The Yamaha YTS-480 tenor saxophone is a popular first upgrade model, positioned between the 280 range and the professional 62 range. This is a great value-for-money instrument for advancing players and/ or doublers.
It has a slighly fuller and broader sound than the YTS-280 model, primarily due to the more open taper design in the neck which broadens the tone. The YTS-480 is also constructed from a slightly thicker gague brass in comparison to the 280 student model which adds some weight and resonance to the sound, resulting in a fuller tone with more projection.
The YTS-480 model features the Yamaha professional neck mechanism which allows players to add custom Yamaha necks as an upgrade at a later time if desired. Mechanically, the 480 also benefits from an improved low B-C# connection which ensures consistent closing for the low C# key to help that low note speak more easily. The left hand see-saw key has also been re-designed to increase playability at speed and provide a much more comfortable transition between that cluster of keys
