Would you recommend the horn? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
Pros:
good finish and case, great tone at ppp-f
Cons:
trombone-like tone f-fff, unresponsive valves
I have played several different models of this tuba, and found them all to be cumbersome, both to hold and use. They have a great sound when you play quiet, and they have a great case. Oh, and they don't dent easily.
All of the YBB-641s that I have played have had valves slower than molasses in January. I oiled one up as much as I could, and still they were unbearably slow. You can get around this difficulty if you're fast enough with the valves, but there is a part of this tuba that I just can't get over. There are a few notes, such as Ds, that are horrible to get to or get off of. As you land on these notes, they invariably cause a blip in the sound, if not even more annoying effects. This, and this tuba's abrasive sound when played loud, just ruin it for me.
I can't recommend this tuba, and I don't understand why so many band programs use these ridiculously high-priced horns in favour of better, cheaper prospects.
Unregistered
Review Date: 3/17/2006
Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 1
Pros:
Cons:
it tends to dent easily. i do not like the sound it produces. i played with other models but yamaha tubas are not my favorite
PDCII Junior Member
Registered: July 2009 Location: Pascoag,RI Posts: 1
Review Date: 7/1/2009
Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
Pros:
Easy to play horn great on all ranges
Cons:
a little shaky in some places
my YBB641 was given to me by my private instructor and i love the horn it is a great playing horn
;)
