Best Affordable Student/Intermediate Level Trumpet?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Jean Paul sent me one of their intermediate trumpets to try.
This company imports Chinese-made trumpets, tests them prior to selling, and provides a 12 month guarantee. This, combined with their remarkable price makes them one of the best options for beginner and intermediate trumpet players.
This Trumpet is the TR-430, and the beginner level trumpet is the TR-330.
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That professional trumpet tester must have lips of steel
Lemonsqeezerz4 I was thinking the same thing. 😂
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They are actually implants. (joke)
Like Robby Rubberlips, the trumpet playing robot!
Safe to say that his job blows lol
"I personally, can't imagine a more soul destroying job than that"
~Trent Hamilton
i love how you can give a good, honest, and relevant endorsement without getting heaped in dislikes. this is a great channel
yea its true
A professional trumpet player doesn’t need a mouthpiece
Space Cheese i pay woodwinds and my friend gave his trumpet without the mouthpiece and did it on like the first try
ok so
Thatdude74 Well I can play on my trombone without a mouthpiece... it’s not really something to boast about
A Floating Pineapple exactly lol
I bought a silver cornet from Austin Custom Brass; they went through it for me. It plays great!
Hi Trent my name is Noah and I play euphonium and seeing you inspires me to play play and play I'm currently in 10 grade and it's been my dream to own my own euphonium and to play in a professional marching and symphonic/orchestral band and watching your video helps my dream because I know one day I want to be as good as you thank you for your videos btw they all help me
Just got this trumpet for Christmas. First impressions are great, valves feel wonderful, really great sound.
This trumpet is what you get when you ask for a yamaha
@@MiraDaWulf Or you know, it's a good trumpet from a small company and you're just too ignorant to try one for yourself? Yeah, that sounds more likely.
Parker Brassard issa joke lol. I’d expect parents to get the cheap stuff
@@MiraDaWulf well yeah, i wouldn't expect my mom to buy me a $3000 Bach Strad or something
Same did you have some very little spots of messed up brass?
Trent, I just got a TR330 for my daughter, who is starting up with band this school year. I have a music degree myself (horn), but have played trumpet for many years as well. This instrument plays as well if not better than mainstream brand beginner outfits, IMHO. I absolutely recommend this as an affordable starter instrument for kids just starting out in band...
I have that one and i love it!
Rosebrass lead pipes actually do make a difference. The higher copper content in the brass slows down the corrosion process that happens in all leadpipes.
I have purchased this in silver and now they are gold plating the inside of the bell in gold! Very sharp looking. I use to play a 1937 Conn that looked similar.
I'm not sure if they're productised the gold plating, or whether they did that just for me, but it is gorgeous!
@@TrentHamilton Yes I immediately ordered one and to arrive end of May 2022.
My mom was gonna buy me a trumpet because it would be cheaper to get one than keep renting mine, so I think I will get one of these thanks, awesome vid
Thanks for the recommendation! I have grandchildren getting old enough to start band in school and am not there to help with choosing instruments (i have a music degree as a band director, frankly unused.). Now I know who to tell my daughter to use for getting them if the kids like band.
started watching your videos again, watching them again brings back funny and pleasant memories, love the content!
Perfect. Answers the question that I had. I was looking for a "family trumpet" so my 6yo can try it out, and for myself (lower brass player) and 14yo to mess with (French horn player). Thanks and great videos, Trent!
Shawn Carroll jnjk
Thankyou Trent! You're my favorite guy on youtube. My trumpet friends and I love you so much!!
"a PHD in trumpet buying"
... sign me up
There's expertise in playing one, making one, repairing one... and now buying one!
LOL :-D
Thanks for this. I’m a saxophone player been wanting to learn to play trumpet at a low cost. This helped a ton.
Did you started playing ?
@@aggelosk3013 he's practicing so much he can't respond
@@greatlightning5855 yeah
I have owned hte TR430 for 3 months. It is as described-a good looking instrument that plays well. The only issue I had was in the second week one of the pearl valve finger buttons fell off. (I superglued it back on. So far it has stayed on.)
bass player here looking into trumpets to play for fun, great video for those of us who dont know things
A bit much Trent. One thing that I am convinced of after hearing and seeing your entire review. is your excited about your connection with the Jean Paul people. You made two salient points that are important as far as not getting stuck with a non repairable trumpet shaped object: pre-testing is done with every horn and there is a twelve month guarantee.
