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Your cart is empty.Launched in 1993 to answer the demand of some American jazz musicians (a JAVA with even more wood), the V16 has a thicker tip than the Traditional Vandoren reeds and a longer palette. The sound is more brilliant and more percussive and particularly well adapted to all new styles of music.
Jones
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
Vandoren alto sax reeds are consistent, durable, and produce a rich, warm tone. They respond well across all registers, making them great for both beginners and advanced musicians. The reeds offer excellent control and projection, making them a reliable choice for jazz, classical, and any other style.
blanco
Reviewed in Spain on March 1, 2025
Ok
Domenico
Reviewed in Italy on January 15, 2025
Rispetto ad altre ance(stessa forza) sempre Vandoren e di altri marchi, è quella preferita. Proiezione e facilità in tutto il registro e su generi musicali differenti
luis guillermo echavarria
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
Muy buena calidad en el sonido
Bradley M. Farrell
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
Got these for my son. His favorite reeds. I don’t play sax, but he claims these work well.
Peter Bogutzky
Reviewed in Germany on June 21, 2023
Es ist ein Naturprodukt, aber die Qualität ist super.
Sean Lane Fuller
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020
I love the V16s. They are just a little thicker at the tip and have a great jazzy tone. I play on some very cheap instruments (Mendini) and they definitely make them play even better. I didn't find a bad reed in the whole box.
The Deac
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2019
Excellent product worth the money.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2019
Quality good, as you would expect from reputable brand.
BLESSED
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2017
These are excellent reeds. Both of my young daughters use this brand. It is very important to start your children out with very good quality reeds to give them the best shot towards success. They are expensive but they are wonderful confidence builders. The kids will not use any other brand at this time and we have convinced the band director to recommend these to all his students.
Ronald A King
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016
I originally tried these reeds by using the Vandoren Jazz Mix which also includes the Java Green, Red, and ZZ. The reviews for the Jazz Mix favored the Java Reds, but I ended up liking the Java Greens and these V16s the best.I use the #2 1/2 V16s. They are just a bit thicker at the base and rank about a "#2 3/4" on the Vandoren scale. They work just as well for me playing everything from show tunes to marches to jazz. I use these reeds with a Vandoren A6 or Meyer 6 mouthpiece on Selmer Mark VI and Yamaha 62 altos.I am another older player and do not feel like playing "tongue depressor" reeds anymore. The 2 1/2 V16 reeds are very comfortable and I can reach every note I need to play when I need to play it. If I feel good, I'll use a #3 Java Green, but for 90 percent of my work, the V16s are great!
E. Foldes
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2014
I'm a seasoned jazz alto player, been playing for over 30 years-- Tried many brands and strengths of reeds, and this V16/#2.5 seems to be the one most easy to live with. When I was younger, like many of my peers, I'd play #4 reeds and brag about it-- When you get older you realize that you don't need lips of steel (nor do you need reeds as thick as surfboards) to play good music. So I settled into 2.5's and these play nicely, with good tone and the quality is pretty consistent from reed to reed -- If not, I just shave them down as needed. A good reed for the seasoned player who is confident enough that he doesn't need to prove anything.
F3 Labs
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014
I received my order fast and in good condition. However, instead of receiving 1 box of 10 reeds I received 5 boxes. Because I am honest, I worked with Amazon to return the reeds. I gave them 4 stars because of this error which required a little extra legwork on my part.
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