Saxophone reviews Yamaha YAS-280 - Refining a Classic

[trimmy]

Don't make promises you can't keep!!

Jx

I can and i will !! 😛

 

[Jeanette]

I can and i will !! 😛

You made a collective promise, none of us agreed not to play with his mind....

Jx

 

[Targa]

You made a collective promise, none of us agreed not to play with his mind....

Jx

Now Trimmy will have to go and look semantics up in his dictionary.

 

[trimmy]

Now Trimmy will have to go and look semantics up in his dictionary.

Google is my friend

 

[Targa]

Google is my friend

Are all your 'friends' on the internet?

 

[trimmy]

Are all your 'friends' on the internet?

Associates !

 

[510to860]

Aside from the high F# key, does anyone have insight on what the differences are between the YAS-26 and the YAS-280? Might those necks be different from each other? Might intonation be fairly the same between the two?

Side note: Having played on an EXII for six months, I found that there were some considerable adjustments (as with all other horns) to get things to play it in tune. After playing on a YAS-26 the other week, I was actually blown away by how in tune it was, even more so, IMO--than the EXII.

 

[Rob Pealing]

Aside from the high F# key, does anyone have insight on what the differences are between the YAS-26 and the YAS-280? Might those necks be different from each other? Might intonation be fairly the same between the two?

Side note: Having played on an EXII for six months, I found that there were some considerable adjustments (as with all other horns) to get things to play it in tune. After playing on a YAS-26 the other week, I was actually blown away by how in tune it was, even more so, IMO--than the EXII.

When I first started playing I rented a YAS 26 for 3 months and then bought a YAS280 and remember no difference, however bear in mind that I was just starting to learn with no prior musical training.

 

[510to860]

When I first started playing I rented a YAS 26 for 3 months and then bought a YAS280 and remember no difference, however bear in mind that I was just starting to learn with no prior musical training.

Thanks for your insight, Rob!

 

[ellinas]

I went today and played a brand new YTS-280. (tenor)
What a great option for students..... but for that kind of money there so many options lately...

 

[Nikki]

Aside from the high F# key, does anyone have insight on what the differences are between the YAS-26 and the YAS-280? Might those necks be different from each other? Might intonation be fairly the same between the two?

Side note: Having played on an EXII for six months, I found that there were some considerable adjustments (as with all other horns) to get things to play it in tune. After playing on a YAS-26 the other week, I was actually blown away by how in tune it was, even more so, IMO--than the EXII.

I hope nobody minds me resurrecting this older thread. What a great this is. Very informative. I’m seriously considering buying a Yamaha YAS 280.

Here is the difference between a Yamaha YAS 26 and a Yamaha YAS 280

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqnloh1GiDU

 

[Al Ex]

I've been playing a 280 for the last two years. I recently went back to a more "regular" practice routine, after a few months of hiatus (I had forgotten how babies, work, and adult life are time consuming).

I started playing with a Selmer S80 mouthpiece, then changed one year ago for a V16 A5 S+. It took me a little time to get used to the MP, and I eventually got a decent sound. Yesterday, my wife gave me an V16 A6 S+ as a birthday present. I tried it and was quite surprised at how noticeable the difference in feel was compared with the A5.

I really like my 280, I think it's a really nice sounding instrument, as long as you find the MP/reed that fits your playing. Sometimes I think I would like it even better if it was a little heavier (I always like to feel my instruments weigh a little, be it an harmonica, a guitar, or a saxophone), but that's no big deal...

 

[Nikki]

A different mouthpiece can make the world of difference. I’m glad you are liking your YAS 280. I decided to get a Yamaha soprano instead. and really, really like it a lot.
It’s funny because the lightness was something I actually liked about it but who knows, I’m a woman and that opinion could change a few times