In '04 we had several great trumpet guys on staff.... Drew Shanefield, Ed Roush, Al Chez, and Trevor Braselton.
The only guys from the '01 staff that were still around in '04 were Chez and myself....
as far as high brass equipment during those years... I don't remember cause I was mainly working with the low brass but then again I think what's behind the mouthpiece has much more to do with the sound than the equipment itself.