This is important, but does not cover other elements concerning a horn purchase that are also elemental. One of these is , of course, tonal properties...how well does the instrument play in 'tune with itself', the amount of correction needed through use of the 3rd and/or1st valve slides, and/or lipping. Since its an intermediate model one also has to determine how free flowing, or stuffy the horn is, efficacy in both the lower and upper register, does it have a solid 'core', how well does it project, mouthpiece sensitive? Does it qualify more as a solo, jazz or orchestral player, or for that matter will it blend in with the ever and over populating Bach horns?
Okay, its ridiculous to have to cover all the bases, but if you are going to promote a horn for folk that have fewer dollars to spend, when each fin is dear, its imperative that you do not overdo the appearance of things and under explore the value of the horn's musicality and mechanics. BTW, what are the valves made of and how available are replacements for them...and other parts in case repair is needed?
Last point, the red or sometimes called rose brass and interchangeably w/gold , has only half the amount of zinc that yellow brass does and is often used for lead pipes as it is the zinc content that is the determinant of red rot. In short, it is not a cosmetic, but rather a horn longevity choice. I do agree however, it makes for an attractive horn.
My girlfriend currently owns this trumpet. I have almost 6 years of trumpet experience, and boy, is this amazing. No joke, I'm strongly considering switching out my 400$ trumpet for this guy. The case is very light but durable, the valves are soooo smooth, and the rose color, whether or not being practical, are mesmerizing. I strongly recommend this
I just purchased one of these! I’m excited for it to arrive!
I have the TR 330 ( the student model) and I love it!
Note the Chinese manufacturer is Jean Baptiste. See the connection to Jean Paul?
I will be looking into these for a marching trumpet, as not to trash my expensive, American, name brand horn. These appear to have good performance at a sound price. I understand this is a sponsored video, and I applaud you for making this so blatantly obvious, but the ideology is solid and the price is good to match. I noticed that these folks do not have a trombone model for sale currently (that or I could not find it.), and I have been looking into purchasing a budget trombone to mess around with (primary instrument is trumpet, interested in learning other brass). What would you recommend for that? I have been spying the Etude ETB100, which sits around $110, and I've heard good things about it. Thank you all for your responses, and thank you for making this video.
Thanks a bunch for this. I'm a saxophonist/Multi-instrumentalist and I've wanted to play the trumpet since middle school, but my teacher gave my a tuba instead. Which was cool, but not necessarily what I wanted. I've been looking around for decent beginner/intermediate trumpet for a few years now, and I am most likely going to pick up the one you are playing in the video, hopefully in the near future. Need to get another job first...hahaha.
thank you so much this is exactly what I've been looking for I'm going to be making my order as soon as possible and I'll get back to you.
Just bought one and it works well. Didn't know about it until this video!!
I am looking to buy a tr 430 ia it still good? Do u recommend it
The demo at the end of the video is my favorite Arban exercise (variations on Carnival of Venice), especially as played by Wynton Marsalis.
Except this is Clarke's version, not Arban's :)
This one was played by Trenton Hamarsalis
thanks trent for all the information 😊
wow, great playing at the end there
I have a barrington model student trumpet made by L.A. Sax that I got from my local music store, which I’m currently renting for about $150 for this year. The quality is pretty good, but the differences are is that there is no D slide water key, and there’s no hook on the first valve tuning slide.
Some student instruments (including my Olds ambassador and my Olds recording cornet) are amazing horns to play and will be very reliable
Oh, Trent, where have you been 7 years ago? Jokes aside, it's still great info to have around, keep doing great
Great horn, period!
I went a similar route with my first trombone and a german reseller. Worked out nicely, even though I upgraded to a used Bach, once i was sure I'd keep playing.
Can you make a video on the difference between silver and lacquered instruments? Is there a reason to pick silver other than its looks and "it's more expensive"?
I've got a windsor trumpet which I think comes from the same company. It does everything I need and plays well apart from one problem in that I struggle to make it a Bb instrument as its supposed to be. I have to up lip most of the time to achieve this. What I now do is pull the slides out a bit, call it an A instrument and transpose the music accordingly.
