Posted by Rick Denney on May 17, 2002 at 00:21:59:
In Reply to: 2341 vs. 3301 vs, G50 posted by Chris Cole on May 16, 2002 at 20:48:55:
I've played all three, though not side by side.
I'd prefer a good King to the VMI's I've played. I thought the latter was an excellent instrument, but the (good) King seemed to have a more resonant tone and better feedback to the player.
I've also played bad Kings.
None of the above gives me the same desire to make music as I get when I sit down with a G-50. I can't compare the sound because I played them under dramatically different conditions, but the G-50 just wanted to make music. Of course, I'm speaking of a G-50 played as a C tuba, not as a BBb tuba. A good King is better in BBb, it seems to me.
Rick "whose opinion may not be yours" Denney