| While Alex and I have disagreed a bit at times, I have yet to play a ZeuS G that I would consider to be lesser than the Bach Strad I currently play. Different to be sure, but not lesser. In fact, the last one that I played, a brushed lacquer model owned by Paul Artola (FatPauly) of Ellicott City, Maryland, played VERY good indeed, especially with the .470 slide. Maybe I liked the bigger slide a little more because my Bach is a LB (only .462, but LB by Bach's standards) but it certainly played well. In the upper register, I dare say that it was a little more clear, clean and even than My Bach.
Then there is the "honeymoon" issue with horns. I only played this horn for a short while one afternoon, and who knows, it may have not felt so nice after a week or so, but I doubt it. But, I did put it through it's paces enough to get a feel for what it was doing. I played soft, I played loud, I played ballads and I played some hard, loud, rock lines too. It handled everything pretty nicely. I also didn't notice it to have any real intonation issues either, at least no more than any other trumpet that I have ever played.
Matt, I think that you should give this horn another shot, especially after it has been cleaned. You may find yourself liking it.
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