5 Things You DIDN"T Know about Saxophone Reeds

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Jay Metcalf shares a list of 5 things you probably didn't know about saxophone reeds.
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@moishemorgenstern6147 2 года назад

As a beginner sax player. Your videos are so helpful. The most confusing part for me is definitely the reed. This video helped a lot. Thanks for an amazing informative video.

@kpoudavoff 2 года назад

The biggest difference between the old Rico Orange (60s-80s) and the new ones is that they were actually hand finished by people. Nowadays, 9 of 10 in the box, come with convex tables that I need to flatten using sandpaper. The vintage ones vary too, but I don’t have to worry about the convex table, because somebody fixed it for me already.

@grantkoeller8911 2 года назад

Scrape flat side of reed flat with single edge razor blade.

@camthesaxman3387 Год назад

I also find that the new ones aren't as consistent. Most of them have one side of the reed thicker than the other, while the old ones are more even.

@grantkoeller8911 Год назад

I love orange box and old brown box rico

@grantkoeller8911 2 года назад

The resistance is caused by density. The closer the cane is to the ground, the more dense and resistant it will be.

@KonwTheTrut 2 года назад

I just got a job at Music and Arts here in Dallas. I’m primarily a guitar player but videos like this have helped me immensely with product knowledge.

@JazzbLu 2 года назад

Very great information to know about reeds! Thank you so much for sharing!

@timileyinbusari7433 2 года назад

Uncle Jay I need that jazz sound for myself it just gave me goose bumps.... I love reed number 2

@unclemick-synths 2 года назад

I like digging through a box of Orange Ricos rating each for playability and tone and searching for the raw reedy sound I love. Then going through the rejects sanding and/or trimming to see if I can rescue an acceptable practice reed. Whenever I've tried "better" brands they always seem to have thrown the lively babies out with the QC bathwater. I'll never be a virtuoso but I enjoy myself.

@sisface23 2 года назад

I love your song choice. I was just thinking to myself (might even have been this morning!) that I want to learn to play this song!

@aaddbbcc3098 2 года назад

I congrat you by using courtins Blue/Yellow

@arslankhaydarov7297 2 года назад

Wow! I recently was thinking about if you can create Burnin mouthpiece for tenor! I am planning to buy both for alto and tenor! Love the sound! Amazing videos! Thank you so much! Hello from Boston!

@cliffordherbert9587 2 года назад

Thanks, Jay - good, interesting information.

@tomosluke446 2 года назад

Big love from Wales, UK x

@meijinryoiki6806 2 года назад

Really thankful

@ChloeZander 4 месяца назад

I love reed number five the most!

@elnauta9525 Год назад

Very good, Jay. Certanly we use to beleive a lot of wrong thinks, this video gave light about the reeds.

@wildman166 2 года назад

Cool video Jay ! I also dig the Blue and Yellow text . Have a great weekend , hugs from the Smith family

@thesaxlab 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your play test and knowledge . I love those cool reed facts . 👍

@shobhitagrawal4802 2 года назад

Dear Sir 🙏from India Which budget alto sax is best for beginners ? Thank you

@FunkOsax 2 года назад

@@shobhitagrawal4802 I'd really be tempted by the BetterSax alto

@MrRunebro 2 года назад

Thanks for another great video Jay! The Burnin' for tenor sounds amazing. I am not sure if this is possible, but are you able to make a video playing and contrasting the tenor Burnin to similar Jazz mouthpieces around that pricepoint? Personally, I would like to hear how dark/warm the Burnin' is compared to the V16 and the Jody Jazz HR.

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes I’m planning to make a video like that for both the alto and tenor.

@shadowwolf6657 2 года назад

Im coming back into playing the sax after not playing since high school I'm loving all your video and they are so helpful thank you

@bettersax 2 года назад

Great to hear welcome back!

@johnmarsden7799 2 года назад

Same here, hadn’t played in 50 years, bought a very inexpensive alto just to see if I still could. Using a Barri

@normalizedaudio2481 2 года назад

Hand hammer is a cymbal thing. It's hard to say about a sax neck... Is minute variance good or bad? It's working anyway.

@javilleboyd9464 2 года назад

I love the song selection, everything happens to me is one of my favorite songs by bird.

@EgilFurre 2 года назад

I just wondered: Syos says that their mouthpieces don't need a flat table - what about their reed; do they also play well without flattening?

@gracev5288 2 года назад

For the reeds it’s mostly the kind of cane you buy (I play high double reeds) and there are A LOT of inconsistencies with it even if you buy it from the same company (ie Gonzalez Cane) and some pieces are perfect and others are just more bendy than the oboe d’cacaccia.

@unionejiga5431 Год назад

Good one and please How can i get 4.5 reeds with saxophone 🎷?

