The 10 Best Legere Studio cuts (2023 reviews)

We consider a legere studio cut to be a worthy investment in the long run. We are here to help you choose the right one for your needs from all the best available products in market today.

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Best Overall: Buy: Legere cane Reed READ REVIEW

Best Cut: Buy: Legere American Cut Reed READ REVIEW

Best For longer than an ENTIRE box of woods: Buy: Legere traditional cane Reed READ REVIEW

Best cane Reed: Buy: Legere softer Reed READ REVIEW

Best For quick practice sessions: Buy: Legere one Reed READ REVIEW

Best For darker SOUND: Buy: Legere Studio Cut READ REVIEW

Best For doubling gigs: Buy: Legere standard Reed READ REVIEW

Best wooden Reed: Buy: Legere SYNTHETIC Reed READ REVIEW

Best backup Reed: Buy: Legere Excellent SYNTHETIC Reed READ REVIEW

Best premium: Buy: Legere Studio Cut READ REVIEW

Best Overall: Legere cane Reed

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If you want nothing short of the best possible cut for your daily usage, this product is certainly a worthy investment. The very thing that makes it consistent is what makes the sound feel free of "natural imperfections" that you might get out of a cane reed. This one has a bump that's very specifically shaped and flexible. It is effortlessly free-blowing, responsive, colourful, and loaded with personality.

The Tone is pretty good and great for playing over numerous gigs without having to wet the reed. It comes with a nice reusable case to protect the reed. It’s extremely bright. It is so easy to use and the sound quality is really good.

• Sound is fine as is the playability
• Is smooth and easily handled by this masterpiece
• Easy playing and bright, except the high range
• Easier to hit the notes in the lower register, than any other reed

Best Cut: Legere American Cut Reed

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If you often find yourself confused about convenient and suitable cut, this product is your end point. These are responsive reeds. It can easily produce a more covered legit sound. The sound is natural but still it's own personality. The reed is really picky about location on the mouthpiece so you might have to shift it to find the optimal seating. There is no fussing with the reed to get it to work well.

They speak easily and sound like a cane reed.

• Love the sound, quality and durability of legere reeds
• Easy to use, consistent, long lasting
• Decent sound quality and is ready to use immediately
• Higher range is well controlled and cuts through

Best For longer than an ENTIRE box of woods: Legere traditional cane Reed

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If you want nothing but a product that is satisfactory, this legere traditional cane reed is certainly a wise investment. This cut is an ideal choice for students or artists who require a softer reed. It is pleased to introduce signature series technology for the tenor sax. They produce a pristine, centered sound with colourful overtones. They're fun and easy to play. There is no need to break in the reeds and it lasts for ever with the same strength.

This reed works great and sounds professional. It includes a carry case for easy storage. They're not quite as much fun as a natural reed.

• Perfect if you double or don't have tome to prep a cane reed
• Can adapt to any weather and is indistinguishable from a wood reed
• Pretty open, which typically should be played with softer reeds

Best cane Reed: Legere softer Reed

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Legere makes beautiful and great cut with classic and smartly choosen materials. For day to day practice and jamming, this is great. It is like a new reed every time you play. These changes make the Signature Series reeds more flexible across the tip, producing a full spectrum of overtones and a beautiful sound with minimum effort. It's pricier than a bamboo reed, but lasts much longer too. It is long-lasting, durable, sounds natural, and makes sax playing great again. It's available in a 2.25 stiffness index as well.

These reeds are consistent and as they are synthetic are very close to the same all the time and don't need break in time or a need to be wet in time or a need to be wet.

• Loud, and hard to blow through
• Very consistent and don't have to worry about them drying out between songs, etc
• Fantastic for amateurs effortless and reliable

Best For quick practice sessions: Legere one Reed

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate cut. The product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. Legere reeds are unaffected by weather, temperature, or humidity so they are always consistent, working, and sounding just as you expect. Using specially engineered and oriented polypropylene to make both single and double reeds, Legere reeds offer several incredible benefits to players. It is great for quick practice sessions.

The studio cut uses the same material as the classic but with a modified profile. The softer material increases projection and ease of play. It is designed to offer a more responsive reed without the overtones of the signature.

• Very bright, but easy to blow
• Longer lasting, no wetting, can just pick up and play
• Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For darker SOUND: Legere Studio Cut

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate cut. The product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. This reed surprisingly sounds very good for a plastic reed. The tone is just off, and it gets edgy real quick if you try to play loud. The Legere is much better and produces a good tone, assuming you get the right strength and the right mouthpiece.

These are cut thinner and are stiffer than natural cane generating a clear, focused sound requiring minimum effort from the player. The response is remarkably consistent, allowing for reliable entrances and unforced altissimo playing. The reed is semi-transparent. The sound is good and works well in all registers.

• Works as well and is as consistent as the "regular" legere reeds
• Very good and consistent, felt slightly stiffer/stronger than regular legeres
• One of the new comers and featured product

Best For doubling gigs: Legere standard Reed

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The legere standard reed is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features for the price point. It's such a joy to have a predictable reed that doesn't warp. The plastic reeds are more study and have a more clear sound than the traditional wooden or bamboo reeds. The Légère lacks that woody, bluesy sound that a cane reed produces. The sound is not quite as clear.

The Légère feels more flexible and easier to play. The Synthetic reed plays very nicely, it should last a long time and you don't need to prep it. This reed is very playable.

• You don't need to worry about them cracking or drying out
• Makes marching band a bit less complicated
• Good investment for long term

Best wooden Reed: Legere SYNTHETIC Reed

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Compared with other products by Legere, the legere synthetic reed has a convenient design. These are quite a bit more buzzy than the Signature. They're just not quite as much fun as a GOOD wooden reed and they lack some of the overtones due to their hard surface on the rail. They're a great backup reed or one for long practice sessions.

The Légère plays as a dry reed, eliminating any spit sound, and making playing convenient because you do not have to prep the reed. They're a bit more cost than a standard reed, and the durability makes up for the life expectancy of the standard reed. It will save you a lot in the long run.

• Great for outdoor playing and doubling gigs
• Delivers what they promise

Best backup Reed: Legere Excellent SYNTHETIC Reed

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Next on the list, we've got yet another product that manages to win our hearts. It's the legere excellent synthetic reed and it's widely considered as one of the best convenient products you can buy. This reed is very easy to blow. It is good for humid dry environments and is free from blowing easy to play. The volume with the Légère is loud and consistent. The Légère produces notes that are accurate and locked into their pitch. You can set the instrument aside for as long as you need and when you pick it back up, the reed just works.

These are good ready-to-go (no warm up) reeds although they *do* get tired after a long session and the stiffness varies with how warm the mouthpiece and reed gets. It is an ideal choice for students or artists who prefer a softer reed. It is great for doubling gigs because but it doesn't warp, dry out, or get waterlogged.

• New and hot release
• Good brand reputation

Best premium: Legere Studio Cut

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a premium cut. This product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. These reeds are NOT just for marching or auxiliary gigs. It is designed for a darker sound and generally used for a classical set-up. The Legere reed comes next and then the Fiberreed Carbon Onyx and finally the Fiberreed Hemp. It is ideal for projecting and providing a full, rich, and percussive sound. The consistency is infinitely better than cane, so with this kind of reliability one can be much more confident, relaxed and have more time to practice, perform at one's best level and most importantly.

The reed is not flat and has a slight curl upwards. It is also easy to play it, but it's also easy to overblow. It's nice to not have to fight with cane in a climate that has constantly changing humidity.

• New and hot release
• Delivers what they promise