Légère Reeds - Bb Clarinet Reed, European Cut, Strength 3.75 (BBES3.75) - Premium Synthetic Woodwind Reed

This reed works well for me! The sound quality is a bit bright, but not as much as I was expecting for it being a plastic reed. Honestly, this has made playing the clarinet more enjoyable for me. The stress of whether or not my reeds would work, whether they were wet enough, sandpapering them, etc is gone, and I can just enjoy playing straight out of the case. If you play a woodwind instrument and have anxiety around playing, this may relieve some of your stress like it did for me. Again, your tone quality may not sound as good, so you may still want wood reeds for some performances and practices, but you may find it handy for rehearsals and personal practice.

Bought during covid for extended playing outdoors in varying weather. Worked great, lasted for a few months of heavy, daily playing, then would recommend replacing. Sound quality was good until it got older. Great for playing in pep bands in the cold

Excelente producto, buena caña, buena calidad, entrega rápida

The only reason for the four stars is that sometimes you get a bad one and have to send it back. That said, if you buy a box of cane reeds, several in the box are likely to be bums. Most of the time, these play great and last for a long time. I'll never go back to cane reeds again.

Played amazingly right away. It was such an easy transition. It’s very smooth and sliiiigtly wider than my regular reeds but still an amazing fit. The quality of the tone was amazing. Highly recommend.

Works well!

Plastic reeds aren’t for everyone, and they are certainly not as good as wood. But… for plastic, this is about as good as it gets. Solid product and it does sound decent for practice and other things. Doesn’t require too much extra effort in my opinion.

Full disclosure: I am not a professional clarinet player but this Euro Cut Légère reed had good reviews here and also was recommended to me by several people. My personal experience is that, ironic as it sounds, it needs a little breaking in and so does the player, to get used to it. It vibrates pretty easily in low register but I am struggling with it in the high register. I do not struggle with cane reeds (Gonzalez being my favorite cane reeds). The Légère lacks warmth...very noticeable. It plays louder and sharper which for me translates to “cold.” I will keep this reed and continue to work with it. I bought a ligature recommended to me for this reed, a BG Flex, but not sure it allows enough vibration...had better luck with the old standard Rico everyone has. I have purchased two more ligatures and will try them both with this reed. I may also purchase a Légère Signature Classic to see if I like it better than the Euro Cut. I don’t know one clarinet player who has not gone through multiple reeds, mouthpieces, and ligatures before settling on a set-up they find consistently reliable for their music. I am no exception to that! UPDATE! I bought and am using a Bambu ligature with a metal plate...it works fantastic with this reed. Every note is sounding a lot better now and it’s easy to play altissimo with the new ligature (Bambu Nova). THIRD UPDATE: I now love the Légère Reed EuroCut. I needed to get used to it. Furthermore, I am using the BG Flex ligature and find it is an excellent set up and works well in all registers. I still maintain that the synthetic reeds lack the warmth of cane reeds but it’s a welcome tradeoff, considering how reliable and easy these reeds are to play. I still use a cane reed at beginning of my practice to make myself work but then I switch to Légère to play music so I can focus on the music and not as much on working out my air support!