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AK Rock Box Gaming and Storage Ottoman with Drum Lift (Dark Brown) | 
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| From: AK Designs
Category: Video Games
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $183.16
You Save: $116.83 (39%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Platforms: Playstation2, Xbox 360, Xbox, Windows Xp, Nintendo Wii, Macintosh, Windows Vista, Playstation 3
Media: Sports
Shipping Weight (lbs): 61
Dimensions (in): 38 x 22 x 17
Model: AKD00006
EAN: 4894088000337
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Stylish, handsome ottoman for your living room stores Rock Band gaming accessories | | • | Eliminates clutter while keeping your Rock Band instruments ready at a moment's notice | | • | Enough interior space to store two gaming guitars, a foot pedal, and a microphone | | • | Specially designed AK Drum Lift raises and lowers Rock Band and Rock Band 2 drum kits with easy one-hand motion | | • | Measures 38 inches long by 22 inches wide by 17 inches tall and weighs 61 pounds; all instruments, accessories, and games are sold separately |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Now your Rock Band gaming components can be protected while stored conveniently right at your feet with the AK Rock Box Gaming Ottoman. This stylish piece of functional furniture, made with high-quality dark brown leatherette fabric, will fit right in with your living room's decor while helping you to eliminate the clutter of Rock Band gaming components. The storage area includes the AK Drum Lift, a specially designed mechanism that assists in raising the drums for playing and lowering them for storage with an easy one-hand motion. It also provides storage space for two gaming guitars, a foot pedal, and a microphone. Note that all instruments, accessories, and games are sold separately. 
The AK Rock Box Gaming Ottoman will keep your Rock Band instruments and accessories well organized. | 
Instruments, accessories, and games are sold separately. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 A great idea! November 7, 2008
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
The Rock Box really does what it says. Having a nearby place to keep my RockBand equipment makes my family room look neater but still keeps everything close and convenient. Lined individual spaces for the accessories. The drum-set extension makes my game easy to use from the sofa. With the top closed, it is a nice-looking piece of furniture as well. Very well thought-out, and a great idea.
 High in cool factor, but definitely room for improvement December 11, 2008
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
We purchased this based on the need to "clean up" the Rock Band room. The other reviews were pretty good and it looks sharp online. We ordered on a Sunday and it arrived on Wednesday.
First impressions were good. Although quite heavy, it DOES look sharp, feels nice to sit on and holds a bunch of stuff. I put two wireless guitars, Rock Band 2 wireless drums and pedal, the mic, and a half-dozen controllers and remotes into the box with no problem. Once closed, visitors would never realized how addicted you are to fake plastic rock.
The Rock Box's internal drum support frame seems like a great idea, and it is, but needs two kinds of improvement. First, the lid closes at a low angle. This "clips" the front edge of my Rock Band 2 drums, making the box very tricky to open without damaging them. I picture a visitor just pulling the box open without knowing and SNAP--dead drums. That's the weakest part of the design and could be overcome by adding a little more depth to the box itself.
Once you open the box, the hinged drum support rises and "locks" about two feet up. The range of motion ALLOWS for a few more inches of height, but sinks back to that one level. (As a 6' tall drummer, I "force" it to stay at the higher level by placing a block against the hinge base.) It would be EXCELLENT to improve the support structure, which seems fragile, and allow multiple height settings. Both of those aspects compare poorly to the stock Rock Band drum kit.
Would I buy this again? Yeah, maybe, but I'd at least look for other options that handled the drums more elegantly. You could, for example, re-use the stock drum struts by putting sockets near the inside front edge, saving the cost of all that hinge engineering.
Pros:
- Exterior looks nice, comfortable padded top
- Easy to "assemble"
- Can fit many extras in the box, including controllers, games, and remotes
Cons:
- Lid edge "grabs" the green and red drum edges, a significant damage hazard
- Drum kit support doesn't "lock" at highest level, making it harder to use for tall players
- Feet could use pads to prevent floor marks, given the box weight
this totally rocks! December 8, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This thing is awesome!
Stores the pedal, mic, guitars perfectly and the lift for the drums is great.
Seems pretty sturdy.
It's comfortable to sit on for normal gaming, and lid works great to lean against when playing rock band (or just spectating).
I was worried it'd be too huge, but it's a great size.
Two things though:
It's listed as "dark brown". I don't remember that when I ordered it (I don't think there was a color) and from the pictures I assumed it was black. When the box came I was worried when I saw that it was listed as dark brown,
but it's either the darkest brown I've ever seen, or it's black.
The drum height isn't adjustable the way it is with the original stand, but it seems to be at a good height.
No Response from Manufacturer December 26, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure if this would work with Guitar Hero, being new to the genre I didn't know that Rock Band and Guitar Hero drums had different post widths. I tried my best to find out if this would work with Guitar Hero by contacting AK. First, there is no mention of the item on their website. Second, their phone number only went to a recorded message. Third, I sent an e-mail to their customer support department, and though promised a response withing three days, I never received a response. It has been three weeks now. I took a chance and purchased the item, checked it out, and discovered it would not work with GH. I will say that it seemed to be manufactured very well and was high quality. Sadly, I will return for a refund. If AK ever decides to design a GH version of the Rock Box I will probably buy one. I realize now that the likelihood of this being incompatible with GH, given the physical differences, should have been apparent, but putting a mention on the website and Amazon page that is similar to the warning on the box about "Rock Band Only" would have been very helpful.
Keeps little fingers out! December 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ordered this for my daughter and son-in-law. We were always scrambling to keep their nephew out of all of the equipment and keep him from pulling it over on him. This works well. It is a nice piece of furniture. It holds everything and has room to spare. It will provide some extra seating when the whole family is there for the holidays.
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