Adjustable Rico Saxophone Neck Strap for Alto & Soprano Saxophones - Comfortable Support for All Players

battlewithin: I bought this for my 11yo who just started playing saxophone this year, probably just a couple of weeks before I purchased this. The strap it came with wasn’t really made for a child, or if it was, maybe it’s meant for a bigger, possibly teenage child.

Anyway, within the first use, this thing paid for itself. Getting “hooked up” was much easier for her. Getting the strap on and off and properly adjusted was a breeze for her to do on her own. Her only complaint was the lack of padding, but the original had no pad and I’m not going to spoil her too soon.

Once she’s marching and has a legitimate reason for a padded strap, I’ll get her the other version of this that has a pad if she really wants it. I played guitar for over 20 years without a padded strap… and a heavy Les Paul to boot. She’ll survive a few years with the sax and bare strap!

United States on Oct 09, 2023

成田山: 値段以上だと思います。

Japan on Sep 12, 2023

Renatusfn: Entrega: Rápida e com produto em perfeito estado.
Produto: A qualidade do material e boal e produto atende bem a sua função.

Brazil on Jun 21, 2023

Montaine: Je le trouve un peu limite pour un saxophone alto, mais ça passe quand même. Pour un saxophone ténor, il est nickel. Il a tendance à glisser au niveau des cordes, mais il faut tourner un peu le petit rond à la base du crochet pour éviter qu’il glisse. Mais je pense qu’au fur et à mesure de l’usure ça glissera moins. J’avais la même cordelière avant celle là.

France on Apr 05, 2023

TJ Morrison: Clip is plastic but should hold up fine, this is my first sax so i have no experience. But it is so much better than the strap provided with the sax, looks and comfort.

Canada on Oct 27, 2022

Agnese: Collare comodo con design neutro, molto efficace e resistente.

Italy on Sep 17, 2022

Dave: The neck strap I received with my Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Sax was too wide and too stiff so it was cumbersome for me to use. This strap is flexible, light weight and super easy to adjust. I purchased the strap with the locking hook to avoid any accidental drops. I’ve played sax for over 30 years, I wouldn’t be afraid to use this strap on my acoustic alto or tenor. However due to the additional weight of my regular saxophones I prefer a padded neck strap.

United States on Feb 24, 2022

Ronald A King: I have used both the padded and unpadded Rico straps for a few years. Because of a cervical fusion, I was always "fighting" the padded straps to find a comfortable position and I find the unpadded, regular nylon strap to be more comfortable. The nylon is wide enough so it doesn't dig into my skin and it simply molds itself around the base of my neck. It is so comfortable, I forget I am even wearing it!

I also have this strap in both the open hook and snap hook designs. The open hook is better if you are doubling on another instrument and have to make quick changes; the snap hook is more secure and I like using the snap hook on my cherished Mark VI alto.

United States on Mar 29, 2016

C. Roeder: It has been a while since I had played until my daughter decided that she had wanted to play Sax. She did not like the stock strap that came with her sax so I invested in a padded one along with this. She opted for the padded strap over this so I got to use this one. Very comfortable for not having padding and the adjustment is a dream. She did try this and really liked the quick-slip adjustment. Needless to say, I now have the padded one and she is loving this one. The price cannot be beat and the strap is definitely wonderful. I will be ordering another as I miss it now. Good job Rico on a comfy, easy going strap.

United States on Dec 29, 2015

Brian: I'm very happy with this strap. I wanted something sturdy (metal hook) and professional looking and this is it. The curved hook on the bottom does work pretty well as intended however it sometimes gets caught on other parts of the saxophone when I create slack in the strap or shift around (resting the saxophone on my thigh for example while still strapped in). But as long as you just pay attention to it when you put the weight back onto it, it shouldn't be any problem. The only other thing that prevents it from getting a full 5 stars, is that it does VERY slightly loosen itself after a while of playing. All straps sort of do this anyway, but I do have some others that don't get loose at all, so it's a point against it, but still nothing big at all. Every hour I just cinch it up a couple millimeters or so. Hardly a deal breaker.

I bought this with the intention of using it mainly for tenor, but it does work for alto as well. So I recommend alto players interested in this strap getting the tenor model so you are covered for both because I think the alto one is definitely too small for tenor.

United States on Jan 30, 2013