Rico Plasticover

Rico Plasticover reeds are a range which has its surface coated with a plastic layer, acting to protect it from moist and warping. This allows it for outdoor (eg. band) or long playing uses.

I've bought a unit (at RM12.50/pc, twice the price of Rico plain) to test it out against the normal Rico reed. The pictures below show the difference in the surface; front and back side.

As you can see in the last frontal side picture, there's some warping on the plain reed as compared to the Plasticover after usage. Water doesn't absorb into the Plasticover's reed, whereas the plain reed has marks on it (last picture). I felt Plasticover allows me longer hours of playing and still feel as new as when I bought them.