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Your cart is empty.A convenient way for players to try all four Vandoren jazz reed cuts and find the reed that suits them best. Each customer-friendly card includes one each of Java, Java Red, ZZ, and V16.
Armando Arguello
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025
good quality.
jevon
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
Works and oem
Alex Jorge Herrera Martinez
Reviewed in Mexico on March 15, 2024
Muy hueno
G Man
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
Loved the assortment
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2024
Thanks
Vee P
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
These fit perfectly. Although these are a little pricy, it's the best way to easily compare reed styles. These are very high quality reeds that last quite a while and perform well consistently.
B. Eachcomber
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023
Fair enough way to try 4 different style reeds from a name brand company.The shiny colorful 4 pack with the red and green would fit well with a Christmas display.
Tiffany Franklin
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021
Since the pandemic began, I decided to pick up a hobby. Well, when I was a teenager in high school I played the bari sax. I was decent enough to go to state three years in a row. After life happened, wife, kids, and 20 years military service, I decided to get back into it. I bought a Jean Paul tenor that came with a Rico reed strength 2. I was able to play the notes on the scale, but it sounded a bit muffled. After much research, I bought this product... Are you kidding me? The Java red and green, and the jazz reeds are incredible. With little to no effort I started playing the scale much easier than with the Rico reed, and I was in tune. Great product. I’m excited and can’t wait to evaluate my sound in 3 months.
Adam Hodgetts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2020
I wanted to try different reeds and i couldnt get single or small packs from my music shop. these are fab. you get to try the 4 different varieties. what i did find is that the v16 and the zz were "stiffer" and the Java. i had 2.5 (the reed chart suggests a traditional 2 was a java 2.5) which i would agree with now i have played them.
Jens G.
Reviewed in Germany on February 18, 2019
... und gute Töne!Als Anfänger muss ich sagen, unglaublich was dieses kleine „Holzplättchen“ doch ausmacht.Und es macht Spaß mit diesen hochwertigen Blättern zu experimentieren.
Raj
Reviewed in India on June 13, 2018
Practice session
Deana
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2018
I'm looking forward to trying all four reeds. So far, I've used the reed. Already, I can tell the difference!
D. Prince
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2015
For me, the V16 played just fine, but wasn't the sound I wanted for the genre I play - which is mostly jazz and I'm also in a funk band. The V16 would have been great for a concert band, or in a setting where you need to blend in as it had a warm even tone. I couldn't get it to provide the type of bright sound needed for most soloing situations I find myself in.The ZZ's I could take or leave. I wasn't overly impressed but didn't hate them either. The sound I got was more of the bright sound I need, but I just didn't care for the way the played.The Java Green I liked a lot at first, but after 30 minutes or so it seemed a little too easy to play with no real tonal center. However, I went back to it after a while and really began to like it. Maybe I just needed to stick with them for a while. The Green plays well in all registers, including altissimo, and is very easy blowing which could come in handy for endurance if playing a long gig, and gives me the bright sound I need.The Java Reds give me the bright, raspy-if-I-want-it, sound that I need. They play well in all registers, including altissimo. They play easily but give me enough resistance where I feel like I have more control over the sound and dynamics.I'll probably stick with Java Red, although Java Green is beginning to grow on me.Other info: My tenor is a Selmer Mark VII and I used a Meyer M6M rubber mouthpiece. Tried metal a couple of times and never liked it. The Meyer works perfect for me.UPDATE: I gave the Java Green as honest shot, but the Java Red is by far my favorite in every measurement.
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