Bass Trumpet

Golden_Wings · New Member Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

Did anyone tried a Bass trumpet

V1-man · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject:

I own a Getzen 994 eterna Bb Bass trumpet. It has a very unique sound not unlike a valve trombone but much smoother and sweeter. I'm not that good on it, but it's fun to play. A friend of mine who has great trombone chops and doubles on trumpet can really work some magic with it. You should see some of the looks I get when I pull that giant trumpet out of the case! I'm thinking about selling it since I don't have much time yo play it. It's a pretty cool horn to play in a jazz setting...Kevin

neworleansjazz · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject:

when and how much would you sell it for?
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V1-man · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 2:39 am Post subject:

Thad, 1350.00, anytime...Kevin

I_Wanna_Scream · Regular Member Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 94

I have had a Bach Strad Bass trumpet for a year now. Quite a challenge to switch to a 'bone mouthpiece, but I can get some pretty good sounds out of it. Cetrtainly has a great effect at rehearsals when you haul a big horn like that outta the case.

I also have a valve 'bone and am still deciding which I prefer, the bass trupmet has a much softer darker tone for me.

Grab one off ebay and try if you can

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Golden_Wings · New Member Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

thanks for the comment. just one more thing, do I have to take trombone score to play or I can play with trumpet scores