@johnchapin7707 2 года назад

(Man - I’m really jonesing for the bridge!) Loved the “Five things”; really fun, Jay! Thanks -

@bettersax 2 года назад

Haha

@joeirizarry4640 2 года назад

Thanks Jay, as usual there's some great info. Quick question: Can you tell me about the panels you have in your studio? Do they make your studio soundproof? Or do they just help with the echo? Thank you Joe

@kilianhekhuis 2 года назад

I think Jay made a video about them a couple of years ago, you should search his video history. Iirc, they are for eliminating echo.

@grahamemurr2786 2 года назад

Hi Great tune wots it called ?

@brianabac8159 2 года назад

Looking forward for the release of the Burnin' for tenor! I've been wanting to upgrade my stock mouthpiece for a while now...

@bettersax 2 года назад

Coming soon!

@eirinnabu 2 года назад

I’ve been using Bari Reeds for over 20 years. They are amazing. Tried the other synthetics and would have to stop making my living recording sax if Bari no longer existed.

@michaellicko2746 2 года назад

BARI reeds are awesome. I play BARI Stars with my Durga on Tenor. I like them a lot better than Legere.

@troykurek 2 года назад

Love the new tenor Burnin mouthpiece. Rich, thick, and buttery.

@bettersax 2 года назад

Hanks Troy

@zGollum 2 года назад

Jay, many thanks for your support from Ukraine!

@Lance37a 2 года назад

Can you make a reed out of Bambo?

@davidsmusic 2 года назад

Great video Jay, greetings from germany! :D

@bettersax 2 года назад

Thanks!

@hansmathiasthjomoe4817 2 года назад

Your videos are always helpful. This particular one is the best advertising for getting away from the cane nightmare and switch to Legere Signature.

@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- 2 года назад

Mmm legére sounds plastic! Far better is fiberreeds carbon fiber reeds.. real sound and perfect response. BUT the warm sound quality of a few cane reeds can not be matched by any sinthetics..

@hansmathiasthjomoe4817 2 года назад

@@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- It sounds plastic because you know it’s plastic. But plastic is not plastic. Legere s’ reed is polypropylene treated by a patented process. Fiberreed I have tried with no success.

@garaumoris9893 2 года назад

Merci pour tes vidéo ! Serait il possible d’avoir les traductions(en français) en sous titre pour un nul en anglais comme moi ? 😉

@stillded7543 Год назад

I just wanna know if its harder to play on each reed because i dont wanna get my lip swollen up if its too hard

@marike1100 2 года назад

Rigotti must be making a killing with all these rebranded Golds. 😂 Boston Sax Shop, RW, et al, and now SYOS joins the party. I’ve had great luck with D’Addario Jazz Select.

@1cleandude 10 месяцев назад

Why do you reed geek it before you play it? Thanks 🙏

@TonyAguirreJazz Год назад

Nice Jay...

@matthewhetzler4912 2 года назад

Reed #5 sounded DOA. The others were all good to my ears. Great vid!

@BGandy15 2 года назад

Hey! I love your videos! I’ve been playing Alto sax for a few years and I’m planning on buying a soprano. Would you have a suggestion for a starter soprano for an experienced player? Thanks!

@bettersax 2 года назад

I mad e a video comparing 3 recently.

@davidwood351 2 года назад

If a reed is a little too “thin”, or puny..you can clip the tip with a reed trimmer, getting back into the meatier part, making it a bit more robust in performance.

@glennmiller9759 2 года назад

Another good video! -- is there, or will there be, a BetterSax Burnin' TENOR mouthpiece?

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes coming very soon

@Thebirdemoji Год назад

I've mastered a 3.5 and ready to move up to a 4 but what still makes me think that some people stay with a 2.5 from 6th grade thru college. Why don't they improve. Just to tell you people when I moved up in reeds it's easier to play those low notes and higher notes better. For me it worked.

@christopherwetherspoon5844 6 месяцев назад

Because playing a harder reed doesn’t make a better player. You’re definitely amazing at sax I’m sure but reed hardness is determined on preference. Playing on harder reeds can makes the player work too hard jn some cases. MICHAEL BRECKER played on reed number 2’s.

@goodmansaxophone 2 года назад

So that measurement device (7:15), are they flexing/bending the reed then? For a while I thought the # was reflective of the thickness of the tip. Thanks Jay! Great video as always.

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes they don’t use that old thing anymore. The actual device is more precise and can be seen in my how reeds are made video. They bend the tip slightly and measure the resistance.

@goodmansaxophone 2 года назад

@@bettersax Thanks! And thank you for responding so fast (or at all), means a lot. You have a fanbase here at the University of Arizona!

