A question regarding sax reeds...

So currently I use the black plasticover reeds for my sax but I'm thinking of getting a solid plastic one. I've looked around the internets a little bit and they're over £10 each, so I wanna know what they're like before I invest in one (I'm thinking what's the sound like, how easy are they to play etc.)

tl:dr - What are solid plastic sax reeds like?

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plastic reed sounds well weird what's menna be the advantage of them?

(sorry not helpful i know.. just curious!)

Dunno that's why I'm asking you lot (very helpful a lot you are, thanks )

haha.. well the only person i've met who played on plastic reeds was an oboist... and on oboe it was definitely a bad idea! But then sax is pretty much completely differrent, so that's still no help.

I just use vandoren cane ones though tbh...

I've always used Rico reeds (advised by my teacher). What are Vandoren ones like? Is there actually any difference between reed makes or is it all shenanigans?

yeah, i much prefer vandorens.. find them a bit more mellow than rico, and easier to make a nice sound on

grr.. really wanna play sax now.. not got it out in a couple of months. lame.

Ah. I don't like the more mellow sound myself. The plasticover ones are a bit more sharper than normal so I usually use those.

Go play it then, fool. Is it a tenor or alto? Or a bari?! They're awesome

its a tenor... i have an alto too but i should sell that really.. always play tenor if i'm feeling saxy lol

i will!.., once disseration/exams are done with... doubt my revising housemates would appreciate it right now. plus i have an exam/recital thing in 2 weeks on oboe, so should probs not play sax til after that

..and yes, baris are beasts

What are oboes like to play? Don't think I've ever even seen one.

I got a chance to play a bari a while ago. I swear it's almost as tall as me

bloody hard, and bloody frustrating... but when they decide to cooperate they can sound gorgeous

kinda figure its one of the stupidest instruments to be good at lol.. fail.

dya play tenor or alto btw, forgot to ask?

I play tenor but my dad has an alto. I tried to play the alto and maybe tab out some Capdown stuff but I couldn't. It's like being a hunchback and the G never came out right (although that's probably the sax itself not the design).

i bought a plastic reed once.. what a load of shit!

it made a horrible sound, felt really weird on my lips, cost 3 times as much as a normal read, and broke on its first use.

i use rico's always, vandorans don't seem to have the same 'bite'

my friend has a bari sax ...[pause for effect]... called barry


she then tried to name my trombone trevor =/

she sounds like the sort of person you need to be friends with. lol

MangoSkeejykins wrote:my friend has a bari sax ...[pause for effect]... called barry


she then tried to name my trombone trevor =/

Do it! Trevor the trombone! It's the best idea since evar

Also thank you Francis for the reed stuff and more importantly for giving me a chance to use the thanks button! Woo

amazing, does this mean i get some sort of bonus points?

summers is going to be gargling my balls so soon