New Bach Btr301 at $650 vs NewYamaha 2330 at $840?
Using online sellers, deciding between New Bach Btr301 at $650 vs New Yamaha 2330 at $840. The Yahama is an ebay seller from japan (I understand these are made in China now, but comes in box with hard case etc, and thousands of feedback 99.9%). The Bach is stateside.
I played trumpet from 4th grade through freshman in college and was pretty decent (1st chair high school orchestra). I'm now late 30s and want to pick it back up but sold my trumpets right after college when I stopped playing. I learned on a Bach tr300 and had a Yamaha intermediate in late HS.
Deciding between the title models and feeling stuck. For the same price I'd buy the Yamaha for sure, but for $200 less and having free US based returns if needed I'm leaning Bach. Just don't want to be disappointed relearning on a trumpet with "QC issues". These models are because it's where my budget is and I don't want to spend more in case I don't enjoy getting back into it.
I am very opposed to buying used because I live in a very rural place with no good options, and buying used online is out of the question.
