Yamaha · Professional · YTR-8335II · 2013–present (Xeno line since 1990)
The Xeno began with a favor. In 1978 Thomas Stevens, principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, asked Yamaha to build him a trumpet, and a small team spent ten years on prototypes, building hundreds of bells, until he was happy in 1988. Along the way Yamaha released the heavyweight YTR-8335H in Japan in 1986, its first trumpet with two braces. Designer Kenzo Kawasaki then went through an English dictionary page by page looking for a name and stopped near the end at Xeno, meaning from a foreign place. The first Xeno, the YTR-8335US, went on sale in Japan in 1990, and the line went worldwide with plain model numbers in 2001. The YTR-8335II is the 2013 update, with a new bell design, thinner valve casings and pistons, and a button on the first slide for fine-tuning resistance. It keeps a one-piece 4-7/8 inch bell, a 0.459 inch medium-large bore and a heavyweight body. Kessler and Sons lists it as handmade in Japan. Earlier Xenos turn up for sale too, and the stamp tells you which one you're looking at.
This is a professional horn for an advanced high schooler, a college player or an adult who plays a lot. It's heavier than a YTR-2330 or 4335, so if you can, try one before you commit.
Build and caseYTR-8335II
Yamaha doesn't publish a serial chart, so date a Xeno by generation. U-series stamps such as 8335US and 8335USII are Japan-market horns from 1990 to 2001, plain YTR-8335 stamps start in 2001, and the 2013 update added a button on the first slide and a taller water key gutter on the main slide.
Pro horns get played hard, so look for valve wear and red rot in the leadpipe. A valve that wobbles in its casing is the serious kind of wear.
More on this in our trumpet buying guide.
Buying guide
We'd buy a US Xeno with its case and mouthpiece, like the 8335 with a Yamaha Custom 16C4-GP mouthpiece at $1,791 delivered, a bit under the $1,900–2,425 band. There are at least 121 for sale, many from Japan dealers charging up to $450 to ship, and new ones from dealers ask about $3,636, so a used one at the median saves about $1,400. This page mixes every 8335, so read the stamp, where U means a Japan-market horn from 1990 to 2001, plain 8335 stamps start in 2001, R is the reverse style, LA the Wayne Bergeron model and G a gold brass bell. Check that the stamp in the photos matches the title, and ask whether any valve wobbles in its casing, which is the serious kind of wear. Skip the $4,099 8335RGS, about 1.9 times the median and more than new ones ask, and the LA from a zero-feedback seller.
$1,483.10est. delivered
The lowest delivered Xeno here at $1,483, an 8335U with a mouthpiece, the Japan-market version built from 1990 to 2001. It ships from Japan with $211.95 shipping, and a US 8335R with a hard case asks about $17 more.
Yamaha Xeno YTR-8335U Bb Trumpet Gold Lacquer Mouthpiece Musical Instrument
$1,790.87est. delivered
A US horn with its case and a Yamaha Custom 16C4-GP mouthpiece, the size the current model comes with, at $1,791 delivered and under the band.
Yamaha YTR 8335 Q Xeno BB Trumpet with Case Yamaha Custom Mouth Piece 16c4-GP #1
$1,957.99delivered
Titled serviced, at $1,958 delivered with free shipping from Japan, inside the band. It's titled both RG and silver plated, so check the photos for the bell and finish you're getting.
Yamaha YTR-8335RG Custom Professional Trumpet Silver Plated Serviced 78 chars
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Used$1,483.10est. delivered
$1,271.15 + $211.95 shipping
Buy It Now$1,271.15
Good buy
8335U, the Japan-market version, with mouthpiece. Ships from Japan.
Seller: momotaro.market
99.6% positive
Used$1,790.87est. delivered
$1,750.00 + $40.87 shipping
Buy It Now$1,750.00
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Good buy
US seller, with case and 16C4-GP mouthpiece.
Seller: smallsword
99.9% positive
Serviced$1,957.99delivered
$1,957.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,957.99
Good buy
Titled serviced. Titled RG but silver plated, as the photo shows.
Seller: kay2015japan
100% positive
Used$1,499.99delivered
$1,499.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,499.99
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US seller. 8335R with hard case. Free shipping.
Seller: craventhisandthat
100% positive
Used$1,527.00delivered
$1,527.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,527.00
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Titled tested. Free shipping from Japan.
Seller: poketoy_jp
99.4% positive
Used$2,195.66est. delivered
$2,025.00 + $170.66 shipping
Buy It Now$2,025.00
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US seller. 8335S with original case and mouthpiece.
Seller: jahew-986
100% positive
Used$2,375.00delivered
$2,375.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$2,375.00
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Zero-feedback seller. Titled 8335LA, the Bergeron model.
Seller: billpritch
No feedback yet
Used$4,150.45est. delivered
$4,099.00 + $51.45 shipping
Buy It Now$4,099.00
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Priced high
8335RGS, reverse leadpipe. About 1.9 times the median, more than new ones ask.
Seller: ashanteemusic
99.7% positive
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