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Hi,
I have some opinions on this myself, and I'm wondering what model, brand, mpc, etc, that tuba players use to double on bass trombone, euphonium and anything else. I'm thinking of the commercial world, but any answer is as valid as anyone else's. Of course I'm giving the most weight to people who make money with them.
Thanks
Peace
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I'm certainly not a pro but I do make a buck now and then. My main axe is a Besson 943 bass trombone with a bored out Schilke 60. When I double on tuba it is usually with a brass quintet and I use an Olds O-99 with a blokepiece solo and a #1 rim. When I play my King 2280 Euph it depends on what I'm trying to do, anything from a 4G to a 1 1/2 G. On the rare occaisions I go to tenor trombone it's a 4G on an Olds O-25 and a 6 1/2A on the Olds Recording.

YEP 321S with Large Shank Receiver Bach 4G
Holton 181 with a Bach 1
Bach 42BO with a 5G
Bach Strad Bass Trumpet w 5G

Thanks. I hadn't really thought about bass trumpet.

Shires Pro-select tenor trombone. With a 61/2AL it's my tenor, with a 2G it's my bass. Played it in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" this summer as a bass and it worked fine. Much of the bone segment of the book would have made a better tuba part.

I don't know if there's a standard but I played lead/bass bone, euphonium, and tuba on the Circus Vargas band from 76 to 78' and all four in the Disney World Band from 83' to 2000. On Vargas I had an Olds Recording tenor with the F attachment, a King Duo Gravis bass bone, a Yamaha euphonium(that now lives with John Allred), and mostly King Tubas. Later on I swapped the Olds tenor for a 3B. Here in RatWorld almost everyone plays(ed) King trombones commercially so it made it easier for me to blend. I now have a King front action euphonium. I guess it comes down to what you AND your collegues are comfortable with. Ed

Peavey T-40 electric bass.

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Made more money with this than tuba when I first started out.

Karl "chics dig rock stars" H.

Popular bass trombones for guys who don't want to spend a ton seem to be the Getzen 1062 (got one, like it, check out new ones very carefully), Holton 180/181's, and various Bach's.
I had to go through a bunch but I really like my 1062, great sound and very versatile with different mouthpieces. I do think an independent would be easier for someone who's primarily a valve player.

Check my signature - I'm certainly a doubler.

It seems that the 321 Euph is a popular choice and I can see why.

I would say that upright bass is the other instrument I play that earns the most money (for obvious reasons perhaps).

I used a Yamaha 321 euphonium for a lot of years and now have a great 1258 Miraphone euphonium that I use rather a lot. A Bach B50LT double Thayer bass bone in addition to my tubas. When doing my Masters degree I played Principal tuba in the faculty quintet and the orchestra and principal euphonium in the wind ensemble.

That was a lot of fun.

Roger

Kay M-2 String Bass.

Mark

Gerald Sloan, retired professor of trombone at The University of Arkansas produced a recommended list of cross-over instrument models and mouthpieces for bass trombone/tuba that I read back in 1991-1992 while I was a graduate student majoring on bass trombone. (I was at Arkansas State, and not one of his students, but saw it at a convention). Maybe this might help your pursuit.