Cohesion BandBox Gaming Storage and Furniture Ottoman (Black)

by Cohesion

Product 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

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Hide the band by keeping your instruments neatly and stylishly stowed with this gaming storage ottoman from Cohesion.

Keep your instruments organized and accessible.

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:

• 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

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 35 x 19 x 17.4 inches ; 43 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 45.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002MZ6CH6
• Item model number: 5600005
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,047 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #2 in Video Games > PC Games > Rhythm
  • #20 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Controllers > Drums
  • #25 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Hardware > Controllers > Drums

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product...smaller feet than in photo., December 8, 2009

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E. A. Heckman "eilene" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cohesion BandBox Gaming Storage and Furniture Ottoman (Black) (Sports)

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.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BandBox is great, December 5, 2009

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M. Banks "shpaholic" (oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cohesion BandBox Gaming Storage and Furniture Ottoman (Black) (Sports)

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!

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, not perfect - leaves a lot of room for improvement, December 20, 2009

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Naomi (Storm) (Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cohesion BandBox Gaming Storage and Furniture Ottoman (Black) (Sports)

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.