Yamaha YTR-8310ZS

"Expressive sounds, deep warm tones, and accurate intonation"

Yamaha offers a complete range of trumpets for every level of player — from the beginner to the advanced and professional musician. Following Yamaha’s philosophy of vertical integration, top-level instruments such as the Xeno models are developed first. Elements from these flagship instruments are then incorporated into the professional, intermediate, and even student models. Thanks to this thoughtful development process, Yamaha designers ensure that each trumpet delivers the perfect combination of design, playability, and sound quality — tailored to the musician who plays it.

Custom Z

The Z was born of Yamaha' s long and close partnership with the legendary trumpeter Bobby Shew. Bobby is an incredibly versatile player, and to meet all his playing requirements he wanted to create one super efficient instrument which could scream out a powerful lead line, or play soft, mellow ballades. He finally found that instrument in the Z. When we decided to try to improve the Z, trumpet designer Shunichi Niwata and R&D specialist Bob Malone worked together with Bobby, passing into it all the special techniques we'd learned since designing the first Z. And the results speak for themselves.