I play in a community symphonic band and switched from soprano to bass clarinet about a year ago. I was forever fussing with my cane soprano reeds. I now pick up my bass with a new European Cut Légère reed, and it blows smoothly and freely with beautiful tone and sharp articulation immediately, every time from the beginning of a practice or rehearsal. No fuss. No bother. No required adjustments throughout the playing session. I’m playing a much lower number with my bass than with my soprano, and I bought a 2.25 and a 2.5 strength to see which might work best. They’re both working for me, and I’m still trying to decide if I want to keep the two I bought or exchange one to have two of the same strength. I still haven’t decided which way to go. Maybe I’ll try one of the other cuts, but as to the new Légère reeds, I’m completely sold on them.

The year European cut is a great read for the bass clarinet. I thoroughly enjoyed playing it.

I’m digging the tone and ease of play I’m getting with these! It’s also nice knowing the reed will play well as soon as I pick up my clarinet.

My setup is a 2.5 Legere European Cut with a Vandoren BD5 mouthpiece. The combination out performs any other setup I’ve tried with my bass clarinet. I also use Legere reeds with my soprano clarinet. The reeds are ready to play right out of the box, last more than ten times longer than bamboo reeds, and quality is consistent.

Best quality bass clarinet reads I have ever owned