Conn

This is a phenomenal trombone. It is made by Conn, who are a great trombone manufacturer. They've been making quality trombones for intermediate to professional players for a long time and have a great reputation. This is a tenor trombone that has a great sound. One of my favorite features of this trombone is that it isn't too heavy on the low end. Thus, you tend to not get the extremely brassy, low end sound that is the common idea of a trombone. This instrument is great for players with a lot of technique and range. It sounds great for long legato passages, has a very smooth glissando, and the slide operates like a dream, assuming you keep it in shape. Tone wise It actually tends to stray away from the abrasive, unless you deliberately are trying to accentuate that aspect of the instrument. For the most part, assuming the player knows what they are doing, the horn is smooth and rich, sounding pleasant and melodic without getting too much noise. I found that playing parts for concert band and a jazz big band on this trombone were equally impressive. This demonstrates the enormous range of the instrument. I didn't want to put this down the first time I started playing it, mainly because it was so superior to my original trombone. The only issue I found with this trombone was the price, even though I saw it on sale, it was over two thousand dollars. I would almost always opt for buying it used if possible, it'll still be really expensive but I think that the quality will still be the same and it's the best way to afford this instrument. I don't know who is buying new trombones these days (except for maybe schools and institutions of that nature) but I certainly can't. If you can realistically afford this, definitely look into it, it's a high quality instrument.

The Conn Electric Band is a unique keyboard that aims to be an all in one stop for keyboard sounds and drum patterns. Of course this was made in a time without mainstream computers, so what this aims to do can now be done all in the box, however, the Electric Band has a lot of cool sounds that make it an instrument all it's own. The keyboard just has two 1/4" outputs in the back for a speaker and for an expression pedal if wanted. It doesn't have any MIDI connections as this was made before MIDI was on all keyboards. The keyboard is split into left hand/right, black/white keys, designed to give you as much control as possible to be a one man band. UTILIZATION There is a good amount going on with the Conn Electric Band's configuration, but nothing that I found very complicated as a lot of it is buttons for choosing your sound. On the far left there is a control panel for choosing your rhythm drum loops/patterns, along with further configuring your left hand/right hand split, reverb level, and overall volume control. It then has a series of buttons for choosing your preset sound, all of which are emulations of acoustic instruments and includes settings for brass, harpsichord, bassoon, clarinet, piano, and a number of others. On the far right is a series of sliders for further affecting your tone, including parameters for tone, wa-wa (filter), speed and depth for the modulator effect, and sustain. A manual should not be needed, nor have I seen one myself. OVERALL OPINION The Conn Electric Band is a really cool, vintage all in one workstation. Of course keyboards like this have come a very long way, but there's a lot to be said about these earlier models as they have cheesy sort of sounds that can provide something that isn't really taken into account in more modern keyboard workstations. It's got vibe and character and is certainly unique. The sounds aren't going to be very realistic, but they sound cool by my ear and I can definitely see how these sounds would be useful if you were going for this sort of vibe. I don't know too much backing information the Conn Electric Band, but it's definitely a cool keyboard worth checking out if you ever get the opportunity.