Description
Hand Engraving
The YAS-480 alto saxophone boasts a hand-engraved pattern on its bell, adding a distinctive touch of class and personalization to the instrument. This craftsmanship enhances its aesthetic appeal and endears it to its owner.
Enhanced Neck
Equipped with a professional-quality 62-style neck, the YAS-480 saxophone delivers a mature, rich sound quality favored by intermediate and advancing players. The redesigned neck enhances tone production and ensures a more refined musical expression across different playing styles.
Key Guard with Adjustable Screw Cap Stoppers
The saxophone features separate key guards equipped with adjustable screw cap stoppers. This professional-style design allows precise technical adjustments, ensuring optimal playability and comfort for the performer.
Compatible with Custom Yamaha Necks
Featuring a redesigned octave key system, the YAS-480 offers players flexibility with neck options. It comes with a new 62-style neck, redesigned for improved tone and response, and allows interchangeability with necks designed for Yamaha's Custom Z and Custom EX saxophones, catering to individual preferences and performance needs.
Ensures precise intonation, warm tone, and responsive playability for intermediates, influenced by Yamaha’s high-end saxophones.
Features a mature, rich sound quality with a professional 62-style neck, enhancing versatility across genres.
Adds elegance with a unique, hand-engraved bell pattern.
Provides flexibility with a redesigned system for switching between Yamaha neck options.
Includes separate guards with adjustable screw cap stoppers for precise technical adjustments.
Balanced with a sturdy, lacquered brass body for durability and lightweight handling.
Bridges the gap with enhanced playability and tone quality, ideal for advancing musicians.
- Level: Intermediate
- Key of: Eb
- Neck: Annealed; Original YAS-62 design
- Neck Material: Yellow Brass
- Body Material: Yellow Brass
- Key Material: Yellow Brass
- Key Buttons: Polyester
- Finish: Gold Lacquer
- Tone Holes: Drawn
- Auxiliary Keys: Front F; High F# Key
- Mouthpiece: AS-4C
- Mouthpiece Cap: Plastic
- Ligature: Yellow Brass; Clear Lacquer
- Spring Type: Stainless Steel
- Pad Type: Waterproof leather and wool felt with plastic tone boosters
- Bell Decoration: Stamped
- Thumb Hook: Adjustable Plastic
- Pivot Screw: Straight-tapered with head, nylon lock (adjustable)
- Mounting: Post on Body
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