Fazley ART-TP100-RD ABS Red Bb Trumpet
Its affordable price, attractive appearance, and super-light weight were the features which persuaded me to give it a try. It plays really well! I didn’t realize a plastic instrument could sound so good.
I use it almost daily for teaching. It doesn’t have a third valve finger tuning slide. I find low C# is a shade sharp, so I have to use my embouchure to drop the pitch here.
I upgraded the mouthpiece to a metal one more suited to my embouchure, but even with the standard mouthpiece it sounds great.
It’s very practical to maintain. All the valves are identical, therefore interchangeable, and I have found that by drying it thoroughly after every playing, no valve oil is required, except that the third valve often sticks, so a little oil is required. No it’s not perfect, but for what it cost me it’s fantastic.
(PS, I also bought a Fazley plastic Flugelhorn from Bax, which is totally awesome for the price!)