Yamaha YTS-480 - Tenor Saxophone - Gold Lacquer
Description
A great sax for advancing students
A step up from the class-leading YTS-280, the YTS-480 has some small but significant design upgrades that gives this horn an edge.
Description
Like all Yamaha saxes the 480 is an extremely well-designed and hugely playable horn. Its medium to bright tone, together with slick key-work and a very free-blowing response make this a smooth and satisfying instrument to work with; easy enough for a raw beginner but offering enough depth and versatility for the more seasoned user.
Features
• Material: Brass
• Finish: Gold lacquer
• Key Touches: White polyester
• Neck: Yamaha 62 style (upgradeable)
• Engraving: Yamaha hand engraving
• Case: Light but very strong. W/ backpack straps and A4 pocket
• Mouthpiece: Plastic Yamaha 4c
• Made in: Indonesia
• Free Professional Set Up & Free Check over within a Year
• Recommended for: Students and advancing players on a budget
Review
It was great to find the latest Yamaha "intermediate" sax has received a neck upgrade to the excellent 62 models and is even compatible with the Yamaha Custom necks. Further improvements to the key work make this a sax that you can live and grow with. Phill Straker - SAX
Delivery & Returns
UK mainland
Free delivery over £100
Enjoy free delivery on all orders over £100 to mainland UK addresses.
Worldwide shipping
Fast. Fully insured.
Fully insured international delivery, with the final landed cost paid at checkout.
Returns
14 days to return
Online purchases can be returned within 14 days of receipt. Exclusions apply to:
- Custom-ordered goods
- Products with broken hygiene seals, including reeds and mouthpieces
- Digital download codes and software licences
Online purchases cannot be returned to our retail stores.
The SAX workshop promise
Expertly set up.
Ready to play.
Free 42-point professional set-up
Every saxophone is checked and set up by our experienced technicians before it leaves us. From your first instrument to your next professional horn, you receive the same specialist care — at no extra cost.
Every new saxophone also includes a free checkover within one year of purchase. Bring it back to us to keep it playing at its best.

