Customer Reviews

Rico Tenor Sax Reeds, Strength 2.5, 25-pack

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My younger son started playing the tenor sax this year. Rico Reeds was recommended by the teacher. So far, my son has not used up the first two boxes since he started playing 5 months ago. Of course, he burned through them faster at the beginning. Good quality, no defects in any of the reeds that we have found.

A lot of different reeds out there. A lot of mouthpieces and styles and personal preferences. You're pretty much obliged to go out and experiment, considering the old adage that the mouthpiece choice is more critical than the horn, and the reed more than the mouthpiece. (I'm not sure I believe that, but the "butterfly" aspect is appealing.) I play tenor pieces in the 7-7* range, and can find no reed more satisfactory than the old tried and true soft rico. A three pack seems just about right to get me through a few months without worrying about replacement.

I have always found Ricos to be acceptable beginner reeds for students in their first year or two playing. The reeds are fairly consistent, and the lower price means that breaking a reed is not too much of an expense for whomever is footing the bill for reeds (teacher, student, school, parent...). The provided plastic cases do a good job protecting the reed, as long as they are not pushed in too far. I usually move students to Rico Royal or Vandoran after their first full year or two.

These reeds are nice for beginning and intermediate leveled players. As I said in the title: these reeds work nice. Although these reeds are not the greatest, they usually work fine, are very durable and dependable. If you are an advanced musician try Vandoren. Fast shipping and great service as always in Amazon.

These came quickly and were just as described. A good price for quality reeds.

I ordered these reeds for my 95 year old father who is still playing his old saxophone. He has always used Rico reeds and says they are still good quality. This is the softest reed that was available and he has to do a little fine filing on them to soften them up a wee bit more, but heck, if he can still make a tune, that's great!

This is a great starter reed. I would start with a 2 1/2 reed first and then progress onto a 3 reed. This is a very, good brand of reed to use.

If you want to have you reeds last longer I would suggest you prepare them before you use them then. You will soak them in water for awhile, then after you think a good amount of time has gone by you will take them out of the water and squeeze out all the water. The best way to do that is put the reed on a mirror and rub the reed till all the water is out.

You do this because, the fibers of the reed separate from being left all dried up in a box, with no idea how long its been like that. So soaking it makes the fibers swell and getting rid of the water makes the fibers go together again. When I do this my reed's last 10x longer then normal.

But anyways, this is a awesome reed to buy and so much cheaper to buy them online instead of at a music store. You will save tons of money.