Are plastic drone reeds any good?
As to Ross and Champion reeds, you won’t find general agreement on this question. People who like them say that once they’re properly set up they’re quite consistent and require little maintenance. People who don’t like them say that they produce an inferior tone to cane and are too easily affected by moisture or a changing environment. Some people like Shepherd plastic reeds while others say the sound is inferior to cane. Wygent, EZeeDrone, and Henderson reeds have a wide acceptance. Most agree that the plastic-tongued reeds can be more stable than cane-tongued reeds. None of these reeds is a panacea.
