This group looks like a group of bufoons, lol.

Look ska is for the slide trombone, no question. No argument.

One chap said baritone, that hurts.

Trumpet works just fine.

The valve trombone will have many of the awful qualities of a marching horn, the valve trombone is a novelty. It`s constantly out of tune, for example Bb in the staff is phonemenally sharp.

On the bright side check my band out.

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Trust me i have mad All-State Bands. The the instrument is the better. the longer the metal has to age the better sound yall get, then instead of gouing out and getting all of these new 2000 model trombones. And look if you are just switching you will not be able to play a valved trombone, TRUST ME. First the tubing is a hole lot bigger that the standard size and the Bore (the round part that the sound comes out) is bigger that the standard trombone. so trust me get a standard student trombone first and work your self up. Now the valved trombone is a very rare trombone indeed because it really isn`t a need for it, because a valved trombone is nothing but an illongated baritone (the small looking tuba). So sence there is no really big need for them they are rare and tend to be a little bit on the pricy side for the good one. And trust me you get more props when you play on a slide trombone because it takes a master musician to know where to put a slide than rather push a button(in my oppion). Also i can` really comment on the type you should get because each musician has their on prefrence for a specific type and after a while they get a bond to it. My best advice would be to go out and figure it out on your own. i wish you all the best luck in your search and hope you become successful

I saw Buford O`Sullivan with the Scofflaws and Toasters playing a Conn 88H.

Also saw Greg Robinson with Mephiskapheles playing a King 3B.

NEVER Under any cicumstances play a Valve Trombone they are the Anti-Christ!!!

personally, i love valve trombones. It`s the first brass instrument i`ve learnt to play, and i still play it in a ska/punk band called Big Jesse in the UK. They dont have the same sound as a slide, granted, but they sound good in their own right still.

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i,m a trombonist i play all type of music my culture is calypso and reggae but ican play funk jazz classical salsa kumpa. if anybody looking for a trombonist please contact me at the above Email address or call me on my cell 917 374 5802

I`ve been playing trombone for over 4 years (and euphonium forever). Slide trombone is without question the way to go, especially if you do any soloing. A valve trombone could blend in well enough with a large horn section (especially one that plays in rhythmic unison all the time). But I would, without question, use slide if at all possible, because, if for no other reason, slide is a lot more fun.

hey, i´ve been playing 5rombone for a couple of months with a crappy chineese parrot, an im thinking about taking the next step. I found these trombones preatty cheep in my country, so PLEASE help me choose: bundy selmer, king 606, conn director, holton.. so, my question is: conn. olds, king, holton. or bundy selmer? thanx to everyone

I used to play valved trombone for a while. Some arguments against valved trombone do make sense, the main one being that it sounds different from a slide, and composers write for the slide style. Saying that a valved trombone is "worse" or "less fun" that a slide is unfair since otherwise there would only be slide trumpet players. I will say that you can have a lot of fun with a valved trombone. There is one huge disadvantage of a valved trombone which outweighs everything else. A few purists will hate you. They will cross the road in traffic just to spit on you. Some will not play with you without a major fuss (even if they have no problem with a baritone player). It can really dampen the experience and you can start to feel like a leper in larger groups. This is the main reason why you will eventually have to migrate to slide unless you are going to be the only trombone in the band.