What size mouthpiece are you using?
@@TrentHamilton Thank you for replying. A 7C. I play the clarinet and a few other instruments. I've just started learning the trumpet and not finding it too difficult apart from getting the over all pitch right. Its certainly fun playing such a powerful instrument!
I really need this for trombones
Kevin Clare they sell trombones, saxes, flutes, clarinets, etc.
Me too
I need Jean Paul to start making a tuba!
I'd never noticed about the panning of the intro
My king 601 is amazing
I bought an intermediate trumpet from Jean Paul a year or so ago. I have had nothing but problems with the slides and valves being sticky and unresponsive. I tried a better valve oil than the one that came with it and this helped a great deal. I am still having problems with it though and plan to deep clean it. I have never done this before so it will be a new experience. I hope this will fix things. Do you have any other suggestions? I am a beginning player so sticky slides and valves have desperately stunted my growth with this instrument. I went to New Orleans recently and my buddy and I went to a music store where I tried a trumpet that did not have valve problems. Man, talk about night and day!
What about the nickel-plated version sold on Amazon? Why isn't it sold on the JP web site?
"They feel diseased" LMAO. Thanks Trent!
i bought a new Getzen Eterna 907S for $1600, fantastic pro-level trumpet with an amazing upper register.
I got a jean Paul trumpet 🎺 it is silver and it is awesome so far but I have not brought it to class yet because I just got it today
@4:50 "If the instrument weirds out"
Hi Trent. Great video. I actually looked at this trumpet on Amazon but in the silver. I'm older trying to get back into playing trumpet. My orignal horn is an Olds Ambassador which is in rough shape. I went to a near by music store and did a hands on comparison. I played a Bach, a Yamaha, a Allora and a Jupiter. I liked the Jupiter best being an intermediate horn. It felt good and had a good tone. It was a reverse pipe but has stanless steel valves. I' ve read some reviews which say only get monel valves. How does the Jean Paul compare to the Jupiter?
hey, just a tip, at 10:04, your articulations seemed quite ''fluttery''. Don't know if it was a tongue or finger issue or what, but regardless, you're pushing that valves with pretty flat fingers. You can't attack as great playing like that as you can with a more C-shaped hand.
Croatian Cowboy, yo let him play how he wants it’s about enjoying the music not technical perfection
OK MR. Technical. Typical hobbyist comment I read on Trumpet sites. Playing in church once a week doesn't qualify you to be critical of a professional.
@@lesliecolonello9320 A professional? He's a youtuber given an opinion about instruments.
@@fistnamelastname5130 bro hes being respectful and has a geniune want to help him, give him a break snowflake
Hey Trent, what happened to those trumpet t-shirt designs you promised? Cheers in advance...
After all that love and all that playing, you chip the very last note! I like the video, though--It's always nice to find new quality and affordable instruments for my students!
Have you ever played an instrument made by Wessex-Tubas
My trumpet is the Bach TR300H2 and it honestly looks the same as that one lol
Thoughts on Jean Baptiste products?
Jean Paul is better, much more quality control!
I love this trumpet I'm getting it I'm trying g the trumpet out and I have an Alto saxophone and a flute. and trumpet tips?
look a lot like the thomann tr-200, probably same chinese source. i personally got the thomann horn and couldn't be happier (I'm a beginner btw)
can you make a trombone tutorial series for a brass player? i'm trying to learn but all tutorials are just telling me how to blow through my lips. i play tuba and trumpet already.
I wish I knew this 6 years ago when I bought my trumpet... I spent ~$500 on a Selmer-Conn Prelude. It's not bad (everything works and stuff) but I could have saved $200 with this one.
As for starting on a crappy instrument: I totally agree. I started out on a Bundy Clarinet and it was such a chore to play it (I did go from 2nd to last chair to first chair in the beginning band on it). When I was assigned an E-11 (intermediate Buffet clarinet) it felt so much better. I was lucky my parents shelled out $2000 for an R-13 (the standard professional level Buffet clarinet) for high school. I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed band as much if I had to use a crappy instrument the entire time (I still used a Buffet B-12 synthetic clarinet for marching band but those are pretty high quality for their cost).
