombones. But thanks for joining and asking your question. Hopefully somebody here will be able to give you the information you need.

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smittyst0ic

Yeah... I'm actually out of high school and have went through college...

Tenor is what I thought I should probably pick up. Thanks

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Smitty

Zayl

Alright, I used to play Brass a few years back. Lemme see if I can help you out. On a Trombone, the rules applying to mouthing out the notes sometimes take a back seat to just blowing constantly, like doing a scale for example. Its hard to tongue every single note while just stretching out the slide, although its possible its usually not needed. NEVER eat food before playing, the enzymes you produce for awhile afterwards will be present in your spittle, which will get into the trombone, causing severe corrosion over time. as for the different types of trombones, the difference is quality, materials, name, and elegance. a student trombone is just a basic trombone, no frills. sound might be lower quality as a result, also expect a few flaws here and there. an expert I'm assuming, is going to be overly fancy, extremely well built. and with a fantastic sound. for $500, you might need to go for a student. I bought a Coronet a while back, cost me $600. although it was of medium quality, a brand new Bach.

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smittyst0ic

Cool cool

Just looking for what to buy. Probably go with an intermediate trombone then. From what I've read, they are basically the same as a student but a little better quality.

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Viva La Music

I'm currently a high school trombone player, I've made it to all-districts every time I tried out and barely missed all-state as a freshman, I'm now a sophomore and basically all I can tell you is that you should definitely start your way out on a trombone without a trigger, reffered to in my school as a "pee shooter", and work your way up to a trigger trombone, my reasoning behind this is basically like getting a brand new guitar. If you start out on a hard to play first act that sounds like crap and get it to sound good, then just imagine what you'll sound like then on a custom made Gibson Lespaul. Other then that just keep on keeping on!

Aqualung

I didn't even know trombones came with triggers. Thanks for lending your advice to smittyst0ic!

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Viva La Music

No problem, any advice I can give I will.