Equipment
This page is for trombonists/gear-heads. Here is a list of the tools of my trade***:
Alto Trombone
Yamaha 871 Custom (’85)
Tenor Trombone
Kühnl & Hoyer Bart van Lier .512, bronze slide
Conn 32H (’52)
Conn 78H custom convertible
BAC Custom 32H slide
Conn 48H (’58) with 5G valve section
Conn 24H (’42)
Getzen 4147IB
Bach 36 Greenhoe
Bass Trombone
Shires Custom (TruBore)
Euphonium
Mack Brass 1150 Compensating
Bass Trumpet
John Packer 2053
Josef Lidl Piston Bass Trumpet
Tuba
Jupiter XO CC
Wessex Bombino EEb
Alphorn
RMA Custom
Mouthpieces
I play and enthusiastically endorse Harrison Wedge Mouthpieces.
97C, Yamaha Nils Landgren (Wedge rim), 101GS, 114D, Helleberg 7B, PT-50
On Alphorn, I use a custom wooden mouthpiece by Silver & Brass.
Bass Guitar
Fender Jazz Bass (fretless)
EBMM Stingray 5
Kala U-Bass
Fender PJ Bass Special Edition
Nordstand Acinonyx V1
Recommended Audio Gear
AMT P808 Microphone w/ Q7 Mini wireless system (trombone)
Townsend Sphere L22 studio modelling mic system
Radial Bassbone DI (tuba & bass)
For Sale - USED
ACME Custom King 3B SilverSonic - $4000 CAD obo
***disclaimer: having good equipment does not replace the need to practice (and practice, and practice!). These are just tools - they don’t work by themselves, so you have to know how to use them properly!