Sir i want trumpet Baliram bhoir on you tube trumpet playing.
Thanks, this is really helpful, I play flute and tuba and I'm wantong to get a trumpet in hopes that my higher register on tuba might be a little easier to play.
What are good average vintage trumpets from the 1950 to 1980s before China turned up on the scene. Any good European makes like Besson, Selmer etc. I noticed when i was learning the Sax i had a cheap end market sax ( not Chinese) but i felt the instrument was holding me back, so i bought the top of the range Selmer so i couldn't blame the instrument only myself, i also noticed the difference in a top end quality instrument. I assume the same is with a trumpet which i am learning but need to upgrade as i notice my 1960s east German trumpet does hold me back on notes etc.
Is best beginner trumpets are the ones from Amazon for about a 100 to a $150.
what do you think of a Thomann TR 500 GL Bb-Trumpet
Yo, could you upload any of those pictures to google images?
I'd love one as a background on my computer.
Send me an email with which one you like and I'll send it to you
Forte Piano The aspect ratio isn't right
Sorry, but I don't really understand exactly how to send one to you.
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Do you think you could make a review on a French Horn?
Can you go into more detail about what makes good quality a brass instrument "beginner," "intermediate," or "professional?" From your review here I can't imagine anything being worth 10x as much as the intermediate Jean Paul.
I don't know much about trumpets but this type of stuff always has diminishing returns. The value doesn't scale linearly with price, so the higher in quality you go the more you are going to have to pay for the smallest increase--and even then, a lot of that perceived higher quality can end up being personal preference or some other purely psychological difference.
I agree with Orinkee. It really is made from the same exact material as a yamaha and bach student trumpet, the only difference is in brand name.
Years ago HP had a reputation for the most reliable calculators. What they did was to make sure it worked before they shipped it. Everyone else sent out their products without and quality control. I wonder what the reject rate is.
i got a chinese flugelhorn a few weeks ago, i have no comlaints, it functions properly and sounds good, it just came in a mound of styrofoam
I’ve played the cornet for two years and I was wondering if the tr-330 or the tr-430 would be better
hey trent picked this new trumpet cause the used blessing cornet i have has a leak inside valve airpassage (2nd valve). the new one is supposed to be intermediate but the valve locks( plastic notch thing attached to spring) do not funtion like the blessing- the smaller notch allowing the vavlve to seat only one way. the new horn will seat 180 deagres the wrong way allowing no air to pass at all. the make is millbrook. im sending it back and am going to instead look for used valves for the blessing. i kind of like small bore . i think its the mileage. it says propererty of NYc schoolboard . please check it out and debunk. thanks
The number of ways the valve can be inserted differs between makers and is no indicator of quality.
Trent, I'm so glad you made this video. I've been looking into buying a trumpet because I would like to learn, and this video seems to have found it for me. One question, is the intermediate level trumpet going be harder to play for a beginner, or would it be better in every way?
Does anyone know anything about the wessex compensating euphoniums?
I'll just stick with my Yamaha ytr-2330
Just got the insrumet today. Has some very minor problems with the brass. Other than that i love it
Great Video, Trent. Here is a mouth piece question for you, is there much of a difference in comfort in 1 1/2 c versus a 3 c? What to you think the pros and cons are of the 1/1/2 C versus the 3c I currently play? I am an advance trumpet player looking for a bit more comfort and wondering if there is a noticeable difference. I understand you have to actually try it, but can't find any shop that allows this? Your expert opinion is appreciated. Thanks, Robert
Closest place to me is conn-selmer and it's like 20 miles away from me so that's the best place for me
Love me some Clark carnival.
Going through the Jean Paul website, I'm seeing very little in the way of actual instrument specifications: bore size, bell size, etc. They advertise their trombones as coming with valve oil, which really isn't what you want to be using on a slide. Could just be that they don't sell many of them or don't have expertise in them like they do their other instruments. Would be curious to see how they play, but for $350, it's way easier to recommend a used Yamaha YSL-354 or King 606 to a beginner.
Thank you.
