The SKB is a great case except the glue they use inside has an unpleasent smell. You can even taste it when you play your horn. I called them about the smell and they suggested I leave the case open and the smell would go away. Guess what happened? It stunk up my house. I gave the case away and bought a Gator..Kelsey

I personally prefer the ProTek cases. The case I use looks soft on the outside, but it covers a cedar inner case, and it smells good too. It has the pockets I need to put accessories into, and it's shaped like the horn. A great case.

SKBs are great. I've got one an it's a perfect fit for my Yani 992 prototype tenor. Different horns will fit different cases to differing degrees of well, but I really like SKBs, an they come with a lifetime warrenty. Also, if you have a lot to spend on a case, the 'botique' case to get is a Walt Johnson, an those are the best, but either SKB or Gator is fine. Whatever fits your horn better.

SKB's are solid cases, however . . . I have an SKB horror story . . . my SKB alto case opened up on me while I was walking into a gig (it was strapped to my shoulder), and my alto did a perfect 3-point landing on the asphalt . . . $135 in repairs later, everything was fine, but now I don't trust SKB latches . . . I ended up immediately replacing it with a Walt Johnson . . . If you go with an SKB, I STRONGLY recommend that you pick up one of the third-party sleeves for it to ensure that it doesn't open up . . . don't know who's making them now, but Guardala used to make one . . . perhaps Cavallaro makes a case cover . . .

SKB's are good, but for me the latches wore out too soon. I recently purchased a Jacob Winter Flight Case from weiner music. It costs a little more than the SKB's, but is worth it. The BAM cases are GREAT, too.

bams are the only cases i truly trust

I have a protec contoured case. It's super light and really tough. The thing I really like is that there's no contact with the horn's action ( like a hiscox ) so you can fit a variety of horns in. However, if you put the mouthpiece in the dedicated compartment, it falls out into where the sax is. I only found this out after buying it, but I probably would have bought it anyway. I just stick my mpc in the side compartment , or in my pocket. Maybe they've fixed this problem already. They're cheap too. :-)