We are thrilled to announce the expansion of Wessex Tubas into Europe with a brand-new warehouse and showroom in Castellón, Spain! This exciting development allows us to offer even better service, faster delivery, and the most competitive prices to our valued European customers. While our instruments remain the same high-quality models you know and love, this move means we can now provide local expertise and support, making your shopping experience smoother and more convenient than ever before. With our stock now closer to you, we can significantly reduce shipping costs and delivery times comp ..read more

We are thrilled to share that Wessex Tubas has been featured in a recent article by Rolling Stone UK, highlighting our commitment to crafting affordable, professional-grade brass instruments with expert craftsmanship. This recognition from such a prestigious publication underscores the quality and dedication we invest in every instrument we produce. Since our founding in 2012 by tubist Jonathan Hodgetts, Wessex Tubas has been dedicated to making high-quality brass instruments accessible to musicians of all levels. Our journey began with a single pallet of four tubas sold from a back room in An ..read more

You’ve been asking us for some new euphonium videos for quite some time now, and we are absolutely buzzing to be able to provide you with a new series on some of our most popular Euphoniums in the Wessex range. Last month we had the pleasure of having Robbie Henderson visit the Wessex Headquarters in Andover! Robbie is the principal euphonium player in the Band of the Scots guards, and is an absolutely wonderful player. It was a real privilege to have him at the Wessex warehouse, and we hope to have him back soon to film more demonstrations for you! In this video, Robbie Henderson and Jonathan ..read more

Watch our Christmas special where the team talk about their highlights of the year  and the exciting things to look forward to in 2025 ..read more

We're pleased to announce two new Tuba players have joined our Wessex Professional Artists team. Both from Spain, Àngel García Martínez and Jonatan Sevilla Requena bring a wealth of experience, art, and musicality to our team. Both with experience of teaching and performing we're glad to have them aboard.   ..read more

It is now almost a year since I announced that Wessex Tubas was planning to develop a new compensated BBb Bass and got a lot of responses from players in bands at all levels to try and give feedback - much appreciated! I am pleased to say that development is now well underway. We had a big technical problem earlier in the year, but have now resolved and we are now near the stage where just a few more tweaks and I think we will have a prototype to show and for you to try. I played the first prototype today and think it will resolve most of the issues with existing BBb Basses on the market, in p ..read more

Wessex Tubas & Brass is moving on to offer REGIONAL play testing opportunities in the US.   We at Wessex are very aware that many Wessex customers, interested musicians & educators are faced with difficult economic choices. The Wessex brand is synonymous with an undeniable value-for-quality balance & to continue to meet that standard we're bringing instruments from our collection to your region to give you the opportunity to test that claim for yourself. Wessex Tubas is hitting the road from November for a 6 month transition period geared towards establishing permanent reg ..read more

We’ve partnered with Route—a package protection and tracking solution—to give our customers the best possible delivery experience. Route provides low-cost shipping protection to protect your package in the event that it gets lost, stolen, or damaged while in transit. Route is also a mobile app that allows you to visually track all of your online orders in one place. No need to dig through your email for tracking numbers. Route’s dynamic maps and real-time shipping updates keep you in the loop throughout every part of your delivery. The Route app is available on Android and Apple app stores ..read more

Meet Miss Li - she is the lady who ensures the quality of Wessex production ongoing throughout the year, our eyes on the spot at the factory in China. She was appointed specifically responsible for Wessex quality control in 2019, it was her that helped keep production standards high when we could not get to the factory in person during Covid travel restrictions. Now we are once again regularly visiting the factory, she continues to pre-check with particular responsibility for the high-brass quality approval including the ever-popular PB300 Piccolo Trombone which she is holding in the ..read more

A guide to playing the piccolo trombone  The piccolo trombone is the smallest and highest of the brass instruments in the trombone family and, due to its size, isn’t used in any band. Instead, it is a fun addition to the trombone player’s collection and can be used as the highest voice in a trombone ensemble.  Being so small, how do you play the piccolo trombone?  A guide to playing the piccolo trombone  To understand how to best play this unique brass instrument, we should first familiarise ourselves with the dimensions and key elements that make up the piccolo trombone:&n ..read more