| Hey Shadow,
I too am a trombone player and have been toying with similar options as you. I have the Apex 205 and have done the mechanical mods too it (no transformer upgrade) and it sounds good. But I have had to ditch a few of the files as once I track up a few in a mix they don't sit as I had hoped..... I don't quite know what that means.
I would recommend checking out the CAD Trion 7000. I picked up mine for $170 off ebay.
Here's 4 bones that I recorded for a track with the Trion 7000.
Trion 7000-FMR RNP No effects, dry.... |