Author: GBK
Date: 2014-12-18 20:51
In my playing career I have used only Morre reeds (yes, I still have some left), Vandoren or Gonzalez. But today, I happened to notice that I had a few unopened old boxes of basic Rico reeds on the shelf in my studio, hidden from view all these decades. There were a few of the old 25 reed 'brown box' and some of the newer(?) 'orange box' type reeds.
Just for fun I tried a few, and guess what - they really weren't bad. Not sure I'd use them in orchestra, but for a basic (disposable) practice reed with no need to worry about breaking in, adjusting or fussing over it was an interesting surprise.
Of course they are not as full bodied or refined as premium reeds, but for a quick use as a practice reed for a few days before throwing them away it does serve a purpose.
Now, I'm certainly not saying to ditch your current reed of choice, but for a quick reed that will probably play adequately right out of the box for practice it's actually a viable choice.
Sometimes, you get surprised.
...GBK
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