I got this as the basis for my beginner board, along with the Hb powerplant unit, its easy to put together and robust, nice and big even though it says its smaller. Easily holding 4 fullsize pedals with the inputs on the sides, using 90* jacks, good sticky surfaces and loads of velcro included. The powerplant is an absolute bargain though, i have it mounted under the board and i use the screw in legs supplied to power 5 pedals from it. Especially if you are considering using mini stomps, it has loads of room for a beginner setup, nice and tidy. One thing i would change, the legs if you are using them, are just bolts with rubber tips on them, i'd have prefered a plastic or coated steel leg, with a rubber base to protect floors and more rigid. but yeah, 6/5 would recommend.