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bassguy
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 Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:05 pm Post subject: Anything wrong with the Jean Baptiste FG329? |
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| I've read that the the Jean Baptiste 900s is essentislly the same as the highly respected G & S Challenger at a low price. I did see an ad for a Jean Baptists 329. Not much info or feedback on it. What I have seen is San Ash reviews giving it 3 out of 5 stars. Any feedback from all you more credible players? |
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Robert P
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| Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Anything wrong with the Jean Baptiste FG329? |
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| bassguy wrote: | | I've read that the the Jean Baptiste 900s is essentislly the same as the highly respected G & S Challenger at a low price. I did see an ad for a Jean Baptists 329. Not much info or feedback on it. What I have seen is San Ash reviews giving it 3 out of 5 stars. Any feedback from all you more credible players? |
Buy one and try it. You'll never really know otherwise. How much do they want for them? It's probably about the same as the various $260 - $350 Chinese horns.
Do what I did. Buy two cheap flugels, keep the one you like the best, resell the other.
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delano
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Why not buying three cheap flugels, keep the one you like the best, resell the other two. More choice.
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The Jean Baptiste 900 series trumpets and Flugel were made by B&S in Germany and are identical to the B&S Challenger instruments. They were made for Sam Ash. Some of the lower-priced models were designed by Josh Landress but made by Jin Bao in China. They would probably be decent for the price but not comparable to the B&S-made models.
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bassguy
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| robbrand wrote: | | The Jean Baptiste 900 series trumpets and Flugel were made by B&S in Germany and are identical to the B&S Challenger instruments. They were made for Sam Ash. Some of the lower-priced models were designed by Josh Landress but made by Jin Bao in China. They would probably be decent for the price but not comparable to the B&S-made models. |
A lot of Chinese flugels get good reviews, & I don't quite understand why the mediocre, but not too specific reviews. |
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