Alto Saxophone American Cut

Ready to play

These are so much better than I would have imagined. Recommended by a friend. No soaking a reed trying to get it ready to play. The sound is great and consistent. I have them on my alto and tenor. I bought 2.0, about to try 2.5 and 3.0.

Good reeds

I've got the 2.25 strength. Since I have it, I only use regular reeds for playing in front of people, or occasions. Practice and regular times, I am using this reeds. Little darker than the regular and hear the synthetic signature of the sound but no problem using this for the practice.

American Cut 3.00 review

It's a great reed, reliable, but a bit soft, the strength charts you offer are all too misleading. I find a Vandoren Traditional 3.5 to be equal to a French Cut 3.75, and the Classic 3.5 to be equal to a V16 3. A fresh American Cut 3 is about as hard as a BSS Black 3. You should just push your saxophone reed chart, the top half (your reeds), down about a quarter step, from my experiences that would make things a lot more accurate. Other than strength discrepancies, the reeds I've purchased the past few months are great, just the most recent two being a bit too soft.