Thomann Rack Case 12U

I bought this a short while ago to put all my rack stuff in, instead of it being spread all over my living room. On top of that I made a small board with wheels on, so I can move it around according to where I want to sit.

Quality is for the price very good. I choose between this one and a Gator case with wheels. I added my own board with wheels to it and it works perfectly. The gator case with wheels was 2 times the price as this one and my own wheel solution. I am perfectly happy about my choice and recommend it to anyone looking for a nice case and who wants to save money.

Det er klart en af de billigste 12U rack kasser på markedet, men kvaliteten er alligevel forholdsvis høj. Materialet kan føles en anelse "billigt", og nogle af skruehullerne sidder ikke helt lige og kan være svære at skrue i (især i toppen og bunden af kassen), men det er funktionelt og gør hvad en rack kasse skal - holder alt dit rack gear. Det ene låg har et net med lynlås monteret, så du kan have ekstra strøm- og instrumentkabler med i kassen uden problemer.

Home review only, I have not gigged this yet.

First, someone commented that the case is quite flimsy... well when there is nothing in it, it's obviously not the strongest of devices. I wouldn't say it's weak though. When there are a few devices racked, it holds up fine to the point that sometimes I sit on it when playing. Probably not the best thing to do but it hardly flexes so I feel OK doing it.

I have the following devices racked
- Power conditioner
- Power distributor
- Shelf
- Lexicon reverb
- Engl e840
- Engl e530
- Peavey Rockmaster

It holds all of these devices fine, the width is perfect and the depth is more than adequate. There is plenty of room behind my e840.

The doors affix nicely to the body via four rotating butterfly catches, they have holes in so look like they can be locked..... not tried it. One of the doors has netting on it with a zip so you can keep any extra cables or bits and pieces secure while travelling.

The handles on the sides are removable so you can replace them if they get destroyed by a particularly heavy cab xD

The branding is not intrusive, just a Thomann name moulded into the doors. I'm a fan of not having huge MESA/BOOGIE - PEAVEY - MARSHALL stickers on anything so this is a plus for me.

The top and bottom are mirrored, I assume so that you can stack these things if you have a ton of equipment.

Empty, the case is very lightweight while still feeling like it provides adequate protection when devices are racked.

Oh, i nearly forgot... It's also the cheapest one that I could find ANYWHERE. If it was badly made, I would have marked it down, but it's not badly made, it's just a budget item! For the price, it's amazing.

The only downside for me is the lack of wheels, but again, it was not advertised with wheels so I didn't expect it to come with them. I will make a skateboard for it when it becomes too heavy for me to lift :)

I can see myself using this for a long time to come.