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We had two long gigs in the open air last weekend with the Big Band and I didn't want to use my normal cane reeds to prevent reed warping after the breaks.
Bought some weeks ago a lot of older reeds for a very good price and decided to try one reed from an old Rico Plasticover 1.5 box I acquired. Tried it during the last rehearsal last Tuesday and was positively surprised about how easy it played and how good it sounded (in my ears that is). I play an Otto Link Florida no USA 10* and now understand a bit better why Plas Johnson likes the very big tip very soft Plasticover combination as a setup!
Here is a clip of 'Sing Sing Sing' of last Saturday evening, filmed with a mobile phone (so not the best quality). The clip also starts a bit later in the song, only a few seconds before my short tenor solo started. Here it is:
- 'Sing Sing Sing' - Q Big Band - Rotterdam 06-07-2019 (tenor solo on Florida no USA 10* - Plasticover 1.5):
https://youtu.be/kWS7xbQ9kFI
or
https://www.facebook.com/marc.benz.5/videos/2296893673729033/
As mentioned, I wasn't unhappy with the sound at all, but the reed requires some careful voicing in the higher register. Could still hit what I wanted without issue, the long high G during the solo came out very well and sounded quiet strong in my ears.
Bought some weeks ago a lot of older reeds for a very good price and decided to try one reed from an old Rico Plasticover 1.5 box I acquired. Tried it during the last rehearsal last Tuesday and was positively surprised about how easy it played and how good it sounded (in my ears that is). I play an Otto Link Florida no USA 10* and now understand a bit better why Plas Johnson likes the very big tip very soft Plasticover combination as a setup!
Here is a clip of 'Sing Sing Sing' of last Saturday evening, filmed with a mobile phone (so not the best quality). The clip also starts a bit later in the song, only a few seconds before my short tenor solo started. Here it is:
- 'Sing Sing Sing' - Q Big Band - Rotterdam 06-07-2019 (tenor solo on Florida no USA 10* - Plasticover 1.5):
or
https://www.facebook.com/marc.benz.5/videos/2296893673729033/
As mentioned, I wasn't unhappy with the sound at all, but the reed requires some careful voicing in the higher register. Could still hit what I wanted without issue, the long high G during the solo came out very well and sounded quiet strong in my ears.