Legere European Signature Bass Clarinet Reed

Wow I can honestly say I am now converted from cane reeds for the most part. I thought I’d give the Legere reeds a go given all the hype. Cane reeds especially the Vandoren v21 for bass don’t seem to last long for me and was soon loosing their optimum playability after a few hours. I immediately noticed the instant response from the synthetic reeds. I feel there is a time and a place for cane to be used as it does give you that warmer undertone and a bit of fuzz similar to a vinyl record. But the Legere is instant in its response. I have now tried these on all my instruments and love them for practice and for when cane is not needed. There is no detriment to sound from what I can notice it’s just different no worse or better particularly. The playability of the synthetic is excellent I can play a high Altissimo G with very little effort. I have found this to also be similar across the board with my Bb clarinet and Eb Clarinet also. All in all a fantastic advancement in synthetic reed technology as the last one I tried about 15 years ago was absolutely dreadful. I Would highly recommend anyone pondering trying one of these just give it a go. The European cut and French cut work very well for me and the American cut on saxophone works well also. On clarinet I am using a vandoren BD5 mouthpiece and Vandoren optimum ligature on all clarinet setups with excellent results. Highly recommended ????????

I like using Legere reeds and they seem to be consistently reliable

Excellent bass clarinet reeds. Much more controllable and less squeak-prone than any cane reed I’ve tried, especially in middle & higher registers. They also last a long time, so although they appear expensive, they last many times longer than the equivalent cane reed. Usually I avoid using synthetic products where natural / renewable equivalents are available, but these are so much better on the bass than cane reeds, I don’t mind making an exception.

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High notes much easier with the slightly harder reed.

Reed was so easy to play as doesn’t need any playing in . Legere Reed chart makes it easy to choose the right strength.