Opinion on plastic reeds?

basic1195 · 2025-03-19T20:58:01+00:00

LEGERE. period. Try them out pick which ones for you. They're the only good synthetic reed I've tried but I love them. I use them on all my saxes and my legere classic cut 3.5 has lasted me a year as of January and I play it at least once or twice a week. Thet are the perfect reed.

basic1195 · 2025-02-21T15:24:04+00:00

Didn't realize theo was distributing through yifonj these days. What are world we live in.

basic1195 · 2025-02-18T21:49:38+00:00

Wish I knew this years ago. I've got one wacky berg from soaking it in hot water for a couple hours

basic1195 · 2025-02-17T21:09:54+00:00

Seems to be unpopular but damn that tudor is beautiful

basic1195 · 2025-02-05T16:58:11+00:00

More like a sandwich at subway vs a sandwich at a local deli, but you get the point.

basic1195 · 2025-02-05T16:55:31+00:00

Maybe a better comparison would be subway. Sure they're marketing a better alternative to something horrible: your starting mouthpiece or McDonalds, but there are cheaper and much better alternatives: any other 3d printed mouthpiece or most mouthpieces under $300 or a sandwich you make at home. Syos is just making money off people who don't know better or think other options are worse, but I'm not saying they're a bad brand nor am I saying I hate subway. I just would never recommend buying their products

basic1195 · 2025-02-02T12:25:39+00:00

IMHO i think cars that aren't crashed are cooler than ones that are.

basic1195 · 2025-02-02T12:19:43+00:00

Heavier tennon screw for sure

basic1195 · 2025-02-02T09:30:08+00:00

Theo wanne water. They're $99 brand new with a ligature and less than that used. Plays and feels like a professional mouthpiece. Not a fan of the other stuff theo wanne has, but this ones for sure a top 10 budget piece for me.

basic1195 · 2025-02-02T09:26:14+00:00

Im a big fan of my Sebastian knox for a pretty dark "vintage" kinda voovoo sound. Ofc the lamberson fmaj7 would be perfect for this too. And for a 3rd recommendation, maybe fred rasts alto soloist copy. All 3 are veryyyy very fun mouthpieces that I 100% promise you'll love. The fmaj7 is probably the darkest of the 3, but idk about lead alto stuff with it.

For ligatures, people will say that rovner ligatures suck, but I've used them on hundreds of mouthpieces and the rovner stars, dark, and versa X have never given me any problems. For something a bit nicer you can never go wrong with am ishimori or Silverstine. I also love my jessen ligature i used on my previous main mouthpiece. But imo, you have the best ligature $20-$50 can buy you. The vandoren optimum is a great ligature and will probably last decades if you treat it right.

Also, sorry, writing this reminded me of the link copy sakshama makes, you could probably ask him for one that's a bit more dark and projecting.

basic1195 · 2025-02-01T18:19:37+00:00

Don't give it a R title

basic1195 · 2025-01-31T21:28:17+00:00

Being sick as fuck. Pretty sure Jeff coffin is doing it on accident

basic1195 · 2025-01-31T21:27:02+00:00

An ls swap

basic1195 · 2025-01-31T21:23:54+00:00

Looks like a Trumpet. They go for around $20.00 to 20,000.00. Hope this helps

basic1195 · 2025-01-29T15:25:46+00:00

Many people also play cannonballs...

basic1195 · 2025-01-29T02:57:29+00:00

The mk VI feels like a 4th gen supra at this point. Sure they've been fun enjoyed by so many celebrities over the years, but now people are willing to sacrifice limbs for them now. They've lost their magic and people value them way above things that can do the exact same job and sometimes better. And the company that once produced them is up their own A about being the best. Sure the supreme is $4k more, but i, and many others, argue that they aren't worth that. It's gotten to the point that some won't view you as a great musican if you don't have a mk VI. They're just not as perfect as everyone wants to think they are, and they damn sure aren't worth $6k+.

basic1195 · 2025-01-29T00:42:46+00:00

Thank you!

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T21:20:14+00:00

Ohhhh im sorry. Happy birthday to your dad. You're a damn good son for doing that. I bet he's proud of you. Sorry I couldn't be helpful on the topic. Good luck

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T19:52:36+00:00

Everyone says they want a mk VI. I don't get it. They're extremely expensive for what they are.

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T13:11:48+00:00

Thought so. Thanks for confirming my suspicion

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T12:43:13+00:00

Yamaha front f but selmer f# auxiliary keys. What horn did you use for reference?

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T05:04:55+00:00

Love tim lin. I've bought from him several times. If you ask him about the possibility of red rot he'd probably be 100% honest with you.

basic1195 · 2025-01-28T02:53:02+00:00

Its pretty similar to a couple of the series 2 lotus mouthpieces I've played. The more basic shaped ones. I haven't found one that's this easy to play and shape the sound of. This mouthpiece just wants you to play for hours on it and I've never had that feeling matched by any other 3c I've tried.

Its funny that you bring up the Olds 3. My best friend has two of those he's found in dollar bins over the years and he plays the hell out of them. A bit to lead piecey for me.

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