@alejandrodonceltalavero7385 2 года назад

One days i play the 5 of blue vandoren, what a hard reed hahahah. I play now with rigorti gold jazz 3 and the a55 mpc on the alto, a Grassi profesional hehe, i don't know but that sax sound me better with big mpcs, the Meyer 6 sound good but some days for me is not the better, maybe i have to play more and try only hehehe.

@JohnSmith-ed1sr Год назад

Please start telling us what sax you are on . I want to know which one makes which sound

@petegalindez9961 2 года назад

I wonder if it would be a better method on rating reeds to do them by year and region like we do with wine! The 2015 reeds from South France are spectacular…the 2021 not so much…

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes I have thought about this too. Doubt anyone reed brands would like he idea though. They don’t even tell you where they are made on the box usually.

@lyecats 2 года назад

One question, is there any such thing as an unused reed being too old to play? I occasionally end up with boxes of reeds that haven't been opened but could be decades old. I throw them in a drawer unsure if I want to use them. Probably stupid on my part, why not try them, right?

@bettersax 2 года назад

Reeds age very well. Some people believe the older the better like wine.

@smudar47 2 года назад

I would like to know how to avoid mold in the reeds. Thank you

@bettersax 2 года назад

Don't put them in an air tight container. Make sure there is some air flow.

@CelliniCreations 2 года назад

So many of the reeds you feature aren't available (that I've found) in the US without ridiculous shipping charges. $25 shipping for a box of SYOS reeds. What do you think of the reeds that are more available to the US market?

@bettersax 2 года назад

Vandoren and d’addario are good reeds. Try those.

@kwootamuckbear9294 2 года назад

👍🏽 I just reached out to Pauline the other day about getting a 5 pk of these Arcane reeds to try out unfortunately, it’s $25 dollars just to ship them to the states I’m told. I still enjoy the Rigotti reeds that I can buy here. Hopefully, they will be available in the states soon. Thanks for the video👍🏽✌🏽🎶🎵🎷

@bettersax 2 года назад

I didn’t know this about the shipping. Disappointing.

@sushi_tech35 2 года назад

How can you determine which reed is best for you? The soft reeds are easy to get sound out of, but it is very hard to hit high notes on those reeds. The harder reeds are harder to use or get sound out of, but they make it easier to play higher notes.

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yeah gotta find the ones in the middle which are just right

@johnvogel3722 2 года назад

You think hard reeds make high notes easier? That's not true. Harder reeds take more embachure, which is what is required for altissimo and high notes. And requires more air.

@tlthomps01 Год назад

Why did you use sandpaper? I’d love to know. Maybe I should be doing the same 🤷🏻‍♀️

@arnoldcummins2359 2 года назад

Is there a difference between your Better Sax mouthpiece and the Jody Jazz HR Star mouthpiece? If so, please explain…you sound excellent!

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes the Burnin is a different design. I’ll be making a video about I’m the tenor piece soon with all the details.

@marcusdickerson3016 2 года назад

You should review the new DICKERSON RESONATOR LIGATURE for alto sax sold on EBAY

@jsoulas 10 месяцев назад

It is interesting that reeds are assigned a number based on their resilience, not their thickness, only after they have been made. I never knew that.

@aaronsolgat728 2 года назад

I am very new to sax, what is that thing that you are rubbing the reed with?

@bettersax 2 года назад

That is the ReedGeek Geeklet. Check out my videos on this (link in description)

@viejonazo8968 2 года назад

Im looking for a sax smartphone holder, which one do you recommend?

@bettersax 2 года назад

didn't know that was a thing until just now!

@bluessax5089 2 года назад

I’m going to order a box 📦

@improvsax 2 года назад

Oh oh, breaking KB Sax cardinal rule! Never put MP on with neck on horn! Haha (I have one, wonderful neck)

@Ajcooln 2 года назад

Hi Jay... whays the name of that song you're playing sounds familiar

@bettersax 2 года назад

Everything Happens to Me

@KOz1caa 2 года назад

I used to use the stiffest Reed I could get or they would chip all the time.

@wildstriker2289 2 года назад

Hey I know you probably won't see this, but I've been having problems marching with my bari sax with back pain as well as it not being comfortable to play and march at the same time. Do you have any suggestions? Or know of a good neck strap to help? And also, keep up the good work!

@bettersax 2 года назад

You will want some kind of harness. Check the ones made by BG.

@wildstriker2289 2 года назад

@@bettersax Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

@michaelloehlein1582 2 года назад

What tune or melody are playing for the demo?

@bettersax 2 года назад

Everything happens to me

@jec0435 2 года назад

You live in France? How bout a video of how that came about? Curious!! :)

@joachimlagerstrom8958 2 года назад

I don't get it. You live in France? I cannot purchase your alto since I do not live in the US? Please explain!

