| I play a Strad, and though it's not a unique trumpet, I like it a lot.
Why? It's better than me! It's not a limitation on my playing at all.
Personally, I like the way it looks. Ok, it's not a sleek slender brushed Eclipse, but it has a certain elegance and beauty.
When I was choosing it, the fact that it is a 'standard' in lots of ways was not a factor at all. I almost went for a Xeno, and almost a V1; I then picked my strad up and decided it was a keeper.
Now I need to stop thinking about better trumpets and actually do some work on the weakest link: me! |