I have played Rico Royals for about 16 yrs or so now. They seemed to work really well on my jazz pieces when I got a good one. They have a nice quick response and volume, yet don't get too bright. They retained this warmth which I liked.
I'd been playing the older stock (in the dark blue box, from the 90's) and RSJ. When it was time to buy newer ones, I cldn't believe how much they'd changed. Apart from the obvious decline in cane quality (it's all green and pale yellow now), the actual cut seems to be different. Seems like more wood down on the lower portion of vamp maybe.
Anyways, I thought it might just be bad luck w/ the boxes. I just got 5 additional boxes and went through all of them. None of the reeds played at all. They were all dull and non-responsive. That's never happened to me in the entire time I've been playing sax.
Anyways, I read a post where Grumps mentioned a similar experience. Has anybody else? Did they change the cut? The other Rico brands don't seem to be too different.
Thanks
-Dan
I'd been playing the older stock (in the dark blue box, from the 90's) and RSJ. When it was time to buy newer ones, I cldn't believe how much they'd changed. Apart from the obvious decline in cane quality (it's all green and pale yellow now), the actual cut seems to be different. Seems like more wood down on the lower portion of vamp maybe.
Anyways, I thought it might just be bad luck w/ the boxes. I just got 5 additional boxes and went through all of them. None of the reeds played at all. They were all dull and non-responsive. That's never happened to me in the entire time I've been playing sax.
Anyways, I read a post where Grumps mentioned a similar experience. Has anybody else? Did they change the cut? The other Rico brands don't seem to be too different.
Thanks
-Dan