Along with every clarinet, the bass clarinet is a single reed instrument.
by the reed
bass clarinet (single reed, like clarinet); bassoon (double reed, like oboe)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, saxaphone, alto sax,
clarinet, bass clarinet, saxaphone, alto sax,
A bass clarinet, like all the different types of clarinets in it's family, have one reed.
Clarinet, sax, oboe, basson, bass clarinet,
Contrabass sax, Bass sax, Baritone sax ,Tenor Sax, Contrabassoon, Bassoon, Contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, and bass oboe.
Some of the instruments that have a reed are the oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, and probably others.
Clarinet Bass Clarinet Oboe Saxophones (tenor, alto, baritone, soprano)
The modern bass clarinet as we know today was invented by Adolphe Sax. (Later the inventor of the saxophone) Previous to that were other single reed woodwind instruments, but they do not have the same fingering or bore size as the modern bass clarinet.
No, it's not :) Reed instuments are instruments that you use a piece of wood (a 'reed') on the mouthpiece. You don't put an organ on your mouth, so therfore it isn't a reed instrument. Examples of a reed instrument are; saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet.