Product Details
 | Cohesion BandBox Gaming Storage and Furniture Ottoman (Black) |
| List Price: | $149.99 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2476 in Video Games
- Brand: Cohesion
- Model: 5600005
- ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Mac, PlayStation2, Xbox, Windows XP, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dimensions: 17.35" h x 19.00" w x 35.00" l, 43.00 pounds
Features
- Conveniently store your instruments inside of this ottoman while keeping them organized and ready to play
- Storage space for drum set, gaming guitars, foot pedal, and microphone allow you to eliminate room clutter
- Drums attach to a telescoping support for easy height adjustment
- Ottoman will make a stylish and functional addition to any room in the house
- Compatible with both Guitar Hero IV and any Rockband version; measures 35 inches long by 19 inches wide by 17.35 inches tall
Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Hide the band by keeping your instruments
neatly and stylishly stowed with this gaming storage ottoman from
Cohesion.
The
black synthetic leather exterior offers a sleek appearance that will be
suitable for any room in the house. The ottoman opens to reveal
generous storage space for your instruments so they're always organized
and accessible. The ottoman measures 35 inches long by 19 inches wide by
16.35 inches tall when closed.Features:
Keep
your instruments organized and accessible. |
- Doubles as handy storage and stylish furniture
- Storage space for drum set, gaming guitars, foot pedal, and microphone
- Drums attach to a telescoping support for height adjustment
- Compatible with both Guitar Hero IV and any Rockband version
- Black PVC faux leather looks sleek and stylish in any room of the house
- Measures 35 inches long by 19 inches wide by 17.35 inches tall
- Assembly required
Customer Reviews
Great product...smaller feet than in photo.
Feet look MUCH higher in the
photo than they do in person. I actually thought at first that they'd
forgotten to ship the feet until I found these small plastic spacers. Oh
well...
But...that's the only minus. It fits my Guitar Hero 4
equipment...and extra guitar...AND...all of my other Wii accessories.
It's so NICE having them all in one place. I put two Wii wheels...two
guns...all of my controllers...plus classic controllers...in with the
band stuff...along with my Samba Maracas. Sweet!
The padding on
top of the ottomon is nice. The synthetic material seems to be a good
quality too. It doesn't look "shocking" black...and the profile along
with the slightly lower height actually looks better in my living room
than the old storage ottomon it's replacing. (Which couldn't hold my
drums.)
For the Guitar Hero drums...the support is actually a
little sturdier than the manufacturer supplied support. I'm glad they
finally made a more "universal" rhythm game ottomon.
All in
all...I'm thrilled. As an "adult" gamer (over 30) I'm usually
disappointed with "game room" accessories. They usually look like they
belong in a 13 year old's bedroom. Not this. It blends in with my
traditional furniture just fine.
BandBox
is great
We recently downsized and
found our new game room/office was much too cluttered with all the
gaming systems, controllers, rock band and guiter hero
paraphenalia..trying to find a better way to organize.. we were even
considering hanging the guitars on the wall.. but what to do with
drums?? THIS was the perfect solution! we were able to but all the junk
inside and it is a functional piece of furniture to boot!
It can
be used as a table, an ottoman, and even extra seating if needed.
Cleared up so much space!
Not bad, not
perfect - leaves a lot of room for improvement
I grabbed the Cohesion
BandBox during Amazon's extended Black Friday event during the '09
holiday season. I had found that between my Rock Band and Guitar Hero
habit, my living room was getting very cluttered with little plastic
instruments. Since the AK Rock Box Gaming and Storage Ottoman with Drum
Lift (Black) was showing out of stock / not available, this seemed like
the obvious choice.
What's good?
First off, there's a ton of
space inside the box. Drums, mic, guitar and bass can easily fit inside
with no problem. Unfortunately if you have both Guitar Hero and Rock
Band drums, you're still out of luck, this won't hold both at the same
time. As long as you don't mind the guitars lying on top of each other,
you could probably fit four or more inside of the box (a lot more if
you're not including the drums).
The drum mount does extend the
height of the drums quite a bit - so if you're a tall drummer who's
always lamented the extremely short height range of the plastic drums,
this might be worth looking into.
What's bad?
The "drum mount"
is a two piece item, the actual rod which is attached to the storage
bench folds up and down for easy clean up. Unfortunately the mount
that's attached to the drums has to come off every time you're done
playing. It's not a hard breakdown, but it just seemed silly that there
was no way to store the drums without disassembling the stand.
If
you're still on the corded instruments, there are no cord holes to
thread through. So you can either leave the instruments plugged in and
the cords hanging out of the mouth of the ottoman or unplug the USB hub
every time.
Also, remember that since you're getting rid of the
drum stand, your foot pedal no longer has a brace to attach to. You can
lean the pedal against the ottoman itself, but you'll probably still get
quite a bit of side-to-side movement. If you're a Rock Pedal (or other
3rd party pedal) user, it will fit inside, but the interior is made out
of a faux velvet which doesn't seem to shed much, but may end up
clogging up your velcro hooks.
Conclusion:
The BandBox isn't a
bad offering into the world of gaming peripheral storage. The ottoman
itself is pretty bland and non-offensive so it should go with most home
decors (or at least blend in to the point where people don't notice it),
but there's some nice leeway for improvement should the company go for
round two. For now however, it's not a bad storage option for those of
us with too many plastic instruments.
*** Nov. 2010 - Rock Band 3
Update ***
I thought that I should just update this review by saying
that if you decide to purchase the Rock Band 3 PRO-Cymbals Expansion
Kit, your drums will no longer fit inside the BandBox unless you remove
your cymbals each time you put them away. They will not fit while
attached to the drums.
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