What is a good bass clarinet for beginners?
Ok. Now starting with a bass clarinet is not such a good idea. It can be a hard to learn instrument if you have never played woodwinds. However, if you wish to continue with playing the bass clarinet, i would suggest a Yamaha YCL-622II. I am using it currently and it has an excellent tone quality. Alternatively you could buy the YCL-221II it is a slightly cheaper one. It was the first one I used. Its tone is not as good but still clear. If you would like to buy a B♭ clarinet (i suggest you start learning with this one) you could get a Buffet E11 or a Yamaha YLC250, or a Yamaha 450E. They are all good in terms of tone. As for reeds you should buy grand concert reeds(size 3) As you improve you may want to change to a brand called Vandoren (size 3 reeds). You could get a vandoren mouthpiece or a yamaha custom mouthpiece and I suggest you buy a Rovner ligature. It is up to you to decide which clarinet you will start playing. I wish you the best of luck and hope you enjoy learning the clari
