Benz Supreme Bb clarinet reeds

Are you tired of wastage ?
Have you had enough of buying packs of reeds for your saxophone or clarinet, only to end up throwing out half the reeds in the pack because they're duds ? Then consider Benz Reeds a prayer answered. Through very careful cane selection and a rigorous individual machining process, Benz-Reeds eliminate the concept of dud reeds altogether. A pack of 5 Benz-Reeds will have no blanks in the chamber. Just five of the finest quality woodwind reeds that will take your playing to another level and last longer than any of the competition.

Tired of the reed holding you back ?
Does it feel like your instrument is somehow choked or congested ? That its full musical palette is being withheld from you ?  Benz-Reeds are the perfect remedy for this all too common condition. They will allow you to exploit your instrument's full tonal capabilities while ensuring that the timbre remains musical throughout the spectrum. Benz-Reeds will quite simply awaken your instrument and sweeten its soul.

Want to concentrate on your playing ?
Does your schedule not easily allow you the time required to «break in» a new reed? Have you longed for a reed you can just “pick and play” without the tedious rituals of selecting, wetting, sandpapering and playing in ? With Benz-Reeds, you can install a new reed and hit the stage straight away with complete confidence that your reed will deliver. On a Benz reed, all the groundwork has already been taken care of. Now you can stop worrying about your sound and get on with the business of playing. Isn't that what it's all about ?


Benz-Reeds. Trust your ears.


Benz-Reeds represent the absolute best quality, precision engineered reeds available for woodwind instruments today.  Swiss craftsmanship is legendary, and Benz-Reeds carry this tradition into the hitherto neglected realm of woodwind reeds in true style. Each Benz-Reed is meticulously crafted from premium Arundo Donax cane. The properties of this cane are specially analysed in a newly developed process, with each individual reed being separately machined according to tension and resonance. This secret profiling process makes Benz reeds sound extremely good indeed. They are balanced, easy to play at all pitches and suitable for all styles of music. Now you can truly concentrate on your playing !

Benz-Reeds are the brainchild of veteran clarinetist Andreas Benz. While undergoing classical training at a Swiss theatre in the late 70's, Benz was simultaneously instructed in the maintenance and manufacture of reeds by various professional solo clarinet players in the theatre. Realising that this was an art form in itself, Benz had a great deal of practice and hands-on experience making reeds at the theatre. At this time Benz also became interested in saxophone and quickly learnt the instrument from a professional sax player. Benz played both saxophone and clarinet in a succession of bands and orchestras over the next two decades, covering classical, folk, jazz, blues and rock styles.

During this time, Benz increasingly found himself devoted more to the material processing of reeds than actual playing, as the after-market reeds available at the time were not of the greatest quality and frequently didn't work properly. In his own words: “Every clarinet and saxophone player is familiar with the problem. Sometimes the reeds play well, sometimes they squeak, most of the time one is annoyed about not being able to achieve a clean tone.” Benz decided to definitively tackle this problem by establishing Benz-Reeds in the late 90's. “My design enables an analysis of the tension of the specially chosen Arundo Donax cane and appropriate processing. These precise reeds are playable at all pitches.”

At present, no other method of making reeds is as meticulous and no other reed comes close to a Benz.


Benz reeds are available in 2 models :

- COMFORT : Benz COMFORT reeds are a good choice for the classical, blues or trad jazz player. However, they can work well within any musical context, their only limits are your imagination and creativity !
- POWER : Benz POWER reeds are recommended for “harder” styles such as funk, soul, rock, modern jazz or fusion. However, they can work well within any musical context, their only limits are your imagination and creativity!