Rico Plasticover Alto Sax Reeds, Strength 1.0, 5-pack

Very good item

Es muy dura de usar

Holy Cow! I bought these because the reeds I bought before were too airy. I had some normal reeds that consistently sounded like I was blowing up a balloon whilst playing. I looked up what could be making the noise (I recently switched from Tenor to Alto and never had this issue before) and most people said bad reed. That eventually brought me to plastic reeds which were too expensive for me to "try out". These plasticover reeds are a great mix of quality and price-point. My last reeds wouldn't last very long, but I can already feel that these are going to last well over a month per reed. I play about 3 or 4 times a week for an hour at a time. I can just slap the reed on my mouthpiece without having to soak it, just a quick suck is sufficient. They are far more durable than a normal reed and don't split like many tips have before. Overall, I love these and will purchase more in the future.

this was the first reeds I've gotten where it seems to have black paint covering it. Whatever, it seems to be what I need right now. Thank you

Love the aggressive jazzy tone, but too thin for me to really get going without them closing off or tone flying all over the place. Probably great if you're a very soft type of player.

Honestly they are nice reeds. Long lasting. My mouthpiece combined with this reed made me sound like a

I have tried nearly every reed on the market in my twenty year career as a saxophonist, but I always return to my the Plasticovers. I have always found cane reeds to have a stuffy sound and less than desirable responsiveness, and I can't seem to get into the hype of synthetics. These are without a doubt the best reeds I have ever used. My current setup consists of a Yamaha YAS-875EXB with a Beechler Bellite #8 using the stock ligature and size 2.5 Plasticovers, and I absolutely love the bright pop sound that I achieve with this setup. I appreciate that there is little to no break-in time for these reeds and that changes in temperature and climate do not appear to affect them in any way. One thing I will say is that these reeds tend to sound better on metal mouthpieces. I have tried to use them with a Jody Jazz Jet 7, but there's a noticeable "plastic" sound. All in all, these are great reeds and I would most definitely recommend that someone at least give them a try.

They sound fine, seem no different than a wet, uncoated reed, and you don't have to mess with water.I take my sax apart to clean it but keep using the same reed. It works fine. I use it for practice so haven't done a careful comparison of the sound. It seems to last a long time, though. I've been using the first one I put on for a couple of weeks. Next, some Plasticover clarinet reeds.

a differenza delle vecchie da me acquistate sono troppo dure rispetto alle 2,5 vecchie

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Chegou rápido e bem embalado. Ótimo produto.

tutto perfetto. come sempre il prodotto si presenta da se, è un riordino

lasts longer than plain reed and doesn't have horrible taste or need wetting. sound good