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<blockquote data-quote="Tonehole" data-source="post: 628701" data-attributes="member: 9647">I have recently pondered&nbsp; trying Legere, but I have a stockpile to work through and for whatever reason the Rico works for me.&nbsp;I am not a reed fetish guy, I pull a reed and play it. It dies. I toss it. I don&#039;t count the hours on it and or spend my time working on it to extend its life. I may set it aside when it has lost its snap and use it for cocktail gigs before I toss it and it gives up all it can. Others I set aside for when I need a reed that has to really take a beating and it matters.&nbsp;I have read of pro&#039;s struggling between sets trying to find a reed during a break or on stage during a set. Others can just borrow a horn or a guy&#039;s mouthpiece and reed and play with no hesitation.There were monster players on scholarship with me in University who did not even know what mouthpiece they were playing let alone worrying about what brand of reeds. You lent them one they played.I just lent my horn, at a jam to a guy who plays a SA80 on a Dukoff. He liked my setup, impressed with the horn and power of the mouthpiece. How light the horn felt and free blowing the set up was. Never mentioned anything about the Rico reed.Could it be that I search for mouthpieces that work well for me with the reeds I use instead of searching for a reed that works well with the mouthpiece I am playing with?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tonehole, post: 628701, member: 9647"] I have recently pondered trying Legere, but I have a stockpile to work through and for whatever reason the Rico works for me. I am not a reed fetish guy, I pull a reed and play it. It dies. I toss it. I don't count the hours on it and or spend my time working on it to extend its life. I may set it aside when it has lost its snap and use it for cocktail gigs before I toss it and it gives up all it can. Others I set aside for when I need a reed that has to really take a beating and it matters. I have read of pro's struggling between sets trying to find a reed during a break or on stage during a set. Others can just borrow a horn or a guy's mouthpiece and reed and play with no hesitation. There were monster players on scholarship with me in University who did not even know what mouthpiece they were playing let alone worrying about what brand of reeds. You lent them one they played. I just lent my horn, at a jam to a guy who plays a SA80 on a Dukoff. He liked my setup, impressed with the horn and power of the mouthpiece. How light the horn felt and free blowing the set up was. Never mentioned anything about the Rico reed. Could it be that I search for mouthpieces that work well for me with the reeds I use instead of searching for a reed that works well with the mouthpiece I am playing with? [/QUOTE]

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