Yamaha YTR8310Z Custom Z Bobby Shew Trumpet

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Key Features

Incredibly versatile jazz style trumpet
Developed in collaboration with trumpet legend Bobby Shew
New bell and valve casing designs for improved projection and playability
Comes with Yamaha trumpet case
Register for 5-year extended warranty and 3-months Tomplay Premium

Yamaha YTR8310Z Custom Z Bobby Shew Trumpet Overview

The Yamaha YTR8310Z Custom Z Bobby Shew Trumpet is designed for balanced playing resistance, brilliant tone, and slick playability. Developed in collaboration with legendary trumpeter Bobby Shew, Yamaha designers worked tirelessly to meet the needs of a famously versatile musician - creating an instrument that can easily produce expressive tones all the way through a wide dynamic range.

With a litany of new design features devised to provide the performer with perfect playing resistance and unparalleled evenness of tone, combined with Yamaha's long-established pedigree in the production of high-grade brass instruments, the Custom Z makes for a fantastic jazz trumpet. With a classic, gold lacquered finish, this trumpet is instantly recognisable as an instrument with class. Developed by passionate musicians, for passionate musicians - the Yamaha Custom Z is the instrument for the jazz trumpeter seeking ultimate expression.

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Bobby Shew and Yamaha

The Custom Z is the result of a long partnership between Yamaha and American jazz legend Bobby Shew. Mr. Shew has been active on the jazz scene since the 1960's, having played trumpet with the Woody Herman and Buddy Rich big bands. He went on to be an incredibly popular session musician in Los Angeles and led the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra.

Noted for his fluid and instinctive improvisational style, Mr. Shew sought a trumpet with slick playability and gutsy projection, but also a rich tone and expressive abilities at the soft end of the dynamic range. His unique input, paired with the knowhow of Yamaha's best brass engineers, has resulted in a versatile, top-class trumpet.

Design Innovations

A bright and vivid tone is achieved with the one-piece yellow-brass bell. A side seam runs along the bell, meeting the points where tubing braces dampen vibrations, giving the instrument an open resonance and improving its projection. A French Bead is also applied to the bell - an advanced technique which results in a flat-domed rim shape, instead of a traditional round bell rim. This improves the feedback of sound to the performer.

The one-piece valve casing of a conventional trumpet has been replaced with a two-piece design. This allows a much more powerful, well-defined tone, and balances out playing resistance. The piston pads and leadpipe have also been redesigned in order to increase smooth playability during complex passages. The end result is an instrument that can effortlessly go from quiet to loud, with incredibly slick movement on the valves.

Included extras

The Custom Z comes included with a Yamaha TR-SHEW-JAZZ mouthpiece. This jazz-style mouthpiece has a deep, roomy cup which provides a big, warm sound. The back bore and throat are designed to provide enough 'jump and snap' to be able to deftly negotiate quick jazz passages with rich, full tone. Also included is a professional-quality Yamaha trumpet case. This sturdy construction is designed to protect your instrument from bangs and scrapes. Its compact size is perfectly suited for carry-on luggage, making it ideal for a musician on the move.

Yamaha 5 Year Extended Warranty

As a premium brand, Yamaha are proud to offer a free five-year extended warranty when the purchase of your instrument is registered within six months of purchase. Please visit the Yamaha website for the full terms and conditions and to register your warranty.

3 Months Free Tomplay Premium Subscription

When you register your instrument you can get a three-month premium subscription to Tomplay where you can access over 40,000 scores with backing tracks. You are able to filter by musical style, composer, difficulty and accompaniment type and interact with the scores. The pieces are all recorded by professional musicians and you can control the tempo and even record yourself playing. If you wish, you can also print and annotate your score and create loops to focus on those more difficult passages. For more information, please see the Yamaha/Tomplay website.