Rockboard CINQUE 5.2 C with Flight Case

Esta es mi segunda Rockboard ya que mi pedalboard ha aumentado y la anterior se ha quedado pequeña no pudiendo albergar todos los pedales por falta de espacio. Ahora, con la 5.2 entran perfectamente el Big-Three de Strymon junto con el switcher de Boss ES-8. Hay muchas marcas en el mercado, pero sinceramente Rockboard es la única que se ajusta a mis necesidades.

Pros:
- Buena construcción, liviana y organizada.
- Con el accesorio MOD 1-2-3 hace que sea mucho más organizado y fácil de hacer tus conexiones.
- A diferencia de otras marcas como Pedaltrain, Rockboard no tiene tantos huecos libres como otras, quedando mejor sujetos los pedales.
- No hay que perforar la Pedalboard para anclar la powerplant. Con el accesorio The Tray se soluciona esto y queda bien organizado tanto la plant y como el cableado.
- Precio imbatible.
- El flightcase incluye ruedas para poder moverla con mayor facilidad.

Contras:
- Aunque es grande, el espacio para colocar varias power plants se ve algo comprometido. Yo lo he solucionado con cableado solderless, ya que dichos cables son mucho más delgados que los habituales y a la hora de enrutar vienen de lujo.

The board itself is nicely put together. The finish is nice too.
However there are many design flaws that I had to fix myself.

1. Super heavy - I'm sure they could use a lighter material like Pedaltrain for example. I removed the two "reinforcements" underneath as they add to the weight and as it is the board is still strong so this was an easy fix.

2. I bought the Rockboard Mod1. This is heavy as well ( 550g). One would expect that some plastic jacks and an AC plug in would not be so heavy. Most likely the enclosure is heavier than the components themselves.
Look at the specs before you buy ( I didn't). The board plus the Rockboard Mod1 and a power supply are now 6kg and the board is EMPTY :).
With 12 pedals and a Boss ES-8 on top of it is close to 10 kg. Add the hard-case to that and you have, at least, a weight of 21 kg.
It is quite heavier than my Fender Blues Deluxe Junior.

3. The hardcase is a lot bigger than I was expecting. The photo advertised here is not accurate. It makes you believe that the hard-case is designed to fit the board. It actually has an "internal compartment". Yes, that extra space is useful but anything you put in there will ad to the weight :). Take a good look at the measurements (I didn't).

4. The mounting space purposed for the Rockboard install is a nice idea but it is actually impractical. Try connecting a cable in front of your board and you will end up with the cable crossing over you pedals and very possibly this will adjust you pedal(s) set up.

5. The Rockboard Mod 1needs an extra cable if you want to connect it with your power supply. And you will want this. Such a cable is ~ 4 euro but they could have included it.

6. I will mount some handles in order to lift the board with ease.

Overall the quality is fine but the overall package is super heavy and quite big, making it difficult to carry.

Board seems to be of good quality while having slight flex in the middle. The way holes are lined up help nicely with cable management, as there are always convenient places where to take patch cables below out of sight.

The case weights ~13kg without contents and is extremely sturdy. With attached wheels it is quite easy to manoeuvre around when packed with a board full of pedals. Small compartment within the case is perfect to stash away tools, instrument cables, etc.

One major flaw which presented itself was with the design of the frame support beams. As I also purchased the Tray to help with storing the power supply, I found out that there are only two possible places where the Tray may be attached to the bottom of the board. One at the front, and the other at the very back.

Having slightly large (Cioks DC10) power supply, attaching the tray at the back position was impossible with the MOD patchbay as there was no clearance for the power cable into the patch bay. There is no middle position designed for the Tray, as the frame lacks holes in which the Tray would be attached. Prepare to drill some new one if using the Tray.

Das Pedalboard benutze ich vom heimischen Proben, in diversen Proberäumen als auch auf der Bühne.
Das ziemlich große Flightcase überraschte mich anfangs, ist jedoch aufgrund viel Polsterung und einer Menge Stauraum, den ich für mein ganzes Kleinzeug nicht mehr missen möchte Perfekt auf das Pedalboard abgstimmt. Das Pedalboard ist unfassbar robust, lässt sich durch die Kabelkanäle und der Möglichkeit ein dazugekauftes Tray darunter zu montieren sehr gut Ordnen und bietet mir eng gestellt Platz für 12 Pedale (Größenordnung Boss-Pedale, Fender-Pedale 2017er Serie), ein Ernie Ball MVP, einen kleinen Tuner und einen MXR 10 Band Equalizer. Durch die leichte Schräge lässt sich die letzte Reihe auch sehr gut erreichen, man steht auch nicht in Gefahr abzurutschen. Ich bin sehr zufrieden und komplett überzeugt.