I’m buying a trumpet so I can play that in my schools jazz band (I currently play alto sax) and I want to buy a trumpet under 500$ where I can get the best bang for the buck in reliability and quality any recommendations? Right now I’m looking at John Baptist and alora brand trumpets
My Yamaha 6335g is also made in China and also the student to intermed Yamahas is made in China but the pro Level like xeno is made in japan
Hi Trent, it's not related to this particular video, but I wanted to ask you something: What is the point of more than 4 valves on a tuba? I understand how compensating valves work and the necessity of 4 valves when playing low, but I've seen tubas with 5,6, and even 7 valves and they seem redundant to me.
They're for use on non-compensating systems. It's not very common for rotary valved instruments to have compensating mechanisms, so they make up for this by having extra valves.
+Trent Hamilton very neat! So which do you prefer? Piston or Rotary?
could you make a video about similar sites for other brass instruments? if there are any
I wonder if the $15 off is still good in 2020.
6 months ago, I got a 430 model with the Trent Hamilton discount.
Hello, I am wondering if there are any special payment methods like a monthly payment plan or something like that! Right now I use the busted up school trumpet and this looks very good!
When I grow up im gonna send you so much stuff to talk about youtube will be ur next job and you will be paid millions to talk about instruments and music in general and you will be the king of .... idk what but you will be king of something! Maybe king of instruments?
Have you tested Eastrock trumpets??
Any similar companies for concert euphoniums? Preferably 4 valve?
i just got mine (not 4 valve i can upgraded after 6 months) but it wasn't used and was $2500 i don't know if thats good for you. (every euphoniums players in my band use the same brand and type)
I own a Schiller 4 valve compensating euphonium. I got it for $1000 new and it works very well :) Very glad i bought this over a Yamaha 4 valve that isn't even compensating. It's called Schiller Elite btw.
Mack Brass - www.mackbrass.com/MACK-EU1150_Comp.php
That's a professional 4-valve compensating euphonium for $1000. I have that model and I love it.
Wessex Tubas - www.wessex-tubas.com/euphonium/
It's similar to Mack Brass, but this has a water key on the 2nd valve tubing, which I just love.
Can you try one of those schilke trumpets from Ali express?
Hey Trent I love your videos and think they are very helpful but I have a question my trumpet bell is warped is there any way I could fix it?
I'm kind of considering getting one of these. I've played the trumpet for a couple of years now and I'm tired of my current student trumpet. I have a Holton T602RC and it has tons of scratches, dents, and is starting to rust due to the lack of care previous students had on it. I was thinking of buying the same trumpet online somewhere but it's almost impossible to find this exact model anymore. Torn between the TR-330 or the TR-430. Advice?
I have both and while the tr330 is a great student trumpet if your looking to get a intermediate to pro model I would definitely go with the tr430. Its on a whole nother level. But they are both awesome trumpets and you just cant go wrong with either.
how much is the shipping fee to Singapore? I might buy it later in the future because I'm saving up right now
amazing!!!
Dear Trenton, can you PLEASE play your Reed instruments? It would make cool videos, thanks
voucher still good? @trent hamilton?
was that a different arrangement of carnival or something the melody sounded a bit different
Smart.clever.and bright.
This trumpet looks very similar to a "Kühnl and Hoyer Sella" made in Germany
Jean Paul... Gene Pool...
I'm sorry, but there's a big difference. I played on one of these horns that I received from high school. It was free and I was very grateful of it. But now as a more experienced musician you can tell the differences in these horns right away. They may have changed quality since the one I recieved 6 years ago but using it as a demonstration horn almost daily I still feel the limitations. The upper register is particularly difficult to play in, the laquer starts to wear off after about a year or so and the response of the instrument is very shoddy. Just like my chinese Euphonium, the middle register is very servicable but the extreme low and high registers are a pain to play and hear. Even with you playing at the end of this video, you've sounded better on this channel before on Trumpet and that shrill tone quality is the same that I experience on my Chinese horn.
The quality of Chinese made instruments has risen greatly over the past few years. Yes, they're still quite capable of making rubbish, but if you pay a bit more you can get something that definitely is intermediate level, such as the instrument demonstrated here.
I'm trying to figure out what I want for my trumpet when I get to college, I'm thinking a Bach Stradivarius, what do you think
what do you think about the Tiger Plastic Tuba?