I pretty much use just reeds. I do use screery's bite and blow cow calls at times. I can get pretty good variety from them
That's exactly the reason that I have never bought one. The hoochie mama sounds the same every single time. Another reason I don't like them is I can't use them to stop a bull if i need to while I am at full draw. I hear people that swear by them but like you I just don't get it. They just don't do anything for me at all.
I personally use Sceerey bite down cow calls and the Primos terminator bugle. I get lots of variety with these calls and they are about the easiest to use that I have tried and sound good too.