Yamaha YCB-822S, good or bad?

[redstripe2]

I'm wondering if anyone has any opinions on the Yamaha YCB-822S?

[Alex C]

It's a good horn. It has many characteristics of the 822 F tuba including good intonation and response. Another aspect of Yamaha's in general is that they record better than they sound in person, I don't know why that it but I've noticed it with Yamaha trumpets, trombones and tubas. The live sound is a little too covered for my taste but with the right mouthpiece it carries well. At the right price, these horns are a great value.

[Euphtub]

I played on one when it first came out. The sound was dull and colorless, and the tuning was not very good. They might have tweaked the model but stay away from the older ones. The F tuba was much better.

The F tuba played by the wrong person sounds like pure sine wave. Great horn…but you have to work very hard to make it sound like a tuba.

[J.c. Sherman]

Nice horns, but every one I tried I remarked "love it... just have to cut the third valve slide".

J.c.S.

[jeopardymaster]

I didn't like the way the orientation of the valves made my wrist have to bend, but that wasn't on the S model.

[jeopardymaster]

Thank you, Robert - I'm glad SOMEBODY has a sense of humor around here!