Légère Reeds - Alto Saxophone Reed, Classic, Strength 2.50 (AS2.50) - Premium Synthetic Woodwind Reed

I usually use the Signiture 2.5, but I thought I would try one for a punt. The tone to my ear is better than the signiture, however you do have to work harder. I played it at band rehearsal last night, I thought I was playing out of time as reed didn’t respond in time. I know this is me as it does take more power to get it to sound. It’s one I am going to switch between. Maybe I’ll totally convert eventually ,it is always the same a trade off here. I rarely use cane now. Life is so short.

Excellent

Im really impressed with the tone from the reed, tough to play at first but persist and youll be happy, great for practicing

Would never go back to a cane reed now. Most salient point I think is the consistency. From the second you grab your sax to when you put it back in the case, the feel and tone stay exactly the same. No need to worry about wetting, drying, aging reeds, etc. In fact compared to the (admittedly low quality) cane reeds I've used, I find this one is more compliant and produces a much groovier sound when doing vibrato and bends.

There is nothing wrong with this but I personally fund it quite hard to play with

stiffer than regular reeds quoting same strength

This split within 2 weeks. It was a lot of money for something that didn’t last. Really dissapointed.

1.5 strength great, however find this 2 strength hard to play on. Takes immense power to get a note but also get a lot of hiss. No problem with stronger cane reeds. After researching could be incompatible with Yamaha 4c mouthpiece. Purchasing new mouthpiece soon so will try again. If it wasn't for the hiss would of carried on practicing with it to build stronger emboucher.