D'AddarioWoodwinds VENN G2 Synthetic Clarinet Reeds - Bb Clarinet Reed with Advanced Synthetic Reed Construction of Polymer Fibers, Resin, Natural Cane - Strength 2.5

I love this reed for my clarinet to easily pick up and play with students with little to no prep time. It sounds like a standard reed and isn't too bright.Will also vote for the durability as my 4 year old dropped my mouthpiece tip side down on the floor destroying the mouthpiece(big chunk broken off tip) but the reed was left unscathed and still very usable.

I like the idea of synthetic reeds but I find that trying to get the right strength is a pain. I purchased a 3 and that one is a bit too soft especially on higher notes, so I moved up to a 3.5 which is better on the higher notes, but it's overall a bit hard and tends to produce more squeaks. I will continue to play with it but probably in rehesrsal only and not at performances.

Tried these out at ICA ClarinetFest. Got one of these and a new competitor brand. Wow! The Venn, for me, takes the cake. I have now purchased a second so I can rotate them.The first one took me through a full show (rehearsal, tech week, whole run of a show) plus a semester of orchestra rehearsals and several concerts. I’d call it a winner that is still giving.

Reed didn't last more than 2 weeks before it started warping and chipping. For costing so much I expected it to last longer.

This has proven to be a terrible synthetic reed. It honks and sounds like a circus calliope. I would only recommend for marching band where they can’t hear you anyway.

I’m in a college marching band and constantly need new reeds. I had a synthetic but I bought it years ago and couldn’t find the original one I had so I took a chance with this. My last ones came in a box of five and it was the same price as this one. Those five reeds lasted me four years, this one Reed lasted me about 6 uses before splitting and chipping exactly like a wooden Reed. I’d much rather spend the same amount on a box of normal reeds that will last much longer.

Great

I wished that they would come in a 10 pack like the traditional reeds.

Suena aceptablemente bien, son funcionales, se sienten bien pero no deja de ser una caña sintética

Terrible sound in altissimo and upper clarion. Not worth it at all. Back to van doren reeds!

Still getting used to this shift in my musical paradigm but so far so good - sound appears stable and steady. Not had any comments to say its improved the playing technique though! I like that it does not look any different from a "reed" based reed!

Quando ho provato per la prima volta questo tipo di ancia, provenendo dalle più note Legère (di cui suono le 4,25), mi sono trovato un pò spiazzato .... ma devo dire che lavorandoci su e trovando un numero più adatto al mio Becco (alla 4,25 della Legère corrisponde una 3,5 della Venn), sono riuscito ad apprezzarne le qualità. Sono sempre molto "Vibranti" e necessitano di una esmissione di una certa portata, quindi anche di una buona muscolatura facciale esterna e interna, ma danno soddisfazione nel risultato sonoro. Provandole con altri bocchini con caratteristiche differenti, ho anche constatato che probabilmente non "calzano" proprio con tutte le aperture. Buona sperimentazione

これまでレジェール各種、ヤマハのシンセティックリードを使ってきましたが今のところこれが1番ケーンに近い音と吹奏感です。使用しているマウスピースはB40ライヤー。2.5では少々軽すぎたので3.0も注文中です。