Plastic Trombone 1000 Series Polymer Purple with Case & Accessories PLY-TBNE-1000PL

This horn is exactly what I had hoped for years ago, almost. I use a different mouthpiece. The slide is still plastic. It's good for plastic but it's not lively like metal. The sound is mellow almost like muted. It takes more air so the sound is fuller softer. It actually works better in an ensemble with vocalists. I'm a sound man. Not doing a lot of gigs on trombone outside of church. It's not as piercing as brass for playing in an R&B type band with a microphone. You can knock yourself out and not bleed into the vocalist microphone.If you are in an ensemble with other trombones and you're constantly being told you're too loud, this might mellow you a bit. If you are in a brass band this may be a little bit too low. Everywhere else, this is gucci.Background. I'm 50. Started on a Bundy in the 80s. I have had a bunch of Horns. I gigged for years on a Yamaha intermediate bass trombone and a King 3B. I brought an Allora plastic. sounds great. Mellow. Slide good for plastic. I loved the plastic mouthpieces with my other horns. The Allora sounds better with a metal mouthpiece. I brought a 1.5G black plastic mouthpiece for my bass trombone. My sister gave me a Pbone. It's much easer to keep in tune than the Allora. The Allora is brassier sounding plastic. I bring opinions on horns to this horn. I always wanted a Bach 42B but didn't have the money. This is obviously not a Bach. It's lighter and easier to hold. Bach has that crazy wide slide. The trigger is fine to me. Even though I played bass Trombone for years, I started out playing the bass trombone part on a straight horn and never got in the habit of using the trigger unless it was for low notes. That said, it works fine for as much as I use it. The slide is better than most plastic slides, but it has no inertia to keep it going. It's plastic. So far it slides good. It's super light. So for me, old, unfunded man without an orchestra date. This is a perfect replica of a Bach 42B. I can play those couple extra low notes when I get a hankering. I can play reflexively. Some horns you have to know the note. This horn you can just go and arrive at the note like I have had it for years. I just really like this horn. If it lasts 15 minutes I got my money's worth. I hope it lasts forever. If she gives me a year and gives up the ghost, I will buy another.I didn't care for the mouthpiece that came with this horn with this horn. The Bach 1.5G felt good. The plastic feels better. I am ordering another 1.5G plastic to carry in my Bass Trombone gig bag. I wore out the case years ago. A replacement case was super heavy and or super expensive. The gig bag and watch it like a hawk. I carry a separate bag for accessories and music etc. where I put the metal mouthpiece if I need that last bit of projection. If you are carrying your horn in a gig bag I recommend a plastic mouthpiece for weight distribution and safety. A metal mouthpiece will crack dent a metal horn or crack a plastic horn. I cracked my Allora.I have been playing for durn 38 years. This is now my regular horn. I practice with it on my exercise bike and I'm playing it in church tomorrow. It's super light and sounds great. It looks very cool. I'm wearing a purple shirt too tie and Kangol tomorrow.

Bought this for my 88-year old dad who played trombone for years but his bass trombone was just getting too heavy. I thought this would be the perfect solution.1. The Slide - works reasonably well, not as smooth as a regular brass/nickel slide2. The Weight - definitely is light weight and the fell was OK3. The F-valve - very poor quality, had to manually push the valve back and forth

I bought this horn to play along with my 5 year old son, as I give him lessons. We have both love how fun and easy it is to play. I was surprised by the action on the rotor, really nice considering it is a $150 plastic horn. The trombone came with a nice gig bag, and a decent mouthpiece. I don't think there is a better bang for your buck anywhere. Would recommend this to anyone looking for an inexpensive option for a practice horn.