Holeyboard Dragonfly 2.0 Pedalboard

I just got it today, it's setup, and working for me like a dream. But as it is, it fits all the pedals I previously had on two large Boss pedal boards. The Boss boards work OK, but they take up a lot of room, it's tricky to affix pedals, and they are ugly. the Holeyboard Dragonfly is...well, read below.THE GOOD:-Lots of room for pedals, and it's very ergonomic.-Cable ties offer a brilliantly secure and flexible way to affix pedals.-You can configure it in many different ways.-There is plenty of room under the riser for a power supply.-The machining is excellent and the materials are strong and lightweight, being of high grade aluminum.-There are three slotted handles with rubber gaskets on the front of the riser and one on each end. The entire thing Holeyboard, pedals and all, can simply be picked up and carried.-I bought the case, and I can just put the entire thing in this classy hard case and it's transportable and protected.THE BAD:-Takes some construction, but not hard.-The rubber feet do not stay on well, and will pop off if you are not careful. I intend to source better rubber feet. I consider this the biggest flaw of the Holeyboard.-They give you only the exact number of pieces of hardware to build, so take care. But, the hardware is all standard cheap hardware that can be bought at any hardware store.-You have to buy your own power supply. I bought a Walrus Audio PS, and that added about $260 to the total cost!-My dragonfly will not fit into the hard case if the slider is affixed out too far, though it fits so much I'm not bothered.THE UGLY:-It's not ugly at all. It's cool looking, but especially beautiful for it's personality.THE VERDICT:-It's so good that what negatives is has are entirely canceled out by it's positives. Five stars!!!HINTS:- If you will be carrying the Holeyboard in a bag or case, ensure that the "slider" is adjusted to the correct length.- Use a screwdriver to spin the screws into the wing nuts, rather than try and twist the wing nuts onto the screws.- Leave enough room on sides of pedals so that audio and power plugs can be removed if needed.- Attach distribute, and configure your power leads to the pedals before cinching the power supply down under the riser.- For those unfamiliar with tie wraps: To fit around large devices use two tie wraps by pushing one end of one tie wrap through the "head" of the second tie wrap for a short distance, then using both as one long tie wrap.

Brilliant design! Very well thought out. MADE IN THE USA!!!!!! The Owner, designer, builder, shipper, is a VERY COOL GUY. It is obvious that he has an extensive amount of experience in the music industry, as a player. I’ve had this unit for months. I use it every day. A fresh new method of pedalboard. I like that it doesn’t require me to glue Velcro onto my expensive (and expansive) pedal / effects units. I’m sure I will buy more products by this guy!

So simple yet so effective in design and application. It's strong and good-looking too. At its full 37 inch extension there's room enough for the Whammy DT and Cry Baby, plus eight less bulky pedals, and still enough space for a tuner and another couple of effects with some careful planning. Even the chunky Digitech power supply fits snugly (just) under the raised platform. It's not cheap but it's well-worth the expense.

I bought this board almost 2 years ago and it is pretty good. It would get 5 stars if looks were the whole thing, but it's not. The layout of the holes just doesn't always seem to accommodate the pedals very well. I think more holes of smaller size would be a better design - it just seems like one has to place pedals awkwardly to fit the board when, ideally, the board should allow more layout possibilities. So that's one star off. The other star is that the board I received came with rubber inserts for the three handles on the board and the two side handles didn't fit. I know, it seems like a minor beef, but once you load up the fully extended board, it gets pretty heavy and it'd be nice to have the rubber handles to keep the aluminum from digging into one's hands AND the board cost $250 and should come as advertised. I wrote to the company, wondering if I'd assembled it incorrectly, and was told:"It’s not, it’s a huge miss on my end. I changed my files and the parts were cut with the wrong size handle in the Aluminum. I am really sorry. When I do another run in a month or so drop me a line and I’ll send you new aluminum parts so the handles fit."After giving it a good while and writing a few nicely-worded, very understanding emails, I was eventually just ignored. I just called the number on their website and - SURPRISE! - "the mailbox is full and cannot accept any messages, GOODBYE!" I was going to give the Dragonfly 3 stars but I'm taking another one off for horrible customer relations. So, to recap: 5 stars for looks -1 star for design (the holes are laid out in a pattern that looks swell but that don't always accommodate your pedals as you might prefer; either YOU change how you want it laid out or YOU drill some new holes.); -1 star for milling the wrong size handle holes/not making rubber handles to fit said holes/sending out aluminum inserts (and a new set of rubber handles because who the HELL knows where those are 2 years later?) - YOUR CHOICE!; -1 star for CRAPPY customer service for a once-satisfied & cheerful customer who doled out 250 clams for a pedalboard!!!Final decision: 2 stars (of what could easily have been 4 or slightly more.)

I love the new design that Holeyboard has recently developed. The zig/zag. It allows for expanding as your needs demand. Nice and lightweight. Highly recommended

This is an amazing guitar pedal product!! Sturdy aircraft grade aluminum and it puts together easy. Best effects board i have ever used. Highly recommended. I also purchased the 15 outlet power board that fits nicely under the unit. Works like a charm.