Any advice would be appreciated greatly.If you've ever agonized over finding a reed that plays halfway-decent, or that mouthpiece that will make you sound like your favorite player, the truth is, to the outside listener, you sound pretty much like So if you're willing to move beyond the endless quest for expensive horns and accessories, then sax legend David Liebman's Ready to Start Loving Your Sound, Even on a Lousy Reed? You just have to be patient. My favorite brands are Rico and Vandoren, you can’t really go wrong with them!Even if cheap reeds can cost half of what good ones do, I and many other saxophonists would say that it’s worth it buying the good stuff. I suggest number 2 to start with it is easy with it.Just telling I just saw the comment of MrG now and it’s reply, but I didn’t read all the other comments too much. Some bad reeds are to be expected, as the material is natural.Just because they are popular and inexpensive, does not mean they are bad. I tried one from Macsax that I really liked, it was very bright, which was very odd considering that it was made of wood.hello, could someone please tell me different techniques to identify whether a reed cane is good or badIt’s tough to tell by looking, since a reed can look bad, but play great. Also, how can i develop speed while playing accurately.. Been playing for 6yrs bt I think i need speed and longer sustainance.. What do you advice me to do?Thanks for the tips about reeds. If you are looking for practice reeds or try a cheaper alternative to your favorite reed, try them out. 10 years ago, I used to get loadsa reeds that were OK but these days, I’m lucky to get 2 players in a box. )In what ways would the Rico 2.5 alto reed be beneficial? Anyway, the only real issue I have had is using them with a Jody Jazz HR piece they tend to quickly build up moisture on the bottom of the reed and give a “spitty” sound which drives me a little nuts. Personally, I started with Working with softer reeds has helped many professional saxophone players with developing a better embouchure plus overall range and dynamic adaptability.The best saxophone instructor I have had (who I found through There are several different methods in which to wet a reed.

Then perhaps you need to check out this particular type of reeds. The harder it is to move the tip, the harder the reed is.

You definitely shouldn’t be going through 3 reeds in an hour. Meaning that you can play altissimo just fine on a #2 or #2 1/2 if that’s your ideal reed strength.


Now that reed broke, and I tried the rest of them, I only found 3 that actually do the same work as that one, but they are now broke.

It’s called the Reed Vitalizer and it’s ~$20-25.Thanks for the Reed Vitalizer product tip. You can’t compare them this way because the other 9 Vandorens in the box could have been amazing and you could have gotten lucky by choosing one of the good Rico’s.

Plus I have found that Rico reeds are consistent than vandoren reeds box to box.Remember all the great Jazz players played Rico reeds. Needless to say, found them hard work – sound was less crisp (which I didn’t mind), but ran out of energy/ puff quite quickly! Others carry around a small container of water and let their reeds soak in the container before they play. I believe that that there’s an ideal reed strength for every player based on how developed their air support and embouchure muscles are. One synthetic reed should last as long as an entire box of standard cane reeds.Synthetic reeds have a small disadvantage: they are a little slicker than cane reeds, and require more careful positioning on the mouthpiece.


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