Hi,

My friend is a Bass Clarinetist, and she`s been looking into renting or possibly buying a Yamaha YCL221 BC, it`s a two piece BC, and she loves it cause it`s smaller and easier to move around. Have any of you guys tried it? How do you like it? Would you recommend it?

that`s the bass clarinet that my school just bought, and it`s great, except for the throat tones are a little weak and when you get up to high E above the high c (above the staff) the notes dont work very well and can be VERY flat, but i dont think you ever need those notes on the bass clarinet.

The throat notes and higher notes on the Bass Clarinet also sound like that when starting to play the Bass Clarinet. It isn`t the clarinet, you just need some practise and control. The Yamaha is better than the older one-piece, but still produces a flat tone, and needs constant repair. Its easier to handle though!

Awesome BC. I play this instrument for my schools jazz band. Its awesome. The neck is kind of hard to get used to but after that it plays like a bute.