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Your cart is empty.Bravo reeds feel, play, and perform as well as cane and are engineered to consistency every player deserves. Students and professionals alike can benefit from the resistance to tip cracking, indifference to humidity and heat, instant playability, and significantly longer reed life compared to the best cane reeds. Individual reed cases click together for secure storage. Strict non-toxic manufacturing process imposed and certified by the stringent standards of the European Union.
Bill F.
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
The reeds were too narrow or not wide enough for the average tenor mouthpiece table.Believe it are not they fit a hard rubber alto sax mouthpiece and played well.
Betty
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
First, I was not expecting this to be very good at all. Hence why they are getting 3 stars instead of 1. I needed reeds quickly to check out a tenor to see how bad of condition it was in pad/sealing wise so i was not concerned with tone quality, as i knew no matter what this particular sax was not going to be playing very good. These were available next day and cheap. Since i have no intention of using the tenor any time soon as i knew it would need repairs these fit what i needed and arrived when i needed them. Plus I was curious about how good/bad a cheap synthetic reed might be. To determine whether or not to buy some alto sax ones for my son for practicing at home while I am just focusing on teaching him to get sound out and getting the fingering down. I think these might be suitable for that if the alto ones are cut better than these tenor ones.The main problem i have with these since i wasn’t expecting the best, was that they are cut too narrow at the top in that it’s almost impossible to lay the read where it is supposed to be without leaving a slight gap on the left or right of the reed. It took multiple attempts to get it so that it kinda sorta covered the sides nearer the tip, but you shouldn’t have that issue. I’ve never had it with a cane or synthetic reed I’ve used on any other saxophone. Since the boxes are not labeled with what type of instrument they are for I wonder if they might have sent me reeds for a bass clarinet instead of a tenor sax since they are too narrow when placing on the face of mouthpiece), and they were noticeable narrower than the worn out cane reeds that had been left in the sax case.. Since they did not seal properly I was actually shocked that they still functioned at all, but they were actually quite easy to play. I would never use them for a concert or any other kind of show, but for a beginner practicing at home they would be better than expected IF they were cut correctly. With the way these are cut any slight bump to the mouthpiece would move the reed to where they would have a gap to the side AND it took several attempts to get it mostly covered and get ligature tightened without it moving back out of place.Technically they performed better than i expected. I didn’t use a tuner as i knew in advance this sax was not in very healthy condition, so I won’t say these reeds were perfect, but on the keys on the sax that were working my ear was saying the tone was better than expected (won’t say great, but better than expected.). In case you are wondering the mouthpiece used was a very standard Yamaha 5C Tenor sax mouthpiece that would come with any new Yamaha Student Level Tenor Sax, so it wasn’t that it was an abnormal mouthpiece.
Douglas Scott Dragoo
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
Very Stiff in Comparison to Other Synthetics & Don't Know if They Can ? Even be a Little re-worked to Use/or Play ... So I'll Stick w/ Leģere , Fiber Cell , or Venn
Michael Stout
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2023
Wow, using these reeds is a big shift for me. I am picking up the tenor for the first time since I was a kid, so the concept of a synthetic reed was new to me. The result is a completely different tone than the cane reed and a higher level of comfort for me. I'm still getting use to the change--mostly a much more mellow sound, but the horn seems to play easier. This turned out to be a surprisingly big, but comfortable change for me. Recommended.
Dan the Saxman
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
The reeds appear to be quite a bit harder than they should be. I'd say the #2 reeds I ordered were more like #3's. The reeds do sound pretty good after sanding them down. You can't use a reed file, since the material is a lot tougher that cane. Sandpaper is the only way to go, and it takes some time to get them to where you want them. Once sanded down the reeds sound and respond pretty well. I'm not sure I'd use them on a gig yet, but time will tell. They seem to be at least as good as the many other synthetic brands I've tried.
DJ
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
I bought the 5 pack of black tenor reeds. I don't recommend getting the black reeds - hard to see what's going on relative to the mpc. I bought #2s because the only other syn reeds I've used are Fibracell #3s which are a little stiff for me, but work really well when you get the right strength. Also, I like an old fashioned bluesy sound with my hard rubber mpc - an old King T - so a soft reed helps with that.These #2 reeds are very consistent - they all blew the same, which was still a little stiff for me! I sanded a couple down (mostly on the top near each side) and they played well after that. They are consistent up and down the horn, which is great, and the tone is rich, with the kind of harmonics I like.All of my 5 reeds have 2 flaws that the company shoud correct: 1. They're a tad too narrow, so you have to be really careful that you center them on the mpc table and make sure they will close at the tip completely. 2. They are branded on the arched "cane" end of the top of the reed, where the ligature clamps - the problem is the brand is a molded, RAISED logo, making problems with getting the ligature just where you want it on the reed.Other than that these reeds are an economical way to play a reed with all of the advantages of synthetics - long life, consistent tone, no spit needed, etc. They're especially good if you're not afraid to sand them a little to get what you want! (I don't recommend sanding the underside or clipping the tip)
Andrew
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
Played way harder than a 2. Like so hard I can’t hardly play them. I’m having to sand them down.
Christy Lester
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
I love rhese reeds! I get dry mouth when I play and these really help with that. Tone is great too!
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