Adams f at BBC

[MikeMason]

So, are they "all that"?

[cktuba]

It's been a long time since I've played one... But I remember the HB that this is based on being the nicest F I had ever played. At that time that included the MW 45S, B&S PT 10 Alex, Kalison and the Yamaha 621 and 822.

[imperialbari]

Is the leadpipe exchangeable?

Klaus

[bigboymusic]

I am from day one, an Eb dude... I have hated 99% of the F tubas I have tried. Mostly due to characteristics I don't like, not sound. I actually owned an Alex for a year that I loved the sound on, but the mid-low range and alternate fingerings drove me batty..

The adams/Hb F is a horn that if I was 25 again with the playing world ahead of me, I would HIGHLY consider. The only way I can describe MY experience with the horn, is that it has the ease of a Yamaha F, with the smooth European sound.... The only F tuba I put in the same category (pistons) is the Gronitz P-125 (at least the couple I got to play out in LA a couple years ago).

Again, we all know that tubas and there human matches are completely based on how YOU feel with it... But again, as an F hater, these are GREAT players...

And FWIW, the YFB 822 CAN be a world class sounding horn.. The right player in combo with a well put together and resonant horn are killer.