I bought this cab at the suggestion of the Guitar Center saleman. But should have done some research first. Baiscally its an ok design. The best part of it is that it breaks down to like half the height size fully loaded. The bad is the bottom plastic surface where the wheels go is starting to bend really bad everytime you roll it around. Its like that part of the cab is flimsy and needs a redesign or maybe use something other than plastic.

This thing is to normal SKB quality standards... solid injection molded plastic that is built to last. I bought it to house a power amp, mixer and various rack mounted effects. I chose this one because it was actually less than the standard gig rig, would allow me to properly rack mount my Mackie VLZ3 and would leave room for expansion.

I certainly leaves room for expansion... this thing is frickin huge!!! If you purchase the optional rear rack rails, you could mount 3-4 2u power amps in this (if mounted end to end), you would most likely need to add a 2u powered fan module to suck out the heat, still leaving room down below for a power conditioner and a couple of radio mic receivers. Up top I have a Mackie 1642 VLZ3 and even with a 2u vent panel for the cable run the back, you could fit a slim effect unit above it.

This is a great unit for a larger PA system, but you will need a pickup or at the very least a large SUV to move it anywhere! There are also 2 lockable butterfly latches if you wanted to leave it on location but stop people taking the lid off.

Only rack we could find to fit our Mackie Onyx 1620 Mixer - mixer requires 12 rack spaces up top and 1 or 2 to have enough room to make all connetions. This was recommended to us and works AWESOME.

Features: Breaks down for travel and works like a Transformer! Nice, solid & secure latches. Casters have a lock that keeps them from rolling AND from turning left or right - locked down this baby goes nowhere.

Quality: SKB lifetime warranty - if it breaks they fix or replace it. End of story - what else could you want?

Value: This puppy is like most racks, pedalboards, and other musical equipment that's basically just molded plastic - WAY OVERPRICED. Don't get me wrong, it's rugged and useful as can be. Just when you start thinking about $400 for molded plastic and a couple of metal hardware pieces.

Overall: Awesome rack for big mixers and portability.

You can see ours with some stuff mounted in it at: http://geekswithblogs.net/jjulian/archive/2007/10/05/115872.aspx