FastFingers

Hi all,

Im totally new to trumpets (any brass instrument to be honest), but im finally ready to do something I have always wanted to.

I am mostly interested in Punk and Ska music, but love the blues as well.
Would the punk/ska affect the type of trumpet to buy or accesories?

What would people recommend, keeping in mind the music type, given a budget of about £200 (maybe up to £300 if it was worth it )

Cheers all.

FastFingers

Can no one offer any help?

Did i put people off because i mentioned Ska?

screamingmorris

What is "ska"?

A new wave Polka?

- morris

DevilishTrumpetPlayerGod

ummm you need a better forum this is a generally a more musicaly orientation towards trumpets. and punk and ska on brass instruments, not a perfect sound

FastFingers

Depends whom you ask really.

Could anyone recomend a site that may be able to help?

John P

I dunno about that, man. There are some ska horn players that are artists in their own right. Keeping that kind of intensity/volume for long sets like that isn't the easiest thing in the world.

Fingers:
As far as sound goes. It doesn't have as much to do with the instrument as it does the sound you hear in your head. Keep listening to the guys/girls you wanna sound like, LEARN the instrument, and everything will eventually come together. It's going to take time and patience and a lot of basics before you can bust out those Streetlight licks; but if it's something you're really into, by all means go for it.

Buy yourself a reasonably good student horn. You could probably pick up a nice Olds Ambassador on ebay. It's well within your budget and I'd say it's worth it :)

trumpet blower88

For Ska (yes, I play in a ska band and I'm also a musician) I like to use a lighter horn, actualy the same horn I use for playing lead. It's a Holton MF TS506, it's a lighter/brighter sound that, in my opinion, blends perfectly with the rest of the band.

Now that Selmer/Bach bought Holton, I'm not exactly sure what the model number would be, I bought it new about 6 years ago for $700 dollars, so I'm guessing you could find one for a good price on eBay.

rowuk

If you are REALLY serious about the trumpet, your first horn will not be the last! Get a teacher, have them help with the horn, get your playing together and THEN you can start worrying about what horn will fit the bill. The first couple of years are BASICS and any GOOD horn will do!

Hardnut

Spot on. When starting out, the trumpet is such a difficult instrument that it has hard enough to learn to play, let alone learn to play to a particular style. As Rowuk says so aptly, get a teacher and if you are still serious about playing Ska stuff when you have "mastered" the basics, you will be in a better position to do what you want...

Chris.

FastFingers

I think i will take notice. In fact im currently trawling the internet for for a teacher in the North East England as we speak.