[kung_fu]

Ya, there seem to be difficulties no matter what you choose. How 'bout a recorder ?

[NickCormier]

You guys seemed to have misread the part where I said I played an alto sax before (over 5 hours at least, not alot but enough to know what im getting into). Im not intimidated by difficulty, Its more the type of sound I want to achieve vs limited cost.

My question basically was along the lines of should I get a trumpet to try it out because its 3x cheaper, and I still have a great interest in playing trumpet anyways, or save up for a sax, which, with my guitar funds, could be awhile unless I get a cheap china piece of crap =[

[Desecrated]

See if you can rent both instrument from somewhere.

[OzzyC]

Originally Posted by Desecrated

See if you can rent both instrument from somewhere.

Like I've already said- your embrachure might not allow for one or the other. Learning which one your more naturally able to utilize will make choosing which to pursue further an easy decision.

[NickCormier]

Yea.. The thing that sucks is I dont have a CC here, so I dunno if im able to rent one. I rented an Alto while I was home on xmas break because I could use my moms CC, but now I think im screwed..

I saw a nice Jupiter Tenor at a local pawnshop for $300 CAD, which I heard they are one of the nicer taiwanian sax's, so if its still there, Im gonna bring in my sax playing friend to get him to test it and maybe lower it down to 250ish.. Just crossing fingers its still there >X<

[Holy Katana]

I don't really know much about tenor, but as an alto player, I'd tell you to pick the sax. Yes, it has more buttons, but it's also easier to intonate, as you don't have to do much tuning with your embouchure (although, on high notes, you will certainly have to do a bit), and because the fingerings make more sense (at least to me, they do, but then again, I played it in band class for five years). Like, with trumpet, you have to memorize fingering patterns, and then you also have to change your embouchure to play different notes as well. With sax, more buttons means a lower note, and less means a higher one, until you press the octave key when switching from C of C# to D, and the whole process begins again. However, the trouble with both instruments, and with all wind instruments in general, is that to get into the high range, one must have great control over their breathing and their embouchure, or the note will either not come out, or come out horribly out of tune.

[jacksonplayer]

I played clarinet in school as a kid (fairly well, I might add), and when we had a substitute teacher, we'd fuck with their mind and all swap instruments. Germs, what germs?

Dude, brass instruments are WAAAYYY harder to play than woodwinds, IMHO. Sax requires more stout effort to play than clarinet, but it's easier in that you don't have to cover the holes with your fingers.

Any of 'em require a lot of practice when you start out, just like guitar. There are no shortcuts.

[Luan]

Both sounds awesome, but trompet = pure love