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Yosi sax
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024
Llego justo lo que pedí y en menos tiempo del acordado.
Trevor Goodchild
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023
Bamboo reeds sound better. No doubt about that. But, the appeal of synthetics has always been that they don't change with the weather, and you can avoid the tedium of managing and preparing reeds. How many times in your life have you had a concert coming up and started breaking in some reeds? So you have a fresh set, and then something awful happened-- you chip a couple of reeds, or they turn out to be duds, and then you have nothing for your concert? Or, how many times have you had a gig in a humid area and your reeds are garbage because they're water logged?These avoid all of that, and I'll never go back to bamboo unless I'm playing a critical concert-- which I don't ever do because I'm just not that good :-DEven if you prefer to tender your reeds, keep a couple of these as a backup if you find yourself in a critical situation.
Alexander Kelsh
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2023
I haven't liked any synthetic reed before this, and it felt good as soon as I tried it out. It feels closest to cane of all the synthetics I have tried- sounds great too. Get a size below what you usually play, I was playing on Vandoren v16 3's before, but the VENN 2.0 is pretty close to that strength.
Linda L Lane
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023
I was expecting for $30 that it would last for a long time. I played with it for about a week or two before it got chiped and had to quit using it. It sounded okish but was very hard to play with. Do not recommend.
Daniel Ubau Blasco
Reviewed in Spain on April 18, 2023
Hay un error en la descripción de los productos entre 3.0 y 3.0+, hay que guiarse del título del artículo, no de la dureza o "strength" que pone abajo, sino, te viene confundida.
Lisa Robbin Young
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
I did a doubletake on this reed. I've been playing bamboo for decades and always thought synthetic reeds were a problematic joke, in terms of quality. I happily stand corrected. At first glance it looks "real" enough, but the proof is in the playing. Smooth, not buzzy, and more durable than the old bamboo.
T-Rock
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022
This has a nice clean sound. I typically use a 2.5, but I have wanted to try this synthetic at 3.0. I was skeptical. It has a somewhat glossy look to it, which still made wonder if it would work fine. I also didn't know if it needed to be softened by premoistening it. I have discovered that it doesn't. I like the way it plays.I am just restarting playing my Saxaphone regularly. I notice that the synthetic reed is stiffer than my cane reed. But as I said I am used to playing with a 2.5. Playing with this 3.0 synthetic means I have to pay more attention to my diaphragm technique and posture. I think this is worth continuing with the experiment of playing with this synthetic reed.
Crafty Mom
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2022
I typically use Vandoren reeds to play, for the tone and quality. I've been playing saxophone for over 20 years now. Trying a synthetic reed for the first time has been interesting. It has decent tone in the middle register, but it is harder to play certain notes, especially in the lower and higher registers. As far as durability, it split on my first use after about 45 minutes of play time. It isn't something that I will permanently switch over too, I refer the overall tone and use of traditional reeds.
HJeffK
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
D'Addario is a famous music company. Their guitar strings are really good which is how I know them. My son plays an Alto Sax so I jumped at the opportunity to try this. It is completely man made but, as such, it lasts a very long time. I was skeptical that it could replace and old school wood reed but it does and it does so well. Easy recommendation here if you want to stop constantly replacing wood reeds.
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