![]() There are certainly differences between the synthetic reeds and the cane reeds. The second two clips work well if you want to compare clips by going back and forth. The two clips after, are the full clip broken down by reed for those of you who can’t tell the difference and maybe want a hint. You can listen to that if you want to see if you can discern the difference between the two reeds and where it occurs. The first clip is the full clip with something similar played on both reeds. Now, I am joking a bit with the title of this article, this is not a fight to the death or battle royal but more just an interesting experiment to see how similar or different a Legere synthetic reed would be from an average cane reed. ![]() I never took the size 2 out of the package as the 2 1/4 was great and I just assumed the 2 would be too soft. ![]() I did try the 3 1/4 Legere reed but it was way to hard for me on this mouthpiece. As a side note, the G did not get overblown with the Legere 2 3/4 reed at all so maybe that is an aspect of the softer reed? I also noticed that my high G in the second octave had a tendency to be easily overblown (that’s when you get this sorta raspy sound that seems like a mix of high G and low G together-great for rock n’roll solos). After a little bit of playing time I was able to control this for the most part. With the cane reed I always feel like that note is a bit more “alive” and “resonant” but with the Legere it seemed more “average” to me. The synthetic reed seemed to vibrate and buzz more on my lower lip than a cane reed (at least that is how it felt to my lower lip.) There were some notes that didn’t seem to have the same resonance as they do for me on the cane reed. In general, the Legere played surprisingly well throughout the range of the horn. These new Legere Signature reeds are quite a bit better than the synthetics reeds I played in the past that is for sure. I have never really liked them in the past when I have tried them. I don’t have a 2 1/2 Legere Signature but I’m guessing that might be even closer perhaps.Īlthough there are some differences between how the two reeds blow, I was surprised more by the similarities between the two reeds than the differences. This one felt great but after going back and forth, I realized that the 2 3/4 felt stiffer than the Rigotti reed so I went back to the 2 1/4 which felt closer in strength. ![]() I first tried the 2 1/4 and it played nicely but I thought it was a tad soft so I went to the 2 3/4 strength. I have four Legere Signature reeds to choose from, a strength 2, 2 1/2, 2 3/4 and finally a 3 1/4. The Select Jazz mouthpiece has a 7 (.105) tip opening and the 2 1/2 strong Rigotti was perfect on it. I was playing on a Rigotti Gold 2 1/2 strong reed on a new D’Addario Select Jazz hard rubber tenor mouthpiece this week and thought it was a good time to try this experiment. Could it be true? We will put these two reeds to the test today and the truth will be revealed!Īll jokes aside, I received some samples of Legere Signature reeds and I thought it would be interesting to do a head to head comparison with them and a cane reed. Some say it’s average life expectancy could perhaps surpass hundreds of cane reeds. Rumors are that this reed was invented in a lab and grown from a test tube. The Legere Signature Reed! Although a newcomer for Steve, some say this reed’s strength and stamina are far superior. In the other corner, we have a new comer to Steve Neff’s drawer. This is the formidable master of disaster the “Rigotti Gold 2 1/2 Strong Reed”. Ladies and Gentlemen, today we have an epic showdown between two heavyweight champions! In one corner, we have the undisputed heavyweight reed in Steve Neff’s reed drawer.
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