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes, you can purchase the alto anywhere in the world. Please click on the link in he description or visit sax.co.uk

@someguy9295 2 года назад

Hey! I know that tune, isn't it Everything Happens To Me? I recognize it from Gerry Mulligan

@wyattvandyke4499 2 года назад

I am the section leader of the alto sax section in my schools band. My band director told me that we need to work on getting better sound projection for both marching and concert band. Do you have any suggestions on how I can get better sound projection?

@bettersax 2 года назад

You may want a mouthpiece with more baffle. Most HS students are playing a classical style mouthpiece that does not project well. But you probably just need to put more air through the horn.

@wyattvandyke4499 2 года назад

@@bettersax I had been playing on a Vandoren Optimum but I just switched to my other mouthpiece which is a Vandoren V16 A5.

@isaiahd9947 2 года назад

I don't really get why syos decided to release their own brand of reeds. I mean the packaging looks cool and I'm sure they're not bad because they're made in the same place as bss and rigotti but I'd think syos would have been a lot better off trying to sell reeds with some sort of customizability, like their mouthpieces. For a company focused on "Shaping Your Own Sound" it's strange that they released a general reed that doesn't really seem specialized. 🤔 the only thing they say is that the reeds are flexible and have volume but like ok there's tons of reeds like that already

@jazzman_10 2 года назад

Yeah, being a company that makes plastic mouthpieces,vit would be reasonable to think they would go with synthetic reeds...

@grantkoeller8911 2 года назад

They want a piece of the reed pie money wise.

@Aerotelic 2 года назад

I’m in band class and this somehow in my recommendations

@MrGuto Год назад

you write the reed number on the flat part of the reed, then you shave it away with the reedgeek? isn't it better to write the number on the bark instead?

@stephenbannister920 2 года назад

I am a sax beginner and I have spent a fortune on mouthpieces and reeds including legere signature and still not sure what is the best for me as a beginner , but I keep going back to the legere. Only thing I can suggest is keep trying.

@TWO20 2 года назад

It’s also important to note that the first couple boxes of any new reed brand probably won’t have stellar consistency, as it’s the first time that particular cut is being sold. Things might be tweaked in the process later on.

@bettersax 2 года назад

The cut they are using is not going to be tweaked. That would be extremely unlikely.

@robstevens9590 2 года назад

Thanks Jay! I'm guessing you used the blue & yellow as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

@kpoudavoff 2 года назад

Thought so too

@octopussmasher2694 2 года назад

Yeah kinda weird color scheme if that’s not what it is

@bettersax 2 года назад

Yes, glad you noticed.

@robstevens9590 2 года назад

@@bettersax I lived in Ukraine for 11 years. That's where I bought my sax.

@francistaylor5097 2 года назад

Great touch, Jay. Noticed it too.

@joeholland9593 2 года назад

I thought #5 sounded the best. Maybe you were further into the warmed up zone by then :)

@whirlybird76 2 года назад

And there's me thinking that Panda's consistantly eat my potential reeds...

@michaellicko2746 2 года назад

“Reeds are kind of like a lottery.” Which is why I play synthetics now. You can’t afford to gamble on a gig.

@thewhiteboystarterpack9358 2 года назад

When I was in middle school I picked up a reed of the ground and I didn’t know what it was so I asked the band director and he said “are you stupid? Go throw it away and go wash your hands now” now that I teach music I realized my mistake.

@TobiasLeonHaecker 2 года назад

hmm, I actually knew all 5 ones. Guess I'm a bit too sax nerdy :-)

@cruzan8183 2 года назад

Is Jay playing his own composition as he test the various reeds.

@bettersax 2 года назад

No that’s a jazz standard Everything Happens to Me

@cruzan8183 2 года назад

@@bettersax nice .

@oofedultra 5 месяцев назад

2:47 thought this was going to be a rickroll

@stephenwhitney2666 2 года назад

Just some feedback: I liked the thumbnail and the blue yellow theme for text and other things, but too much of it on the screen makes it look like an old kids toy commercial imo. Especially the circle thing counting reed numbers at bottom left the way it fades out just gives me vibes of of an old nerf commercial with everyone saying ‘wow look it’s cool!’. I don’t know if that’s the aesthetic you’re going for but that’s just what it looks like to me.

@bettersax 2 года назад

I used those colors to show solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦

@Whol3NothaL3v3l 2 года назад

What is the glass you're putting the reed in? What's in the glass? Are you filing it too? I'm other words, explain everything you're doing here please 😂

@bettersax 2 года назад

Watch the gimmicky sax gadgets video for an explanation of the glass